Category Archives: Foreclosures
Kansas City Foreclosures Not Being Demolished Yet
photo credit: derschlosi Kansas City has its share of foreclosed homes. But we haven’t been hit as hard as some other areas. A recent article in the Washington Post says that in some cities banks are paying to demolish foreclosed properties. The report paints a positive picture of this trend–using the spaces for community gardens and such. [...]
How Foreclosure Lists are Like Snipe Hunting.
Paying money for lists of foreclosed houses is like hunting snipe with a flashlight and burlap bag.
Buying a Bank-Owned Home
Getting a good deal on a foreclosure is not as easy as the media will lead you to believe. Good deals don’t fall into your lap. You have to work to find them.
Buying a Project House
We should be called “serial remodelers”. This will be the third remodeling project we’ve lived in the middle of. We don’t count the new home we built ourselves while living in a camper and then the basement. Brenda says we’re 2 years overdue for this. We’ve moved every 8 years up until we bought our [...]