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Explore Our Home Buying Guide in Rapid City, SD

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TOTAL TRANSACTIONS IN 2024

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MILLION IN VOLUME

161

BUYERS SERVED IN 2024

Buyers Guide

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Step 1: Meet With An Agent

  • Loan pre-approval
  • Establish a time-frame that fits your needs
  • Personalize your search that will notify you of new listings that fit your criteria
  • Establish agency relationship and hire our team so you have an advocate
  • Understand the compensation breakdown
    - 3% buyer's agent fee (typically paid by seller)
    - $325 transaction fee (waived if VA purchase)
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Step 2: Home Hunt

  • Personalized home search (MLS)
  • New construction (Various Sites)
  • FSBO / Discount Broker
  • Open Houses
  • Matchmaker within Keller Williams and The Kahler Team
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Step 3: Write Offer

  • Sample purchase agreement
  • Earnest money = $1,000 - $5,000 range (deposited within 24 hours)
  • Negotiations (Market, Inventory, Sales Ratios, Strategies)
  • Home sale contingency
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Step 4: Closing Process

  • Meet your licensed closing coordinator
  • Inspection ($425-$750)
  • Insurance quotes
  • Appraisal
  • Final loan approval
    (important to maintain good credit)
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Step 5: Closing

  • Closing instructions (utility info)
  • Walk-through date
  • Possession at closing
    You get the keys to your home from the Title Company
    (takes 30-45 minutes)

Your Ultimate Buyer's Guide

Testimonials

Bob and Marilyn

Bob and Marilyn

We were so blessed to have had Shauna Sheets and her team working with us to sell our home. She and her team are exceptional…from helping us decide on a realistic selling price, to frequent communication regarding the current m...
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Jill Petersen

Jill Petersen

A wonderful experience. Team members were personable and knowledgeable. Their first class networking made the experience of selling my home as painless as possible. I would highly recommend Kahler Williams Realty.
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Lauren H.

Lauren H.

Austin was absolutely fantastic. He helped us a few years ago with the purchase of our first home and this time he helped us with the sale of our home. This was our first time ever selling a home, and Austin made sure we unders...
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B & L Turby

B & L Turby

Highly recommended. Jeremy and his team did an outstanding job and made the selling of our home easy and transparent. Thank you, Team Kahler!
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Jill Saunders

Jill Saunders

Shauna has an excellent understanding of the housing market. She uses this knowledge to the benefit of her clients and works hard to ensure the interests of the clients are met or exceeded. We have used Shauna as a listing agen...
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Craig and Lisa C.

Craig and Lisa C.

Bobbie was excellent to work with. She was very knowledgeable about the sale process and expertly guided us to a seamless closing.
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Kelsey Peterson

Kelsey Peterson

Shauna and her team made something that is traditionally stressful feel like a breeze, from being patient through the long house hunting process to closing. They had excellent communication, always reaching out to us letting us...
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Travis Smith

Travis Smith

Bought the house site unseen. House was just like she said. We are vary happy with Lonnie!
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Brandon Samoluk

Brandon Samoluk

Austin not only helped us with navigating the buying process, he even kept us weary of poor purchases in particular areas with known geographical issues! Without any reservation I would recommend Austin to any buyer in the Rapi...
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April Anderson

April Anderson

Kera Williams and her team went above and beyond throughout the entire roller coaster of buying a home. Kera is incredibly knowledgeable, responsible, and truly dedicated to her clients. No matter what challenges came up during...
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Kurt Kowaleski

Kurt Kowaleski

Selling our home could have been stressful, but thanks to Jeremy and his team at the Kahler Real Estate, it was a smooth enjoyable process. From our very first meeting, they impressed us with their deep market knowledge, clear ...
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Pat Corbin

Pat Corbin

Shauna did an outstanding job in selling my home. She acted professionally throughout the process: setting the asking price, guiding me in preparing the home, communicating with me at each step, and assisting in the closing pap...
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Sage Ellis

Sage Ellis

Jeremy, Lonnie, Kara, and the rest of the Kahler team were amazing. We didn’t realize how much coordination would go into the process, but they stayed on top of everything from start to finish. They were highly communicative, w...
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Lynn Cali

Lynn Cali

Lonnie is very personable and professional. We would highly recommend her for buying or selling property as she and her team helped us with both. Their referrals connected us to friendly and knowledgeable professionals to assis...
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Aundeah Kearney

Aundeah Kearney

Jeremy and his team made the process of buying a property out of state incredibly smooth and easy! They were honest, thorough, responsive, and helpful from the first showing to closing. I would definitely recommend them to anyo...
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David Mallams

David Mallams

I’ve worked with Jeremy for many years, and I can confidently say he’s an outstanding agent. He strikes the perfect balance between being proactive and driven, without ever coming across as pushy. Throughout every transaction—w...
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Katherine Boehle

Katherine Boehle

Selling a home is never a simple process, but Jeremy and his team made it an absolute pleasure! Even before listing, they were always there to answer any questions we had from paint selection to staging advice. Once the home wa...
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Trinh Meverden

Trinh Meverden

Working with Elissa Erickson was an outstanding experience from start to finish. She’s incredibly prompt—always quick to respond and on top of every detail—which made the entire process feel smooth and stress-free. What really...
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Bob Gengler

Bob Gengler

We highly recommend Jeremy and his team at Keller Williams. We have worked with Jeremy in the past on both buying and selling our homes. Jeremy is always extremely professional and quick to respond with any questions or concern...
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Angelique Wise

Angelique Wise

The Kahler Team were amazing to work with! Jeremy walked us through everything and was there for all of our questions and needs! I am so thankful for their help in finding us our dream home and for making that process the easie...
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