Think back to the days when you were a potential homebuyer in the Kansas City area and your weekends were filled with open houses, open houses, and well, more open houses. Which homes were appealing to you? The ones where the windows hadn’t been washed since they were installed? Or the ones where you could still smell the fresh coat of paint?

Now it’s your turn to sell your home. What can you do to make it stand out among the other fabulous homes for sale in our beautiful city? First on your list should ... more.

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True story. A very dear friend of mine had a cousin who let the wrong man into her life and her home and met an untimely death due to this. The death occurred in the home, which was in an upscale, desirable neighborhood. Because the home was a crime scene and on the news for a few weeks, when my friend (as executor of the estate) listed the home for sale, a few folks tried to make low offers on the premise that the property was now “blemished.”

That now begs the question, what do you ... more.