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Selling Your House for the First Time: What to Know
Everyone always talks about the excitement and nervousness of buying your first home, but it’s just as important and thrilling selling your first home! Moving from a buyer to a seller is a completely different real estate experience and should
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Snacks and the City: Team Blake’s Guide to Small Plates and Happy Hours in KC
What is Kansas City for if not snacking and sipping your way through every good restaurant and bar in the city? Luckily, there is no shortage of small plate and happy hour deals to make your foodie adventures more affordable!
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Downsizing: What’s Really Important When Purchasing a Smaller Home?
Have you ever considered downsizing? Whether the kids are moving out of the house or you're just looking to rid yourself of extra space, downsizing could be the answer. Downsizing a home refers to when the owner decides to trade
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Team Blake’s Guide to Celebrating the Fourth of July in Kansas City
Festival, parades, fireworks, oh my! Kansas City is the perfect place to celebrate the Fourth of July. With so much to do on the fourth and the weekend leading up to the event, Team Blake has put together your go-to
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Living in Kansas City: Pros and Cons
Kansas City continues to make its way into the headlines. From being named a host city of the 2026 FIFA World Cup to just completing its time in the spotlight as the host of the 2023 NFL Draft. While it
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What to Know Before You Say Yes to an Offer
Your house is on the market and you’re starting to see the offers roll in. It’s an exciting time to see people interested in your house and all of your hard work preparing and staging your home is coming to
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Right-Sizing: Choosing the Perfect Floor plan
Whether you're looking for your first home or your fifth, there's no such thing as a one-size-fits-all house. Whether you live in a tiny studio apartment or a spacious mansion, every space has its own unique needs and desires that
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So Long, 2022! What Team Blake is Looking Forward to in 2023.
Before we know it, 2022 will be behind us! While the year was full of new friends and memorable Team Blake events, we can’t help but look forward to 2023. Before we watch the ball drop on New Year’s Eve,
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Team Blake’s Guide to Jazz in Kansas City
Kansas City and jazz are a match made in heaven. First flourishing in the 1920s along 12th and 18th streets Downtown, jazz is still a staple to Kansas City’s nightlife even in the current age. As Kansas City ambassadors, Team
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How Much Money Do I Spend to Get My House Ready to Sell?
We have all heard the phrase “you have to spend money to make money” but what does that mean in terms of selling your home? Well, at Team Blake we believe giving a little can open the door to getting
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Fall in Kansas City: Festivals, Pumpkin Patches and Events
After a summer of long hot days and volatile weather, I am certainly looking forward to fall in Kansas City. Our city is remarkable as the seasons start to change. I love to drive around Brookside at sunset and watch
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Taking the Next Step: Buying Your First Home
So you are at a certain stage in life. You have a purpose. You have goals. Your career is steady and you’re actually getting the hang of “adulting”! You might have already settled down or are looking to in the