Dan Sells the Lake

Whether you live in the area part-time or year-round, buying a home at the Lake of the Ozarks gives you many reasons to be thankful.  This is an incredible place to call home for lots of different reasons.  This Lake of the Ozarks realtor would like to share a few of them with you.  The beauty. Everyone is partial to the place that they live, but I firmly believe that mid-Missouri is one of the most beautiful places anywhere, especially the Lake of the Ozarks area.  The seasons play a large part in that.  Beautiful blossoms in the spring, green trees everywhere that you look all summer, every color imaginable in the fall, and the gorgeous scenes of snow covering the hilly landscape in the winter.  If you are lucky enough to own a waterfront home at the Lake of the Ozarks, then you have the most amazing view to wake up to on a daily basis. Everywhere that you look around here is simply gorgeous.     The location. This is the perfect spot to be if you are going

Thanksgiving is almost here.  A time for gathering with those that you love and being thankful for all of the good things in your life.  Once you recover from the food coma that often accompanies this holiday, you really should get out and do something to celebrate the beginning of the holiday season.   Living at the Lake of the Ozarks offers residents a wide variety of incredible things to do.   December will bring even more holiday excitement, but Thanksgiving weekend is already filled with a full list of fun things to do in the Lake area.  Whether you own a home at the Lake of the Ozarks full-time or live here part-time, there are plenty of things going on for you to join in.  Gather together your family and friends and enjoy as many of these as you possibly can.    OSAGE BEACH Deck the Docks Holiday Light Cruise:  Nov. 27 - Dec. 30 This is the 5th year that the Celebration cruise ship has offered this evening cruise to benefit the Dogwood Animal Shelter.  $25 allow

It's that time of year when the gorgeous leaves of the season that we admired for the past few weeks are scattered all over the place.  They don't seem so pretty when they are covering every inch of your yard.  Your home at the Lake of the Ozarks looks much nicer when all of that leaf clutter is cleaned up. Here are a few tips for taking care of this task. Mow them over If there is a thin layer of leaves over the grass in your yard, use the lawnmower on them.  The leaves used nutrients that came out of the soil while they were growing, and using them as mulch for your yard returns some of these nutrients back to where they came from.  Most mowers today come with a bag to attach and collect the leaves.  Spread this beneath shrubs and in flower beds to benefit the soil in these spots too.   Rake them up Raking the leaves takes a little more work, but may be necessary once the leaves begin piling up.  There are a few things that you can do to make raking a little easier.

Too many people let misunderstandings and fear about buying a home scare them away from doing it. It's actually a lot easier than you would expect. Most of the concerns that are brought up to many Lake of the Ozarks real estate agents are myths rather than truths. I am here to help you learn fact from fiction and get you into that home of your dreams. Here are few of those misconceptions straightened out. It's too hard to get approved for a loan.   You will have to fill out the paperwork and meet qualifications, but many of them are not as stringent as you might assume.  This Lake of the Ozarks real estate agent is here to help you through all of that.   According to the latest statistics, 71% of loan applications were approved in the Fall of 2015.  That puts the odds greatly in your favor.    My credit score isn't high enough to get a loan.   You don't have to have what is considered an "excellent" credit score in order to qualify for a h