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homes. Please feel free to tag, share, and email to anyone and everyone.

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This is our first publication so go easy on us. We figured at over 20 pages

we’d bore you to tears so we didn’t pack a lot of articles in. We have a lot

of properties to sell and they are priority #1.

If you follow me on facebook you know I eat, live and breathe real estate.

I’ve been an agent since 2002 and have a team of great people working

with me. Their bio’s are in this edition. We are all learning based and

hard workers. Honesty, integrity and “get after it” attitude drives us all.

We love to laugh and joke but at the end of the day we are all about get-

ting your home sold. Expired or Withdrawn are two words we strive to

never hear. While we cannot create the market or change the unchange-

able; we do strive to keep our sellers informed.

We do our “job” everyday, the same as many of you do. I know it’s

unlikely I could step right into what you do and not have a million ques-

tions; we expect a lot of questions from our sellers. That’s what we are

here for!

We educate our buyers and have recently started a new

program that walks you thru the 21 points of the buying

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confident in their home search. Call anytime to set up an appointment!

If you’d like more information on buying or selling a house please contact us at 785-

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The Country club includes a private pool and restaurant that you are a short walk from! Step out the back door to the amazing view you see below but don’t worry about the golf balls because the owner (former

golf pro) has already gotten that taken care of with beautiful landscaping. The lower garage is a tandem 2 car that can store your golf cart and boat. Includes large walk out basement. ! Just 25 minutes from

Topeka or Lawrence. All in a 3BR/3BA/4Car Home

7885 Lake Ridge Parkway Ozawkie KS 66070

$249,900

Golfer & Lake Lovers

Dream! Walk out back

to Hole #1 on the Lake

Ridge Estates Exclu-

sive Greens. Lake

Perry Marina is a two

minute drive for sun &

fun! This is an active

community that has

lots of holiday events

for the whole family.

Plenty of space for

your boat and/or

camper! Open floor

plan , gorgeous hard-

wood floors. Enormous

living room with lots of

natural sunlight!

2225 SE Greenwood Ct Topeka, KS 66605

$219,500

Custom Shawnee Heights home

features soaring ceilings, custom

wood cabinets, 4 BR/2.5 BA/3Car

Garage. Sits in an up and coming

subdivision with easy access to the

interstate and walking distance to

Lake Shawnee! Gleaming hard-

wood floors, main floor master

with large master bath and closet.

Unfinished basement ready for you

to finish to your taste and stubbed

for a 3rd full bath.

Meticulously main-

tained and has so much

to offer. Walk in pantry,

main floor 1/2 bath for

the guests. Three large

bedrooms for the chil-

dren upstairs with a

large bathroom and

landing big enough for a

play area or home of-

fice. Nice size deck off

the back of the home

still leaves room for a

fenced back yard for a

swing set and the

families pets.

4515 SW Crenshaw Dr Topeka KS 66610 $205,000

Maintenance Free on Birkshire Golf Course with lots of

natural light, high ceilings, custom wood kitchen with

wood floors. Main floor laundry, beautiful fireplace,

daylight windows in basement with a large family room

and tons of storage.

3 BR, 3 BA, 2 Car Ranch! Walking distance from

Country Club where work out facilities,

swimming pool are ready!

Washburn Rural

School District!

Step out onto the

deck and enjoy the

golf greens. Lots of

natural sunlight and

Tons of additional

storage for addi-

tional square footage

potential. This

home has 2,390 fin

sf. Colly Creek Sub-

division.

Built in 2000.

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7024 SW 19th Lane Topeka KS 66615 $141,000

Washburn Rural School Dis-

trict! Spacious rooms, coffered

ceilings and neutral colors.

Large kitchen/dining combo.

Large family room with unfin-

ished walkout basement. Built

in 2007 this home has 3 BR, 2

BA/2 Car Garage. Enjoy

watching the kids in the fenced

backyard.

