Negotiation is key to real estate transactions It’s a Seller’s Market. You might be tempted to think there is NO negotiation because, well… the Seller wants full list price (or more) and if you don’t give them that, they will get it from another Buyer. Maybe. But negotiation isn’t all about price, so even if …
Negotiation 101 : It never hurts to ask… Or does it? Read More »
Real Estate Buyers and Sellers deserve Compassion What sparks a post about compassion for real estate buyers and sellers? I’m glad you asked. This post is a little more personal, so bear with me. It’s not a short read, but I feel it’s an important one. I am the proud and loving parent to 2 …
Boulder County Property Tax : Tax Reform 2018 In this photo I’m 50th in line outside the County Building to pay my Boulder County property tax before the end of 2017… up from 60th in line, I might add. That is me, in the white jacket. 🙂 Why? Because my accountant called me and advised …
285 Martin Drive closer to feeling like home This week/weekend – another perfect one for projects – saw a couple of things come to fruition at 285 Martin Drive. We are picking up speed on projects that add finishing touches now that most of the unpacking and picture hanging has been completed. 1. We got …
Hey Neighbors, I’m Martin Acres home! And I’m filling my days with little tasks. Before the real movers arrived, I had kitchen supplies to put away, chandeliers to finish installing and cleaning that called to me. This chandelier had been a house guest in a giant box, in my Longmont house for 8 months. Would …
Martin Acres, my neighbors, my trails… On September 1st, Mark and I moved into our new/old Martin Acres house. The day started at 4:30 am. We were up, deflating the blow up bed that had been our rest spot for the last 4 nights at Terry St, putting the last of the “we’ll need this” …
285 Martin Drive Kicks Into Overdrive With a week til move-in (sshhh, don’t tell the City of Boulder) it was game-on! In went the front door – primed and almost ready to be painted “red delicious”. The mailbox was up, the numbers and the pendant lighting are all functional. I was already getting mail as …
Complete! Our mostly new house at 285 Martin Drive Read More »
Picking Up The Pace of Martin Acres New Construction At this time, you’ll already be guessing (if you read the last post) that an end of August move in is but a pipe dream and that despite the onsite guys working like madmen to get so many things accomplished every single day, the universe has …
Martin Acres new construction – One month from move-in! Read More »
285 Martin Drive On The Home Stretch It has been a month since I last posted about 285 Martin Drive. Why? WAY too busy! At the end of July I began the unenviable task of packing up the current digs in Longmont. There was 2000 square feet of Mark’s and my stuff, 18 months of …
Racing to the finish line: 285 Martin Drive pop-top Read More »
Time flies at 285 Martin Drive pop-top! It has been busy, no lie. Between the constant progress at our Boulder Home 285 Martin Drive project, the busy real estate selling season and the “change over week” madness that comes with property management at the end of every July, I’ve dropped the ball on updating you. …
Boulder Home 285 Martin Drive: Week 21 and where has the time gone? Read More »