If you live in Overland Park, Kansas . . . Checkout this government website on preparing for natural disasters

If you live in Overland  Park, Kansas . . . Checkout this government website on preparing for natural disasters

Perhaps the one thing more precious to Kansas City home owners than their homes is the health and happiness of their family. Natural disasters can take both away in an instant. Tornado's, hail storms, floods, blizzards, and earthquakes are all part of living on this planet. We can’t prevent them, but we can do our best to prepare for them.

Lets keep our families safe . . .

Take a moment to show you care by visiting the government natural disaster preparedness website, Ready.gov. The government site contains a wide range of information on types of natural  disasters and how to prepare for them. One of the most important things you can do is prepare a “Disaster Kit” to get you through the first few days after a major disaster. The site contains information to help you do just that.

Be prepared for major natural disasters for the sake of your family and friends:
http://www.ready.gov

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I bought a vacant foreclosure home in Olathe and I have now discovered that I have a zoo in the home and I need help removing the animals. I'm sure I have more but I have seen bats in the attic, squirrels above the garage, birds in master bedroom, mice in the kitchen and snakes in the basement. Who do you recommend to remove these animals?

Question: I bought a vacant foreclosure home in Olathe and I have now discovered that I have a zoo in the home and I need help removing the animals. I'm sure I have more but I have seen bats in the attic, squirrels above the garage, birds in master bedroom, mice in the kitchen and snakes in the basement. Who do you recommend to remove these animals?
Jake H. from Kansas City


Answer: Sorry to hear about your animal problem, Jake. In a normal home inspection, these animals should have been discovered. To remove them, I recommend Stan Banks from Action Animal Control. Stan can be reached at 913.907.5798. 


Stan has done a wonderful job with many clients who have discovered unwanted animals in their homes in Kansas City.


Best of luck, Jake.




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Choosing an Overland Park, Kansas real estate agent is like a box of chocolate

Choosing an Overland Park, Kansas real estate agent is like a box of chocolate

Remember the 1994 American epic comedy-drama romance film classic Forrest Gump starring Tom Hanks?

There are many famous quotes from this popular film classic, but one quote that stands out is, “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” The quote is good but how Tom Hanks delivers the quote in the movie with his slow southern accent to made it authentic makes the quote memorable and great.

Alongside death and public speaking, buying and selling real estate is listed as one of life’s most terrifying situations, so there is probably no surprise that choosing an Overland Park, KS. real estate agent is very stressful for many Overland Park homeowners.

If you choose the wrong Overland Park, Kansas real estate agent when listing your home, there is a possibility that you will spend the next 210 days keeping your house spotless and wondering why home buyers never find your house online.

Choosing an Overland Park, Kansas real estate agent is like a box of chocolate. You never know what you’re going to get.


How do you eliminate the when choosing an Overland Park, Kansas Real Estate Agent?

First, write down your goals. What are you trying to achieve? Get a bigger home, relocate across the country, or maybe downsize? What is most important to you: pricing, time, convenience? Is good communication important? These are some important questions to address before choosing an Overland Park real estate agent.

Second, research real estate agents. Google Overland Park, Kansas real estate agents. Professional real estate agents will have a marketing plan to market their listings online; as well as, be able to market themselves online.

Then, interview the top 3 choices. Schedule an appointment with your top three choices and ask questions that will address your goals. Don’t fall for the sales spiel.

Overall, when choosing an Overland Park real estate agent, you will choose the agent, not the company. Make your decision based on the sales professionals knowledge of the market, their professionalism and customer service skills. Lucky for you, the agents of the Kansas City Real Estate Network are trained with these factors in mind, so choosing one should be an easy choice when you are ready to sell a home.

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The Real Estate Wizards of Kansas City

Comments are appreciated! Go ahead and add your 2 cents . . .

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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.

We currently have a 30 year FHA loan and we have been in our Overland Park house for 12 years. My wife and I have heard that this is a great time to buy because house values have hit their bottom. We have decided to buy bigger a house here in Overland Park. How do we go about selling our current house and purchasing a bigger house?

Question: We currently have a 30 year FHA loan and we have been in our Overland Park house for 12 years. My wife and I have heard that this is a great time to buy because house values have hit their bottom. We have decided to buy bigger a house here in Overland Park. How do we go about selling our current house and purchasing a bigger house?
Adam & Kerry H. from Overland Park, Kansas

Answer: First, you are right that houses in Overland Park may have hit their bottom and that it is a great time to buy a house. I would first  contact a real estate marketing specialist in Overland Park. Have them provide you with a Comparative Market Analysis to see what your house is worth. After reviewing the comparable sales for your house, you will have a good idea what you can sell your house for and whether you can make the next step of selling your current house and buying a bigger house.

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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.

Choose a 30 Day Listing Program with an Overland Park real estate agent when listing your Overland Park, KS. home for sale!

Choose a 30 Day Listing Program with an Overland Park real estate agent when listing your Overland Park, KS. home for sale!

Did you know that a majority of the real estate activity during a listing is during the first 3 weeks?

So why list your Leawood home for 6 months or longer?

What happens if you choose the wrong Overland Park real estate agent?

You will spend months preparing your home for sale and the "Top Dollar" home buyers will miss seeing your home.

