Tag: buying a vacation home

The Definitive Guide to Buying a Vacation Home in Beaver Creek, Colorado



June 1, 2020Another day, another ski town. Last week we discussed buying a vacation home in Aspen, Colorado. This week I will look at buying a basic 1000 square foot condo in Beaver Creek, Colorado. I will also present approximate mortgage payments, sale prices, and an idea of what you can make as rental income off of the property. Nightlife. Are you looking for a bar to schmooze in? Look no...

The Definitive Guide to Buying a Vacation Home in Breckenridge, Colorado



May 5, 2020Perfect town #3 Following up last week's article on buying a vacation home in Beaver Creek, Colorado, I will introduce you to a little town called Breckenridge. Well ok, it isn't that little. It is a great ski town with a small-town feel. As usual, I will compare roughly a 1,000 square foot condo: purchase price, monthly mortgage rate, rental income value, nightlife, and other things to do...

The Definitive Guide to Buying a Vacation Home in Keystone, Colorado



May 4, 2020The promised land. Keeping true to the series in the 4th week of "The Definitive Guide to Buying a Vacation Home in Colorado" (Aspen, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge) I am bringing Keystone into the mix this week. Keystone, Colorado is a mere 1 hour and 20 minutes up I-70 from Denver. You can have the best of both worlds, skiing and hiking, and a short jaunt to the metropolitan area of Denver. So...

Guide to Buying a Vacation Home in Durango Colorado



May 4, 2020Next on the list. Well, we have arrived at week 5 of the Definitive Guide to Buying a Vacation Home in Colorado (week 1: Aspen, week 2: Beaver Creek, week 3: Breckenridge, week 4: Keystone). This week Durango, Colorado is our town of choice. Our model will be the same: a condo around 1,000 square feet. I will list general sales prices, rental income potential, estimated mortgage payment, and...

Guide to Buying a Vacation Home in Telluride Colorado



May 4, 2020The rich and famous. This week I am going to tell you a little bit about buying a vacation home in Telluride, CO. In the past weeks I have covered many mountain towns such as: Silverton, Durango,  and Breckenridge. You will notice that the price is a little higher in Telluride than in most other places we have looked at, but there are so many reasons to spend the pretty penny to be a...

Guide to Buying a Vacation Home in Winter Park, Colorado



May 3, 2020What a great series this has been! Here we are at the last week of my Definitive Guide to Buying a Vacation Home in Colorado. In the past 10 weeks, we have covered Telluride, Silverton, Steamboat Springs, Durango,  Keystone, Breckenridge, Beaver Creek, and Aspen.   Drum roll please....this week's best Colorado town for a vacation home is.... Winter Park! Winter Play! The Winter Park is...
Mortgage

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...