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Question: My fiance I are thinking about buying a house in Olathe or Gardner, KS. this spring. Should we talk to the bank or a real estate agent, first? I don’t even know where to begin…–Candice L. from Overland Park, Kansas
Answer: I would contact an Olathe or Gardner, KS. real estate agent first and schedule a meeting so you can discuss what your needs and wants are at the time. They will also help you determine your needs for the near future. After determining your needs and wants, a real estate agent will help you find a mortgage loan officer.
It is always important to get pre-approved BEFORE you start the home shopping process. Buyers and their agents that choose not to do so are like shoppers that head to the grocery store without their wallets. Like who really goes to the grocery store to window shop.
Getting a mortgage, or rather getting a full mortgage loan pre-approval, lets a home buyer and their real estate agent know what he can to afford when looking for a home in Olathe or Gardner, Kansas. It is critically important for a potential buyer to go through the pre-qualification steps and learn exactly what is required to secure a mortgage. Buyers have many options to choose from when looking for a mortgage. There are banks, mortgage brokers, finance companies, credit unions and private lenders. Often experienced real estate agents have relationships with top notch mortgage officers. Talk to your Olathe or Gardner Realtor and look for a lender that has high standards, a good reputation and a verifiable track record. Don’t be afraid to shop around for the best deal either as mortgage costs can vary greatly.
When looking for a mortgage loan have a good idea how much you can afford to pay each month. Look into the past, present and future to determine this. It is of the utmost importance not to bite off more than you can chew when it comes to your finances and the affordability of a home that you are considering purchasing.
When applying for a loan an individual (or married couple) must provide documentation of income, expenses, and assets. Have your financial statements and tax returns ready and the process will be much easier. Having a lender ready to go before finding a property will make the entire process smoother. Financing is harder to get these days and being prepared is always a wise first step in the home buying process.
A home buyer might consider a USDA mortgage loan in Gardner and a FHA mortgage loan in Olathe, Kansas.
For your Olathe and Gardner financing needs, I recommend Dennis Moser from Prime Lending.
RE/MAX sells more homes than any other real estate company.For a reason...should we talk?Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Premier Realty Comments are appreciated! Go ahead and add your 2 cents . . .We have 3 easy steps to find you the perfect home . Click here to get started, today! Short sales, foreclosures, luxury homes, investor homes, first time home buyer homes, land, investment properties and move up buyers.
Gardner, Olathe, Overland Park, Leawood, Lenexa, Shawnee, Mission, Merriam, Prairie Village, Basehor, Tonganoxie, Lansing, Leavenworth, Spring Hill, Eudora, De Soto, Edgerton, Platte City, Smithville, Gladstone, Liberty, Riverside, Independence, Lee's Summit, Pleasant Hill, Raymore, Belton, Grandview, Raytown, Waldo and the surrounding Kansas City communities.
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The fastest growing cities in Johnson County since 2000 are:#1: Spring Hill, KS. with 102.22% growth since 2000.#2: Gardner, Kansas with 74.94% growth since 2000.#3: Mission Woods, KS. with 31.5% growth since 2000.#4: Edgerton, Kansas with 30.94% growth since 2000.#5: Olathe, Kansas with 25.91% growth since 2000.#6: Shawnee, KS. with 24.25% growth since 2000.#7: De Soto, Kansas with 20.66% growth since 2000.#8: Overland Park, KS. with 14.36% growth since 2000.#9: Lenexa, Kansas with 13.98% growth since 2000.#10: Leawood, KS. with 11.13% growth since 2000.
Johnson County, Kansas has seen 16.41% growth since 2000.
RE/MAX sells more homes than any other real estate company.For a reason...should we talk?Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Premier Realty Comments are appreciated! Go ahead and add your 2 cents . . .We have 3 easy steps to find you the perfect home . Click here to get started, today!Short sales, foreclosures, luxury homes, investor homes, first time home buyer homes, land, investment properties and move up buyers.
