Night Ranger is coming to Old Shawnee Days this Saturday. http://ping.fm/QLd8P

Least expensive gas in Kansas City is at the BP in Independence (8231 Truman Rd & Marsh Ave) according to www.gasbuddy.com

I'm following up on files and working on real estate marketing this morning.

I'm going over my notes and preparing for my weekly business referral group, Kansas City Networking Group. If you like to network, you maybe interested in attending this morning.

Get more followers on Twitter! It is easy . . . go to: http://ping.fm/DN4ET

It rained all through my boys soccer games this evening. A lot of kids got hurt.

Trying to close on a property with 5 sellers. After signing docs they have decided to make changes including extending today's closing. Buyer's agent isn't excited.

Despite 32.2% drop in real estate values, Consumer Confidence soars in May! Article: http://money.aol.com/article/consumer-confidence-soars-in-may/498123

Can you believe that there are people who don't know what e-mail, text messaging and social networking are? How do I know? I have two as clients.

I've been smoking my BBQ ribs, KC Style. One neighbor said he smelled them from 2 blocks away. It is making him hungry.

Helping my 3 year old daughter learn to ride her princess bike.

Great Johnson County, Kansas Real Estate Mapping Tool

Great Johnson County, Kansas Real Estate Mapping Tool



If you are a homeowner or home buyer in Johnson County, Kansas you will want to bookmark the Johnson County, Kansas mapping tool. With the mapping tool, homeowners can view their lot size, utility easements and plot online. Home buyers can use the mapping tool to compare lots.



Playing around with the mapping tool and you'll notice hundreds of overlays that you can put on your lot to checkout the water shed, topography and many other features. I use it for my listings for verification purposes and for my home buyers for comparison and information gathering.



The mapping tool will allow you to zoom out to view a whole subdivision or zoom in to view only one lot. To go to the mapping tool, go to: http://aims.jocogov.org/



Information provided by the Dowell Taggart Team of Infinity Realty.



Contact the Dowell Taggart Team for a "Free Complimentary Market Analysis" on your Johnson County, Kansas home!

 

Have you heard of the Johnson County Stimulus Package? It may benefit YOU if you are planning on selling a home in Johnson County.

 

If you are thinking about selling a home in Johnson County, let the Dowell Taggart Team introduce you to the Johnson County
Real Estate Stimulus Package. Our Stimulus Package includes cost saving
measures that will help you save thousands of dollars whether you are
buying or selling a home in Kansas City. The Stimulus Package includes
a discounted real estate commission, a free home warranty, valuable
coupons, introductions to leading area vendors, and an important money
saving real estate ebook. For more information on the Johnson County Real Estate Stimulus Package, go to: Stimulus Package

 

The Dowell Taggart Team is the leading Kansas
City online real estate team. With more than 20 years of experience in
Kansas City Real Estate, including Johnson County, the Dowell Taggart Team is
the only real estate team on the first page of the highest trafficked
keyword in Kansas City.  We have professionally mastered online real
estate marketing in Kansas City.

What does that mean for our Seller and Buyer clients?

 

A quick Google search and you’ll notice that the
Dowell Taggart Team is no fly-by-night real estate team who just
started real estate after loosing their mid level Kansas City jobs. The
Dowell Taggart team has been cited on over 5,000 sources according to
Google and some of those sources include Nuwire Investor Magazine,
KMBC-TV9, Chicago Tribune, Amizines, OnlyPunJab.com, Pittsburg Homes
Daily, Topix, New Corporate Benefits, Daily Press, Bismarck Tribune,
James Town Sun, Lansing State Journal, Forbes Magazine, CNBC, Canton
Rep, Examiner, Localism, Yahoo News, and many more. The Dowell Taggart
Team must have happy clients because they have received glowing
recommendations on several Realtor rating services such as
RealtorRatingZ.com, IQRealEstate.com, Point2Agent,
RealEstateAgencies.net and Naymz.com.

 

According to co-partner, Chris Dowell, "....over
34% of the homes in Kansas City either do not sell or sell below asking
price in Kansas City. Since 87% of home buyers today go to the web to
view their next dream home or to view area real estate information, we
have positioned our real estate company on the world wide web to obtain
maximum online exposure for our listings. We have listings that in this
current real estate market that get over a 1,000 online views and sell
in a 1 week.”

 

Martin Taggart, co-partner, adds, "...We have
fine tuned our online real estate marketing to offer more real estate
services and a better price. Simply put, the consumer is looking for
best value and we are the solution that the consumer is looking for in
Olathe. We invite the consumer to research us on the web because we
know that there is no other real estate team in Kansas City that offers
the online marketing power like we do for our home sellers at a
discount commission. We offer a 5 point marketing program that is
designed for educated home sellers in Olathe, Kansas."

