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Happy Friday! Most buyers heading north on I-35 blow right past North Kansas City without stopping. It's actually its ow...
10/02/2026

Happy Friday!

Most buyers heading north on I-35 blow right past North Kansas City without stopping. It's actually its own city — compact, close-in, and sitting about 10 minutes from downtown KC across the river.

The homes are older and the lots are small, but the commute is hard to match anywhere else north of the river. Swipe through to see what life there actually looks like — and whether it fits what you're looking for.

Save this one if you're still figuring out which north-of-the-river area makes sense for you. More information is on the blog - link in bio.

-Jarred Donalson, Reside in Kansas City

Low inventory north of the river gets talked about constantly — but it doesn't mean the same thing for everyone.If you'r...
10/01/2026

Low inventory north of the river gets talked about constantly — but it doesn't mean the same thing for everyone.

If you're a buyer: it means preparation is everything. Pre-approval, priorities, knowledge of the communities — that work happens before you find the house you want to move fast on.

If you're a seller: it means the market rewards good pricing, not just tight supply. An overpriced home will still sit. Price it right and let buyers compete.

And if you're 12–18 months out? It means now is the time to start understanding your options — not after you feel the urgency.

Check out the blog (link in bio) to see what the data looks like north of the river right now, and what to do about it.

Save this post — it's a good one to come back to when you're ready to think about your next move.

— Jarred Donalson, Reside in Kansas City

Getting a lowball offer on your home is frustrating. But here's what I've seen over and over again: the sellers who take...
09/30/2026

Getting a lowball offer on your home is frustrating. But here's what I've seen over and over again: the sellers who take it personally — who reject without countering or fire back too close to asking — tend to lose the deal entirely.

The sellers who keep their cool, stay at the table, and treat that first number as a starting position? They tend to close better.

A low offer isn't a verdict. It's a starting point. And how you respond matters more than the number itself.

The full breakdown of how I'd handle a lowball — when to counter, what to counter with, and when to actually walk — is in today's blog. Link in bio.

— Jarred Donalson, Reside in Kansas City

09/30/2026

Most first-time buyers I work with north of the river have heard of Missouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC) loans. Almost nobody has heard of the Mortgage Credit Certificate (MCC) — and it's the one that keeps paying you back $2,000 at a time every year you own the home. It works with most loan types. But it has to be set up at closing, which most buyers don't find out until it's too late. Full breakdown on the blog. Link in bio.

— Jarred Donalson, Reside in Kansas City

Platte City keeps showing up in buyer searches — and most people weren't looking for it. They were comparing prices some...
09/29/2026

Platte City keeps showing up in buyer searches — and most people weren't looking for it. They were comparing prices somewhere else and did a double-take on a listing with a Platte City address.

Here's the honest version of what it's actually like to live there: the commute, the price reality, the airport proximity most people don't know about, and the trade-offs worth understanding before you make a decision.

Save this if you're weighing your options north of the river. I cover the whole area — Platte City, Liberty, Kearney, Parkville, Gladstone, and everything in between.

DM me with any questions or check out the blog post on Reside in KC for more information!

— Jarred Donalson, Reside in Kansas City

Question time for this Monday post. I ask some version of this question to almost every buyer I work with north of the r...
09/28/2026

Question time for this Monday post. I ask some version of this question to almost every buyer I work with north of the river, and the answer tells me more about what they actually need in a home than almost anything else on their list.

Some people say "space inside" without hesitating — they're picturing a real home office, a playroom, a guest bedroom that doesn't double as storage. Other people say "the lot" immediately — they want the deck, the yard, the room to breathe outside on a summer evening.

Neither is wrong. But knowing which one matters to you before you start touring houses saves a lot of time, a lot of second-guessing, and a lot of walking through places that were never going to work.

So I'll ask: which one would you choose? Drop a comment below so I know what team you are on!

—Jarred Donalson - Reside in Kansas City

Gladstone doesn't get talked about as much as Liberty or Parkville — but it probably should.It's 15 minutes from downtow...
09/25/2026

Gladstone doesn't get talked about as much as Liberty or Parkville — but it probably should.

It's 15 minutes from downtown KC. The neighborhoods have real character. And the price point gives buyers options that are harder to find in the more popular north-river towns.

This one's for the buyer who wants north of the river — but doesn't want to feel like they moved to the country. Check out the blog in the bio.

Save this post — it's a good one to come back to when you're ready to start comparing neighborhoods.

- Jarred Donalson - Reside in Kansas City

09/24/2026

Every seller wants to know: when is the right time to list? Spring gets all the press. But north of the river, the honest answer has a lot more to do with your home's condition and price than what month it is.

Fall buyers are serious. They're not window-shopping — they have a reason to move. And with fewer listings on the market in September and October, your well-prepped home isn't competing with the same crowd it would in April.

I put together a full breakdown of the seasonal selling windows in Kansas City — including the months that are genuinely harder and what actually drives outcomes for sellers north of the river. Link in bio.

Save this one — it's worth coming back to when you start thinking about your timeline.

Jarred Donalson - Reside in KC

Three weeks out is stressful. Ninety days out is a completely different experience.The sellers I work with who feel calm...
09/23/2026

Three weeks out is stressful. Ninety days out is a completely different experience.

The sellers I work with who feel calm and confident heading into their listing period aren't the ones who did the most work. They're the ones who gave themselves enough time to do the right work in the right order — book the painter before the schedule fills up, get photos done on a house that's actually ready, handle the small stuff before it becomes a problem.

The prep timeline for selling your home in Kansas City isn't complicated. But it does require starting earlier than most people do. I broke it all down — 90 days out, 45 days out, the week of photos, the week of your listing — in a new post on the blog. Link in Bio!

Save this post — it's a good one to come back to when you're starting to think about selling.

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The inspection report is the week most buyers spiral. Here's the framework I walk every client through — and why a 42-it...
09/22/2026

The inspection report is the week most buyers spiral. Here's the framework I walk every client through — and why a 42-item list usually comes down to 3 or 4 things worth actually talking about. ✅

Swipe through for the full breakdown, including the three specialty inspections I almost always recommend for homes north of the river in KC.

Save this post — it's a good one to come back to when you're ready.

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