Cari Westhoff, Broker/Owner, Cloud 9 Realty Group LLC

01/22/2026

🏠These house-iversary cookies used to be a surprise ... but thanks to social media, everyone knows about them now. And my clients can't wait for their turn!💙

Want house-iversary cookies of your own? I love keeping my wonderful cookie lady and friend, Renita at 145 Cookies, busy. Let's team up to buy or sell your home in the Wichita area. I'll stop by on your closing day anniversary with a sweet treat to celebrate!🎉

Cari Westhoff
Broker | Owner
Cloud 9 Realty Group

01/21/2026

🏡 Home Needed for a Sweet Kitty 🐾
My clients are relocating and, unfortunately, can’t take this beautiful cat with them. We’re hoping to find her a loving new home.
If you or someone you know is looking to add a four-legged friend to their family, please reach out! I’m also open to recommendations for reputable cat rescues that may be able to help. 💛

01/19/2026

☕️🫖🤍

01/18/2026

You have one more hour to visit 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘺 at her open house in Sleepy Hollow! If you can't stop by today, message her and she'll set up an individual tour for you!

01/16/2026

Want to stress yourself out? Design your kid's baseball ⚾️ uniforms. 😂 Justin (more so than me) and I have been debating colors and designs. What's difficult is not being able to see the colors before ordering! My husband's head is about to explode 🤯 because I told him to leave his browser tabs open with the options so we can easily re-visit them.. 😂

01/13/2026

📣PRICE IMPROVEMENT & OPEN HOUSE!📣

This Sleepy Hollow charmer is now $198,500, and it will be open from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, for you to tour! Visit 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘺 𝘋𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘦𝘯 Cloud 9 Realty Group LLC on Sunday and get all the details.

✨Once upon a time sat a house in Sleepy Hollow, waiting for its new owners.✨
📖 4 beds, 2 baths
📖 Original wood floors
📖 New carpet upstairs
📖 Fenced backyard
📖 Built in 1927
📍 3719 Edgemont St, Wichita

🏠 Wichita-area First-Time Homebuyers: Join this Facebook group that is a free resource to help you buy your first home!

P.S. If you have any questions about this listing (or other homes for sale here in the greater Wichita area), feel free to call or text me at (316) 570-4338.

Listed by Cari Westhoff, Cloud 9 Realty Group LLC

01/09/2026

I think we're all adults, so I'm not going to sugarcoat this: Homeowners, you can't sell your house "as is" and get top dollar anymore. Last week, I met with a Wichita homeowner to discuss listing their home and at first, they didn't like what I had to say. Long story short, their house needed some work.

After all, homes in Wichita ARE in demand and selling relatively quickly. But here's what I wanted them to understand: by taking a day or two and knocking these to-do's out, they could MAXIMIZE the offers they ARE going to get. If spending a weekend picking up your home could mean getting a couple more thousand on an offer, it's worth it.

Sure, they absolutely could list the home as is, without putting any work into it, but that also means they could miss out on some offers. Here's what I mean:

1. There was no curb appeal. Bushes in the yard were overgrown and the front stoop was sprinkled with dirt and old leaves.

2. The inside was a bit cluttered. They had filled their home with fantastic memories, but they were THEIR memories, not those of potential buyers.

3. The spare bedroom was a "catch-all room," you know, the spot where you drop everything and "get to it later."

4. The kitchen counter was littered with a toaster, a KitchenAid mixer, utensils, cookbooks, and baking ingredients.

Here's what I advised them to do:

1. Pick up the sticks, cut back the bushes, and run a broom over the front stoop (better yet, spray it down once you are done!).

2. Take your photos off the wall. Place them in a box since you'll be moving anyways (get ahead of the game)!

3. Clean out the spare bedroom. Take that day and go through those items you always said you would. Drop stuff off at a donation center, toss it, or pack it up.

4. Put all those kitchen items in the cupboards. Clean counters are better than cluttered ones.

So, if you are looking for a Realtor who doesn't "sugarcoat" it, I'd be happy to stop by and help you get your home ready. I want to get top dollar for YOU.

