Carol J Black, GRI, SFR St Joseph MO Realtor®

Wow, our beautiful house at 3405 E Devonshire in St Joseph MO has been reduced from $239,900 to $230,000! This great multi-level home has a large open entry, hardwood floors on the main level, and a fireplace in the living room. The breakfast nook overlooks the shaded yard and opens out onto the deck. The lower level has a family room, bedroom, bath, and loads of storage. This house has been lavishly landscaped and is awaiting its new owner!

Wow....$230,000! St Joseph Mo Real Estate is afforadable!

Call the Safari Team 816-676-8210

Did you know that here in Missouri when a buyer purchases a home before August 31, 2010, they may be eligible to receive a Real Estate Tax Credit? That is right! The MHDC will refund the prior year’s real estate tax amount to the new buyer. Although it is not as great as the Federal Tax Credit, it is still an incentive to purchase a home this year here in MO!

If you want to know more about this tax credit please call “The Safari Team.” We are experts in Residential and Town Home Sales for St Joseph MO and the surrounding area.

If you are looking for houses for sale in MO, please call us!

816-676-8210 or 816-390-6844

In February of this year I joined forces with Melody Schaefer, a realtor of 16 years, and we have become, The Safari Team...Guides Through The Real Estate Jungle. We also added Sharon Larsen, a professional home stager, to our team. We sell mostly residential properties and town homes. Its great to have Sharon with us to be the objective voice to sellers about their homes and how to improve them.

The great thing about being a team instead of an individual salesperson is sharing the responsibility and having someone as back-up. Sellers and buyers benefit from the team approach as well. They get two realtors for the price of one. We have a wonderful broker who moved us into this great office and we can brain storm, create marketing plans, list and sell, and succeed!

Call "the guides" for answers to all of your Real Estate questions.

816-676-8210 for Carol 816-390-6844 for Melody

Here we are at the end of February already and The Home Buyer Tax Credits are set to expire on April 30. Wow...just over 60 days left. Now is the time to get that house on the real estate market because, here in St Joseph MO, buyers are out looking for that perfect home before the deadline arrives.

It seems all of the news has been directed toward buyers but sellers need to know they are an important player as well. Many homes have been "For Sale" too long either because they are over priced, need too many updates or repairs, etc.

Now is the time for savvy sellers to contact their Realtor, find the best price for their house, and get it marketed!

Every year on the first Saturday in May the whole town is ready to watch, or participate in the Apple Blossom Parade and Festival. The theme of the parade changes from year to year and for 2008 it is“St Joseph Families, the Heart of Our City.” Many businesses in town consider the theme and build floats, don costumes, decorate trucks, pull trailers loaded with employees and their families and toss candy and treats out to the kids that line each side of the streets.

For many years Evans Realty has participated in the fun, and this year we plan to do the same. Our broker has been “Kong, King of the Realtors” in a movies tribute year, “Mr Monopoly” the year we had the board game theme, he wore tights and a cape the year we paid homage to “Heroes” and this year…well we have to keep it a secret until after the parade on Saturday.

For weeks our office has been busy with Float Building and besides the float that represents the theme of the parade, Evans Realty will once again have the float featuring the Junior Apple Blossoms Queens. This is an honor and we are lucky to have them.

The floats have to line up about 6:30 am and the parade begins at 10. Some energetic REALTORS will be there early, others will join in later but we usually have a great turnout in support of Evans Realty and of course the Apple Blossom Parade.

There is great competition among the float builders and the winner for the best float will be announced at the end of the parade.