Sometimes people refer to a house as having “good bones”. But what does this mean? Well, around here in the older parts of town, it is important to consider a…

Converting your garage or lovely screened-in porch into a dumpy looking family room is generally a bad idea. The only way I would approve it is if you are building…

Something crazy happened to me today. I went to check out a home that is being sold by a bank – it is a foreclosure which means that the original…

This week, we Realtors were back in action with new listings and touring. It was my first official Tuesday Realtor Tour Day out of 2008 to see some of our…

This article today in the Kansas City Star doesn’t paint a very rosy picture for the developers of One Park Place. Looks like the project has gone much slower than…

So, you want to live on a lake in the Kansas City area. Can you build a dock? Can have a boat on it? What kind of boat? Are motor…

I ran across this listing as I was searching for properties in the crossroads for a client. I haven’t seen it in person, so I don’t know exactly what to…

Some clients of mine who are architects & builders with Framework Design, will be breaking ground after the winter thaw on a project in the Westside neigbhorhood at 17th and…

As a Realtor who lives in and loves to sell in the core KC area, I am so happy to read the KC Star report that we are experiencing a…

Last weekend I hosted a Christmas wreath-making party for my neighbors and friends, and it was so successful that I wanted to share my thoughts on it. I ordered a…