Paula's Blog

During the 1940's Swope Memorial Golf Course was home of the PGA Tour's Kansas City Open. According to the website, Swope Memboer is the only public course in the Kansas City area to have hosted a PGA Tour event.The website information says that Swope Memorial is "the premier classic public golf ...

I am forming new real estate partnerships to invest in affordable housing (rental [not Section 8], condo conversion, student housing and/or assisted living) projects.This is a great opportunity to join me and my team in a passive real estate investment.  I will be allowing 2-4 other partners to j...

When kids live in a neighborhood where the homes belong to them and their familes, they tend to stay closer, playing in their own yard or with friends a few doors away. Apartment complexes have a different culture for kids to get around in -- strange halls to roam, new people moving in, friends b...

Renting works in some circumstances, but when you are ready to commit to the community and make a home somewhere, buying your own spot on the earth becomes a fulfilling experience for you and your family.  There are some top level gains from owning your own home such as tax savings. Knowing that ...

Ever wonder just what touches and small repairs you could do to have your home ready to market? Why wait till listing time or sale time to get your place spruced up. You get to enjoy the benefits and preventive maintenance is often easier and less expensive than waiting until action is necessary....

Together with Stephanie Cachero-Henry of Bank of America Mortgage and Kurt Goeser with State Farm Insurance, I will be presenting the Acorn Housing Program on April 12, 2007 at the Bank of America Building, Suite 225, 10000 College Blvd. in Overland Park, KS. The presentation is presented from 7:...

March is Youth Art Month and the focus of Roeland Park's art exhibit at the City Hall. Art work from students in the Shawnee Mission School District and most particularly the school in Roeland Park is on exhibit for public view. During the month of March supporters of the effort to promote art ed...

The fresh spring weather is coming to the KC Metro area. Forsythia and dogwood are blooming before their leaves emerge. The redbuds are beginning to show that outrageous HOT PINK floral celebration. The Kansas City area has a flexible, but typically pleasant climate for you to consider when you a...

Together with Stephanie Cachero-Henry of Bank of America Mortgage and Kurt Goeser with State Farm Insurance, I will be presenting the Acorn Housing Program on March 8, 2007 at the Bank of America Building, Suite 225, 10000 College Blvd. in Overland Park, KS. The presentation is presented from 7:0...