Gardner, Olathe, Overland Park, Leawood, Lenexa, Shawnee, Mission, Merriam, Prairie Village, Basehor, Tonganoxie, Lansing, Leavenworth, Spring Hill
Eudora, De Soto, Edgerton, Platte City, Smithville, Gladstone, Liberty, Riverside, Independence, Lee's Summit, Pleasant Hill, Raymore, Belton, Grandview, Raytown, Waldo and the surrounding Kansas City communities.
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The 10 most populated cities in Johnson County, Kansas are:#1: Overland Park, KS. with a population of 170,216 residents.#2: Olathe, Kansas with a population of 117,116 residents.#3: Shawnee, KS. with a population of 59,828 residents.#4: Lenexa, KS. with a population of 45,704 residents.#5: Leawood, KS. with a population of 30,972 residents.#6: Prairie Village, KS. with a population of 21,520 residents.#7: Gardner, Kansas with a population of 16,383 residents.
The total population for Johnson County, Kansas is 525,108 residents.
RE/MAX sells more homes than any other real estate company.For a reason...should we talk?Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Premier Realty Comments are appreciated! Go ahead and add your 2 cents . . .We have 3 easy steps to find you the perfect home . Click here to get started, today!Short sales, foreclosures, luxury homes, investor homes, first time home buyer homes, land, investment properties and move up buyers.
Gardner, Olathe, Overland Park, Leawood, Lenexa, Shawnee, Mission, Merriam, Prairie Village, Basehor, Tonganoxie, Lansing, Leavenworth, Spring Hill
Eudora, De Soto, Edgerton, Platte City, Smithville, Gladstone, Liberty, Riverside, Independence, Lee's Summit, Pleasant Hill, Raymore, Belton, Grandview, Raytown, Waldo and the surrounding Kansas City communities.
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Tour 7 Kansas City foreclosure homes just listed for sale in Olathe, Overland Park, Lenexa and Gardner, Kansas. For more information, click on the View Details link or contact the Kansas City Real Estate Network.
To view more Kansas City foreclosure homes for sale, go to: Foreclosure Homes.
The Kansas City Real Estate Network can setup private viewings of these homes or any other currently listed home in the Heartland MLS.
Homes are delivered via IDX from the Heartland MLS. Not all homes are listed by RE/MAX. | |
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|  | 14972 W 140th Terrace
Olathe, KS | | | MLS Number: 1749994 | | Listing Price: $243,400 | | | | View Details |
|  | 11224 Eby Street
Overland Park, KS | | | MLS Number: 1749762 | | Listing Price: $234,900 | | | | View Details |
| | 11287 S Summit Street
Olathe, KS | | | MLS Number: 1750101 | | Listing Price: $189,900 | | | | View Details |
| | 11287 S Summit Street
Olathe, KS | | | MLS Number: 1750103 | | Listing Price: $189,900 | | | | View Details |
| | 8915 Rene Street
Lenexa, KS | | | MLS Number: 1750094 | | Listing Price: $144,900 | | | | View Details |
|  | 406 N Sumac Street
Gardner, KS | | | MLS Number: 1749630 | | Listing Price: $125,000 | | | | View Details |
|  | 9412 Hadley Street
Overland Park, KS | | | MLS Number: 1750056 | | Listing Price: $109,900 | | | | View Details |
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RE/MAX sells more homes than any other real estate company.For a reason...should we talk?Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Premier Realty Comments are appreciated! Go ahead and add your 2 cents . . .We have 3 easy steps to find you the perfect home . Click here to get started, today!Short sales, foreclosures, luxury homes, investor homes, first time home buyer homes, land, investment properties and move up buyers.
Gardner, Olathe, Overland Park, Leawood, Lenexa, Shawnee, Mission, Merriam, Prairie Village, Basehor, Tonganoxie, Lansing, Leavenworth, Spring Hill
Eudora, De Soto, Edgerton, Platte City, Smithville, Gladstone, Liberty, Riverside, Independence, Lee's Summit, Pleasant Hill, Raymore, Belton, Grandview, Raytown, Waldo and the surrounding Kansas City communities.
