Brandi Haddock-Realtor-Carthage/Joplin, MO

Brandi Haddock-Realtor-Carthage/Joplin, MO Realtor of SWMO Joplin Metro and surrounding Areas serving Residential/ Commercial Realtor with: Real Pro Agency-2015. for 4+ years.

Previously, with Smith Midwest Real Estate out of Carthage, Mo. Experienced in the Real Estate/ Lending/ Insurance industry for over 18 years. Realtor for Residential/ Commercial/ Farm-Ranch/ Investment Properties.

09/05/2026

SECOND FIVE YEAR REVIEW COMPLETED (November 2024): The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 has completedthe second Five-Year Review for the Newton County Mine Tailings National Priorities List Superfund Site. Five-Year Reviews are required by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compe...

09/04/2026

🏠 A professional gutter cleaning costs $168. The average foundation repair costs $5,175.

That gap repeats across the house, so here are six small jobs and the repair each one is there to prevent, at 2026 professional prices from Angi's national cost guides.

Gutters, twice a year: $168, against $5,175 for foundation repair when water pools where it shouldn't.

Dryer vent, once a year: $145. The U.S. Fire Administration counts about 2,900 dryer fires a year, and failure to clean is the leading cause at 34%.

Water heater flush, once a year: $160, against $1,347 for a replacement when sediment finishes off the tank.

Washing machine hoses, every five years: about $30 for braided steel, against $15,400 for the average water damage claim reported by the Insurance Information Institute.

One honest limit: maintenance lowers the odds of each repair and does not remove them. A compressor can fail after a perfect tune-up.

The insurance angle matters too. Standard policies exclude wear and tear, so damage traced to a hose or gutter you never touched may be denied as neglect rather than paid as a sudden loss.

Which of the six have you skipped the longest?

P.S. Once a week, I email the best money article I read, with my take on this week's top Facebook posts and what's new on the Ways to Wealth blog. It's free, and you can sign up on the Ways to Wealth home page.

R.J. Weiss, CFP®



The content shared here is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not personalized investment, tax, legal, or financial advice. Consult a licensed professional before making decisions based on your specific situation.

09/02/2026

Genius!

09/01/2026

Temporary Suspension of Yard Waste Drop-Off

Due to extremely dry conditions and increased fire risk, the City of Carthage Recycling Center has temporarily suspended brush, tree limb, leaves, grass clippings, and other yard waste drop-off services effective September 1, 2026.

The suspension begins today and may continue throughout the week depending on weather conditions. All other Recycling Center services remain available during normal business hours.

For questions, call 417-237-7024.

09/01/2026

đź“‹ Inherited property generally gets a new tax basis equal to its fair market value when the owner dies, but you still need records supporting that value.

Say Dad paid $80,000 for a house, it was worth $400,000 when he died, and you sell it two years later for $430,000.

Ignoring selling costs and other adjustments, that is a $30,000 capital gain, not a $350,000 gain, and inherited capital assets are generally treated as long-term regardless of how quickly you sell.

You do not have to order the appraisal the day someone dies, but getting a valuation soon afterward makes the date-of-death value much easier to document while comparable sales, photos and details about the home's condition are fresh.

A retrospective appraisal can still be prepared years later, and the problem is that you are asking an appraiser to reconstruct an older market with older evidence.

Publicly traded stocks are easier to value, because under the estate-tax valuation rules they generally use the average of the high and low selling prices on the valuation date, with special rules when there was no trade that day.

Most estates are not required to file Form 706 because the federal filing threshold is $15 million for deaths in 2026, though some smaller estates still file, including to preserve a deceased spouse's unused exclusion through portability.

The important distinction is that an appraisal is not what creates the new basis, the law does that, and the appraisal helps you substantiate what the property was worth.

Have you ever had to reconstruct a value years after the fact? What did it take?

P.S. Once a week, I email the best money article I read, with my take on this week's top Facebook posts and what's new on the Ways to Wealth blog. It's free, and you can sign up on the Ways to Wealth home page.

R.J. Weiss, CFP®



*The content shared here is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not personalized investment, tax, legal, or financial advice. Consult a licensed professional before making decisions based on your specific situation.*

08/30/2026

Somebody screwed most of America's shutters to the wall, and the houses have been hotter ever since.

The old pairs worked for a living. Louvers tilted down against the August sun so the heat stopped outside the glass — a window shaded from outside beats any curtain hung inside it, because the curtain fights the heat after it's already in the room. Hail coming, and the whole street went out to swing them to.

Walk an old block and you can still tell the workers from the ornaments: the workers have hinges, and a little iron dog on the sill waiting to hold them open.

The old houses knew something we forgot.

08/28/2026

What is a sleeping porch? Find out why this vintage home feature is making a comeback: bit.ly/3Nzu0kb

08/25/2026

It is in showers, behind walls, and deep in linen closets. It is black and slimy, white and fuzzy, or green and spongy. It is making homeowners struggle to breathe and costing them millions in repairs and healthcare bills, they say.

Mold is driving Americans crazy, and they want their home builders to pay.

đź”— Read more: https://on.wsj.com/3UALfsm

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