First time home buyer tip #21

Yes you should do a final walkthrough right before your closing. Even on a new house. It’s important that you double check everything that is supposed to be there is still there and the house is still in working order. It has nothing to do with whether or not you “trust” the seller – keep [...]

McKay Landing Real Estate Market Report, Broomfield, CO November 2009

Presenting your McKay Landing Real Estate Market Report for November 2009 brought to you by Skinner Properties and Investments. I hope that you find this information useful!

McKay Landing is a Broomfield, CO neighborhood which is located just west of Zuni St., south of 144th Ave., east of Lowell Blvd. and the Broadlands neighborhood, and north [...]

McKay Landing Condo Real Estate Market Report, Broomfield, CO November 2009

Presenting your McKay Landing Condominium/Townhome Real Estate Market Report for November 2009 brought to you by Skinner Properties and Investments. I hope that you find this information useful!

McKay Landing is a Broomfield, CO neighborhood which is located just west of Zuni St., south of 144th Ave., east of Lowell Blvd. and the Broadlands neighborhood, and [...]

An update on short sale news

An article from Bloomberg.com discusses the theory that banks are starting to approve (or at least consider) more short sales. If you recall my post on “Should I Buy a Short Sale?” you know that short sales can be fraught with complications, may not actually happen in the end and are definitely not for someone [...]

First time home buyer tip #20

ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS get a professional inspection done on a house on which you have made an offer to buy AND make sure the completion of the sale is contingent upon a reasonable outcome of any inspection. (Meaning that if the house has way more problems then you realized or perhaps one very serious problem [...]

First time home buyer tip #19

If you decide to buy a home this year it might be a very good idea to hire an accountant to do your taxes, especially if you are confused as to exactly what and how much you can write off. The IRS (shockingly!) has a wide variety of rules and regs regarding how to handle [...]

First time home buyer tip #18

Demand excellence from your real estate professionals. Whether it’s your Realtor or your mortgage broker or lender. Remember they are working for YOU. You want someone who isn’t bothered if you have a zillion questions, and who promptly returns your phone calls and emails. If you do have questions, don’t hesitate to ask them, it’s [...]

Christmas Shopping Bargains for Saturday December 5

For the Buffy lover in your life – (*cough* me)(well why not?!) the complete series on DVD for $85 + free shipping.

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First time home buyer tip #17

According to this article, the very best day of the year to buy a house is Christmas Day. I imagine this is true although as the author points out you’ll need someone who will agree to let you view the house on Christmas (although maybe you actually viewed the house on the 23rd or 24th [...]

Red Leaf Real Estate Market Report Broomfield, CO November 2009

Presenting your Red Leaf Real Estate Market Report for November 2009 brought to you by Skinner Properties and Investments. I hope that you find this information useful!

Red Leaf is a Broomfield, CO neighborhood which is located just west of Lowell Blvd., south of 136th Ave., east of Sheridan Blvd., and north of 128th Avenue. Homes [...]

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