Building a Real Estate Portfolio: Learn to Fly - 04/30/07 09:29 PM
I remember that day very clearly. I waited with anticipation, and apprehension for 3:00 pm to arrive. I was so excited that I arrived 10 minutes early even though I only lived 4 minutes away. The date was July 23, 2002. 68402 was the Cessna 152 I was about to fly … (9 comments)
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Do You Own Rental Property? This Letter Is To You. - 04/30/07 02:27 PM
April 30, 2007
Dear Residential Investment Property Owner,
One of the biggest reasons most people purchase investment property here in Greater Kansas City is that they are looking to secure a quality retirement. A retirement worth living will take careful planning and effort on your part now and be beneficial to you … (4 comments)
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Open House: Getting Back In The Trenches - 04/29/07 02:46 PM
I just finished printing off materials for an Open House I am holding today. It will be my first one of the year. The first one I've done since last June, in fact. In all of 2006 I think I did three. Why don't I do more of them?
For starters, I'm … (30 comments)
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Prairie Village House for Sale - 04/27/07 03:25 PM
Note: This listing has been sold.
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Six Questions To Ask Prospective Tenants - 04/27/07 12:04 AM
As a real estate investment counselor I have the opportunity to interact with a lot of tenant/landlord situations. Of course, I manage my own properties and I help others to do the same if they choose not to go down the road of hiring a property manager.
I believe proper tenant screening … (16 comments)
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Communication The Key To Getting To Closing Day! - 04/26/07 04:45 PM
Today is a great day. Always is when we finally get to a closing. Especially a closing with no issues.
Working in the investment field I find it critical to do a lot of due diligence during the inspection period. Verifying rents and expenses. Speaking with current and future tenants. Mechanical … (1 comments)
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Kansas City Group for Active Rain - 04/24/07 02:53 PM
Kansas City's Brush Creek
Last night I had the idea to start a Group here in Active Rain for the hardworking Kansas City area based real estate agents, inspectors, mortgage people, etc. So I did it.
And I am so happy to see that we have had several sign up, already. Here … (1 comments)
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Home Energy Savings, Earth Day and YOU! - 04/23/07 07:35 PM
Another Earth Day has come and gone. I didn't really do anything special to mark the occasion. Nothing out of the ordinary, at any rate. My family and I spent about 4 hours out at Shawnee Mission Park where there was an Earth Day celebration. We didn't go to the celebration. … (3 comments)
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Real Estate v. Personal Life - An Endless Balancing Act - 04/23/07 09:00 AM
What is not to love about the real estate business. It is personally gratifying to help someone build wealth, or to give the keys to a first time home buyer or to see a property in shambles turned into a gleaming "almost new" home for someone it fit perfectly. And it's profitable, … (2 comments)
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5 Tips To A Stress Free 1031 Exchange: Real Estate Investing Done Right - 04/22/07 04:39 PM
A 1031 tax deferred exchange is an excellent tool for the real estate investor. And there are plenty of good sources to find out more about that tool without me rehashing the whole process in great detail.
Follow these two links to get more details and benefits of the 1031 exchange:
Jeff Brown's … (1 comments)
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Kansas City Real Estate Investing: On Your Mark, Get Set, Get Set, Get Set - Oh, Go Already! - 04/21/07 03:14 PM
About two weeks back I was interviewing a potential Buyer client. He had found me through one of my blogs and said that he had liked what he had seen about my real estate investing philosophies here in the Kansas City area. I was flattered. But I was also growing leery … (2 comments)
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Why Take Delight In A Real Estate Downturn? - 04/20/07 08:20 AM
Tulsa is appreciating nicely, thank you. And so is New York City. Here in Suburban Kansas City we aren't appreciating quickly, but we are not going down in price either. Been to Lawrence lately? Their prices haven't stopped.
I read quite a few blogs. I like to read The San Diego Home … (0 comments)
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Waldo: A Real Estate Investing Hotspot for Kansas City - 04/18/07 03:26 PM
In the past week I've been in about 23 different houses in the Waldo area. I've identified about 5 of them that I believe would make good, long term rental properties. Like all homes in Kansas City's Waldo area, they have their imperfections. For those of you that don't know, Waldo … (2 comments)
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Full Service Real Estate Agent - But This Is Going Above & Beyond! - 04/15/07 05:17 PM
I recently sold a home that is being liquidated by an executor half a continent away. There were some tenants in the house (I'm not sure how much if anything they were paying) and were supposed to get most of the stuff out. But somewhere between the executor and the tenants … (11 comments)
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Coaching and Real Estate Investing - Man, Just Run The Play - 04/13/07 12:45 PM
Coaching. You've heard the word. The first thing that comes to most people's minds is a sports coach. Someone who leads, trains and calls the plays. That's what I do.Yes, I'm a real estate agent. And yes, residential investment property is my specialty. Truth be told I look at myself as … (0 comments)
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Ego, Sex, Greed and Real Estate Advertising - 04/06/07 10:00 AM
Real estate agents across America are advertising their listings all wrong. Agents speak of neighborhoods, bedrooms, kitchens, price points and updates. These are the questions America wants answered;
Will this house make my buddies at work jealous?Will this condo help me to get "quality time" with the blond I met yesterday?How much money will … (12 comments)
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Havencroft Subdivision: Homes in Olathe, Kansas - 04/04/07 08:39 PM
According to the Johnson County, Kansas Tax Assesor's office there are 1,845 individual parcels located within the Havencroft subdivision in Olathe. I'm not going to bet my life on it but I do believe that makes it easily the largest group of homes inside the city limits of Olathe.
About Havencroft … (0 comments)
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Homes For Sale in Olathe, Kansas: Real Estate That Is Moving! - 04/03/07 11:01 PM
No. That headline is not hype or a sales gimmick. But it could read Overland Park, Kansas City, Leawood, or Rockville, Maryland. The facts are the facts. If you price your home correctly, it will sell.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with the current real estate market in and around Olathe, Kansas. It's true … (0 comments)
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Point2Agent, craigslist and the Real Estate Agent - 04/03/07 09:34 PM
I logged on to my Point2Agent website today to update a couple of my listings. I was very excited to see that now when you enter your listings on Point2 that you can VERY EASILY add your listings to craigslist. I about blew a gasket with excitement!
This post may come dangerously … (14 comments)
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MINI Cooper Driving Real Estate Agent - 04/01/07 10:11 PM
Olathe, Kansas Real Estate Agent Drives MINI Cooper
I drive a MINI. I was inspired by the Italian Job movie to test drive the car. Ten minutes after doing that I started negotiations to purchase. One week after that I was having my logos/graphics put on the car.
The MINI attracts attention. I … (9 comments)
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Antioch Park Located in Merriam, Kansas - 04/01/07 08:41 PM
I'm going to take a break from talking real estate for a moment and talk memories and good ole fashioned fun.
I grew up in Overland Park just a few minutes drive south of Antioch Park located just south of Shawnee Misison Parkway on Antioch in Merriam, Kansas. My mom and dad … (3 comments)
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Selling a Duplex or Investment Property in Greater Kansas City? - 04/01/07 02:21 PM
If you are thinking of selling an income property, rental property, duplex or whatever you want to call it I want to share with you a real life, true story that just happened to me within the last hour.
I have this client who is looking to start in the real … (0 comments)
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