Top-Quality Professionals Who Can Handle Your Home Maintenance Tasks

04/29/19 • -1 min

Kansas City Real Estate Podcast with James Hern and Michael Hern

Home maintenance is one of the joys of being a homeowner, but after you’ve lived in your home for a year or two and you’ve acquired a honey-do list of maintenance tasks, what do you do with it? In my household, we usually hire a professional to handle these kinds of things, and if you’re the same way, we have an offer to share with you. We know plenty of great vendors who can handle siding, carpeting, painting, electrical repair, etc. Taking care of these things means having the right resources at your disposal, and we want to share those resources with you. If you’d like to know more about these vendors and how they can assist you, don’t hesitate to reach out to us. We’d love to help you.

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Buying vs. Renting: Which Should You Do?

Should you buy or should you rent? Well, the answer depends on where you are right now in your life. Some people rent because they can get in and get out fairly easily. They don’t want to be saddled down by a mortgage, but what they fail to realize is that they’re still paying a mortgage—it’s just someone else’s. If you buy a home, however, you now have your own place. In addition to being able to do whatever you want with it, you’ll enjoy a multitude of tax benefits as well. “If you stay in a home for five years, its value will increase by about 20%.” Equity is another big factor to consider when owning a home. Homes appreciate by about 4% each year, so if you stay in a home for five years, its value will increase by about 20%. Regardless of how big or small this increase is, it’s still 100% more than what you’ll gain by renting. When you weigh the two options, you’ll see the best choice is to buy instead of rent. And due to our current low interest rates, you could be owning a nicer place for less than you’d be paying in rent. If you would like to learn more, have any questions, or need more information, feel free to reach out to me. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

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The Benefits of Having a Buyer’s Consultation

People have been asking us a lot lately, “Why should I come into the office for a buyer’s consultation?” Well, today we have the answer. The goal of this consultation is to sit down with you for a little bit to explain how the market works for buyers from A to Z. Things change periodically, and we would love to sit down and show you how the process works in the current market so you can get a better idea of what it will look like before you make a final decision.