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Question:  Is buying a foreclosed home a good buy or is it usually more trouble than its worth? I've heard sometimes foreclosed homes can land up costing more. Is this always the case? How can you avoid bad foreclosure purchases? Jack H. from Overland Park, Kansas Answer: It really depends on the property, Jack. I recommend that a ...

Weekly, I receive depressing emails from Kansas City homeowners who have never wondered why they should do a short sale versus having their Kansas City home foreclosed on.  Many of these homeowners write with great emotions, frustration and and irritation about how their banks  have messed around with them for months and still never ...

Question: I hear that in areas like Las Vegas, NV and Phoenix, AZ over half of the sales are cash sales. Is that the case in Johnson County, Kansas? How about Kansas City? Jim K. from Shawnee, KS. Answer: Great question, Jim. In areas where over 50% of the real estate inventory is distressed I would expect that over 50% of the real estate ...

Question: I am purchasing a single family foreclosure home in Kansas City that is bank owned. According to neighbors, the home that has been vacant for a year and a half. The bank accepted my offer and I submitted an earnest check in early November, 2011. A clear title seems to be the delay. My question is do banks put homes on market without ...

Do Kansas City Homeowners who are facing a Bank of America understand their new Cooperative Short Sale Program?  Just as the short sale process was getting its kinks worked out, Bank of America throws a HUGE wrench into the short sale process.  First, Kansas handles their foreclosures through the judicial courts so the new guidelines ...

Q: What is the difference between short sale, preforeclosure, foreclosure in Kansas and how do they differ in regards to when to make offers? What exactly comes first second or third and any auctions or whatever after…how can public buy these foreclosed deals? Adam D. from Overland Park, Kansas A: First, since you asked about Kansas, I ...

MANY KANSAS CITY HOMEOWNERS GET AWAY WITH DEFAULTING ON MORTGAGE PAYMENTS FOR YEARS.... Never realizing the long-term impact of all of those missing payments on their credit scores. Reggie and his wife Barbara called and asked me to help them market their home for a short sale.  We had an in-depth telephone conversation prior to our ...

9 Steps on how to avoid a real estate foreclosure on a Kansas home - Kansas City real estate  You have received a notice of foreclosure on your home in Johnson County, Kansas. Saving your home may seem hopeless, but the last thing you should do is give up. Many people encounter life-altering events that interfere with their ability to pay ...

How do you finance a distressed home in Kansas City that needs lots of repairs? If you are looking to buy a home in Kansas City that needs repairs, then you may have already found that finding the distressed home is the easy part. There are plenty of opportunities in the Kansas City real estate market. There is a record number of distressed ...

Who is a Short Sale Negotiator when negotiating a Kansas City Short Sale? I would not call a third-party negotiator a short sale negotiator. Why? The two are very different. A third-party negotiator is generally hired by a somebody other than the seller to negotiate the short sale. This person does not represent the seller, whereas a ...

Q: Do I Get A Clear Title When I Buy A Kansas City Foreclosure Home? A: Yes, when the bank puts a Kansas City foreclosure property on the market, the bank typically has already cleared title. Clearing title is one of the main reasons why foreclosure homes sit vacant and take so long to get on the real estate market. During the clearing ...

Kansas City Home Seller is Excited that we Helped Him Avoid a Real Estate Foreclosure A few weeks ago we listed a desperate short sale listing. Why was the seller desperate? The home seller had there home listed with another real estate agent for 6 months. During that time the real estate agent had generated 5 showings, 15 online views and no ...

Dowell Taggart Team Kansas City Real Estate NetworkRE/MAX Premier Realty(913) 712-9313http://www.kansascityrealestatenetwork.com  Tour 6 Kansas City foreclosure homes just listed for sale in Johnson County, Kansas. For more information, click on the View Details link or contact the Kansas City Real Estate Network. To view more Kansas ...

When and How to Start a Short Sale in Kansas City - Preventing a Real Estate Foreclosure  The professional real estate and banking community has done a horrible job of educating the general public about the short sale process.  Many homeowners kind of understand what a short sale is but they do not understand when and how to start the ...

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Dowell Taggart Team Kansas City Real Estate NetworkRE/MAX Premier Realty(913) 712-9313http://www.kansascityrealestatenetwork.com Tour 6 Kansas City foreclosure homes just listed for sale in Johnson County, Kansas. For more information, click on the View Details link or contact the Kansas City Real Estate Network. To view more Kansas City ...

Dowell Taggart Team Kansas City Real Estate NetworkRE/MAX Premier Realty(913) 712-9313http://www.kansascityrealestatenetwork.com  Tour 9 Kansas City foreclosure homes just listed for sale in Johnson County, Kansas. For more information, click on the View Details link or contact the Kansas City Real Estate Network. To view more Kansas ...

Dowell Taggart Team Kansas City Real Estate NetworkRE/MAX Premier Realty(913) 712-9313http://www.kansascityrealestatenetwork.com  Tour 8 Kansas City foreclosure homes just listed for sale in Johnson County, Kansas. For more information, click on the View Details link or contact the Kansas City Real Estate Network. To view more Kansas City ...

Dowell Taggart Team Kansas City Real Estate Network RE/MAX Premier Realty(913) 712-9313http://www.kansascityrealestatenetwork.com  Tour 7 Kansas City foreclosure homes just listed for sale in Johnson County, Kansas. For more information, click on the View Details link or contact the Kansas City Real Estate Network. To view more Kansas ...

Dowell Taggart Team Kansas City Real Estate NetworkRE/MAX Premier Realty(913) 712-9313http://www.kansascityrealestatenetwork.com  Tour 4 Kansas City foreclosure homes just listed for sale in Johnson County, Kansas. For more information, click on the View Details link or contact the Kansas City Real Estate Network. To view more Kansas ...