 

Kenny Darrell, a leading online marketing and SEO
expert says,”The Dowell Taggart Team’s marketing program is online real
estate marketing on steroids. The Dowell Taggart Team’s marketing
program is in a league of their own, and anyone who has done their
research would understand that if they hired a SEO expert they couldn’t
get the marketing that the Dowell Taggart Team provides for under
$20,000 per property website.”

The Dowell Taggart Team represents and protects
home buyers and home sellers in Gardner, Olathe, Overland Park, Lenexa,
Leawood, Shawnee, Johnson County, Kansas.

 

People choose the Dowell Taggart Team for many
different reasons. Although we focus on technology, the Hagensicker's
said," We chose the Dowell Taggart Team for the incredible
responsiveness and their unequaled listing Guarantee. You can use as us
a reference any day." We have a marketing plan and we work with
web-savvy clients who use blackberries as well as clients who believe
in using a hammer and chisel to write on their stone tablets. If you
would like to have a complimentary market analysis done on your Johnson County
home or you would like to find out if the Dowell Taggart Team would be
a great fit for you, contact them at (913) 712-9313 or by email.

Checkout Kansas City real estate news at KC Realty Talk!

Need a contractor, painter, plumber, carpet cleaner, electrician, banker or more? Go to: The Kansas City Referral Source

 

 

5 Kansas City Homes For Sale Priced in the $198,000-289,350K price range

5 Kansas City Homes For Sale Priced in the $198,000-289,350K price range (To view more information on these homes, click on View)

View (13 Photos)		310	5522 W. 62nd Street	Residential	Countryside	MLS® $289,350	Inground Swimming Pool & RV Garage	Single Story "Ranch with Extras"
View (25 Photos)		1603885	1778 NW 615th, Kingsville, MO	Residential	Peaceful Valley	MLS® $265,000	2,250 sq. ft.	Single Storyon Acreage
View (28 Photos)		320	6031 W. 87th Street	Residential	Round Hill	$205,000	2,434 sq. ft."+ unfinished Basement"	3-Level Split "Huge home for Money!" New Exterior Paint Living Rm, Dining Room & Family Room
View (14 Photos)		66061-Olathe	1520 W. Santa Fe	Commercial	Olathe	MLS® $200,000	2 Acres	1 1/2 Story "Turn of Century Office Building"
View (19 Photos)		360	807 N. Cedar Street	Residential	Genesis Creek Estates	MLS® $198,000	2,070 sq. ft."Oversized Master Suite" with Huge Walkin Closet	2 Story "Spacious Bedrooms" with 4 Car Garage

These 5 Kansas City homes for sale are marketed by the Dowell Taggart Team of Infinity Realty. The Dowell Taggart Team has many short sales, pre-foreclosures, redemption sales and foreclosures for sale.

These homes qualify for the $8,000 Tax Credit. Contact the Dowell Taggart Team for more information.

For more information on these 5 Kansas City Homes for Sale, please call (913) 712-9313 or go to: http://www.DowellTaggart.com

The Dowell Taggart Team serves the Greater Kansas City area including: Gardner, Olathe, Overland Park, Lenexa, Shawnee, Leawood and Johnson County, Kansas.


Need professional assistance in Kansas City? Checkout the KCNG Professional Directory (Directory includes: plumbers, contractors, electricians, mortgage
companies, automotive repair companies, painters, attorneys and many
more . . .)


These homes qualify for the Kansas City Real Estate Stimulus Package.


To view Kansas City Homes from your home for "FREE", go to: http://FindKCHomes.DowellTaggart.com

4 Kansas City Homes For Sale Priced in the $319,000-770,000K price range

4 Kansas City Homes For Sale Priced in the $319,000-770,000K price range (To view more information on these homes, click on View)

View (36 Photos)			22300 E 175th St	Residential	Big Creek Acres	MLS® $770,000	6,500 sq. ft.on 13+ Acres	2 Story with Finished Walkout Basement
View (27 Photos)		330	25388 W. 127th Street	Residential	Olathe	MLS® $455,000	3,500 sq. ft."SF is approximate"on 2+ Acres	"Reverse 1.5 Story" with Open Floorplan and Walkout Finsihed Basement
View (26 Photos)			1228 W Gregory Blvd	Residential	Romanelli Gardens	MLS® $349,900	3,123 sq. ft."All remodelled!"	4 Bedroom 1 1/2 Story "BR on Main, Master Upstairs" Must See To Believe!
View (34 Photos)		1506672	19626 W 99th	Residential	Falcon Valley	MLS® $319,000	2,505 sq. ft."PLUS FINISHED BASEMENT"	4 Bedroom 2 Story "Traditional"

These 4 Kansas City homes for sale are marketed by the Dowell Taggart Team of Infinity Realty. The Dowell Taggart Team has many short sales, pre-foreclosures, redemption sales and foreclosures for sale.

