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Warm months do not halt summer sod projects
Even though temperatures may hit
triple digits during the summer, lawns
can still be a brilliant green with some
fresh sod in place.
“You just have to be mindful and
aware of the watering and care instruc-
tions for it to be able sustain itself and
thrive,” said Trish Petrus, the officer
manager at Gil Schroeder Sod Sales in
House Springs.
Gil Schroeder, which has been in
business since 1980 at 4600 Byrnesville
Road, provides helpful instructions on
how to care for a lawn, Petrus said.
“For every delivery for a client, we
provide watering instructions and tips on
a three-fold, two-sided watering pamphlet
on the details on how to maintain it and
care for it,” she said.
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Gil Schroeder Sod Sales also promotes hometown House Springs.
Gil Schroeder Sod Sales offers seed
sales, sod delivery and installation as well
as pick-up orders of fresh-cut sod.
Jefferson County Leader
Real Estate
It serves customers in Jefferson, St.
Louis, St. Charles and Franklin counties.
Consultations are available by phone
21
at 636-274-3555 or 636-285-9989. The
company’s website, gilschroedersodsales.
com, also offers tips on maintenance, a
full price list and resources for trouble-
shooting and general lawn care questions.
The business will be recognized this
year for its continued success.
“Each year, the MU Extension Cen-
ter in Jefferson County and the Jefferson
County Farm Bureau selects a local farm
family as the Farm Family of the Year to
represent Jefferson County at the Mis-
souri State Fair, we are proud to announce
Gil Schroeder Sod Sales was chosen for
the 2022 Farm Family of the Year,” Petrus
said. “We are looking forward to accept-
ing this award in August at the Missouri
State Fair in Sedalia.”
-- Tony Krausz
22 Jefferson County Leader
Exit Elite Realty, seeking more space, plans to move in 2023
Bill Holloway and John Akers
Agent says crazy market calls for flexible response
Real estate agent Tara Hebenstreit of
Coldwell Banker Gundaker says the cur-
rent market is “crazy and competitive,”
but she has a couple of tools to help clients
come out on top.
“What makes my business special
is making sure I do my market research
to educate both sellers and buyers how
quickly things happen,” she said. “This
allows me to make sure we submit a win-
ning bid to buy their dream home or sell
for top price.”
The other tool in her arsenal is acces-
sibility. “My clients can reach me when
they need, both day and night and week-
days and weekends,” she said. “I believe
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a business that specializes in finding new volume of sales,” Holloway said. “That’s
homes for others, will move to a new what we sold over the last year. There is Back
home of its own in 2023.
The agency, owned by Holloway
still high demand and low inventory. It’s
definitely still a seller’s market.”
To
and John Akers, will relocate from 1960 He said Exit Elite Realty can also Outlet School
Richardson Road to 630 Jeffco Blvd.
“We should be in the new building by
help those seeking to buy houses avoid
mistakes in the pursuit of a new home. Store Sale
May of next year,” Holloway said. “We’re “We don’t want our buyers to mis-
expanding. The new office will more than step – overpaying on an asking price,
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12,000 square feet. don’t want them to overbid just so they
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“We’re busting at the seams as we can win the bid. We guide them around
now have a staff of 70 agents.” these traps.”
In the meantime, he said, the Rich- Exit Elite Realty, which opened in
ardson Road office will remain open for 2006, is a franchise of Exit Realty In-
business. ternational.
Holloway said there has been no For more information, call the firm
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Thursday, June 23, 2022 Real Estate Showcase Jefferson County Leader 23

