Forever trying to come up with innovative and out of the box marketing ideas, I sat on this one for some time. Since Kansas has disposed of the old inducements law, I am now free to offer something to my clients to show my appreciation.

Missouri is still stuck in the mud with outdated rules, but thankfully I have the privilege of working in both Kansas and Missouri.

I first called the instructor at the real estate school where I take my CE classes. Brad Barker informed me he was 99% sure that offering a horse or most any other chattel was OK with the KREC, he also suggested I ask them. So I timidly called the guys in the Capital City and posed a question: Can I offer a horse to a buyer if they close on the deal?

I expected either a stiff "no" or a "sure you can"; what I got was silence. Seems it had to go before the board to be decided. In the mean time I set about deciding what horse I might offer. I asked my wife if we could cut one from the remuda and offer it as an advertising promotion.

My wife is rather fond of her stock and doesn't see them as chattel the way I do. But I built her a website for her "horse business" and in the three years it has been up I don't think she has ever looked at it. So I parked some AdSense ads there for income. Since the horse market crashed even before the real estate market, I have been looking for a way to thin the heard.

Finally after a few weeks I received a letter of confirmation from the KREC, they had decided that offering a horse (or other chattel) was perfectly legal. They did express concern about civil liabilities though so I talked to my Kansas Real Estate Attorney. She discussed it with some other lawyer types and thought I should have a disclaimer.

Her disclaimer was short and sweet:

DISCLAIMER: THE HORSE IS A GIFT.  IT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  IN NO EVENT SHALL TURN KEY PROPERTIES OR ITS AGENTS OR OFFICERS BE LIABILE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER AFTER THE DATE OF THE GIFT. 

Mine was a bit longer; In fact it required an entire web page: Free horse, disclaimer .

So off I go to get those listings! I may even offer a free horse if you buy the car wash in KS I have for sale.

 I do work with equestrian property in Missouri and Kansas, so this may be a way to get noticed!

D. Ben Edsall
Broker - Accredited Residential Manager
Turn-Key Properties LLC
7312 E 67^th St.
Kansas City, Mo 64133
816-313-8876
www.turnkeyproperties.org
www.batescountyrealestate.com

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Turn-Key Properties LLC | Turn-Key Properties LLC | 816-313-8876 4110 Roanoke Rd., Kansas City, MO Westport - Plaza Home for Rent! 3BR/1.5BA Single Family House $900/month Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 1 full, 1 partial Sq Footage 1,747 Parking 1 dedicated Pet Policy Cats, Small dogs (< 25lbs) Deposit $800 DESCRIPTION Beautiful home in Westport area. see additional photos below RENTAL FEATURES Air conditioning Central heat Basement Laundry area - inside COMMUNITY FEATURES Garage parking LEASE TERMS One year lease, criminal background check required, $30 application fee per adult. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS Plaza Home for Rent Contact info: Turn-Key Properties LLC Turn-Key Properties LLC 816-313-8876 Equal Opportunity Housing Posted: Jun 2, 2009, 5:33pm PDT

Turn-Key Properties, LLC

 7312 E 67^th St. Kansas City, MO 64133

www.turnkeyproperties.org

Fax 816.313.8877

 VACANCIES AS OF 6/2/09

KANSAS CITY HOUSES & DUPLEXES

HAVE FUN IN THE SUN THIS SUMMER!  2 FREE OCEANS OF FUN PASSES WITH SIGNED LEASE! 

2 bdrm House                            3807 Wayne Avenue, Kansas City MO 64109                        

                                                Rent:  $450.      Deposit:  $400. 

Will qualify for 2 bd Section 8 Voucher or Open Market

Directions:  Wayne is 2 blocks East of the Paseo

3 bdrm Duplex                           6000 Jackson Avenue, Kansas City MO 64130                                  

                                                Rent:  $450.      Deposit:  $400. 

Will qualify for 2 or 3 bd Section 8 Voucher or Open Market

Directions:  Take 63rd Street to Jackson, go North on Jackson to property on the East side of street

3 bdrm House                            5036 Walrond Avenue, Kansas City MO 64130                                  

                                                Rent:  $450.      Deposit:  $400. 

(Unit will not qualify for Section 8)

Directions:  Take Swope Parkway to 51st Street, turn East to Walrond, turn North to 5036 Walrond Avenue

ROANOKE AREA

3 bdrm/1.5ba/1cr gar House       4110 Roanoke Road, Kansas City MO 64111                          

                                                Rent:  $900.      Deposit:  $800. 

(Unit will not qualify for Section 8)

Directions:  Take Southwest Trafficway to West 40th Street, go West on W 40th Street, turn left on Clark Ave, turn right on W 41st St, turn left on Roanoke Rd, arrive at 4110 Roanoke Rd on the right  (In Roanoke area & just West of Westport)

Roanoke area is just East of Westport

CENTER SCHOOLS

3 bd/2 bath House                      7945 Agnes Avenue, Kansas City MO 64132                         

                                                Rent:  $600.      Deposit:  $400. 

