Vickie Slade's Blog

Boulder County Real Estate, Is Your Listing Agent Prepared for Your Appraisal?   In today's real estate market, listing agents must go above an beyond their topical services to ensure their listings and subsequent sales transactions go smoothly.  It's no surprise that lending standards are much m...

Boulder County Real Estate, Take Another Look at Erie!   Erie is a unique community crossing over three different counties: Boulder, Broomfield and Weld.  Erie was originally a mining town. Some of the old original homes are still standing in Erie's downtown.  In fact, just last week, I visited a...

Good weekend to get out in Boulder County!   This is going to be a nice warm weekend for a change in Boulder County!  Good opportunity to get out look for properties, visit open houses, take your puppies for a walk, go for a bike ride or...................visit the new Lafayette Skate Park! A few...

Boulder County Real Estate, Looking for a GREAT Property? - Now, is a great time to buy! Activity in our local Boulder County markets has really picked up since the first of the year.  Buyers are definitely out, despite the snow and cold weather,  looking for properties.  There is a renewed sense...

Boulder County Real Estate - Looking for a Sweet Deal? Looking for a great housing bargain in Boulder, Colorado?  No need to look any further...... this sweet deal just became even sweeter (just in time for Valentine's Day)!  The price on this 2900 square foot home located at 5421 Baca Circle in ...

Historic Homes and Buildings - The History of the Denver Mint Imagine taking a pinch of gold dust into a store to make a purchase!  Our Historic Building Expert, Kerry Klun, has written another great blog featuring the Denver Mint.  If you haven't had a chance to take a tour of the Denver Mint, p...

Boulder County, New Lafayette Restaurant Senior Gomez is a new restaurant in downtown Lafayette, Co owned and operated by Jorge  Gomez who also owns and operates the popular Efrains Mexican restaurant also located in downtown Lafayette. Jorge took over the building which was previously the home o...

Historic Homes of Denver:  The Lumber Baron Inn Another great piece of Denver's history.  Such tragedy in this old historic building.  If only all those walls could talk.  As Kerry Klun, our historic expert, reveals however, this story has a happy ending.  This historic home is now a bed and bre...

Solid Hardwood or Engineered Hardwood Flooring, Which is better? Hardwood floors are hugely popular today and there are sooooooo many types and price points to choose from.  When given a choice between, I have always selected solid hardwood.  Yet as Debbie explains, sometimes engineered is actual...

Boulder County Real Estate - First Time Home Buyer's Seminar   CALLING ALL FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS!....... CALLING ALL  FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS!.......   Keller Williams is hosting a First time Home Buyer's Seminar on Thursday, February 10th! Buying a home can be one of the biggest investments you ...