Mortgage specialist can Festus store to expand

help with financing needs
If you’re looking to buy a new home,
Kirk Biehle of Festus said he can help you
find the best financing deal.
Biehle, a certified mortgage planning
specialist, works out of the American
Financial Network office at 7512 Big
Bend Blvd. in Shrewsbury and serves
customers from all around the St. Louis
area, including Jefferson County.
“We can lend in all 50 states, and
we offer a huge variety of products,” he
said. “I specialize in first-time homebuy-
ers and unique construction loans, like
USDA loans with zero money down. I
also help people 62 and older with reverse
mortgages.
“I help people get the best mortgage
for their situation, whether they’re buy-
ing or building a new home or looking
for an investment property or second
home, or whether they’re in retirement
and using reverse mortgage or doing
some other kinds of loans using equity
in their homes.”
Biehle said while he has been work-
ing in the field for about two years, others
in his office have decades of experience.
“There’s a wealth of knowledge I can
run to with questions,” he said.
Biehle said that even though the real
estate boom may be slowing, it’s still a
good time to buy a new house or invest-
ment property.
“Interest rates are up, but they’re
Kirk Biehle
expected to go back down. Home prices
won’t go down, although appreciation
won’t be as high as it has been,” he said.
“While mortgage rates are going up and
rents are going up, rates will go down
again and people may refinance then.”
Biehle said he finds his work reward-
ing.
“I was born and raised here (in Fes-
tus), and I’m trying to help my communi-
ty by helping people increase their wealth
through home ownership,” he said.
To reach Biehle, call 636-232-4660
or go to his website at loanswithkirk.com.
-- Kim Robertson
The Backbone Home store in Festus
is expanding.
Owners Corin and Christian Roth of
Festus will continue selling home goods,
gifts and clothing at their approximately
2,200-square-foot shop at 220 E. Main St.,
which opened in October 2021.
However, the couple will open a sec-
ond store at 420 W. Main St., which cur-
rently houses a photography studio. The
new location, taking in about 3,300 square
feet, will carry furniture and furnishings
such as rugs and lighting, Corin said.
She said the new location is expected
to open in July.
Corin said the store will carry mainly
new furniture but some second-hand items.
“We will (sell products) from vendors
no one in Missouri carries,” she added.
Corin said she also hopes to hold com-
munity events at the new location.
“We have a patio, so we want to have
Backbone Home store on Festus Main
events where people sit outside and listen Street.
to music, have some drinks and food. We
carry charcuterie stuff (at the current store) helps the business grow.
we can serve,” she said. Corin said her husband is a veteran,
The current store also carries a large so an important part of the business is to
line of candles and all sorts of home decor carry products from vendors that support
such as florals, wall decor and seasonal veterans and other charitable causes.
decor. “We want to source vendors that give
The Roths also sell gifts for birth- back,” she said. “Lots of our vendors are
days, anniversaries, baby showers and veteran-owned and help veterans’ causes.
weddings. “The purpose behind our business is
Corin said she and her husband sup- not just a store but to improve the com-
port neighboring businesses by selling munity and help support other small busi-
some of their products. nesses and causes we feel are important.”
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More rooms, more decor, more beautiful home

Farmhouse Style Boutique staffers, from
left, Haley McElligott, Abbey Partney and
Grace Gentry.
Looking to add some down-home
warmth to your home? Check out Farm-
house Style Boutique in Festus.
The store, 101 Main St., offers a
wide variety of furniture, decor and ac-
cessories.
Manager Abbey Partney said the
family-owned business opened in No-
vember 2020 in a smaller space and
expanded to its current location in May
2021.
“Now that we’ve expanded here,”
she said, “we’ve had several separate
rooms where we can switch out the decor
and have different lifestyle settings, and
now we have even more of them toward
the back. Also, we added another staff
member, Haley.”
The building, at Main and Adams
streets, was the longtime headquarters
of a local bank, and former custom-
ers and employees often come in to
reminisce.
“We still have that happening. It’s
awesome,” Partney said.
The store is constantly turning over
inventory.
“We get small shipments of new
stuff daily, and bigger merchandise like
furniture once a week,” Partney said.
“So, if you haven’t been in in the last
couple of weeks, we encourage people
to come in and browse.”
Partney said her customers get a
very different experience from buying
online or at large retailers.
“We’re cheaper, and we definitely
try to treat our customers more like
family,” she said. “That’s something
you won’t get from a bigger, more im-
personal place.”
Farmhouse Style Boutique also
offers staging services for realtors and
home sellers.
“We’ve been doing that a lot more
recently,” Partney said. “The (housing)
market has definitely helped.”
Store hours are from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and
noon to 4 p.m. Sundays.
Staff can do consultations on a walk-
in basis, but Partney said an appointment
can ensure the customer will have the
staff member’s undivided attention.
For information, call 636-465-0633
or visit the store’s Facebook page.
--Laura Marlow

