Who Writes the Earnest Money Check, and What Account Should It Come From?
Who writes the earnest money check, which bank account it should come from, how gift funds work, and what proof your lender needs after it clears.
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What Are Prepaids on a Mortgage, and How Is Escrow Different?
What are prepaids on a mortgage? How prepaid interest, homeowners insurance, and the initial escrow deposit hit your Closing Disclosure and cash to close.
How Much Are Property Taxes in Kansas City by County?
Same house, same price, same loan. Move it one county over and your payment changes for thirty years. Here are the verified 2025 numbers.
Can an FHA Offer Win on a Home Listed as Cash or Conventional Only?
A first-time buyer in Kansas City, MO made an FHA offer on a 1957 brick ranch in Ruskin Hills whose listing read Cash, Conventional. Hers was one of three offers; the sellers took it, paid concessions toward her closing costs…
How Do You Find a Zero-Entry Home in Leawood, KS?
A couple who had spent about a year looking for a no-step home in the Kansas City area suddenly had a deadline when their farm sold. Michelle Neely of Nelson Home Group found them a reverse 1.5 story villa in…
Kansas City New Home Permits: Which Cities Led March and May 2026?
Kansas City New Home Permits: Which Cities Led March and May 2026? By Joe Nelson, Retired Air Force, Nelson Home Group Team Leader and Mortgage Loan Originator Kansas City new home permits in May 2026 were led by Kansas City,…
Does Population Growth Raise Home Prices?
Fast population growth and rising home values are not the same thing. What growth actually changes for a buyer and a seller in Kansas City.
Buying a House in Spring Hill Kansas: Is It a Good Move in 2026?
Spring Hill is the fastest growing city in the Kansas City metro at 35.5%. What to ask about lot phase, assessments, and utility timing.
Will a Seller Accept a Contingent Offer? Olathe, KS
Hunter and Becky bought a 2019 reverse 1.5 story in Arbor Woods, Olathe, KS on a home sale contingency while their own home sat unsold with another agent. Repriced by Nelson Home Group, it sold in a day and both…