Inherited a home in Hawaii but live overseas? Don’t lose 22% of your sale price. Here is the exact legal roadmap to selling Hawaii real estate as a foreign executor.
If you are an executor or heir living in Canada, Asia, or Europe, selling Grandma’s Waikiki condo isn’t as simple as hopping on a Zoom call. The State of Hawaii requires a specific legal process called Ancillary Probate, and if you aren’t a US resident, the IRS and the State of Hawaii will freeze 22.25% of your sale price (HARPTA and FIRPTA) before you see a single dime.
As a Hawaii Principal Broker, I help overseas families navigate the legal maze of foreign probate sales. In this video, I break down exactly what you need to legally sell an island property from your living room using Remote Online Notarization (RON)—no 20-hour flights to Honolulu required.
⏳ Chapters:
0:00 – The Overseas Executor’s Hawaii Problem
0:35 – Why Your Foreign Will Doesn’t Work in Hawaii
0:46 – What is Ancillary Probate?
1:07 – How to get your legal documents “Exemplified”
1:28 – The Tax Trap: HARPTA (7.25%) & FIRPTA (15%)
2:19 – Good News: Remote Online Notarization (RON)
2:45 – Why You Need a Specialized Hawaii Broker
📲 CONTACT ME DIRECTLY:
Personal: https://jasonwong.us
Firm: https://islanddragonfly.com
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