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ABOUT OUR TEAM

Lori Benkert,
Broker-in-Charge

The Wai’oli Experience

We represent sellers, buyers & renters in residential properties throughout the island of Kaua’i. With committed experts leading our team, we are dedicated to providing our clients with the best & most professional brokerage & property management service available in Kaua’i County. Our company is proud to continue serving since 1982 & we feel it’s because we go out of our way to serve you & your property!

We are proud to consider the island of Kaua’i our home: we live & work here, just like our clients. Wai’oli Properties has always been a boutique & is not attached to a mainland corporation, which allows us to truly serve the unique needs of our local community & extend the “Aloha” spirit in all of our transactions. The Wai’oli team is here to help you through all of the real estate processes & make sure you get the best service. We are also here to just answer your questions anytime; walk right into our Lihue office any time we are open!

Community Knowledge

As a locally owned and operated company, we’ll know where to find properties ideal for your purpose. We’ll also work within your budget and focus your time on touring homes that will meet your needs. If you’re relocating to our island, we’ll inform you about land regulations and taxes to help you understand the market from every angle.

Negotiation Advice

When a property interests you, we’ll suggest an opening price that reflects the current condition of the market. As negotiations continue, we’ll communicate your needs to the other party. If a problem appears on an inspection report, we’ll use that information to get a price adjustment. At every stage of your transaction, we’ll support you with excellent customer service. Let our Realtor help you explore the market on the entire Island Of Kauai. To make an appointment, call WaiOli Properties today.

PHONE: (808) 212-8900
EMAIL: lbenkert@gci.net

TEAM MEMBERS

TESTIMONIALS

“When we decided we were relocating to Kauai, we were thrilled! And then terrified by real estate horror stories: bidding wars, prices skyrocketing, and properties selling for way above asking price. How could we possibly figure this out, as non-local first-time homebuyers? Finding Lori was our first step–we loved her response to our late to the table questions and we were able to make an offer over the phone on a house she had listed.. Lori answered the phone right away and set us up with all the right contacts to make this transaction happen. She was always available to us, day and night (and was so quick to get documents to us during negotiation!) It was a crazy ride, but we were able to buy a beautiful home in our price range and even in a neighborhood we loved the best for our first home on Kauai! We definitely could not have done this without Lori, and she really took care of us well during the negotiation, closing, and even after closing. We hope that we will be in this home for many years to come, but when it is time to move again, we will definitely call Lori! We recommend her and WaiOli Properties, Inc so very highly.” Let me know.

by Me Ke Aloha, Wynde

Lori was the perfect agent for us. We were looking at a wide range of properties in a variety of locations so she was driving all over the place to show us houses. Her knowledge of the island and the market was invaluable and she was always easy to reach and very responsive when we were in a rush to see a place. The house we ended up buying required a lot of negotiating and she always steered us right as we worked through the process. However, the negotiations didn’t end once the sellers accepted our bid. A departing tenant vandalized the house while it was in escrow and we then had to work with the seller to come to an agreement over how the repairs would be handled. It was stressful, but Lori did an amazing job of making sure the seller addressed all of our concerns. This was a complicated transaction and Lori really earned every penny of her commission. I would highly recommend her.

by Tracy Capman and Scott Hubbard

Lori was a dream to work with! Buying a home is so stressful, and in our case, we were selling our mainland home and buying one on Kauai at the same time. Lori was on top of everything every step of the way, and her communication and follow-up skills are topnotch. She gave us great advice, was a friendly and sympathetic ear when things got crazy and was steady throughout the entire process. Because of the nature of our transaction, we couldn’t have survived without Lori’s expertise and her professionalism. We highly recommend her and would work with her again in a minute!

by Rose and Chris Benzel

Lori Benkert was instrumental in helping me find my first home! Not only was she great to work with she kept up with deadlines I needed to make to ensure I kept my financial responsibilities! She really takes care of her clients and future homeowners! I highly recommend her to my friends/family looking for a new home here on Kauai!

by Erik Hagen

Lori went beyond expectations. She helped me see different views on how I could make things work. She was patient and never gave up even when I wanted to throw in the towel. Lori always gave me the right amount of push – without being too pushy!

by Kuulei Santos

We were so lucky to have Lori Benkert by our side throughout the journey of finding our perfect first house. We honestly don’t know how we would have done it without her. While we were on the mainland, she found us an amazing short-term rental that would allow our Rottweiler – an almost impossible feat even if we were on-island. Then, Lori got us a free upgrade on our rental from the bottom unit to the larger and nicer upstairs. All while being an amazing landlord, she helped lead us on the journey to find our perfect first house (which we like so much, we may call home for a very very long time:) And, it was a long ardous journey, which we would have been unable to successfully navigate without her. She was always researching, negotiating, and fighting on our behalf. For 5 months, we were in constant contact via phone, email, text, and meeting in person. Lori valued our time and arrived early to every appointment. Once we finally found the right house, Lori negotiated very succesful on multiple ocassions for us, despite the house technically being an “as is” sale. She got the seller to tent the house for termites, pump the septic, repair the floor, buy new gfi outlets, buy a new hot water heater, and include their BBQ grill and two sets of washer/dryers (even though one set was their former tenants’) in the sale. Again, she negotiated all this in an as is sale! At the closing, Lori brought us champagne and fresh orchid leis. Thank you, Lori!

CONTACT ME

Lori Benkert

Downtown | Lihue
4347 Rice St #101, Lihue, HI 96766

Real Estate Agent
E: lbenkert@gci.net
P: (808) 212-8900

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ABOUT OUR TEAM

TEAM MEMBERS

Lori Benkert

Lori Benkert

Wil Welsh

Wil Welsh

Eric Wright

Eric Wright

Jim Benkert

Jim Benkert

TESTIMONIALS

Lori went beyond expectations. She helped me see different views on how I could make things work. She was patient and never gave up even when I wanted to throw in the towel. Lori always gave me the right amount of push – without being too pushy!

CONTACT ME

Lori Benkert