Starting in April of 2010, the EPA will be enforcing a new set of regulations that apply to renovations on pre-1978 homes. Anyone that's purchased an older home has signed a lead-paint disclosure form (which basically states that you're aware of the potential presence), but few think much about it beyond closing on the property. Each year in [...]
Whether potential buyers are driving around scoping out œFor Sale signs, or flipping through listing photos online, curb appeal is everything. It's the difference between œI want to look at this house, it might be the one and œNo thanks, [...]
In the past, I have received lots of compliments on our website. When I heard we were going to get a new one, I started to think of the old saying, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. But after seeing our new website for the first time this week, I can only say, [...]
First, let's take a look at what HOAs are all about. HOA fees often range from $200 to $400 per month. The more upscale the building and the more amenities it has, the higher the homeowners' association fees are likely to be. In addition to monthly fees, if a major expense such as a new roof or a new elevator comes up and there
It appears that the market is certainly picking up as the big deadline for the Tax Credit approaches. In the past week, I have had three separate buyers have to deal with a multiple offer situation on the house they fell in love with. Two of these homes had been on the market for about a month and another for 3 [...]
I recently attended a real estate investor meeting regarding buying foreclosures for fix and flips. It was a packed room. As I scanned the faces in the room, I tried to determine how many people were actually investors. The few I spoke to were other agents, financing and loan originators, or contractors. By the nature of the questions [...]
While our family was in London last month, we had the opportunity to visit with many of my husband's overseas friends and family, and I found it really interesting that several of them mentioned the 16th Street Mall when relating their experiences visiting Colorado. Obviously, the mall makes an impression on visitors, especially those who [...]
As Realtors, it seems like we almost always have an answer for yourquestion, or at least know where to find it. The one question that wecan't answer is the one we get all the time, is this neighborhoodsafe? Constrained by fair housing laws, we aren't allowed to declareneighborhoods safe or œbad mouth them either. All we are allowed todo is [...]
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