- Cari Westhoff
Broker | Owner
Cloud 9 Realty Group
(316) 570-4338

01/08/2026

🎉We like to brag about numbers but let's break down what this really means:

🏠It was helping someone move out of state for a new job opportunity.
🏠It was helping a military family relocate.
🏠It was helping a family find their dream of living on land.
🏠It was helping grandparents be closer to grandkids.
🏠It was helping a couple solve a financial burden.
🏠It was helping a couple find their first home and seeing them celebrate their first wedding anniversary there.
🏠It was helping someone find peace and quiet outside of town.
🏠It was helping a family find one roof that could fit all of their extended family.
🏠It was helping close an estate after an unexpected death.
🏠It was helping a mom and her baby find a more comfortable place to call home.
🏠It was helping someone move on after divorce.
And so many more stories.

Because ultimately, this is what we do. On the surface, we help people buy and sell homes—but the meaning runs much deeper. We help people navigate some of life’s biggest transitions with care, clarity, and trust.

To my clients, I'm eternally grateful for your trust, your business, and your referrals.

To our brokerage and the incredible women who make it what it is: I’m constantly amazed by the strength, intelligence, and heart of this group. I truly love our real estate tribe.

To the people of Wichita, I hope you'll consider us for your 2026 real estate needs. We've accomplished so much but have so much left to give.

Thank you for another incredible year in real estate.

This number is actually closer to $17 MILLION in real estate sales for 2025!! For all of your real estate needs in 2026, we hope you consider us -- founded in Wichita and 100% locally owned.

Cari Westhoff, Broker/Owner, Cloud 9 Realty Group LLC
Candice Sippel - Henning Enterprises Real Estate - Cloud 9 Realty Group
Maci Dennison, Realtor - Cloud 9 Realty Group LLC
Kimmy Ostrom, Cloud 9 Realty Group LLC
Alyssa Utz, Realtor - Cloud 9 Realty Group LLC
𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘺 𝘋𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘦𝘯 Cloud 9 Realty Group LLC

01/07/2026

I lost a listing the other day…because I was honest. Yep, you read that right. As a realtor, it's my job to be honest about what your home could sell for...but sometimes, that causes me to lose a listing.

In these cases, the homeowners went with agents who gave them a much higher list price than I suggested. An enticing, pie-in-the-sky kind of price. It sounded too good to be true and sure enough, it was.

Even though it meant I would probably lose the listing, I just couldn't agree to list a home for significantly more than what I think the market demands. It may be a bad business decision to not tack on an extra $30K, $40K, or more, just to get the listing, but I sleep a lot better at night knowing I was completely honest & realistic with the homeowner.

This is why I'm honest, from the start, about what your home will likely sell for. I don't want your home to sit extra days on market or go through price reductions to get attention.

And I never want homeowners working with me because they're "locked into a seller's agreement." That’s where an agent holds the seller to a listing contract even when they are not happy with their performance.

I want folks to work with me because they TRUST me.

So, I give every market analysis my best, realistic assessment. I work to make sure what I'm suggesting reflects what's actually happening in the market right now.

The outdated adage of “you can always come down, but you can’t go up” is not always a good idea and can cost a seller money and valuable time on the market.

Call me old fashioned, but I'm in it for the long run. And I think in the long run, honesty & being straightforward with folks is the best policy.

Even if I lose listings.

- Cari Westhoff
Broker | Owner
Cloud 9 Realty Group

P.S. It still stings a little bit when a homeowner doesn’t choose me. But I’ve found there’s not much that a little time outdoors can’t fix. 😉

01/06/2026

We're off to a strong start in 2026! Congrats, Kimmy and Candice!

01/06/2026

After a showing in Augusta, I stopped to get a drink for the ride back to Wichita. And this gentleman is casually walking his calf on a leash down 7th St. 😆🐮

01/04/2026

So many people choosing their "word of the year" felt forced.

Like everyone else was doing it so you better have a good word, too. And if you didn't, some how you weren't starting your year off right.

I've never had a word. Not because I didn't want one. I wanted that feeling that one word would lead me through the next 365 days. But because I never felt that one particular word could sum up what I wanted my future year to be, I never had one.

Until this year.

I actually have a word that called to me. That feels right. That is a building block for what I hope to be a better year than 2025. Last year was rough, and partly because I lacked this:

Faith.

That's my word for 2026.

Faith that I will be led to where I'm meant to be rather than me fighting to where I think I should be. It's no secret that I'm a type A personality. And while I will never become a type B, I could use some of those characteristics.

So I'm leaning on faith in 2026. To work on letting go and stop trying to control everything. To better understand that I will be taken to a place where I am meant to be, even if that isn't what I initially envisioned. And lean into the fact that those differences and my surrender may take me to an even better place than I could have imagined.

✨🎉Happy 2026🎉✨