12755 S Burlingame Rd, Burlingame, KS 66413 $115,000

Country living close to the town of Burlingame. All paved road! Situated on 9.6 acres. Home has gleam-ing hardwood floors, large kitchen, formal dining and open floor plan. The home also features a sun room! Not a neighbor around! Two level 40x40 outbuilding with electricity for a mans dream of a workshop.

You’ll have plants that would be the envy of all of your friends in this great sun room. There is a basement for storage and storms.

Wide open kitchen with additional cabinets not in the picture. Tons of space and room for an island if you wanted one.

2521 SE Shawnee Heights Road, Tecumseh, KS 66542

$155,000

This well maintained Tecumseh home

is situated on a huge lot, just under

one acre! Home features 3 bed-

rooms, 3 full baths, plus 2 more non-

egress rooms in finished basement!

Gleaming hardwood floors, two fire-

places, one in living room and one in

basement rec room, an open kitchen

with plenty of room to move around

and formal dining room.

The backyard is partially fenced, with a patio, making this

the perfect spot for friends and family to gather for a fun

summertime BBQ. Come Christmas, cozy up to the fire-

place with some hot cocoa and relax or pitch in and help

in the large kitchen! The basement in addition to the fin-

ished space has even more space that could be com-

pleted! Much larger than it appears for sure!!

16798 Harveyville Rd, Harveyville, KS 66432

$119,000

Mission Valley!! This great

manufactured home sits on 5.18

acres and is surrounded by land!

The back deck overlooks a great

little pond (not a part of the prop-

erty) but is a great view to sit and

enjoy. The home was constructed

in 2009. Open floor plan and

much larger on the inside than it

would appear. Large master bed-

room with great master bath!

The home has a total of 3 BR/2

full baths and 4 car barn. The

trees block the home from the

street giving you the feeling of

sitting in your own like oasis.

Newer carpet, paint, and just a short drive to the town of

Harveyville. There’s nothing like country living to

soothe the soul after a long day at work. Plenty of room

for the man of the house in the barn to work his magic on

his many projects.

918 SW Lindenwood Ave, Topeka KS 66604 $74,900

Super cute! Enjoy your morning coffee on the covered porch or let the kids and pets run in the fenced back yard. This 2 bedroom home has hardwood floors through-out and formal dining with built in china hutch and window seat. Main floor master bedroom and full size basement. Home has new sewer line and many other updates. There is also an office area off the kitchen that overlooks the back yard.

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$156,900 This nice Shawnee Heights

home has tons to offer! A su-

per large kitchen with walk in

pantry and breakfast bar. Cus-

tom cabinets with lots of built

ins and pull outs. Plenty of

room for a kitchen table in ad-

dition to a formal dining room.

Large main floor family room.

All of the bedrooms are on the

main floor. The nice size mas-

ter bedroom has it’s own bath

and his and her closets.

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family room with full wet bar, an office ,

1/2 bath and super size laundry room and

bonus room that could be a craft room or

bedroom. The large garage is plenty large

enough for oversized vehicles. The pri-

vacy fenced back yard also has a large en-

tertaining deck and storage shed.

4401 SW 19th ST, Topeka KS 66604 $78,900

Check out this super cute 3 BR, 1 BA, 1 Car You’d never know from the street this house has 1,008 sq ft! Two family rooms, really large kitchen and master bedroom. Updated kitchen and bath. Extra nice corner lot with a fenced back yard. Low maintenance siding, entertaining patio and tons of room for the kids to play.

Much large than it appears: Super cute den with wood siding walks out to

back yard and has a large laundry closet. →

←Updated kitchen has new counter tops, newer appliances, newer ceramic floors and a large pantry cabinet for storage.

Large corner lot also has a huge fenced back yard. Entire lot is not

fence. Nice shade from mature trees and large patio →

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3511 SW Westview Avenue, Topeka $47,900

With a little updating this 3 bedroom, 1 bath home will be cute as a button! New carpet, cozy fireplace in living room,

nice sized backyard with patio & storage shed.