These homes qualify for the $8,000 Tax Credit. Contact the Dowell Taggart Team for more information.

For more information on these 4 Kansas City Homes for Sale, please call (913) 712-9313 or go to: http://www.DowellTaggart.com

The Dowell Taggart Team serves the Greater Kansas City area including: Gardner, Olathe, Overland Park, Lenexa, Shawnee, Leawood and Johnson County, Kansas.



Need professional assistance in Kansas City? Checkout the KCNG Professional Directory (Directory includes: plumbers, contractors, electricians, mortgage
companies, automotive repair companies, painters, attorneys and many
more . . .)



These homes qualify for the Kansas City Real Estate Stimulus Package.



To view Kansas City Homes from your home for "FREE", go to: http://FindKCHomes.DowellTaggart.com

Kansas City Technology Seminar

Time and Place

Date:	Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Time:	7:00pm - 9:30pm
Location:	Big Bob's Flooring Outlet
Street:	10001 W. 75th Street
City/Town:	Shawnee, KS
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Contact Info

Phone:	9137129313
Email:	KCNG@DowellTaggart.com

Description

KCNG and Big Bob's Flooring Outlet is proud to sponsor a Technology Seminar. We'll demonstrate:
1) Online Networking tools and how to get setup
2) Networking tools on Social Networking Sites
3) Blogging Platforms and how to market them for "FREE"
4) Video phone system as used on the Celebrity Apprentice that will be used this coming spring
5) The benefits of joining and contributing to a networking group.

Bring your laptops and lets have some fun (laptops are not required).

Please RSVP. This is a free event and seating is limited to the first 50. So far we have 32 people who have sent RSVP.

This is an open event; however, an RSVP is requested to insure that we have enough marketing material. RSVP link: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cHQ0czNlTU96Y28xYjFrclJ1c2ZyVVE6MA..

If you can't RSVP via the radio buttons, please contact us at (913) 712-9313 or KCNG@DowellTaggart.com

Tour of Another Overland Park, KS. Home For Sale

Real Estate Downfall Parody Video

Great video showing the down fall of the real estate market. This is a parody using Hitler.

Olathe, KS. Luxury Home For Sale with Walkout Finished Basement

First Step in Finding a Kansas City Luxury Home for Sale

The Dowell Taggart Team presents the first step in finding a Kansas City Luxury home.

Kansas City Real Estate Stimulus Package

The Dowell Taggart Team, Kansas City's Premier Online Real Estate Team, is introducing the Kansas City Real Estate Stimulus Package.




To see the benefits of the Kansas City Real Estate Stimulus package for you, go to: Kansas City Real Estate Stimulus Package

New Kansas City Real Estate Search Tool!

The Dowell Taggart Team announces new innovative state of the art real estate search tool integrated with Google maps that will save Time and Money when searching for a home in Kansas City.
We are not charging a fee . . .
That is right, It's FREE!

Search Kansas City homes for sale! No hard sales!
Use our NEW Kansas City Search Tool. Save searches and e-mail to friends and family.

Search Kansas City homes for sale, free from the comforts of your home. Contact us when you need a professional Kansas City real estate agent to assist you. Unlike other real estate agents, we will not contact you until you want to be contacted. Search by city, floor plan, price range, style of home and more . . .

Key features include:Advanced Searching • Real-time results as you search • Search by county, city, school, neighborhood, and more • Hundreds of home features and options to choose from
Notifications • Get notified daily of new home listings that match your searches • Be notified by email and/or text message to your mobile phone
Advanced Mapping & Photo Gallery • Integrated Google maps & satellite views • Interactive photo gallery
And much more…

With our new real estate search tool, we’ll help you find the perfect home fast!

Would you like to Search For a Kansas City home for sale, Now? Go to: http://FindKCHomes.DowellTaggart.com

Dowell Taggart Team of Infinity Realty http://www.DowellTaggart.com (913) 980-5809

Gardner Kansas News of the Weird: Gardner School District

Does this make sense to you?

5th and 6th grade kids get free bussing to school. Going to school there are paved 6' wide sidewalks, there are have no busy intersection and a bridge over the highway.

1st through 4th grade kids get no free bussing. They have very little sidewalks to school, have to go past busy intersections with stop lights, stop at busy railroad tracks and have no crossing guards on busy roads.

