Find a Good Lender to Assure Your Home Purchase....and Guess Where I am to Win $25 dollars to Starbucks...

 
There are many great Kansas City area homes for sale. Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call me at (913) 685-2326 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

Find a Good Lender to Assure Your Home Purchase....and Guess Where I am to Win $25 dollars to Starbucks...

Before I get started with this blog, I'm going to give you an opportunity to have a little fun. I'm going to start doing a new thing once per month on here called, "Where's Adam?". The goal here is to guess where I'm shooting this blog from, and the first three people to guess correctly will win a $25 dollar gift card to Starbucks!

Now...about real estate.

Choosing a Good Lender
In a seller's market, you want a lender that will not drop the ball and potentially lose your home. With the market here in Kansas City moving as quickly as it is, you could lose your home if your lender drops the ball. We're seeing lots of offers that are above listing prices, so if your lender drops the ball at the eleventh hour and tells you that they need another day to close, you could very likely lose that house.

With that being said, we never want that to happen. We work with some great lenders at Alterra Bank and Stonegate Mortgage that bend over backwards for all of their clients. If you're not in the Kansas City area but still want a good lender, go local. Don't utilize an online service that is based in California because it is a little cheaper. You want someone that you can talk to and reach at any point in time. Working with local lenders will help to make them more accountable for your finances and will hopefully prevent them from ruining the purchase of your property.

Once again, don't forget to email me at adam@adambutlerteam.com to guess where I'm shooting these videos from. You could win a $25 dollar gift card if you're one of the first three people to correctly guess where I am.

As always, contact me if you need any real estate advice or are looking to buy or sell in Kansas City. I can be reached at (913) 685-2326.

The Three C's of Preparing Your Home For Sale

Looking to buy or sell a home in Kansas City? Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call us at (913) 685-2326 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

With spring rapidly approaching in Kansas City, I've been receiving a lot of inquiries regarding what my clients can do to get their homes ready for sale. While every realtor will suggest different things, there are a few that you absolutely must do to prepare your home for sale. These are just a few of the necessary steps you should take to prepare your home.

1. Countertops: Clear off these spaces. Remove appliances from them and also clean them. You want to make it appear as if you do not live in the property. Let the buyer imagine what they might put on your counters.

2. Closets: This advice goes for these spaces too. Clean out your closets as best as you can. You want to show as much carpet as possible. The more empty a closet is, the larger it appears to be. Even if you have a smaller home with smaller closets, if you empty them out it can instantly make a potential buyer think that your home is larger. Empty space is your friend.

3. Carpet: The more carpet you have showing, the better. Clear away couches and recliners, or do whatever is necessary to free up carpet space. Removing the furnishings and displaying your flooring will make your home appear larger and much nicer.

These are just a few simple ways that you can prepare your home for sale. Overall, you want to emphasize empty space and aim for neutrality. You have to let the buyer imagine themselves living in your home, and the best way to do that is to declutter, clean, and neutralize your home of unnecessary items.

If you want a full explanation for your specific property, just contact me and I would be glad to give you a more detailed list of ways to prepare for a sale. There are many different things to consider, and the list above is only a small fraction. However, expect a very busy spring and summer market here in Kansas City, so start making these preparations as soon as possible.

Also, if you need assistance either buying or selling real estate in Kansas City, please contact me. You can reach me by phone at (913) 685-2326 or contact me via email at adam@adambutlerteam.com