Home Ownership

Boulder CO real estate issues – Dandelions!

Boulder CO real estate is valuable, beautiful and fun… But not immune to issues. The problem with dandelions… A man who took great pride in his lawn found himself with a large crop of dandelions. He tried every method he knew to get rid of them. Still they plagued him.  Finally he wrote to the Department …

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Marijuana and Colorado Real Estate – Info for selling/renting

Marijuana and Colorado Real Estate :  A brief overview for those who are Sellers, Buyers and Landlords  Can we permit grow operations in our properties?  YES  Can we permit sale of marijuana operations in our properties?  YES Can we permit personal recreational consumption in our properties?  YES MUST WE PERMIT ALL THE ABOVE?  NO Marijuana …

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Northern Colorado Homeowner Maintenance Tips

Homeowner Maintenance Tips, for your convenience! Like me, your new year’s resolutions may have included taking better care of things.  You know… pets, car, relationships, etc.  How about your home?  That place keeps you warm and safe. It offers you space to create, grow, entertain, nurture, get private time and quiet time…   And you …

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Home Improvement – Be careful who you hire!

Home Improvement Gone Awry! So there you are, the proud new owner of a new house.  It has taken a boatload of your money and for the first couple of years, it will be a stretch financially, but worth it.  You know its a good investment – but only if you take care of it, …

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Boulder County Subdivision Paving LID – Tax liens and Refund info

What is the Boulder County Subdivision Paving LID? In short, Boulder County wanted to acquire money to repave roads in unincorporated areas. They did this by creating a Boulder County Subdivision Paving LID to assess rural residential property owners a tax, to be used to cover a big part ($56.6M of the total $72M) of …

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HomePath Financing : Finance that CO facelift!

HomePath Financing Have you ever walked into a property and seen a brochure or sign that tells you “This home qualifies for HomePath financing”? Chances are you are already pre-qualified and paid it little attention… But, if you are like me, you may have been just a wee bit curious what HomePath financing was.  I …

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Boulder Bear Resistant Trash Containers Secure trash from wildlife

 Boulder bear resistant trash containers On March 18th, 2014 the Boulder City Council adopted ordinance 7962.   It requires all trash and compost located in the secure trash regulation zone (see map below) to be secured from bears at all times. Essentially if you live between Sumac Ave in north Boulder and the south Boulder …

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Colorado Divorce and Real Estate – 5 things to consider

Ok, so you never thought a Colorado divorce was in your immediate future.  Perhaps it isn’t (yet) or maybe you are reading this and have a friend or family member that springs to mind. Facing a separation and staring down the barrel of a Colorado divorce is not easy.  How do you protect yourself and …

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Home Ownership and Retirement … Get good advice. Plan ahead.

Home ownership and retirement … Both take planning. Retirement is most likely going to change your financial status.  In the event that home ownership was the long term plan to create the nest egg needed to retire, the retirement could also change your location – and along with it, your  immediate support system, your comfort …

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Post real estate closing in Colorado : Stage Five

You have reached   Stage Five : Post Real Estate Closing…  Congratulations! In case you have come across this post and have no idea what I’m talking about, check out: Stage One: Buying Real Estate In Colorado Or Thinking About It Stage Two: Buy Colorado Real Estate After Seeing Houses With Agent Stage Three: Colorado Real …

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