Walke Agency offers insurance with a personal touch
Kathleen Walke wants every client of
the Walke Agency to feel special.
She said her insurance brokerage,
214 E. Main St. Suite B in Festus, is a
full-service agency that can meet nearly
every personal or small business insur-
ance need.
And most importantly, she said, the
Walke Agency takes the time to figure
out exactly what each individual client’s
needs are before drafting a policy, dif-
ferent from firms that do much of their
business on the internet.
“Some people want to go online
and be hands off, but if you are not that
person and want to understand how your
personal life has risks and how to protect
your family, that’s what we do really
well,” Walke said. “We can sit with your
family and say, ‘If this happens, this
is how it impacts you.’ We can show
how a client’s current coverage handles
things, and ask, ‘Is that how you want it
handled?’ If it is not, we can look around
to find what fits a client’s needs better.
We make it interactive. Instead of saying,
‘This is what you have to have,’ we help
“We help people
“We will shop the top seven or eight com-
panies that fit your criteria. Being able understand insurance
to get that information without having to
take off work or do it on a day off, I feel
and find what is best for
like that is a great resource.” them and their families.”
For information, call 636-725-0136. Kathleen Walke
-- Tony Krausz
The Walke Agency
You’ve worked most of
Kathleen Walke
your life. Isn’t it time you
people understand insurance and find
what is best for them and their families. enjoy it?
That is what we do best.”
The Walke Agency also does the leg
work to find the right policy at the right
price for its clients, since it is not tied to
an individual insurance provider.
“I think that is a giant value. You can
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The power of three Pet owners must prepare