Will qualify for 2 or 3 bd Section 8 Voucher or Open Market

Directions:  Take Prospect to 79th Street, turn East go 4 blocks to Agnes, turn South to unit

INDEPENDENCE

4bd/1.5ba/2cr gar House                        3400 Selsa Road, Independence MO 64057                          

                                                Rent:  $850.      Deposit:  $700. 

(Unit will not qualify for Section 8)

Directions:  Take I-70 to exit #17/Little Blue Pkwy/39th St/Mall Entrance, go North on S Little Blue Pkwy, go 0.7 mi, continue on S Selsa Rd, go 0.7 mi, arrive at 3400 Selsa Rd on the left

GRANDVIEW

2 bd/1.5 bath Duplex                  4000A East 123^rd Terrace, Grandview MO 64030                                                                               Rent:  $650.      Deposit:  $400. 

Will qualify for 2 bd Section 8 Voucher or Open Market

Directions:  Take US-71 to the Blue Ridge Blvd exit, follow Blue Ridge Blvd on the West side of US-71 going SW for approx 1.5 mi, Turn right on Jackson Avenue, Bear left on Askew Drive, go 0.5 mi, Turn right on East 123rd Terrace, Arrive at 4000 East 123rd Terrace on the left

RUSKIN HEIGHTS

2 bdrm House                            11204 Oakland Avenue, Kansas City MO 64131                                

                                                Rent:  $600.      Deposit:  $500. 

(Unit will not qualify for Section 8)

Directions:  Take Blue Ridge Blvd to East 111th Street, go East to Oakland

BLUE SPRINGS ADDRESS - LEE'S SUMMIT SCHOOLS

3 bdrm/2.5 ba/1 cr gar Town House 811 SW Peachtree Lane, Blue Springs MO 64015              

                                                Rent:  $850.      Deposit:  $400. 

Will qualify for 3 Section 8 Voucher or Open Market 

Directions:  Take 7Hwy from either Lee's Summit or Blue Springs to SW 10th Street, turn west on Mason School Road and turn into The Orchards at Chapman Farms Subdivision

                                                                                                                                                Application fee on any unit: $30. per adult - NO PERSONAL CHECKS ACCEPTED! - Police Report required for all tenants over the age of 15 - Photocopy of current Lease required at time of application and copies of 2 forms of ID

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When do you turn down a commission on a million dollar deal?

When it is the right thing to do!

I have been working with some charitable organizations to close a deal that will help hundreds of needy people. There was an opportunity here to try to be compensated, but this is for the greater good.

America has many people in need, now more so than in any time in my life. So when do you turn down a commission on a million dollar deal? When it helps others.

Won't you help too? We need to raise $60,000 in 60 Days to fulfill this mission, this calling, to reach out to those in need. If you are familiar with the Dream Center www.dreamcenter.org than you will understand the need for this kind of ministry in the Midwest.

Join us in fighting poverty and helping others.

As we build the Kansas City Dream Center we will reach out to hundreds, even thousands of people in need. You can be a part of this ministry. Help us, help them, so many people are hurting, so many people are without jobs and without homes. We seek not to give them a fish, but to teach them to fish and provide for themselves; and to be fishers of men.

Read about it here: http://www.kansascity.com/637/story/1198372.html

See the rest of the story here: Dream Center Kansas City

Donate here

Mathew 25:40 "The King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.'

My friends and fellow Realtors, these are hard times for all, many of us are facing dificult times ourselves. But I have found that nothing takes your mind off your troubles like helpings others in need.

I have been blessed to be a part of one of the most amazing opportunities that has come my way.

If you have heard of the Dream Center and all the good they do then you will know what a great help it will be to have a Midwest based Dream Center right here in Kansas City, MO!.

"This is not a shelter for homeless, it is not a drug rehab facility," said Wiley.  "It is a facility to assist the working poor who are dealing with the problem of being just one pay check away from being homeless." (from the Raytown Post)

What does a Dream Center do? A dream center is a place for homeless, poor and lost souls to get back on their feet and help others while helping themselves.

Please read these articles and see how we can help those in need.

You can see more information here.

http://www.rivercentral.org/Groups/1000043823/River_Christian_Fellowship/Things_To_Do/Impact_Community/River_of_Refuge/River_of_Refuge.aspx

Here is the article from the Kansas City Star.

Here is the article from the Raytown Post.

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You've heard the speculation, you've read the blogs, how large is the looming shadow inventory?

As a broker and property manager, who has recently become one of the go to guys for REO, I can tell you the looming threat is ominous!

I am managing hundreds of REO investment properties for lenders who are reluctant to put them on the market, I am doing BPO's for lenders who are moving toward foreclosure on multiple commercial properties.

