Your Favorite Real Estate Team

Mark your calendars today for February 26 at 2 PM! It’s the annual polar plunge at Lake of the Ozarks! This is a fabulous event to raise money for Special Olympics, where you will see participants dressed up in colorful costumes and festive themes just to be “Freezing for a Reason” as they jump into the lake to support this awesome charity. This kind of community spirit is exactly why people love living at Lake of the Ozarks . Whether you participate or prefer to be a spectator, it’s an event you don’t want to miss. We have the details for you in this blog so you can save the date! Special Olympics provides valuable opportunities for individuals with intellectual disabilities to participate in sports competitions and athletic training in a number of Olympic-style sports categories. The athletes who participate enjoy all the benefits … not just from the physical activity, but also the camaraderie, the relationships, as well as the strength they develop from facing challenges and learnin

With the recent increase in home values at the Lake of the Ozarks , a lot of people are considering using their home equity to do some home improvements. But they want to choose home improvements that are more likely to have a good return on investment when they decide to sell their home. As realtors at Lake of the Ozarks , Your Favorite Real Estate Team knows what buyers are looking for and the features they consider more valuable. We also know how homes appraise at the lake and can give you a few pointers on your home improvement projects to create the best ROI. If you’d like to hear some ideas for ROI, just keep reading. 1) Needs over Wants When it comes to home improvements for return on investment, you really want to think about maintenance and any needed repairs. It may be a lot more gratifying to do a kitchen makeover or bathroom update, but if your foundation leaks or the roof needs to be repaired, or the septic system has problems, it is more important to fix those problems th

If you have decided you are ready to buy a house at Lake of the Ozarks and have questions about preapproval, we wrote this blog for you!  Some people think preapproval is not necessary, but in a fast-moving market preapproval really is a must. It is so heartbreaking to see a client fall in love with a house and watch it sell to someone else while they are waiting on their approval to go through. On the other hand, preapproval gives you an advantage as a buyer, and we are going to talk about how in today’s blog. If you’re interested in learning why and how to get preapproval before you start looking for your dream home at Lake of the Ozarks , just keep reading. Knowing your Buying Power Having your preapproval letter before you start looking at homes for sale at the Lake of the Ozarks allows you to know just what you can afford financially. While you may not know the exact price of the house you will eventually make an offer on, your preapproval amount can be adjusted once that is kno

We know it doesn’t feel like spring right now, but it will be here before long. If you are interested in putting your home up for sale at Lake of the Ozarks in the spring, now is the time to start thinking about getting your home ready. If you have updates or repairs, you will want to get on the schedule now, as work crews are scheduled out a month or two on average. There may be an advantage the earlier you are able to get your home on the market before everyone else does the same. If you would appreciate a few ideas on how to make your home more appealing to buyers when selling your home at Lake of the Ozarks this spring, we have 3 things you can get started on right now! photo credit: FunLakeMo De-clutter It may feel like home sweet home to you, but when a potential buyer sees your home for the first time, you want them to see your home, not your stuff. Take some time between now and when you put it on the market to simplify. Reduce the amount of stuff you have in your house,