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On How I’d Market and Sell Your Home.
A “Listing Presentation” is an industry term for the formal presentation that a Realtor makes to prospective home sellers, trying to earn their trust and business. Don’t list your home with a real estate agent without it!
We’ll visit your home, and together we will walk through it, considering […]

Do you need an Appraisal or CMA?

Setting the right price is an important first step in the process of selling a home. Is it necessary to spend $300 to $400 for a professional appraisal of your property before placing your home on the market?
A professional appraiser’s opinion of a property’s market value is based on the recent sales of similar homes […]

Real Estate & Mortgage news

Mortgage prices have improved a little this morning (and the 10-yr is at 4.66%) but were slightly worse yesterday after a report showed manufacturing in New York reached the highest level in three years (aren’t we a service economy?). The factory report adds to expectations that the Fed will stay on hold.
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Benefits of Representation

Purchasing a home is an exciting and enjoyable event. To insure this process is as stress free and easy for you as possible, a professional agent provides the following services:
- An overview of the entire homebuying process including locating, negotiating, inspections and closing.

Know the facts that affect your home’s sale.

Selling your home is one of the most important decisions you will make in your life.
How much is it REALLY worth?
How long will it take to sell?
How do you handle buyers making undesirable offers?
As a top Kansas City Area Realtor with a proven record, it is my job to help you through this complicated process, […]

Selling Tactics: Buyer’s Incentives for a Slow Market

Selling Tactics: Buyer’s Incentives for a Slow Market
In a slowing market, sellers can find it tempting to believe in magic solutions. With unsold inventories growing in most areas, some sellers resort to offering flashy incentives for buyers. Everything from big-screen TV’s to vacation packages are being tacked onto listings in the hope of luring in […]

Open Houses

A recent email from a client -  
Dear Steve, 
Wow, I can’t believe no one at all came. I am starting to think Open Houses are a waste of time. OK, well, thanks for hanging out for a while and keeping the cat company!
MP.
Dear MP,
Less than 2% of all houses sell at an open house. Mostly […]