Webster Team Blog

Are You Addicted to "Home Improvement" TV Shows?

Bob Webster

If you are a "Home Improvement Show Addict", you have probably seen "Designed to Sell", "The Unsellables", and any number of other television shows tailored to the home seller. All of these shows stress the importance of preparation, preparation and even more preparation.

"BE PREPARED"...this is the Boy Scouting motto. I learned this as a young boy, working my way from Cub Scout to Boy Scout and then eventually to Eagle Scout. After spending nume [...]

Practicing What We Preach...

Bob Webster

I recently met with a woman in her early 50's, who had lost her husband about a year ago. She was feeling overwhelmed by the responsibilities of the home maintenance that her husband had always handled. She contacted me about selling her house and moving to a maintenance-provided community, so she wouldn't have to deal with maintenance problems. When I explained that such communities only provide exterior maintenance, she was surprised. The more she explained how muc [...]

JUST LISTED - Kansas City, Missouri - 3 BR / 2 Bath - Ranch

Bob Webster

Meticulously maintained TRUE RANCH home! Gorgeous Living Room and Dining Room. Updated kitchen with new GRANITE counters, dishwasher, sink, faucet, tile floor and lighting. Walk-in closet in Master. Updated bathrooms SPARKLE! Bright Sunroom has new windows. Fenced yard, large patio & mature trees. Crown moldings & gleaming hardwood floors. Newer furnace, water heater & garage door. Maintenance-free vinyl siding. SUPER VALU [...]

JUST LISTED - Overland Park, Kansas - 3 BR / 1.5 Bath - Ranch

Bob Webster

This TRUE RANCH home may be perfect for you or someone you know! The 17' x 12' extra large dining room is ideal for entertaining. The thermal pane windows, beautiful kitchen cabinets, gleaming hardwood floors, fresh interior paint, crown moldings and updated lighting make this one extra special! Check out the details and photos in the following link.

http://Web6.BestHomeAround.com

Will the Tax Credit for Home Buyers be Extended?

Kathey Webster

Click on the attached link for an update on this topic.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/33520633

NEW GROWTH AT KELLER WILLIAMS IN OVERLAND PARK

Bob Webster

We are so proud of our Keller Williams office in Overland Park! For the last several years we have seen our office grow some of the finest agents around. We are excited to see who will come into our office next and be blessed by all the training and support that is shared here at Keller Williams.

Webster Team Real Estate wants to shout out ... "We are PROUD MEMBERS OF KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY PARTNERS, INC.!!!"

Bob Webster

Faucet Handle Puller

Bob Webster

Cool Tool!

For years I have been replacing washers on
faucets. No big deal. I have always had a love/hate relationship with
bathtub faucet handles. Either they come right off and I am a happy
person or they are so corroded that I end up practically pulling he
whole faucet out of the wall! (not so happy)

I cannot believe I
did not know about this tool that has been around for as long as I
have. ( A very long time.) It is a handle [...]

College Blvd Grows!!!

Kyle Webster

The City of Olathe is growing like crazy and part of that expansion is down College Boulevard West past Ridgeview road. If you had past that way a year ago you might have hit any one of the following:

1. Train

2. Pedestrian

3. Covered Wagon

BUT THE FUTURE IS NOW!!!

As of December 20th a beautiful Four-Lane road has been opened and contains the longest bridge in Olathe (662 feet!). [The 127th Street bridge is 520 feet [...]

The Housing Market, is it really that bad?

Bob Webster

I was at a gathering this weekend and there was some serious concern about how terrible the housing market is.

I tried to explain it this way...

In my opinion, there seems to be two markets out there. One is torn up foreclosures and overprice unprepared personal homes for sale. The other is correctly priced cleaned up ready to move into houses with home owners who understand what it takes to sell a house.

There have been many times that I have shown [...]

ARM Relief... Do You Qualify?

Bob Webster

President Bush unveiled his plan to remedy the Mortgage Crisis currently plaguing the country.

It's pretty simple actually:

Keep the rates from adjusting for a whileGive homeowners time to switch to a Fixed Rate mortgage
Allow the economy time to recover

SO... If you have an Adjustable Rate Mortgage... Now's probably the time to be calling your banker to get it switched to a 30 Year Fixed.

Not sure if you qualify for the rate freeze? Give us a call...

Mortgage Crisis - What Does it Mean to Me?

Kyle Webster

If you've followed the News lately or the Real Estate News Feed on the right side of this page you've probably seen:

1. The explosion of foreclosures

2. The seeming demise of the mortgage industry

3. And now... Several plans being presented to resolve the situation...

But what does this all mean to you?

First, there are many opportunities in the market today! You just have to know where to find them!

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Special Olympics Fall Sports Classic Games

Bob Webster

WOW! That is the best way to describe the feeling I had after leaving the Special Olympics Fall Classic Games. Webster Team Real Estate volunteered assistance with the bowling competition held at AMF College Lanes in Overland Park, Kansas.

The Olympic bowling athletes worked very hard to get to this point. After competing in many rounds of games throughout the year, they earned theirplacein the final phase of the Olympics. Each athlete deserved to be treated with respect and honor.

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Bird poop off car paint

Bob Webster

My niece is a student teacher in Lawrence and was staying with us since we live so close on the west side of Olathe.

She had just bought a new car. A beautiful pearl white car. Within a few weeks of owning it, the car was plastered with bird poop. These birds must have been eating a whole lot of red berries (if you get my drift). She took it to the car dealer and they said they had never seen paint stain so deeply and had the front of the car repainted.

Not three d [...]

Kansas City This Weekend... What's Going On?

Kyle Webster

The weekend's here and it's time to have fun... but where? Check out our Local Events Guide . We've spent a lot of time gathering a collection of local event calendars so you can find just what you're looking for.

Have something we should add to the list? Please Contact Us or add a comment to this Blog Posting.

Kansas City Parade of Homes 2007

Kyle Webster

You've seen the commercials... you remember your freinds talking about it last year... now's your chance to get in on the action, the 2007 Kansas City Parade of Homes.

Grab your husband, wife, sister, brother, mailman or milkman and head out on September 16th - 30th to browse through some of Kansas City's most amazing homes.

Here's why we go:

1. You'll see [...]

Did you hear that?

Kyle Webster

I was on the Plaza for lunch the other day when I heard honking. It was so unusual that everyone was looking around. Turns out someone was honking to let a pedestrian know they could cross the street (odd form I know... hand signals usually work... but to eachtheirown).

This got me thinking... what a great town we live in where typically rude behavior like horn honking is such a rare [...]

Did you hear us on the Radio?

Kyle Webster

Hi Everyone! If you were at the recent Mid America Nazarene University Football game and were listening to KMNU you might have heard us on the radio. In each segment Bob goes through a different home repair tip from "How to Repair a Leaking Outdoor Faucet" to "Is that smell really my Furnace?" We have a lot of fun with it!

It's a neat arrangement with the University Radio Station where we're able to help provide funding for their student p [...]