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 |  | Tour of 11 Just Listed Distressed in including Foreclosures from Johnson County, Kansas including Olathe, Gardner, Overland Park, and Shawnee, KS.
Thanks for viewing. If you would like additional information on these distressed homes click on the View Details link or contact the Kansas City Real Estate Network.
If you would like to be notified of any new listings coming on the market, feel free to complete an Alert Update of contact the Kansas City Real Estate Network.
This post contains distressed and foreclosures that have been listed by coop agents in Johnson County, Kansas. |
| | Property Listings |
| | 10800 S Whitetail Lane
Olathe, KS | Cedar Creek- Cedar Glen | | MLS Number: 1741782 | | Listing Price: $330,000 | | | | View Details |
|  | 14050 W 147th Place
Olathe, KS | Parkwood Hills | | MLS Number: 1741356 | | Listing Price: $192,000 | | | | View Details |
|  | 215 W Colleen Court
Gardner, KS | Fountain Gate | | MLS Number: 1741558 | | Listing Price: $165,000 | | | | View Details |
|  | 17315 W 156th Terrace
Olathe, KS | Scarborough | | MLS Number: 1741696 | | Listing Price: $143,950 | | | | View Details |
|  | 5512 Knox Avenue
Merriam, KS | Hockers Subdivision | | MLS Number: 1741706 | | Listing Price: $142,500 | | | | View Details |
|  | 26695 W 143 Street
Olathe, KS | Olathe | | MLS Number: 1741551 | | Listing Price: $100,000 | | | | View Details |
|  | 7815 NALL Avenue
Prairie Village, KS | Ridgeview Height | | MLS Number: 1741676 | | Listing Price: $84,900 | | | | View Details |
|  | 12207 W 63rd Terrace
Shawnee, KS | Santa Fe Trail Lands | | MLS Number: 1741864 | | Listing Price: $76,900 | | | | View Details |
|  | 1005 E Lakeview Avenue
Olathe, KS | Fredrickson Addition | | MLS Number: 1741493 | | Listing Price: $75,000 | | | | View Details |
|  | 1608 E Cedar Place
Olathe, KS | Havencroft | | MLS Number: 1741766 | | Listing Price: $74,900 | | | | View Details |
|  | 7514 W 63rd. Terrace
Overland Park, KS | Noland Acres | | MLS Number: 1741924 | | Listing Price: $49,900 | | | | View Details |
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RE/MAX sells more homes than any other real estate company.For a reason...should we talk?Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Premier Realty Comments are appreciated! Go ahead and add your 2 cents . . .We have 3 easy steps to find you the perfect home . Click here to get started, today!
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Maps of Johnson County and the Kansas City Metropolitian Area Choose Your Real Estate Topic:
RE/MAX sells more homes than any other real estate company.For a reason...should we talk?Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Premier RealtyComments are appreciated! Go ahead and add your 2 cents . . .We have 3 easy steps to find you the perfect home . Click here to get started, today!
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According to the Heartland MLS real estate stats, pending contracts in Johnson County, KS. are down 55% compared to the same month last year. The year to date pending contracts are down 35% compared to the year to date stats of last year. RE/MAX sells more homes than any other real estate company.For a reason...should we talk?Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Premier RealtyComments are appreciated! Go ahead and add your 2 cents . . .We have 3 easy steps to find you the perfect home . Click here to get started, today!
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 Time to Buy, Sell...Wait in Kansas City?
Nick asks me....”Do you think we are finally starting to see some burn off of the surplus home inventory or do you think that there is still more shadow inventory waiting to flood the market?”
He goes on, “I tried to sell my home, Realtor did a good job driving traffic, but I couldn’t get an offer near my minimum number....I have a little bit of equity...”
