KPTS Pledge Drive

Agents and staff from Jeff Lange Real Estate volunteered their time for KPTS, the PBS station broadcasting from Hutchinson, KS. for their pledge drive on Saturday, December 15, 2007.  The volunteers answered phones and took information from viewers calling into the station to place pledges.  They were also given a tour of the station.  KPTS is a non-profit educational organization that relies heavily on public support.  “Financial contributions from members account for more than 60 percent of our annual operating budget, so your pledge really makes a difference!” says their web site.  If you would like to make a pledge to support KPTS you may go to their site: www.kpts.org 

Preconceptions

Preconceptions, about the way people see one another, are generally something that has been established in their mind over time.I make this statement for one purpose.  Jeff Lange Real Estate is widely known in the south central area of Kansas as a realty company that primarily handles land and rural homes.  Most people do not know that we are also very much involved in the metropolitan areas in South Central Kansas.We have recently moved back to Kansas and after joining Jeff Lange Real Estate, I found it interesting to see how the company was being perceived.  However, this should not have come as a surprise to me.  Over the past decade, in visiting relatives in Kansas, I did see many Jeff Lange Real Estate Signs in the rural areas of Sumner, Harper, Sedgwick and Kingman counties.  I thought to myself that he was definitely the one the public must turn to for their COUNTRY real estate needs. I understand in the past we have made an effort to promote ourselves as your “Country Professionals”.  However, we have always been interested in both country and urban markets.  Now that we are perceived as the land and rural specialist, we are now working to establish this firm as your real estate professionals, no matter where your property interests lie.   We have always had the ability to represent buyers and sellers in the metropolitan areas also.   However, I see us now making a genuine effort to educate the public that we can meet or exceed all your real estate needs, be it “country” or “city”.We offer many innovative programs to accomplish this goal.  The most impressive of these offerings to me, is our Guaranteed Sales program that meets or even surpasses any other realty firms, including those with national affiliation.Let us know how we can help you!  Simply reply to this blog or give any of the realtors at Jeff Lange Real Estate a call 529-3100). 
REMEMBER WE WANT TO BE YOUR REAL ESTATE PROFFESSIONALS. Dee Pettegrew

Hunting Properties

Hunting properties are currently one of the hottest things on the market right now!  I could just about write a book on why and how come.  Bottom line is, they are hot!  Naturally, you are looking for one.  You have limited time to drive and look at a property, so you rely on the agent to tell you about it.   He/she blows smoke up your skirt about how awesome this property is.  You find out later after spending half a day and $50 of gas in travel to find it is simply a hay meadow without a tree or crick within a mile of it! Point blank:  I don’t hunt.  (because after years of trying I finally figured out that I couldn’t hit it after I got the chance!)  But that doesn’t mean that I don’t know what makes and what is, a good hunting property!  I grew up with it, I know it.  AND, I will not blow smoke up you skirt about a piece of flat ground trying to make it into something it is not!   Your time is valuable too!  I am going to tell you the way it is.  YOU definitely need to see and walk it, but you should have a pretty good “grip” on the property after talking with me.   We generally try to get aerial photos of all our land properties.  I have studied FSA photos since I was 9.  I can tell a lot simply by the photo.  But if I haven’t walked it, I will tell you!  If I have walked it, I will tell you more.   I don’t ever recall anyone telling me “it wasn’t what you told me!”  I’m proud of that! Don Burford