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The modern-day state of Kansas was originally inhabited by the Paleo-Indians more than 12,000 years ago. This tribe engaged in hunting and gathering and they encountered animals such as horses, ground sloths, camels, and mammoths. During the Archaic period, animals were fewer due to the widespread hunting. Their culture adapted to gathering wild fruits and hunting smaller animals that they stumbled upon. The Archaic people embraced agriculture about 3,000 years ago. It is during this period that these natives started building permanent dwellings like the El Quartelejo Ruins. Even though farming and maize cultivation became widespread, these natives still supplemented their diets by engaged in gathering of wild foods even after the introduction of irrigation. However, by the time of the first European contact, the Kanza Native American tribe - after which the State was named, together with the Osage Nation held the eastern part of this land and inhabited the villages in the river valleys. The tribes in the west, however, hunted bison and lived more semi-nomadic lives.

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado was the first Spanish explorer to visit these lands in 1541. In 1724, the French arrived in this land and built a trading post at the mouth of Kansas River. The Spanish gained control of this region in 1763 up until 1800 when the French temporarily took over. Three years later, the U.S. government took most of this territory through the Louisiana Purchase. The U.S. government took full control of the remaining southern part of the Territory after it emerged victorious in the Mexican-American War in 1848. In 1854 the state was opened for settlement, and the population grew rapidly in the area.

This territory had a history of being a hotbed of political chaos between the pro-slavery settlers from Missouri and the so-called ‘Free-Staters’ from New England. However, on January 29, 1861, the abolitionists prevailed, and Kansas was entered to the US as a free state as the 34th state with an estimated population of about 110,000 people. Shortly after the Civil War, the immigrants flocked here and turned the wild prairies into farmlands instead. Today Kans. is among the most productive agricultural states producing corn, sorghum, soybeans, and wheat. The state covers an area of 82,278 square miles making the country’s 15th largest state in land area. With its estimated 3 million people calling it home, it now ranks as the 34th most populous US state. Nicknamed the Sunflower State, the Wheat State, and the Free State, Kans. uses ‘To the stars through difficulties’ as its official state motto.

The Sunflower State is located in the Midwestern part of the United States and shares its borders with the states of Colorado, Oklahoma, Missouri and Nebraska. The Ozark Plateau covers the southeastern part of this state specifically in the Cherokee County. The southeast part is made up of the Cherokee Lowlands as well as the Chautauqua Hills. The Red Hills covers the southern part while the Smoky Hills are located in the north central part of this state. The High Plains covers the western while the Glaciated Region covers the Northeast.

The Wheat State is characterized by three climatic conditions: humid subtropical, semi-arid steppe, and humid continental. The northeastern part of the state experiences humid continental climate with cold winters, hot and humid summers, and receives most of the rainfall in the spring and summer. In the western side, it is a semi-arid steppe climate with scorching summers with less humidity and winters that change from warm to freezing. The southern part has a humid subtropical climate with humid and hot summers and more precipitation in the winters than the other parts. It ranks as the ninth sunniest state in the USA. Due to its unique climatic boundary conditions, the area is frequently vulnerable to severe thunderstorms and tornados.

There are various parks, preserves, monuments and scenic places of national importance here. For instance, the Fort Scott National Historic Site preserves a former military camp used by the United States Army during various battles such as the Bleeding Kansas, the American Civil War, and the Mexican-American War. The Nicodemus National Historic Site is a preserve for a town established by the African Americans after the Civil War in an era dubbed the Reconstruction Period. The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve protects an ecosystem of tallgrass prairie and offers a site for recreational activities such as hiking and camping. Other major sites and attractions include the Fort Larned National Historic Site in Larned, the Lewis and Clark National Historic Site, the California National Historic Trail, Monument Rocks in Oakley, the Legends at Village West in Kansas City, the Keeper of the Plains in Wichita, Massachusetts Street in Lawrence, and

Various museums explore different areas such as history, culture, science and technology. The Fick Fossil Museum in Oakley stocks different fossils, a replica depot, and folk arts. Some of the other popular museums and places to experience around this state are Sternberg Museum of Natural History in Hays, Rolling Hills Zoo in Salina, Museum of World Treasures in Wichita, Flint Hills Discovery Center in Manhattan, Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead in Overland Park, Strataca in Hutchinson, the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, Botanica: The Wichita Gardens, Dwight D. Eisenhower Library and Museum in Abilene, Boot Hill Museum in Dodge City, Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, Sporting Park in K.C., Old Cowtown Museum in Wichita, Safari Zoological Park in Caney, the Oz Museum in Wamego, Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard, the Exploration Place and the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita.

The Free State has 105 counties with 627 incorporated cities. Most of these counties still bear names from the Native American origin. The city of Topeka serves as the capital and it is nicknamed the Top City or the T-Town. This city is a major transportation hub with major interstates passing through such as the I-70, I-335 and I-470 along with housing the Topeka Regional Airport for all the Topekan's aviation needs. This city is also famous for holding various museums, national landmarks and unique parks like the Topeka Zoo that brags for being the 1st zoo of its kind to have an indoor rainforest in the country. The U.S. government erected the Brown V. Board of Education National Historic Site here marking the commemoration of the legislation that ended racial segregation in the public schools in the country. The Combat Air Museum is dedicated to the United States armed forces and stocks uniforms, military artifact, photos and medals showing the transformation of this department. The KS Museum of History houses various artifacts and exhibits that show the history of this state. Some of the other populars places to see and experience here are Lake Shawnee, Gage Park, and the KS State Capitol Building. Some of the other larger cities in this state are Wichita, Overland Park, Kansas City, Olathe, Lawrence, Shawnee, Manhattan, Lenexa, Salina, Hutchinson, Leavenworth, Leawood, Dodge City, Garden City, and Emporia.

