I really need some help with my listings, and one land (subdivision) listing in particular. The traditional marketing is really not producing much activity and interest, and I really feel like I need some new ideas for getting out of the traditional marketing effort and really getting outside th
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06/24/2008
Summer Vacations Inexpensive Colorado Summer Vacation I was out talking to my neighbor today, and he mentioned how this year's vacation is likely going to be a quick camping trip to the mountains (yes, we're only 45 min from Estes Park, spoiled brats). Last week at the office this topic came up
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06/22/2008
Gas Prices How is the price of ga$ changing your life$tyle? With the rise of price at the pump, and with no real end in sight, we are all being forced to rethink the way we live, and it certainly is making an impact on my real estate business, as well. In reading some of the latest blogs on lis
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06/09/2008
Big Fish Does Selling Your Home Feel a Bit Like Fishing for the Big One? Let's face it, when it's time to sell your home in a Buyer's market, finding the right buyer to bite on your line can be quite tricky. There are so many fish in the sea! Northern Colorado real estate is flooded with
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06/05/2008
Exhausted Realtor seeking advice on how to get your Buyers to "get real" in a Buyer's market! Racing around from home to home, with lists of more homes to view, writing low-ball offers on already value-priced homes, nit-picking each home to death ... my oh my, where does it stop? Somehow, a maj
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06/03/2008
Everything you wanted to know about Radon. Some folks ask, What is it? Do I really need to be concerned about it? Well, I have come across some great information that pretty much explains the mystery about radon, and ALL Buyers and Sellers of real estate should become educated about radon. W
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06/03/2008
So, what is a Short Sale, anyway? This is a question I am frequently asked in today's real estate market, and I have to remind myself that most people truly don't know what it is, unless of course they are active in the market themselves. I am writing a general overview of what is known as a "sh
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05/29/2008
The tragic events of 5/22 in the quaint town of Windsor, Colorado left countless familes without a home, without power, but not without hope. Volunteers from within the local community, as well as from neighboring communities were out in full force to assist those familes left victimized by this
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05/27/2008
Wondering how to get your home Sold in a challenging Buyer's market? A key factor is in pricing it right. What a home brought a year ago is not a valid price point today, in a constantly changing real estate market. So what exactly is market value? Let's start by understanding what market val
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05/21/2008
Ouch! With the state of the foreclosure and short sale market, while predatory lenders have been held at bay, unfortunately we now have predatory "investors" who are scamming folks who are in need of assistance, promising them they will help them save their home, when in fact they are stealing t
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05/20/2008