Home Buying (2)

Trulia shows it is still cheaper to buy than rent in Denver area

Trulia.com recently released their 2nd Quarter “rent vs buy” index figures and in Denver it is still cheaper to buy than rent. If you want to see the figures for all 50 cities click here to download the PDF file. The study compared the prices of condos, townhomes and apartments with 2 bedrooms that were [...]

Colorado: We’re number 2!

According to a recent Magnet States Report done by Allied Van Lines, Colorado is the 2nd most popular state to move into. Texas is #1 for six years in a row. According the the article in the Denver Business Journal Colorado had a net gain of 404 Allied “moves.” Last year CO was ranked 4th [...]

The secret to buying a condo in the Denver area

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Condo prices are still relatively low for the Denver metro area. (About as low as they’re likely to get anyway, I strongly suspect.) For instance, as of this writing there are 174 condos/townhomes for sale in the Westminster area, starting at $41,000 and going clear up to $1.5 million – for the record, that will [...]

Why you should give the questionable houses a 2nd chance

The longer a house has been on the market the tougher it is to get an offer. One of the reasons is that it makes buyers worried that “something” is wrong with it. Which is kind of strange when you think about it: you might go in there and it looks like a perfectly good [...]

Gaging unexpected costs of homeownership

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Why is it that home appliances all seem to go out at once? It never fails, the dishwasher conks out and you figure it’s kind of expensive to replace, but that’s okay, it was getting old. But then next thing you know, the washing machine dies, then the lawn mower goes and then the bathroom [...]

How much should you offer for that house?

It’s that age-old dilemma between buyers and sellers – you the buyer don’t know exactly how low the sellers are willing to go and they the sellers don’t know exactly how high you the buyer are willing to go.When you’re trying to decide what to offer on a home first things are first – figure [...]

Should you get a home inspection?

A house is undoubtedly one of the biggest single expenditures you’ll ever make. So how can your protect yourself from a lemon?One of the very best ways is to have a professional inspection performed. On a side note, if your home is on the market and the thought of “passing” the inspection keeps you up [...]

#1 reason to use caution when buying foreclosures

I think the craziest thing that has ever happened to me in Real Estate was my Loan Officer accidentally locking himself in the bathroom at an Open House in a Northglenn home, but this story definitely tops that by a mile: According to the article at 9News, a man in Spain, who purchased a foreclosure [...]

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