The vacation home blog

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Real Estate Agent - Coldwell Banker Colorado Rockies Real Estate
The Colorado mountains, real estate, ski resorts, lifestyle and vacation homes is my focus. I am a resource for people who want to know more about buying, selling and renting their vacation homes in all of Summit County; Breckenridge, Frisco, Copper Mountain, Keystone, Dillon and Silverthorne.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
It may be redundant, but vacation homes are not always in resort communities, and in fact, are often very different.  So I thought it would be worth a try.  I am recruiting members for our group, so please sign up if you would like to share ideas, tips and tricks, rent by owner websites, and lots...
04/24/2007
Our market is hot!  Almost everyone on AR these days writes about what to do in slow markets.  Well, I was doing those things about three years ago when the rest of you were so busy you didn't have time to spend all the money you were making!  Today the tables are turned and my vacation home mark...
04/24/2007
My husband claims that he overheard someone say this in the grocery store one day.  He might have made it up, but it does show how short our summers can be.  Nevertheless, it is a glorious time of year!  I put plants on my deck from Memorial Day to Labor day, but keep sheets handy to cover them u...
04/23/2007
I keep telling my webmaster that she has to "dumb things down" for me.  Yeah, I can post to my blog and I know I need to use technology to be at the level I need to be, but don't ask me how to do it!  My job is selling real estate, not building websites or search engine optimization.  I need it, ...
04/22/2007
Compact florescent light bulbs!  Save money, save energy, reduce your carbon footprint.  Go to http://www.18seconds.org/ for more information and to check and see how green your state is.  Don't let the look of that light bulb put you off.  There are now soft white CFL bulbs that look like regula...
04/20/2007
Have you ever asked one of your clients if they have thought about buying a second home?  Not just a rental property, but a vacation home at the beach or mountains.  If your clients are baby boomers and they live in a nice house, chances are they already have a second home or they have thought ab...
04/20/2007
I own a condo at Copper Mountain, Colorado.  It is just a little one bedroom condo and I try to rent the heck out of it.  It is about 8 miles from my primary home, so I don't use it myself.  I have four major ski areas within 20 minutes of my house so there is really no need to stay there.  I do ...
04/19/2007
My other blog is my main blog, where I post several times a week.  There I write about everything to do with Summit County real estate.   I live in the mountains of Colorado, surrounded by ski resorts in the winter and wildflowers in the summer.  Oh yeah, and a few tourists here and there.  My ni...
04/17/2007
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Joanne Hanson

Summit County, Colorado Realtor
local_phone(888) 666-0844
smartphone(970) 390-2173
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The Colorado mountains, real estate, ski resorts, lifestyle and vacation homes is my focus. We talk about buying and selling ski condos in Breckenridge, Keystone and Copper Mountain. Homes and land in Frisco, Dillon and Silverthorne are also in our market area