Nick, as to the first question....It depends...sounds like I'm "weaseling", but hang on a second....Gardner inventory is selling faster, so prices are stabilizing. North Kansas City Missouri Luxury homes inventory is backed up, sales are slowing, prices are still very soft. The prevailing thought, (based on conversation with Realtors that primarily focus on Kansas City foreclosure properties) is that "shadow inventories" in some areas in Kansas City are going to be a plague that drops home values still further. “Shadow inventories” will not affect all of Kansas City. If you have a specific area in mine, we can research the area for you.
As to the “equity” statement....Tough call. Equity is the difference between what you owe, and the market’s perception of the value of your home. “Fair Market Value” is defined as the market determining the value of our homes.
When Buyers show up to look at your home, the price isn’t that far out of line....Yet being close doesn’t count. At the end of the day, either you can get your sales number, or your options are limited to holding on to your home, or looking at a short sale.
RE/MAX sells more homes than any other real estate company.For a reason...should we talk?Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Premier RealtyComments are appreciated! Go ahead and add your 2 cents . . .We have 3 easy steps to find you the perfect home . Click here to get started, today!
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According to the Heartland MLS real estate stats, closed sales are down 29% for the month compared to the same month last year. For the year to date stats, the closed sales are down 19% when compared to the year to date sales of last year. RE/MAX sells more homes than any other real estate company.For a reason...should we talk?Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Premier RealtyComments are appreciated! Go ahead and add your 2 cents . . .We have 3 easy steps to find you the perfect home . Click here to get started, today!
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According to the Heartland MLS real estate stats, the average sales price is down $7,818 or 3% from the same time last month. For the year to date change, the average sales price is down $7,989 or 3%. RE/MAX sells more homes than any other real estate company.For a reason...should we talk?Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Premier RealtyComments are appreciated! Go ahead and add your 2 cents . . .We have 3 easy steps to find you the perfect home . Click here to get started, today!
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Johnson County Zip Codes with the Largest Number of Homes Sold| Number of Homes Sold | Zip Code | Cities in Zip Code | | 1) 418 | 66062 | East Olathe | | 2) 323 | 66061 | West Olathe | | 3) 158 | 66208 | Prairie Village and Mission Hills | | 4) 136 | 66213 | Overland Park | | 5) 123 | 66030 | Gardner | | 6) 111 | 66212 | Overland Park | | 7) 104 | 66216 | Shawnee and Lenexa |
RE/MAX sells more homes than any other real estate company. For a reason...should we talk? Let us know what you think or add to our blog by writing a comment. Do you have a real estate question for the Real Estate Wizards?
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Top 7 Johnson County, Kansas Zip Codes with the Highest Sold to List Price Percentage:
1) Overland Park zip code 66221 at 98.4%2) Edgerton zip code 66021 at 97.9%3) Gardner zip code 66030 at 97.7%4) Lenexa zip code 66219 at 97.6%5) Overland Park zip code 66204 at 97.6%6) Olathe zip code 66062 at 97.6%7) Shawnee zip code 66216 at 97.5%
Let us know what you think or add to our blog by writing a comment.
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Olathe Zip Code 66062 Leads Johnson County in the Number of Homes Sold - View Top 5 Zip Codes!
Top 5 Zip Codes in Johnson County:
1) Olathe zip code 66062 with 202 homes sold2) Olathe zip code 66061 with 178 homes sold3) Prairie Village zip code 66208 with 75 homes sold4) Gardner zip code 66030 with 64 homes sold5) Overland Park zip code 66212 with 61 homes sold
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4 Kansas City Homes For Sale Priced in the 200-250's price range: View (27 Photos) 1600603 5932 West 88th Street Residential Round Hill in Overland Park, KS. MLS® $249,000 3,413 sq. ft. Huge O.P. Ranch Single Story "True Ranch" Shows Read More...
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Why Homebuyers Should Buy in Gardner, KS. vs. Olathe, Kansas . . . This past weekend I worked with a first time home buyer who was looking at homes in Olathe, Kansas. They asked to look at foreclosures so that is what I showed them. After the 7 th foreclosure Read More...
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