Gundaker Metro South provides
‘one stop shop’ for clients
Although the red-hot housing market
is showing signs of cooling off recently,
plenty of homes are still being bought
and sold through Gundaker Metro South
in Festus, said Brian Ellsworth, branch
manager of the Coldwell Banker Realty
office at 602 S. Truman Blvd.
“Year to date, our listings are up 24
percent, while nationally, they’re down
7 percent,” Ellsworth said. “Our closed
units during that time are up 12 percent,
compared with the national average of
being down 7 percent.”
Ellsworth attributes his office’s con-
tinued success to two factors.
“We have some great agents in our
office, and we have the benefit of having
partnerships that add value to our clients,”
he said.
Ellsworth said long-term relation-
ships with Guaranteed Rate Affinity and
U.S. Title have proven to be win-wins for
all concerned.
The real estate office, mortgage
company and title company are in the
same complex.
“We believe these partnerships add
value for our clients because it’s kind of a
one-stop shop for services needed to close
a sale,” Ellsworth said. “We’ve found
that more than 80 percent of our clients
are looking for that kind of partnership.
Brian Ellsworth
It makes for a more seamless transaction.
We know how to communicate with each
other and we know how to find each
other.”
He said employees at all three com-
panies are familiar with each other, which
streamlines the processes of arranging
for a mortgage and then finally closing
the transaction.
“It’s not new for us, but it’s a focus of
our company. All Coldwell Banker offices
have partnerships with firms, but we’ve
worked with Guaranteed Rate Affinity
and U.S. Title for some time. Our clients
say that this helps provide them a better
experience.”
For more information, call the office
at 636-931-2211.
-- Steve Taylor
homes for prospective buyers
Lau ra Lo h man o f M ain Key
Realty said pet owners seeking to sell
their homes should take extra steps to
prepare their houses for viewing by pro-
spective buyers.
“When buyers are looking for their
dream home, they are picking apart every
inch of yours,” she said. “If you want top
dollar and profit on the sale of your home,
you need a plan when it comes to your
pets. Dogs can often be one of the most
stressful challenges for sellers and one
of the biggest deterrents to prospective
buyers. The majority of Americans love
pets, but they don’t want to see how your
pets have impacted the cleanliness of your
home. The cleaner and more kept your
home shows, the better when it comes
to selling.”
She suggests several steps for pet
Laura Lohman with her Great Dane, Beau.
owners to ready their homes to go on
the market. is desirable to the prospective buyers, but
“Replace anything chewed, scratched it can end up being the most stressful part
or clawed,” Lohman said. “Wipe base- of the transaction for the seller,” she said.
boards and walls. Deep clean carpets “Consider boarding your pets for a long
and floors. And don’t forget to maintain weekend or house them at the home of
your yard – pick up those droppings and a family member or friend during long
repair decks or fencing your pet may have days of showings.
damaged. The more you show a buyer “If you are planning to limit times for
you have taken care of inside and out, buyers to see your home because of your
the better.” pets, you are limiting your chances for a
Lohman said home sellers should quick and profitable sale.”
plan ahead for when they are having an Main Key Realty can be reached at
open house. 636-208-5853.
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Realty Executives Premiere does it all
Realty Executives Premiere co-own-
er Chuck Maher attributes his company’s
success to three main factors: customer
service, customer convenience and the
agent’s extensive knowledge and training.
“We have a full-service office. We
have a title company and lenders in our
office. Buyers are pre-approved. We go
through the whole title process. Every-
thing is done here. They don’t have to go
to four or five different places.”
Maher and his wife, Kim Maher,
who’s also a broker and owner of Realty
Executives Premiere, have more than 25
years of experience in real estate, and
they have run their agency for 13 years.
“My wife and I have been brokers
for over 25 years, and we’ve seen the
good, the bad and the ugly. We’ve been
through the ups and downs,” Maher said.
Protecting the rooftops home projects list
The roof of any building is impor-
tant as the first line of defense against
the elements. Because the roof protects
everything a family owns, any installation
or repair needs to be done right, accord-
ing to Bob Bagby of Classic Roofing and
Exteriors in Herculaneum.
“We take care of people. And we
have high standards,” he said.
Bagby, 56, his wife, Mary, and their
staff operate the business at 1304 Com-
mercial Blvd., just south of the Hercula-
neum Post Office.
“We have Junior Shy in the office,
and then we have about 31 guys who
go out in crews of five or six at a time,”
he said.
The business does some commercial
work but its main focus is residential
roofs, new installations as well as repairs
Flooring Systems Outlet Store offers more for less
Flooring Systems Outlet Store has
flooring styles that you can’t find every-
where, said Joan Komlos, who has owned
the business for more than 20 years.
“We carry mostly Olean and Daltile,
but a lot of our porcelain tile comes from
Turkey, Spain and Italy,” Komlos said.
“We have stuff that you’re not going to
see at other places like Home Depot.”
The business, formerly called Close-
out Flooring, recently moved into new
quarters at 6245 Lemay Ferry Road, Unit
B, in south St. Louis County.
The new location features an
8,000-square-foot warehouse, which al-
lows the business to offer many different
types of flooring, including laminate,
ceramic, porcelain, quarry tile, click-
together vinyl, area rugs, bound area rugs
and carpet tile.
Komlos said what’s unique about her
store is that it can offer quality merchan-
dise at a low price.
She said often when contractors buy
tile from overseas, they order more than
is estimated to be used to ensure that they
won’t run short.
The contractors then sell what’s left
to Komlos, who can then offer that mate-
rial at a fraction of the original cost.
“Everything we have but the vinyl
and laminate is stuff that is left over from
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Realty Executives Premiere’s Eureka
office.
“We know how to navigate through dif-
ferent scenarios that maybe some of the
other brokerages who don’t have as much
experience don’t.”
But Maher and his wife aren’t the
only experienced brokers at Realty Ex-
ecutives Premiere.
They employ 87 agents who go
Classic Roofing and Exteriors in
Herculaneum
and replacements.
Bagby, a veteran of the U.S. Navy,
has been in the business for more than
20 years. He operated in St. Louis before
moving to Jefferson County and opening
the Herculaneum location seven years
ago.
Flooring Systems Outlet Store in south
St. Louis County.
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through extensive training to help their
clients.
“I think one of the things that sets
our office apart from others is the train-
ing and knowledge of our agents,” Maher
said. “We have office meetings every
Tuesday where we go over the changing Now with 5 offices
trends. Things are changing daily, and we to better serve our
stay on top of it with training and using
technology.” agents and clients in
The Mahers have four offices. They St. Louis, Jefferson
are at 123 Osage Executive Circle in
House Springs, 113 Hilltop Village Cen-
and Franklin
ter Drive in Eureka, 208 West St. Louis Counties!
St. in Pacific and 1815 E. Fifth St. in Isn’t it time you
Washington. They expect to open a new
office by mid-July at 1242 Main St. in became an Executive?
Imperial. To contact Realty Executives
Premiere, call 636-777-2800.
-- Goldie Lowe
“I’ll never go back to the city,” he
said. “I like it here. We work in a 50-mile
radius of here, and we mostly try to stay
in Jefferson County.”
The office is open 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
weekdays, but Bagby said he can provide
emergency service 24/7.
“When your roof is damaged, it
opens your home to the elements,” he
said. “That can do untold damage to the
house and its contents, and end up cost-
ing you in the long run. We understand
the importance of getting it taken care
of right away. We are here to help you PREMIERE
protect your investment in your home.”
For more information, call the office
at 636-465-0233; check out the website
at classicroofingstl.com; or visit the com-
pany’s Facebook page. New Imperial
--Laura Marlow
office opening
next month!
other jobs, so I’m able to sell it below
contractor’s cost.”
Komlos says a box of porcelain tiles 113 Hilltop Village
she sold for $15 was priced at $85 when Center Dr.,
purchased directly from the manufacturer.
Komlos said customers will notice Eureka, MO 63025
the value when they visit her store. 636-777-2800
“People realize what the savings are
here,” she said. “Prices are what sets my 208 W. St. Louis
business apart. Prices and good, quality
merchandise.” Street,
The store’s telephone number is 314- Pacific, MO 63069
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Executive Circle,
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Thursday, June 23, 2022 Real Estate Showcase Jefferson County Leader 27

