How to Manage Your Colorado Rental Property



May 8, 2020Since we have covered how to turn a Colorado vacation home into a rental property and how to price your Colorado rental property, I thought I would round it out with how to manage your Colorado rental property. Are you a control freak by nature? If so, you may want to try and detach yourself from your rental property. Unless you can devote the time and energy to managing the property...

The Definitive Guide to Buying a Vacation Home in Colorado



May 8, 2020 Have you ever wondered about buying a vacation home in Colorado? I am here to (hopefully) fill in some blanks for you. I know many of us have had the dream of buying a vacation home in Colorado. The questions lie in where to buy, when to buy, how to make income by renting our vacation home, what we can get for the money we spend, and what the typical mortgage would cost for a 1000 square foot...
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Quarterly Market Report – Boulder County



May 3, 2020Summary Boulder County is seeing an overall increase in home sales over the same quarter of 2012. As is the case with many active real estate markets that have been evidencing significant increased activity. The Numbers Specifically, sales were up 13% from last March, according to Neil Kearney of Kearney Realty Company.  Kearney also reports that single family home sales were up a whopping...
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Second Home Market News



May 3, 2020List of Top Ten Affordable Cities The second home market is heating up along with other sectors of real estate that have been sluggish or in the trough since the market crash this past decade.  While the luxury markets are seeing spritely increases, the affordable second home market still boasts modest median house prices. As well as a good selection and affordable financing with interest rates...
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Wide Open Spaces – Colorado Ranch Property and Acreage



April 29, 2020Colorado is considered as one of the top destinations in the United States real estate market for ranch property and acreage and has a great supply of these wide open spaces.  There are a couple of strong drivers in the marketplace right now. Investor’s and second home and luxury real estate purchases.  Land - wide open space still for sale, and by all accounts, plenty of it in many parts of...
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Best Places To Live In Colorado, 2013 – Boulder, Colorado



April 29, 2020Boulder - Community Honors We enjoy the opportunity to feature different areas of Colorado and this week we offer information on one of the most unique, eclectic communities nearby Denver Metro.  Boulder, CO has long held the reputation of one of the best places to be in Colorado for many reasons.  First and foremost is that it is home to the University of Colorado - Boulder, (22% of its...
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Winter Home Heating Costs in Colorado: What To Expect In 2013-2014



April 25, 2020If you are in the market for Colorado residential real estate, you have likely calculated many homeownership costs, including winter home heating costs.  Those connected to the energy market are actually projected stabilization of these costs as oil is not expected to rise this year, and evidently, in an article published by Forbes, it’s possible they may actually be less this coming winter...