9168 Delaware Drive, Ozawkie $56,900

Financing here can be a breeze, bank says bring offers! Nice manufactured home just a short drive from Lake Perry. This

4 bedroom, 2 bath home features an open floor plan, kitchen with island and pantry and new carpet and a fresh

coat of paint! All that’s left to do is move in!

2146 SW Indian Trail, Topeka $65,500

This 2 bedroom, 1 bath would make a cute starter home!

Pretty, hardwood floors throughout and nice fireplace in the huge living room. There is a bonus room that would make a

great office area off the living room that leads to the deck off the large, fenced backyard. There is tons of attic storage space

that is accessible through the utility room.

1924 SW Quivira Drive, Topeka $74,000

Potential here! This is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with room to grow in the basement. There is a deck off the side entry way and the nice sized, fenced backyard is a perfect spot for friends and

family to gather!

4150 K-16 Highway, Soldier $85,000

If you are looking for privacy this is the home for you! Set way back in the trees on 9.8 acres sits this huge 4 bedroom, 4 bath manu-

factured home with full, finished basement! Home features decent sized rooms, sitting area off the master bedroom, massive rec

room in basement plus a wet bar area!

2024 SW Westwood Drive, Topeka $86,000

This 4 bedroom, 1.5 bath is way bigger than it looks from the road! This home features a cozy fireplace in the living room, spa-

cious rooms, hardwood floors and a deck leading to the large backyard! The finished basement has 2 family/rec room areas, 1

of which has a great wet bar.

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11936 S Burlingame Road, Burlingame

$41,900

Let your imagination run wild here and build your dream home! 12.5 wooded acres makes for privacy and tons of potential! The foundation from a 2000 sq.ft.

home that was lost in a fire is still on the property, buyer inspections will tell if the

215 NE Twiss Avenue, Topeka

$19,900

This is a 3 bedroom, 1 bath home in the heart of Oakland. Property has partial basement and sits on a large lot with easy alley access. For the right

person this will be a great project house!

10611 Jesse James Road, Ozawkie

$22,500

3 bedroom, 2 bath double wide manufactured home in the quiet city of Ozawkie. Property has nice sized yard, storage shed and carport! Just a short drive and you are at beautiful Lake Perry!

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Myth: The increase in home prices, which is hyperlocal, will be the tipping point in mak-

ing renting a home cheaper than buying, in most areas.

Fact: Actually, the biggest factor narrowing the gap between the cost of buying and the cost

of renting is rising mortgage rates – which affect the entire country. In fact, the benefit of

buying relative to renting shrank in nearly all of the 100 largest metros over the past year:

only in Springfield, MA did the gap widen, from buying being 47% cheaper than renting

last year to being 49% cheaper than renting today.

Nationally, rising mortgage rates account for about 8 points of the 10-point shift from buy-

ing being 45% cheaper than renting one year ago to being 35% cheaper now. The other 2

points are due to prices rising faster than rents. (How did we figure that out? If you used to-

day’s prices and rents in the rent vs. buy calculation but used a 3.5% mortgage instead of a

4.8% mortgage, buying would be 43% cheaper than renting – 2 points less than last year.)

Because fluctuating mortgage rates can affect the rent versus buy math, we identified the

mortgage rate “tipping point” at which renting becomes cheaper than buying, given current

prices and rents. If rates keep rising, San Jose will tip first in favor of renting, at 5.2%. Al-

ready today, at 4.8%, buying is just 4% cheaper than renting in San Jose. The tipping point

is below 6% in San Francisco and Honolulu as well, and below 8% in New York, Los An-

geles, and seven other major metros.

Buyers are sometimes stunned at the number of potentially life-changing decisions and

choices they are required to make over the course of a house hunt. This neighborhood or

that one? Condo or single family? Fixer or move-in ready? Is that the right house? How

much to offer, and on what terms? When to make an offer? Whether to remove contingen-

cies?

