When Evon L. moved from Kansas City for a new job, the original plan was to keep her home in Olathe. The house brought back so many memories of the time she raised her children there. It was also the place where she wanted to live when she retired.
To help cover some of the costs of owning two homes, and to help care for the house while she was away, she had a coworker move in. Unfortunately, neither happened. When the coworker finally moved out, the home was in very poor condition.
“I considered refinancing, but I knew I would have to take out a lot of equity and use that for repairs,” Evon said.[Finances were] very difficult, I only had 7 years to pay off the house, and at times I considered selling the house. For the first time I understood how people who are facing foreclosure might feel, but I knew it would seriously damage my credit.”
When Evon called Jon and Stacy Bichelmeyer of Archway Homes, she received the professionalism, compassion and understanding she needed.
Archway Homes buys homes in any condition: beautiful homes that need little to no repairs, homes that need everything repaired from leaky roofs to poor foundations, messy homes or homes that need cosmetic updates. They do this by submitting a no-obligation offer within 24 hours, can pay in cash and close within three days or at a future date of the seller’s choice, and there are no fees or commissions to pay.
The Bichelmeyers have had roots in the Kansas City community for more than forty years and Jon is a third-generation real estate investor. “I have been buying, fixing and selling homes to homeowners in the metro area for almost 20 years,” he said. “We started this long before HGTV inspired the new investors in town.”
Evon’s situation was even more stressful because everything she did had to be handled from out of town. Jon, she said, was very understanding of that.
“He knew I was out of town, but he let me know that we could do everything virtually and over the phone,” she recalls. “I set up the tour for Jon by having a family member meet him at the house with a key. Once he was inside, things moved quickly. By using technology, we were able to exchange information and documents and close the sale in a reasonably short period of time!”
With Archway Homes, sellers don’t have to make extensive and expensive renovations to make your home attractive to today’s buyers, have the house ready for showings at a moment’s notice, wait for the right buyer to come along, wait even longer to to close, or pay an agent’s commission or seller’s closing costs. The ability to sell your home “as is” is critical.
According to Stacy, “Selling a home can be a stressful process, whether someone is moving due to illness, foreclosure, a job transfer, a house that is difficult to sell, or any other reason why they cannot or do not want to do so. I don’t want to go through a traditional sales process. Our experience has given us the ability to eliminate the hassle for the seller by doing all the work ourselves after the contract has been signed. With us, selling your house as it is has never felt so good!”
The Bichelmeyers truly understand that there are people who, for various reasons, need better, smarter and more compassionate options to avoid market exclusion.
“Most options when families are in financial straits are predatory and feed on our desperation,” Evon said. “Some of these families, like me, got to where they are because life happened. What options are there for us? I am so grateful for the brilliance of Jon and Stacy. They have a lot of experience, their offer was very fair, I am now financially stronger, and most importantly, I have peace of mind.”
Anyone looking to sell a house quickly for cash should call Jon Bichelmeyer at 913-599-5000 or email him at jon@archwayhomesinc.com. Or they can visit the Archway Homes website at archwaypropertieskc.com to fill out an online form or get a free copy of our book Home to Home Local Edition – Kansas City MetroKansas and Missouri, call our office.
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Contact: Jon Bichelmeyer at 913-599-5000 or jon@archwayhomesinc.com
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