Here's what others are saying about Ryan:
Testimonial #1 (Real Estate Attorney)
My client was selling her home through a partition action that was very contentious. I advised her to hire Ryan due to his mixed background with law and real estate, which included his ability to work with opposing attorneys. The settlement agreement from the partition action had some pretty onerous terms and restrictive language for the sale of the property. Ryan was able to resolve several disputes between the owners of the property and actually sell the house for more than my client thought she was going to get. I must say, I was very impressed! During my entire career handling partition disputes, I've worked with many other realtors in the past. But, Ryan impressed me so much he is now my "go to guy" for partition sales.
Testimonial #2 (Real Estate Litigation Attorney)
Ryan's legal background and understanding of Hawaii's partition law makes him an excellent neutral who can achieve fair and orderly results even when dealing with acrimonious co-owner parties in a sale of their jointly owned property.
Testimonial #3 (Litigation Attorney)
Having worked with Ryan on a particularly difficult and heavily litigated partition action, I can say without a doubt that the sale price would not have reached anywhere near what the property sold for had it not been for Ryan’s expertise in both law and real estate. The matter was headed toward a partition sale, where the parties knew the sale price at auction, would be much less than market value. Ryan stepped in, took charge, and was able to ensure the sale of the property at a price that pleased everyone involved. I highly recommend Ryan.
Testimonial #4 (Litigation Attorney)
Accept no substitute! Ryan's ability to combine his knowledge of real estate and the law has proven to be invaluable in helping my clients sell their home through a very contentious legal battle. For an island as small as Oahu, it seems like every client and attorney already knows a realtor or two. I myself used to think most realtors were equal. But, don't be mistaken - there is no substitute for someone like Ryan who is well-versed in both real estate and the law, especially when it comes to handling a sale by partition action.
Testimonial #5 (Client / Sale)
It is with sincere appreciation that I write this unsolicited letter of recommendation for our Real Estate Broker, Ryan Sanada. At our first meeting, Ryan told us his approach would be to represent both my sister and me equally and fairly to market our shared Honolulu property. He also said that reaching our goal would require effective communications within a reasonable time frame.
Throughout various negotiations to ready our property for sale, Ryan was knowledgeable, resourceful, experienced and sensitive, avoiding unnecessary expenses to save us worry, time and money.
When the spread of Covid-19 led to unanticipated offer withdrawals, Ryan advised patience while continuing to speak with new prospective buyers. He ultimately found our perfect buyers who chose to restore rather than demolish our parents first home as they plan to live there.
We enjoyed working with Ryan, finding him honest, dependable, intelligent and trustworthy, a person of integrity we recommend without reservation. Mahalo nui loa, Ryan, for your professionalism, leadership, sound guidance, kindness and sense of humor.
Testimonial #6 (Client / Sale)
We have to settle our grandparents estate and have Ryan as a realtor to sell the family home. It was a complicated matter dealing with different owners and attorneys, fortunately Ryan handled our situation very well. With his experience, he has thoughts of different situations and planned the agreements ahead of time without delaying the sale of the house. We sold the family house within a few months and finally settled our grandparents estate after 3 years of differences.
Testimonial #7 (Client / Sale)
We hired Ryan to sell our family home. He got us multiple offers and we ended up selling our house at the exact price we wanted. He worked with a team of excellent realtors who together operated like a well-oiled machine. They were great!
Testimonial #8 (Client / Sale)
I hired Ryan because I needed to sell a condo quickly and for a reasonable price. After meeting with Ryan and discussing my plan, he quickly prepared the property for sale, obtained all necessary paperwork, and sold the property at full asking price within a few weeks of listing it! Ryan's experience and preparation made the entire process go very smoothly and efficiently. Since he's a lawyer, he was able to explain and address certain issues from a legal perspective which was very valuable. I highly recommend using Ryan for any real estate transactions.
Testimonial #9 (Client / Purchase)
We were looking for a very specific type of unit...that we actually thought might not exist on Oahu...at least not in our price point...but Ryan was able to get us into a property that was in high demand and checked off all of our boxes. He and his team of realtors worked alongside us every step of the way and kept us updated the whole time. The transaction went very smoothly.....and we couldn't be happier with the deal we got.
Testimonial #10 (Client / Purchase)
We were looking for our first home for six months with a family friend realtor and was getting no accepted offers, it was becoming very frustrating and we were about to take a break from it all. I told Ryan about our frustrations and he convinced us to have a sit down with his team to see if we would be interested in using him and his team for finding a home. We decided to give him a try and we were not disappointed, they showed us a neighborhood that we never knew existed and instantly fell in love with it. Within a few weeks we had an accepted offer in this neighborhood with a home that had everything we wanted and within our price point. Ryan and his team did an excellent job throughout the whole process from start to finish, from the communication, negotiating setting up appointments providing excellent lender options and insurance contacts. We recommend Ryan and his team to everyone we know who are trying to buy a new home because I know they will Go above and beyond just like they did with us.
Testimonial #11 (Client / Purchase)
Through Ryan's extensive knowledge of market trends and negotiation expertise, we were able to close on our ideal home for well under the asking price in a highly desired development. Ryan's prediction that our equity would increase very quickly was also spot on. In just three years, the value of our property has literally increased over 19%. Thank you Ryan for your client-centered attitude and for giving us the confidence and security we needed to become first-time homeowners.
Testimonial #12 (Client / Purchase)
Ryan really helped our family through a difficult and contentious purchase of a family home. Family members were fighting, lawyers were involved, and the seller’s agent was doing things I felt had to be questionable, so having Ryan represent us with his legal and real estate background really helped us claw through a very tough situation.
At the end of the day he helped us save the house and keep it in the family which meant a lot to us.
I certainly don’t wish this experience on others, but in my trade I often hear of horror stories like this, I just didn’t think I’d have to go through one myself. Ryan helped us through not just the technical details and documents and such but he was also there for us through the personal and emotional turmoil and guided us through it all.
We’ll always be grateful to Ryan for what he did for us professionally, and we are happy to now be able to call him a friend as well!