And that’s just the short list.

But one of the most basic decisions real estate consumers ever make is the most impactful

one, and it’s often one they make before they have the benefit of our expertise: whether to

rent or to buy their home.

3 Rent vs. Buy Market Myths

At Trulia, we recently released what has been called the most sophisticated Rent vs. Buy calculator ever – you

can work with it and experiment with some of the inputs your average buyer client would likely use here. The

calculator allows smart would-be buyers to understand the many economic factors that influence whether it is

cheaper to rent or to buy in their area and more importantly, in their personal situation, including line items

like:

• how long you intend to stay in the home;

• your income tax bracket;

• mortgage down payment, term and interest rate;

• property taxes;

• closing costs or selling closing costs;

• rental and homeowners insurance; and

• utilities.

When buyers do come to you with assistance on the rent vs. buy decision, you might find the calculator helpful

in showing them how their personal life and financial factors change the equation, and helpful in putting to-

gether an action plan that takes them to ready-to-buy with increased savings or a more conservative purchase

price.

The calculator also makes it incredibly simple for you to help clients understand alternative scenarios by

changing the mortgage rate, the income tax bracket for tax deductions, and the number of years that they plan

to stay in the home.

We asked our Chief Economist Jed Kolko to help us understand the math – and the myths – around the rent vs.

buy cost factors nationwide. Here’s what he had to say:

Myth: Rising home prices and mortgage rates make it more expensive to buy than to rent.

Fact: Homeownership remains cheaper than renting nationally and in all of the 100 largest metro areas. But

rising mortgage rates have narrowed the gap between the cost of buying and the cost of renting.

The 30-year fixed rate is now 4.80%, compared with 3.75% one year ago (according to the Mortgage Bankers

Association, or MBA). This jump in rates has raised the cost of buying relative to renting. As a result, buying

is 35% cheaper than renting today, versus being 45% cheaper than renting one year ago.

The key reason buying is still cheaper than renting is this: both rates and prices are rising from very low levels

and are still below their long-term historical norms. But the rent versus buy math depends on your local mar-

ket, as rising rates and prices have pushed a handful of metros very close to the tipping point when renting be-

comes cheaper.

Myth: The mortgage interest deduction is the only reason home ownership is more affordable than renting.

Fact: A key factor affecting the rent-versus-buy math is whether you itemize deductions on your income taxes

and what tax bracket you’re in. If you itemize, you can deduct mortgage interest payments (not principal pay-

ments) and property tax payments from your income before calculating how much you owe in taxes. That said,

only 33% of tax filers choose to itemize. Itemizing lowers the cost of buying relative to renting – especially if

you pay taxes at a higher rate, because that means you’re deducting more.

But buying remains cheaper than renting almost everywhere even if you don’t itemize. Without itemizing – or

if your tax situation means you get no benefit at all from itemizing – buying looks 22% cheaper than renting

nationally. And buying still beats renting in 97 of the 100 largest metros – everywhere but San Jose, San Fran-

cisco, and Honolulu, even without assuming that the buyer will itemize their taxes and use the mortgage inter-

est deduction. Source: Trulia® pro blog For Real Estate Professionals

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5651 SW Foxcroft South Topeka $39,500

KW Legacy Partners

MLS # 172654Status ActiveBasement YesBedrooms 1Full or 3/4 Baths 11/2 Baths 0Garage Capacity CarportApprox Lot Size Under 1 AcreStyle 2 StoryApprox Age 21-30 YearsApprox Total FinArea

Under 1000

Asking Price $39,500How SoldPublic Remarks 1 BR, 1 Bath, 2nd floor condo, move in

ready! Appliances are included and are

Karey BrownKW Legacy PartnersMain: (785) 246-8075Pref: (785) 213-5188

2945 SW SW Wanamaker DrTopeka KS 66614

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