Does this make sense to you?

Why is Gardner going backwards?

TTC News Archives: Rail freight to be rerouted from downtown DFW:
"A goal of rail relocation is to improve traffic by reducing the number of points at which trains and automobiles intersect, officials said.

State officials say they also want to reduce the chances of a hazardous materials disaster caused by a derailment in a populated area.

'The state is starting to take an active role in moving these rail lines, which have been in place for over 100 years, out of our city centers,' Perry spokesman Robert Black said Friday. 'This is the first step in making that happen.'

Another goal is to reduce auto-train fatalities. In the past 20 years, more than 5,500 people have been killed or injured in vehicle-train collisions in Texas ."

If you get online, you can find many articles about train accidents, derailments and trains slowing city traffice. Why is Gardner Kansas thinking about signing a deal to allow more train traffic, more truck traffic, the more possibilities of derailments and more trains to slow down traffic?

How do you feel about this?

Gardner Intermodal up for vote November 7th

No Intermodal Website: "YOU WILL BE DECIDING THE ISSUE OF ANNEXATION IN THE GENERAL ELECTION ON NOBEMBER 7."

How do you intend to vote on November 7, 2006? I have provided the cities view a few days ago. Here is a NO Intermodal view. I intend to do some research on two areas that have had intermodals built are really doing. Do you think it is bad for the city of Gardner or do you think it is good for the city of Gardner?

First glance, I feel that the intermodal is not going to be positive for the City of Gardner Kansas. Gardner Kansas real estate has been real sluggish. Is this what Gardner, KS. needs to make Gardner go backwards in growth?

The past 3 weeks I have had three buyers switch from looking moving to Gardner Kansas to other cities like Spring Hill, De Soto & Eudora. How many other buyers have switched?

Chris Dowell
http://www.DowellTaggart.com

AquaFest Rescheduled for September 16

City News: "AquaFest Rescheduled for September 16
Because of soggy ground conditions at Cedar Lake Park and forecasted rain throughout Saturday, AquaFest has been rescheduled. The event, scheduled for Saturday, August 26, will be held Saturday, September 16 at Cedar Lake Park. "

This is a free family event!

Kansas real estate housing market indicators including sales, appreciation, available inventory

housing market indicators including sales, appreciation, available inventory: "Sales of existing homes fell 4.09% compared to last month, dropping to an annual sales pace of 6.33 million homes. Compared to last year, though? Sales are down 11.22%.

Partly because homes are selling more slowly, inventory is stacking up. At the end of June there were 3.856 million homes on the market. Compared to last year, that is a whopping increase in supply of almost 40% when only 2.756 million homes were on the market.

The second hardest hit area with a 5.92% decline in sales is the midwest.

Have you noticed more homes on the market and homes staying on the market? Do you think there has been a decline in the Kansas real estate market?

News from the City of Overland Park

News from the City of Overland Park

Overland Park has earned a #1 rating out of 74 similar communities as a "Kid Friendly City." Factors that were evaluated were education, health, public safety and economics. What do you think about the City of Overland Park Kansas receiving a #1 honor?

What do you think about the Gardner Intermodal

City of Gardner, Kansas City Government

The above link gives the City of Gardner, Kansas proposal for the Gardner Intermodal. What do you think?

Contact The Dowell Taggart Team for your Kansas City, Overland Park & Olathe real estate needs!

Contact The Dowell Taggart Team for your Kansas City, Overland Park & Olathe real estate needs!

Why won't my home sell?

So you're stuck with your home? Maybe not....

There are FOUR and only FOUR primary drivers in the sale of your home....Nope, an Open House is not on the list, and no, neither is a "Broker/Agent Open"....

1-Location, 2-Condition, 3-Traffic, and 4-Price drive the sale of your home. If three of the four are average, then the issue rests with the fourth. Make sense? As an example, an outstanding home in fine condition on a busy street corner will draw great traffic....And get clobbered on location, which will result in lengthy time on market, and an eventual sale at below market price.

The most frequently educated mistake, (I say educated because BIG BOX BROKERS actually teach the mistake to uninformed agents), is to price the property "....slightly above market value, to eventually get the price the client wants....". You've probably never seen this occur, but the price is the price, period. A professional, full-time realtor, is not a soccer mom, or a refugee from a fortune 1000 telecom company looking to supplement their income or transition to a new career....

We help clients get more real estate, get less real estate, or move to new real estate, and that's all we do....

If you need to contact THE WIZARD, find me at info@dowelltaggart.com, for the rest of the story. If you are a realtor and need education, contact www.infinityrealestate.com.