Lenders are holding back inventory because the market is soft and they do not want to flood the market with more toxic assets. From my experience these toxic shadow assets are mostly inner city investment property. Investors who went belly-up trying to buy and flip, got caught with an inventory that outweighed their net worth.

While I am seeing an increase in suburban foreclosure rates, the vast majority of REO's are in working class neighborhoods and neighborhoods with higher non-owner occupied properties.

The increasing rate of commercial foreclosure is a real concern, as the residential market is already in the toilet, the commercial real estate market is just beginning to dump.

Areas of affluence are now seeing vacancy increases and major anchor stores are leaving the big malls. Where will all this end?

Only the shadow knows!

Do you get those calls?
Dear Realtor, or Dear property manager;

I've got this broke down shack that needs a complete remodel, but I don't have the money to do it with. Can you please get it fixed up for me and sell it or rent it out?

After it sells or rents, you can keep what you spent on it and I get the rest!

This is a win-win for both of us and you are just not seeing the great opportunity I am presenting you! You buy the materials, remodel the house and with your skills as a real estate professional or property manager we will both profit from our relationship!

Or, the one I really love.... I just bought a house on the courthouse steps for $1,500 and I need someone to repair it and sell it for me! I haven't seen it yet but I've been told it should sell for about $60-70,000.

I just inherited my relatives home, they lived their for 57 years and it needs some work, if you fix it up and rent it out you can recapture your investment from the rent!

My response, I have the crews, contractors and ability to make any kind of repairs to your real estate investment. I am not a bank and any materials or labor performed will need to be paid for before or at the time of completion. If you cannot afford to make the repairs to the property, I suggest you try to find a lender who will loan you the money to make the repairs.

I even got a call once from a guy who had moved a whole house to a new location, he wanted to know if we could just finish placing it on the foundation and making all the repairs so that we could rent it out! In his mind it was a win-win, after about 6 years of rent we might break even, if we charged no interest!

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I just built and launched a new web site for less than $10.00 a year. I am working on some others now too. Bates County Real Estate

The trick is to get them up in the search engine rankings, but I'm pretty good at that. So why do I need yet another web site?

Links, referrals, and traffic. As I grow the popularity of this site I gain position on the Internet. As that sight gets more active it boosts the rating of the sites it links to.

One site can't do it all! My first site Turn-Key Properties LLC was supposed to be a one stop shop. Property Management, Investment Property, Commercial Property, Heck even information for consumers.

While my ranking is high, I was loosing too many visitors because what they first saw may not have been what they had Googled that brought them there.

So now I can focus on specific websites for specific property types and services. I twill take a lot of work, but I am accustom to that.

So how did I get a great looking website for less than $10.00 a year? www.weebly.com build your site for free, it will help to know a little HTML and have a basic understanding of SEO. Once it is built go to www.godaddy.com, (you know the one with the girls) and buy your domain for $9.95, then figure out how to change the domain registry to your new www.weebly.com site.

There you go, I've got about four hours in building a kick butt site that will act as a traffic generator and give me leads for other property types.

There are some limitations to the Weebly site, but for what it costs, I can live with it!

D. Ben Edsall
Broker - Accredited Residential Manager
Turn-Key Properties LLC

816-313-8876

Bates County Real Estate

Turn-Key Properties LLC | Turn-Key Properties LLC | 816-313-8876 3020 N 59th St., Kansas City, MO Car Wash For Sale Kansas City Business Opportunity offered at $190,000 Year Built 1980 Sq Footage Unspecified Floors 1 Parking Covered spaces Lot Size 1 acres Maint $0 per month DESCRIPTION This is an eight bay carwash built in 1980 has everything you need to get it up and running in time for spring business. Situated on .roughly one acre of asphalt coated, money making bliss! This income generating opportunity is an amazing bargain, this property last sold in September of 2002 for a staggering $395,000! (According to State of Kansas records.) Why offered so cheap? There is some damage to the plumbing and possibly some of the equipment, the lender has decided to liquidate this property instead of making the repairs needed to bring it up to operating condition. Included in the sale are vacuums, pumps, hoses, shampoo and detail equipment, vending equipment and one automatic carwash bay. This property is marketed as-is and no repairs will be done by the seller. http://www.turnkeyproperties.org see additional photos below PROPERTY FEATURES eight bays, one automatic bay LOCATION FEATURES very high traffic OTHER SPECIAL FEATURES vending equipment included ADDITIONAL PHOTOS kansas city carwash sale kc carwash for sale kc car wash for sale kansas city car wash sale buy a carwash buy a car wash Contact info: Turn-Key Properties LLC Turn-Key Properties LLC 816-313-8876 For sale by agent/broker Equal Opportunity Housing Posted: May 6, 2009, 4:02pm PDT

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