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Confessions of a First Time Home Buyer: Keeping up with The Joneses



December 3, 2010I never saw myself as the type of person that would feel the pressure to “Keep Up with the Joneses.”  I thought, why would I ever care if someone’s yard looked nicer than ours, or if they had curtains instead of blankets draped over their windows. (I assure you, if you’ve got the right blanket, it can effectively and even somewhat attractively serve the same purpose as a curtain.  I’m...

Boulder and Longmont Homes Show Price Appreciation Since 1991



November 30, 2010Boulder and Longmont Homes Show Price Appreciation Since 1991 Whether you are a home owner, or just in the market now to buy a home, we hope that you experience appreciation in your housing investment, as most of Colorado has overall in the last few decades.  Many home buyers and owners want to know specifics about rates of appreciation in specific neighborhoods.  So, our exclusive buyers...

Thanksgiving Special, to Home Owners Everywhere, Part 2



November 26, 2010When we arrived, we bumped into Home Depot Santa Clause.  We told him that we were looking to buy a nail gun to complete our project, and he took us to the right place.  He showed us the different air compressor options (air compressor???!!! Yikes, can’t I just use some Double A batteries for this thing??)  And he very frankly, without making any judgments of our ignorance, or trying to make...

Thanksgiving Special, to Home Owners Everywhere Part One



November 24, 2010A few weekends ago my husband and I decided to finish The Molding.  The Molding is a home improvement project that we started a good 3 months ago.  When we decided to redo the kitchen floor, which we finished in about 3 days, we did not realize that redoing the kitchen floor would also require redoing the molding.  So, The Molding is that little bonus project that I am learning is a part of...

The Sun is Shining, Interest Rates are Dropping, Go Buy a House!



November 1, 2010It’s hard to believe that it is fall in Denver when it is sunny and 80 degrees, in October.  It couldn’t be any more beautiful, and I think everyone appreciates it more because it feels like we are on borrowed time.  Go out to the park today, because we might not get another day like this until May. But, anyone that has lived here through at least one fall and winter knows: winter will...

Home Buyers: Do a Little Research Before Picking Up the Phone!



October 20, 2010When I first started the home search process, I did what most people these days do- I started looking online.  I went to a few popular home search sites, punched in a few parameters and bam- had hours worth of home shopping to spend looking at pictures, and fantasize. I found a few homes that I wanted to see among the listings.  Conveniently, there was a Listing Agent, with a phone number and...

A Home for Every Stage of Life Versus One Home For Life



October 6, 2010Over time your interests and values will change… should your house change to match? At one point in your life you might value charm, at another point you might value practicality.  One point you might love doing yard work, or at least believe that you could love it or could learn to love it.  Later, you might admit to yourself that you hate it, or lose interest in it as other interests gain...