Fred Haywood, Realtor "Settling for nothing short of excellence"
Fred Haywood continually accomplishes the highest standards in everything he does.
Fred left his boyhood Maui home in high school to pursue his swimming career. His dedication led to a national backstroke championship in 1967, '68, and '69. He also competed in the medley relay team with Olympian Mark Spitz. Fred was a member of the 1967 Pan American Team and became an NCAA and American record holder during his competitive swimming career.
After a degree in Economics from Stanford University in 1971, Fred came home to Maui where he began his real estate career in 1973. "It was before faxes, computers and MLS listings," said Fred. "I learned to succeed by pounding the pavement and hard work."
Fred WindsurfingFred's success allowed him time to support the windsurfing boom of the early 1980's. Not only did Fred find time to enjoy the sport, he competed internationally, breaking the world speed record in 1983 in Weymouth, England. Month's later Fred sailed one of largest waves seen at Hookipa Beach on Maui. There was a photographer on the beach that caught images of him as he was sailing and one of the photographs made the cover of Life Magazine. Click here to view the images and read a present-day article about that incredible day.
The World Champion returned to Maui to pursue his co-ownership of Sailboards Maui. The shop was the first of its kind on the island, responsible for the innovation and progressive developments in the sport of windsurfing, due to the high performance conditions available on Maui's North Shore. The business flourished and all the while, Fred continued to keep his real estate license active.
Fred's work ethics have been key to his success throughout his life. He explains it as: "plain old perseverance, self-motivation, determination, team leadership and all-out, constantly-on-it hard work."
"My parents moved to Maui from Montana via Modesto CA in 1947 and rented a home on the beach in Kahului Harbor where I grew up. My folk’s lease rent on this real estate was free and a car was thrown in as he was hired as the Sugar plantation doctor for HCS, a subsidiary of A & B properties. Dad used to do $1.00 house calls for the plantations on the north shore of Maui as I remember visiting the Japanese camp, the Chinese camp and other camps. Everyone working for the plantation was renting their houses in the Camps. It wasn’tuntil the Plantation offered fee simple real estate lots in “Dream City” complete with a built house in the 1950’s for about $8,000.00. I actually have one of these homes currently listed for sale at $659,000 which was bought by the same owner in 1953."
"When we were kids Maui was pretty slow. Fun times involved finding a friend with a car and sliding down the irrigation ditches, hiking the waterfalls, or going surfing with friends to have company on the water. We started surfing on Maui in the mid 50’s and used to surf Honolua, Maalaea and Hookipa with just friends or my 3 brothers and sister. I remember Dad driving around the Pali tunnel when it was nearly completed and it used to take about an hour and a half to drive to Lahaina. I rode in the last train ride from Kahului to Haiku."
"In the late 50’s and early 60’s we had two tsunami’s from Alaska and Chile. We watched one Tsunami from Sand Hills above Kahului Harbor. The ocean drained Kahului Harbor and it was amazing to see that you could have walked out the entrance to Kahului Harbor and walked down the Spartan reef to Hookipa without getting wet. We stayed home during the Chile tsunami and were evacuating from our oceanfront property when the wave was washing down Puunene Ave about 3 feet deep. I remember when they installed the first stop light in Kahului on the corner of Kaahumanu and Puunene Ave. when it was occupied by the Theatre and not Burger King."
"Maui real estate was pretty different back then when Dad was offered a half acre lot on Keawekapu Beach for $2,000. Dad told A&B that he would buy 2 lots side by side which they could not provide. So he declined to buy the lot for $2,000. That same real estate half acre lot would appraise for about eight million today. So, when was the real inflation in Maui real estate?"
Maui real estate has changed since I started 34 years ago. I was the youngest Realtor on Maui in 1973 and there were 12 people in the Maui real estate licensing class. I remember having to read the classified ads in the Maui News for Maui real estate property for sale every Friday to handle any inquiries as there was no MLS system. It was all word of mouth to find deals. My original goal was to make enough money to take a surf trip to Bali and I felt getting into Maui real estate sales would accomplish my goal. I sold my very first open house (Kula 200 with home on 2 acres for $92,500) and used my commission to surf in Bali and Java for 47 of 60 days. I continued with my part-time Maui real estate career while traveling with surfboard under one arm for half the year."
"My biggest Maui real estate mistake was buying a Harbor Lights condo for $36,000 while being on the ground floor of the Whaler Condo where a leasehold studio cost $36,000. Dad said that if the market went to hell that I could certainly use a 2 bedroom in Kahului over a studio in Kaanapali. Hmmm…always make the number one priority in your Maui real estate purchases location, location, location
…..the Whaler studio sells for $650,000 today while the Harbor Lights 2 bedroom sells for $190,000."
"I guess making many Maui real estate mistakes along the way has helped me advance my career here. I can certainly anticipate the red flags in transactions ahead of time. I have spent the past 15 years studying and teaching real estate to other agents across the country and now implement sophisticated Internet technology to advance the careers of all members on my Maui real estate team from our small boutique office in Paia. I look forward to the baby boomers moving to Maui for the warmer weather and superior healthy climate and lifestyle. Please sign up on www.MauiHomeFinders.com for new listings and price reductions of Maui real estate emailed directly to you the same day it happens!"
Just call Fred... he has been making it happen in real estate on Maui for 34 years and he can make it happen for you!
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