Benton High School (St. Joseph, Missouri) freshman football player Matt Ziesel was all smiles at the attention on his touchdown run on Monday evening in St. Joseph. Ziesel, who has Down’s Syndrome, ran for a score and a video on YouTube is turning Matt into a celebrity. The complete [...]]]>

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Benton High School (St. Joseph, Missouri) freshman football player Matt Ziesel was all smiles at the attention on his touchdown run on Monday evening in St. Joseph. Ziesel, who has Down’s Syndrome, ran for a score and a video on YouTube is turning Matt into a celebrity. The complete story in the Kansas City Star may be found by CLICKING HERE.

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Earlier this month, Kansas Congressman Jerry Moran (R – 1st District) introduced legislation to extend and expand the $8,000 first-time homebuyers’ tax credit. Although Congress is not expected to act on an extension of the credit until later [...]]]>  Click this text to return to the RE/MAX Best Associates Website to see All Kansas City properties! 

Earlier this month, Kansas Congressman Jerry Moran (R – 1^{st District) introduced legislation to extend and expand the $8,000 first-time homebuyers’ tax credit. Although Congress is not expected to act on an extension of the credit until later this year, Congressman Moran has demonstrated his commitment to strengthening the housing market and supporting REALTORS® with the introduction of this legislation.}

^{For more details please CLICK HERE.  Do you think tax credits are good for the economy? Do you think the credits should be limited to 1st time buyers?  Should the credits be repaid?}

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We all have our daily to do lists.  After all how would we get anything done with out them?  The best way and FREE way to manage your to do tasks. Never forget the milk (or anything else) [...]]]> Click this text to return to the RE/MAX Best Associates Website to see All Kansas City properties!

We all have our daily to do lists.  After all how would we get anything done with out them?  The best way and FREE way to manage your to do tasks. Never forget the milk (or anything else) again.

REMEMBER THE MILK doggone it!

Go to http://www.REMEMBERTHEMILK.com

Are you aware of any great applications to make all of our lives a bit more manageable.  Gas prices are at least not rising and the KC Star said heating costs for natural gas should rise little or NOT at all.  It is a great time to buy or sell real estate in Kansas City.

Whether you’re thinking about buying or selling or seeking information, rely on RE/MAX Best Associates 800-391-BEST(2378) or 913-345-BEST(2378) to provide accurate up to date information about the marketplace. info@kansascityehomes.com www.kansascityehomes.com

A digital model is stored and secure data electronically collected and saved on a computer. To complete the model a RE/MAX Best Associate will ask questions and your answers will be stored on a password protected secure [...]]]> Click this text to return to the RE/MAX Best Associates Website to see All Kansas City properties!

A digital model is stored and secure data electronically collected and saved on a computer. To complete the model a RE/MAX Best Associate will ask questions and your answers will be stored on a password protected secure web based form.

You will be asked questions such as your price range, the minimum # of bedrooms and baths you require and the geographic boundaries of your search. The online form will save your specific needs such as a minimum number of garages or your need for a fenced yard or a finished basement.   Next your model is “matched” to the central Heartland MLS database for all properties that meet or exceed your specific needs. The list of matches returned from the central database becomes our baseline list. You will receive a copy of the baseline list of properties.

As you see more properties your criteria may change and your digital model will be constantly updated. A match search on your model is run as often as required, weekly, daily or even hourly. The advantage of using a digital model is you always stay current with the market. As new properties reach the market matching your model, you will be notified via email or by another method you prefer.

Building your digital model takes under an hour including time to explain and provide you with a package of valuable information. If you are serious about buying a home, building your personal digital model is the first step. Please send your request for an appointment to create your personal digital model to info@kansascityehomes.com in the subject line please type digital model.

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Have you watched a western recently? Every wagon train had a scout who rides ahead of the party to determine the  safest route and the best ways to avoid danger. The scout was always characterized as a born on [...]]]> Click this text to return to the RE/MAX Best Associates Website to see All Kansas City properties!

Have you watched a western recently? Every wagon train had a scout who rides ahead of the party to determine the  safest route and the best ways to avoid danger. The scout was always characterized as a born on the trail type and could wrestle with rattlesnakes and shoot better and straighter than your average cowboy. Most importantly the  scout knew every nook and cranny of the territory as well as its customs and idiosyncrasies.

Buying or selling a house may appear to be a relatively simple task. In reality buying or selling real property is a complex process. According to statistics the average American buys or sells their residence on average about every five to ten years. It seems every year the process becomes more complex.

Most of America’s net worth lies in the equity in our homes. It is your Best Associates’  job to safeguard your equity if you intend to sell and justify what you are willing to pay if you intend to buy.

Best Associates understand the territory. Consider for a moment a few of the steps required in selling your home. First you must determine value. Where do you find the data? Sure you can head down to the courthouse and spend the day researching recently sold and active properties similar to the one you are buying or planning to sell.

Best Associates have the data at their fingertips. What about things like zoning, disclosure, taxes, inspections, easements, title insurance, earnest deposits, qualifications ratios, radon, surveys, homes association declarations and deed restrictions, marketing plans, advertising, internet marketing, buyer’s agents, dual agents, designated agents, negotiating and last but not least legally binding contract forms. If you like most people you haven’t bought or sold property in years.

Consider your Best Associate your scout, They will find the BEST trail for you.

Whether you’re thinking about buying or selling or seeking information, rely on RE/MAX Best Associates 800-391-BEST(2378) or 913-345-2378 to provide accurate up to date information about the marketplace email to: info@kansascityehomes.com   or visit  www.kansascityehomes.com

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Buying a house, whether your first or your fiftieth, can be an exhilarating process. A house must stand on it’s ‘own two feet’ in a marketplace that is always competing for customers. You make a house [...]]]>  

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Buying a house, whether your first or your fiftieth, can be an exhilarating process. A house must stand on it’s ‘own two feet’ in a marketplace that is always competing for customers. You make a house a home. Unless your plan is to build a house designed for you, there will be trade offs or concessions you’ll make in the house you purchase.

The KC marketplace in the last twenty has had its share of ‘buyer’s & seller’s markets’. A buyer’s market is one where there are more products available than there are customers to buy. The opposite market is a seller’s market where there are more buyers than products available. In a seller’s market you might have multiple offers on your property. In a buyer’s market you have plenty of products to choose from.

The marketplace is always competing for buyers. Therefore sellers who offer their products at the most competitive price compared to other similar products usually sell quicker and closer to the asking price. If you have a product to sell before you can buy, you are both a seller and a buyer.

Many sellers in today’s marketplace are reluctant to accept contingency offers. A contingency offer is an offer where something must happen before something else can happen. Most generally, this ‘something’ is a house must sell before a buyer can buy. Most of us can’t afford to own two residences. A buyer making an offer to purchase subject to the sale of their residence has no negotiating strength. Even if you find a seller willing to accept a contingency offer, the seller almost always insists on the right to continue to show the property to other buyers while you try to sell yours. If the seller finds another buyer whose offer is not subject to the sale of a house you generally are given one to three days to remove the contingency or the other buyer buys the property.

Whether you’re thinking about buying or selling or seeking information, rely on RE/MAX Best Associates 800-391-BEST(2378) or 913-345-BEST(2378) to provide accurate up to date information about the marketplace. info@kansascityehomes.com www.kansascityehomes.com