How do you remove the 

of listing your Overland Park home. 

Choose an Overland Park, Kansas real estate agent who has a large networking base on social media, a vibrant web marketing program, an aggressive new media marketing program and a plan to sell your Overland Park, Kansas home within 30 days.

Checkout the Real Estate Wizards of Overland Park, Kansas  30 Day Real Estate Listing Program!

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Another blog post written by:

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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.

My Realtor listed my Overland Park home for $5,100 dollars less than I signed the listing contract. In addition, according to the listing sheet my home is a short sale and I'm desperate for an offer. Can I get out of the listing contract?

Question: My Realtor listed my Overland Park home for $5,100 dollars less than I signed the listing contract. In addition, according to the listing sheet my home is a short sale and I'm desperate for an offer. Many of the room measurements are incorrect and my home is a 4 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom with a 3 car garage, not a 4 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom with a 2 car garage. I feel that the marketing on my home by my real estate agent will yield poor results. I haven't had any showings on my home for the first 3 weeks it has been listed. Can I get out of the listing contract?
Aaron H. from Overland Park, Kansas


Answer: If you saw the information on a syndication site like Zillow or Trulia, there is a possibility that the listing information was pulled incorrectly. Ask for a printout of the MLS sheet from the MLS. If the information is indeed incorrect, have a talk with your real estate agent. If the problem is not corrected promptly, discuss the problem with your real estate agents managing broker.


A listing contract is a contract. If you want to cancel the contract without the other party agreeing to the cancellation, you will need an attorney.


When listing a home in Overland Park, Kansas, it is important to review the marketing plan prior to listing with your real estate agent. Breaking a listing agreement may cost you marketing time and money to cancel the agreement.


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Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Premier Realty 

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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.

Bank accepted an offer on an Overland Park, Kansas foreclosure home in 2 hours on a Sunday night

Question: I have been in the market for a home for over 6 months. The perfect home came on the market Friday in Overland Park. It had already been rehabbed by the bank and seemed to be in great shape. All it needed was new decor. Sunday I made an offer on the Overland Park foreclosure home that I thought was reasonable. The list price was $185,000 and my offer was for $191,000 submitted with a $2,500 deposit. I was also putting 20% down. My buyers agent verified through the listing agent that there were no other offers on the house and my agent submitted my offer to the listing agent around 4:00 PM on Sunday night. So I get a text message from my agent at about 5:30PM saying that she just received an email from the listing agent saying that a cash offer has been accepted by the bank on the home I wanted. I want to know what could have happened in those few hours, I have a suspicion of something done under hand. Should I look further into it, or do these things happen often?
Tammy K. from Overland Park, Kansas

Answer: Unfortunately these things happen when buying a foreclosure home. I personally have not seen a bank work that fast, but I guess it is possible. I doubt that the listing agent just received the offer and presented it to the bank and they accepted it that fast on a Sunday. I don’t blame you for being suspicious, but Banks are not in Real Estate business and they don’t follow any rules. As far as the listing agent, they just act on behalf of their seller or asset manager.

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.

How long should you list your Overland Park, KS. home for sale with an Overland Park, Kansas real estate agent and who should I choose to list my Overland Park property for sale with this spring?

How long should you list your Overland Park, KS. home for sale with an Overland Park, Kansas real estate agent and who should I choose to list my Overland Park property for sale with this spring?

Did you know that 90% of the real estate activity during the listing period is during the first 30 days?

Yep. So it doesn’t make sense to list for more than 30 days, doesn’t it?

First, a professional Overland Park real estate agent will have an aggressive 30 Day Listing program for Overland Park homeowners.

Second, what is more important than how long you list your Overland Park, Kansas home for sale is the real estate agent you choose to list with to market and sell your Overland Park house.

Choose a veteran full time professional real estate agent who understands that 92% of the Overland Park, Kansas home buyers use the internet to search and view Overland Park, KS. homes online sometime during the home buying process.

An aggressive real estate marketing program by an Overland Park REALTOR should consist of a large networking base on social media, a vibrant web marketing program, and an aggressive new media program.

Although choosing a company brand may seem like a safe bet, the real estate company you choose will do very little to market your Overland Park property. It is the individual real estate agent you choose who will market and sell your home. In a nut shell, not all agents from Coldwell Banker, Reece and Nichols, Keller Williams, Realty Executives, RE/MAX and Prudential are they same. Real estate agents from each real estate brand have individual marketing and sales plans.

Many Overland Park, Kansas home buyers find searching Overland Park Kansas real estate on Google and interviewing the top 3 real estate agents they find helpful in choosing an Overland Park REALTOR.

Research and choose a Overland Park real estate agent wisely. If you choose an Overland Park REALTOR who can’t be found on Google or can’t get your Overland Park listing found on the internet, how will Overland Park home buyers find your home?

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The Real Estate Wizards of Kansas City

Comments are appreciated! Go ahead and add your 2 cents . . .

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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RE/MAX sells more homes than any other real estate company.
For a reason...should we talk?

Another blog post written by:

The Real Estate Wizards of Kansas City

Comments are appreciated! Go ahead and add your 2 cents . . .

Checkout our 30 Day Real Estate Listing Program!

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.