P. Denise La Costa

P. Denise La Costa’s primary education was in Longview and Kelso, Washington. Earning an AAS in Business, graduating in 1985 Magna Cum Laud from Tacoma Community College; a BS in Business with an emphasis on Marketing and Management with minors in Finance and English, graduating in 1987 with Honors and on the Dean’s List from Central Washington University (Seattle, satellite campus). She continues to take ongoing classes for self-improvement and of course, the required Continuing Education to maintain my license to practice Real Estate. Licensed since 1992, I have seen our market rise and fall and rise, rise, rise again. My real estate experience includes sales and financing of investment properties, large project sales and development, listing and sales of residential properties (320+ transactions from $18,000 to $13,700,000); and have been involved commercial and business acquisitions and sales. With 30- years in the real estate industry, the experience she has gain allows me to provide my clients with the utmost in professional, personal service and precise, relevant information regarding the properties in which they have an interest. Toss in local and cultural aspects of Maui and you have an All-around real estate Professional.

In the early nineties, her position with GECC (General Electric Credit Corporation) was as Neighbor Island Marketing and Loan Manager in the Commercial Division. She collaborated closely with developers on all Neighbor Islands for acquisition, construction funding then permanent financing of their projects. As loan officer and paralegal at Puget Sound National Bank, (now Key Bank) my job was to act on behalf of the bank as Administrator in settling estates of decedents, which involved complex real estate transactions for which I was responsible. My administrative skills and managerial performance have been outstanding leading to large bonuses at the end of each project. I also have a background in insurance. Do not know everything, but I do know where to find the answers to scenarios where I do not. P Denise’s goals are to listen to her clients and determine their wants and needs, use this information to find her clients the property they want, function as their individual and personal agent and representative, provide names of reputable lenders, contractors, negotiate the best possible offer for their desired property, prepare and present all sales documents to the listing agent or owner, relieve the stress by making the purchase and closing as stress-free and expeditious as possible, and enjoy the smiles come upon the faces of her clients when their property closes escrow.