Brett's Blog

With all the SNOW that is heading to the Midwest This Week and all the SNOW the east coast has had this year we have been treated with many great snow scenes. A lot of times people who are in the real estate market want to go out and look at homes.  Strange enough I have taken buyers out to look ...

You can find this information at my real estate website http://www.woodteamkc.com and much more information. Feel free to contact me with any and all of your real estate needs. Eight steps to buying your home 1. Decide to buy. Although there are many good reasons for you to buy a home, wealth bui...

Referrals, real estates gift to real estate agents. I remember when I was a new agent, in class the instructor lightly touched upon the fact that agents can do referrals with other agents. I thought this sounded interesting but, it did not dawn on me how powerful building a referral network could...

Staging you home is not "getting it ready to sale"! Staging your home is the last thing you do after you clean, paint, de-cluttered and make minor repairs. It is about dressing your home, beyond decorating it is about creating moods in your home. We all know the big three things that sell your ho...

Gutters, all home owners have them, but what do they do and what do we do with them? Well most of the time many of us do nothing with them, ever! That is a shame because doing nothing with them can cause major damage to your home. The purpose of gutters on your home is to direct the rain water aw...

Weekends! Man I live to have a great weekend! Especially this time of year when you know the weather is going to be nice, the sun will be out and the temp may be a little warmer than it has been! Makes me want to be outside, but if the ground is muddy with the snow melting then you are pretty muc...

The Feds recently announced that they would continue to keep rates low and to implement a quantitative easing program in an effort to drive recovery and avert deflation and increase optimism. The economy is expected to grow up to 4% this year, which should help unemployment quite a bit. I am wond...

Mold, oh my, what the heck do I do about that? We all know mold is nasty, icky and smells bad as well as looks really bad. But, did you know that some of it is very toxic and bad for your health if it remains in your home and is allowed to grow? For example there is a mold that is black in color ...

Though the Kansas City Real Estate Market is still a buyers market, there is and indicator that is showing the Kansas City market is getting better for sellers. When real estate agents gauge a market by using a measurement known as "Absorption Rate". An absorption rate is a simple calculation bas...

Mills Farm is one of Overland Park KS's premier home communities. They provide upscale manor homes on beautiful estate lots. The community also boasts of many bronze statues of horses, some of the best are found as you enter the front gate area of the community. When you enter Mills Farm you inst...