This state is endowed with various modern schools that offer specialized training in different fields. The University of Kans., with its main campus in the city of Lawrence, is the largest public university in this state. The other main public universities are the Emporia State University located in Emporia, Fort Hays State University in Hays, K-State in Manhattan, Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, WSU, Washburn University in Topeka, and Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence. The most notable private universities are the Ottawa University located in the city of Ottawa and the MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe.

Kansans follow sports closely even though there are no teams that play in the big four professional leagues. The Sporting KC soccer team of the MLS is the first and only major professional sports team in the state. Some of the major college level teams that play in NCAA Division I include; the KU Jayhawks and the K-State Wildcats. The auto racing fans visit the Heartland Park Topeka and the Kansas Speedway, which is quite famous for NASCAR-sanctioned races.

This state is ranked among the top 10 producers of oil and gas in the country. The other major players in its economy include agriculture, banking, insurance, hospitality, retail, food processing and transportation just to mention a few. Some of the other major employers here include; the Cessna Aircraft Co., Spirit AeroSystems Inc., Hawker Beechcraft, Via Christi Health Systems, Sprint Nextel, Embarq, Ford Motor Company, Liberty Tax Service, Fairpoint Communications, Koch Industries, Tyson Fresh Meats, DST Systems Inc., General Motors Fairfax Assmbly, Health Midwest, KU Medical Center, Lansing Trade Group, Seaboard, McConnell Air Force Base, Fort Reily and Hallmark Cards Inc.

When buying or selling a house here, the real estate closing agent will typically use a Warranty Deed to convey the title of the property to the new owner. For the deed to be legally valid, the document must include the property’s exact legal description, which usually comes from language within the property’s original survey. This state primarily follows the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) methodology when surveying real estate and its initial starting point is the Sixth Principal Meridian

If you aren’t paying cash for the home and are instead getting a loan to buy the real estate, then understand that this is primarily a lien theory state. This just means that the raw title of the property will remain as collateral until the lien is ultimately paid off. The most common document that is used here to secure the lender’s interest in the title is called a Mortgage.

If for some reason the borrower cannot repay the home loan, then the lender must go to court and start a judicial foreclosure which typically takes about 130 days to complete so long as it remains uncontested. During this process, the mortgage company’s attorney will also typically file a lis pendens against the property so that the public is made aware of the pending foreclosure. Once the judge rules in favor of the mortgage company, then the court will issue a final judgment of foreclosure and the property will either revert back to the bank or will be awarded to the highest bidder at the foreclosure auction. The laws that pertain to the Kans. foreclosure process are mostly found in the Kans. Statutes Annotated: Chapter 60, Article 24 (2410).

However, if you are a Kansan landlord that needs to evict a non-paying tenant, then you would need to reference the K.S.A. of Chapter 58, Article 25, §§ 2501-2573 instead. Whereas if you are looking to become a real estate agent, then you would just deal directly with the KS Real Estate Commission, which oversees all the licensing of the agents and most of the implementation and enforcement of the Kansas Real Estate Laws. Amongst other things, the main requirements to get a real estate license here would be to be at least 18 years old, have at least a GED, complete at least 30 hours of their approved real estate courses, successfully pass the written state real estate exam, pass certain criminal background checks, and pay the various required licensing fees.

The favorable business environment, modern education system, the never-ending sporting action, the good transportation network and the attractive parks are just a few reasons why many residents boast of calling the state home. Speaking of homes, if you happen to have one that you would like to sell, then we would be honored with the opportunity to purchase it from you. If the speed of selling your home is your concern, have no fear because we can close escrow very quickly. In fact, if you had only contacted Finally Sold ten days ago, your home could have already been Finally SOLD by now.

 

Some of the counties where we purchase properties in this state are: Allen | Anderson | Atchison | Barber | Barton | Bourbon | Brown | Butler | Chase | Chautauqua | Cherokee | Cheyenne | Clark | Clay | Cloud | Coffey | Comanche | Cowley | Crawford | Decatur | Dickinson | Doniphan | Douglas | Edwards | Elk | Ellis | Ellsworth | Finney | Ford | Franklin | Geary | Gove | Graham | Grant | Gray | Greeley | Greenwood | Hamilton | Harper | Harvey | Haskell | Hodgeman | Jackson | Jefferson | Jewell | Johnson | Kearny | Kingman | Kiowa | Labette | Lane | Leavenworth | Lincoln | Linn | Logan | Lyon | McPherson | Marion | Marshall | Meade | Miami | Mitchell | Montgomery | Morris | Morton | Nemaha | Neosho | Ness | Norton | Osage | Osborne | Ottawa | Pawnee | Phillips | Pottawatomie | Pratt | Rawlins | Reno | Republic | Rice | Riley | Rooks | Rush | Russell | Saline | Scott | Sedgwick | Seward | Shawnee | Sheridan | Sherman | Smith | Stafford | Stanton | Stevens | Sumner | Thomas | Trego | Wabaunsee | Wallace | Washington | Wichita | Wilson | Woodson | Wyandotte.

At Finally Sold, we buy most all single family homes in their as is condition. If you happen to have a property that you would like to sell, make sure you call us or fill out our short online form so that you too can once and for all get your property Finally SOLD!

Finally Sold is a national real estate investment company that specializes in helping homeowners sell quick for cash. We are not Realtors® or a real estate agency. We instead purchase houses and real estate for our benefit. No 'Agency' is created when selling a property to us. We are an Equal Housing Opportunity Provider. We do business in accordance to the Federal Fair Housing Law. One or more franchisees of Right Now Capital, LLC and the Finally Sold Brand may be licensed real estate agents.