Kansas City Real Estate and Community News

Today I worked with an out of town real estate investor. The couple hours we searched on our local MLS for distressed properties for sale. We searched foreclosures, pre-foreclosures, REO's, RELO's and HUD properties. My client was amazed at the good deals we found. Here are some of the real estate deals we found. We even found a bank owned ...

I was searching homes on the MLS today and found a great deal. It was so good in fact that I had to check it out. Priced way under appraisal, the home I previewed is in Olathe, Kansas. With a soaring 2-story entry, huge backyard and a finished basement with bathroom this Olathe foreclosure will sell fast in the160's.With a little ...

I recently represented a buyer client who found a great home to buy. Between his past construction experience and his friends, he felt that he could do a great job inspecting the home. So he decided to not do inspections. I recommended that he do his inspections prior to writing the offer. I added the items that my client discovered during his ...

If you believe the news media there is no good news about the real estate market. After piling through the numerous pages of Johnson County, Kansas real estate data, I found some good news. The average sales price of homes sold in the 3rd quarter went up from $270,900 in the 2nd quarter to $273,300 in the 3rd quarter. Also homes sold on ...

Many of the real estate search tools are implementing neighborhood search tools. Though this maybe good, how do they define a neighborohood? Should it be by different phases in a development (most homeowners don't know what phase they live in), a school area like elementary or high school or should it be by city's name. I find that ...

10 part report, 10th and final chapter How to Avoid 10 Common Buyer Traps BEFORE Buying a Kansas City HomeBuying a Kansas City home is a major investment no matter which way you look at it. But for many Kansas City homebuyers, it's an even more expensive process than it needs to be because many fall prey to at least a few of ...

10 part report, 9th chapter How to Avoid 10 Common Buyer Traps BEFORE Buying a Kansas City HomeBuying a Kansas City home is a major investment no matter which way you look at it. But for many Kansas City homebuyers, it's an even more expensive process than it needs to be because many fall prey to at least a few of many common ...

10 part report, 8th chapter How to Avoid 10 Common Buyer Traps BEFORE Buying a Kansas City HomeBuying a Kansas City home is a major investment no matter which way you look at it. But for many Kansas City homebuyers, it's an even more expensive process than it needs to be because many fall prey to at least a few of many common ...

10 part report, 7th chapter How to Avoid 10 Common Buyer Traps BEFORE Buying a Kansas City HomeBuying a Kansas City home is a major investment no matter which way you look at it. But for many Kansas City homebuyers, it's an even more expensive process than it needs to be because many fall prey to at least a few of many common ...

10 part report, 6th chapter How to Avoid 10 Common Buyer Traps BEFORE Buying a Kansas City HomeBuying a Kansas City home is a major investment no matter which way you look at it. But for many Kansas City homebuyers, it's an even more expensive process than it needs to be because many fall prey to at least a few of many common ...

10 part report, 5th chapter How to Avoid 10 Common Buyer Traps BEFORE Buying a Kansas City HomeBuying a Kansas City home is a major investment no matter which way you look at it. But for many Kansas City homebuyers, it's an even more expensive process than it needs to be because many fall prey to at least a few of many common ...

10 part report, 4th chapter How to Avoid 10 Common Buyer Traps BEFORE Buying a Kansas City HomeBuying a Kansas City home is a major investment no matter which way you look at it. But for many Kansas City homebuyers, it's an even more expensive process than it needs to be because many fall prey to at least a few of many common ...

10 part report, 3rd chapter How to Avoid 10 Common Buyer Traps BEFORE Buying a Kansas City HomeBuying a Kansas City home is a major investment no matter which way you look at it. But for many Kansas City homebuyers, it's an even more expensive process than it needs to be because many fall prey to at least a few of many common ...

10 part report, 2nd chapter How to Avoid 10 Common Buyer Traps BEFORE Buying a Kansas City HomeBuying a Kansas City home is a major investment no matter which way you look at it. But for many Kansas City homebuyers, it's an even more expensive process than it needs to be because many fall prey to at least a few of many common ...

10 part report, 1st chapter How to Avoid 10 Common Buyer Traps BEFORE Buying a Kansas City HomeBuying a Kansas City home is a major investment no matter which way you look at it. But for many Kansas City homebuyers, it's an even more expensive process than it needs to be because many fall prey to at least a few of many common and ...

Learn How to Buy Real Estate Foreclosures with Other Peoples MoneyThis “SEMINAR” is presented by:Glenn Stockton, a Local Foreclosure Attorney Topics Included at the Seminar: ·    Lifecycle of a foreclosure·       Negotiating a successful contract to buy a ...

I thought I have seen everything until today. I met a Johnson County couple last week through a loss mitigation consultant assignment. A loss mitigation assignment is an request from a lender or bank to help in the communication process. This couple had not made a mortgage payment on their Olathe home for over 7 months. Due to health reasons and a ...

I was looking in the shopping guide in Southern Johnson County and saw an advertisement for the Aspen Creek Subdivision in Gardner, Kansas. The Headline read:” Finished homes selling fast.” As a local real estate professional, I like to keep up to date with the local real estate market. I drive past the homes everyday in Aspen Creek ...

This week I had the opportunity to work with a buyer who wanted to buy a real estate foreclosure. He's heard all of the stories of buying $400,000 homes for $50,000. Although we didn't find these deals we did find 12 homes at substanially reduced prices. Before we headed out to view these 12 homes, my client got on the phone to ...

Justed Listed a new 3 bedroom 2.5 bathroom 2-story on the end of a cul-de-sac. Backs to a new Gardner park and walking trail. This home will be priced in the 170's.