Celebrating a Long Time Advertiser: Day-Lum Rentals & Management, Inc.
Day-Lum is celebrating 34 years of serving the east side of Hawai‘i Island by helping the community find homes. Their sales department assists both buyers and sellers and their rental department oversees properties for owners, while helping renters find a place to live.
Owner Nancy Cabral started out very humbly. In one chapter of her life, she was homeless. Nancy says, “I learned a lot from that experience. It helped me to not pass judgment on people for their particular situation and instead try to give them opportunities to succeed. I’m always looking to change that negative into something positive!”
Nancy has a bachelor’s degree in social work. Although she didn’t end up working in that field, she worked a number of other jobs ranging from grounds keeping to property repair. All these experiences gave her the understanding of how to manage properties and do things correctly.
Nancy first got into the real estate business in 1979, when she answered a classified ad in the Hawaii Tribune Herald for a property manager position. After working for that company for five years, she started her own real estate businesses. In 1984, Nancy chose the name Day-Lum, and opened her businesses so she could establish her own policies and be more helpful to people.
Day-Lum’s customers are any and every person. Due to the nature of their business, they work with a spectrum of various people, from those qualifying for low-income housing assistance to pay their rent, to people who purchase expensive homes and investment properties.
Nancy notes, “Our newest customers appear to be in two categories: the baby-boomer generation looking to sell or downsize, and the millennial generation looking to purchase their first home. Our two companies combine sales, rentals, and management to help people find homes, condos, vacant land, investment properties, and businesses for all types of clients. This is unique compared to any other real estate business on our island.”
Nancy reflects on her 34 years in business, “I really have been blessed by God with wonderful people who work with me and always give more than 100% to make this business a success. It’s amazing how many great people work here!”
Regarding future plans, Nancy is 65 years young this year, and is beginning to delegate portions of the business to her staff to help move the company forward. She sees them continuing to provide housing through rentals, sales, management, and good service into the next 10 years and longer.
She goes on to say, “As I get older, I’m able to look back at my life and decisions I made to get to this point. I’ve had great experiences living in many beautiful places like O‘ahu and Moloka‘i before moving to the big city of Hilo. I’ve been blessed with a wonderful family: a loving husband, four sons and their wives, and beautiful grandchildren. As a family, we involved ourselves in horses and rodeos. I’ve been blessed to ride horses in a number of Big Island parades and festivities. Being able to trail ride on horseback on this island is incredible. You see so many beautiful sites that you’d otherwise miss. Nothing beats the sound of silence on a hillside while on horseback. Our family and friends have orchestrated the Panewa Stampede Rodeo, which has been a big contribution for the community to help perpetuate the paniolo (cowboy) culture.
“I’m grateful for all the people in my life and here at work including our fantastic Principal Broker, Glenn Takase; our Rental Office Manager, Sheila Evans; and Sales Manager for Coldwell Banker, Bobby Dugar. Sometimes you go through ups and downs but things always find a way to work out when you are willing to work hard and have the desire to help people and your community.”
Coldwell Banker Day-Lum Properties is located in a prime area in downtown Hilo. When driving south from the Hāmākua Coast, it is the first building you see when entering Hilo—you can’t miss it. If you are looking to buy or sell any kind of property, or need help with property management, stop by or give Nancy’s staff a call!
Day-Lum Rentals & Management, Inc.
Coldwell Banker Day-Lum Properties
2 Kamehameha Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720
rentals@daylum.com; sales@daylum.com
DayLum.com
Rentals: 808.935.4152; Sales: 808.935.0399
