First time home buyers! Actually only one of the co-borrowers needs be first time home buyers. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are both offering 3% down on a conventional mortgage effective immediately. (Until now, 3% could only get you an FHA loan… with higher loan closing costs.) This program has not been available since it was …
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Can you couple a 1031 Exchange with a fix n flip? Six or eight years ago it was common to see evidence of “fix n flips” in the market place. Lending was easy so investors snapped up properties, remodeled the heck out of them or just gave them a quick face lift and lickity-split, they …
Colorado HOA Due Diligence Silver Fern Homes real estate investment group meets to discuss all manner of issues regarding buying and owning investment property. As an agent, property manager and now meeting planner, I am forced to think outside the box, find the answers to the questions we have, come face to face with yet …
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Boulder CO subletting – What does your lease say? When it come to short term rentals in private homes and apartments, most of us have heard of VRBO (vacation rental by owner) and possibly AirBnB too. But did you know there are plenty of others out there? Oodle.com, Roomorama, Homeaway and Flipkey, just to name …
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LGBT friendly real estate People often ask me what I like most about my job. They jump right in with “Is it that every day is different?” Actually no, you might be surprised to learn that my days are rather predictable in many ways. Yes, I have lots of variation in the amount and type …
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Old Town Longmont CO – More than meets the eye In summer, a stroll through Old Town Longmont CO yields blocks of historic homes, complete with flourishing English-style gardens. Colorful flowers bombard the senses, residents play, work and enjoy the strong community aspect of this area. Architecture is diverse and interesting. A short walk to …
Boulder Affordable SENIOR Housing June 24th, 2014 marked the grand opening of High Mar. Boulder’s first affordable senior housing in 32 years. High Mar is a brand new development of 59 one and two bedroom condos in a 3 story high, elevator-serviced building. It is located just opposite the High Mar post office on Moorhead …
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A Boulder Colorado Real Estate Buyer is too smart to settle for a high priced, but crappy house! Yahoo Finance recently published an article in which several real estate agents were interviewed and a list of buyer turnoffs was compiled. After reading the article I wondered about a couple of things. Firstly was that the …
Boulder Realtors beware – SCAM Alert! This is not the first scam, just the most recent. And actually it’s not just the Boulder Realtors… It’s all Realtors who need to be on the alert for this. I found the following email in my inbox this morning: BARA Members, It has come to our attention that …
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Marijuana related real estate conversations For those that know me, it probably comes as a surprise to see a second blog post on this topic. Marijuana related real estate discussions are a hot topic… That’s why I’m involved and that’s why I’ve sought out the education. In the last couple of months I have received …
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