Comfort Cabinetry takes its first name to heart

Comfort Cabinetry helps clients selections
including cabinets, countertops and
paint.
Kristy Carder, designer and owner of
Comfort Cabinetry in De Soto, says when
she founded the company about five years
ago, she gave some thought to the name.
“I chose Comfort Cabinetry because
your kitchen is the heart of your home,”
she said. “When I think of a kitchen, I
think of comfort foods. A kitchen is the
place where you go to feel at home.”
Comfort Cabinetry offers custom
home remodeling “pretty much in every
room of the home,” Carder said. “We do
baths, pantries, closet systems, every-
where. If it’s a new home construction,
we’re involved with the entire home.
“But if you’re coming to us with a
remodeling project, most people want to
start in the kitchen.”
Carder said the process begins with
a conversation as part of a free consulta-
tion.
“I’ll visit the home, and I start by
asking what you like and what you don’t
like. I’ll ask lots of questions.”
The next step, she said, is a visit to
the showroom at 404 Main St.
“After the plan is designed, you get to
see it in three dimensions on a big-screen
TV,” she said.
Carder said unlike big box stores,
Comfort Cabinetry is involved in every
step of the remodeling project.
“We’re very hands-on. We want to
make sure all the i’s are dotted and every
t is crossed,” she said.
Carder said she enjoys the creative
aspect of her job.
“Being able to transform a space
and see the excitement in a homeowner’s
face when they see the finished product
is fantastic,” she said.
Carder said that personal touch
doesn’t mean Comfort Cabinetry is more
expensive.
“We’re very competitive with the big
box stores,” she said.
Call Carder at 636-337-5737,
email her at kristy@comfortcabinetry.
com or visit the company’s website at
comfortcabinetry.com.
-- Steve Taylor

Cardinal Door offers updates

Mark McBride, a sales representative
with Cardinal Door Inc. of Fenton, said he
hopes homeowners consider the biggest
and most used door at their house – that’s
normally the garage door.
“Everybody spends tens and thou-
sands of dollars on the front entry door,
which is beautiful, but every day you have
this mechanical thing going up and down,
up and down, up and down,” he said. “Un-
less you’ve got the best operator, you got
the best rollers, you got the best cables,
you got a nice door going up and down, it’s
nothing but a constant headache.”
He said Cardinal Door can either
replace garage doors or do repairs.
“It’s the biggest mechanical piece in
your house that’s used every day,” he said.
“It’s a shield on the front of your house.
Also, it is a statement to the front of your
house.”
McBride said all employees with
Cardinal Door are up-front about pricing.
“We give you a choice: Do you want
us to fix it or do you not want us to fix it? After Cardinal Door
Before Cardinal Door
We tell you the price then,” he said. “That
way the ball is in your court.” He said an updated garage door can more than 30 years.
McBride said there are also many op- transform the look of your house. The office is at 255 Northwest Blvd.
tions for colors and styles of garage doors. “You have a 16-by-7 mural on the in Fenton. Cardinal Door can be reached
“A lot of the companies now have front of your house,” he said. at 314-677-4444 or info@cardinal-door.
many, many colors that don’t cost any McBride said Cardinal Door has done com.
more than white,” he said. business in the St. Louis metro area for -- Katelyn Mary Skaggs

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