Buying Tips
How Boulder County Attached Dwellings Behaved Compared to Single Family Homes in the Pandemic
I had buyers get under contract for a $1,995,000 property on March 22, 2020 via a FaceTime showing. I thought they were nuts. Not because the clients were buying a house completely sight unseen, except on a screen. I thought they were nuts because the world had just...
Top Five Suburbs of Boulder Colorado
Boulder proper is not the only game in town. There are other towns/areas that have their own unique identities and that are definitely worth considering before making your decision on where to live in Boulder County. Here are the five best areas surrounding Boulder:...
Appraisals in a Real Estate Contract
An appraisal is a lenders way of making sure you and your agent are not idiots. Your lender doesn’t know you, your agent or the market, so a person who is certified, the appraiser, goes out to the home and reports back to the lender that the home is worth the amount you are borrowing from the lender.
Real Estate Driving Tour of Boulder Neighborhoods
By driving from one home to the next, you will get a sense of the different areas and you will also be able to see what you can get for your money in different locations around Boulder/Boulder County.
Boulder Colorado Real Estate’s Seasonal Trends
A lot of logistics go into a move - especially a move to a new town or state. The question I get the most from out-of-town buyers trying to figure out their move to Boulder is, what time of year do the most listings hit the market? So, here is a short summary of...
Backup Offers Should Make Sellers Jump for Joy
If you are going to put in a backup offer, it should be an offer that makes the seller swoon. A backup offer is an offer a buyer submits even though a property is already under contract with another buyer. If the buyer with the contract in first position terminates...
How to Assess the Health of Homeowners Associations in Boulder
Some people love them. Some people hate them. Either way, more and more people are opting for them with the median sales price of single family homes well over $1,000,000 in Boulder. Here are few key things to look closely at before pulling the trigger to buy into...
First Time Home Buyers in Boulder: The Order of Operations of Making Offers
There is no standard equation for offers on properties in Boulder. Sometimes offers are due in immediately, sometimes the best strategy is to wait to put in an offer. Sometimes the offer needs to be 10 percent above the listing price, sometimes, though not often...
First Time Home Buyers in Boulder: What is Earnest Money?
Earnest money is collateral. Earnest money is typically around 2 percent of the list price of a property (though this number can vary and is negotiable), is usually due 48 hours after a contract is executed and is held by the title company as collateral for the seller...
Changes to Accessory Dwelling Unit Regulations in Boulder
When I was a Freshman at University of Wisconsin the Halloween celebration was the biggest gathering in the USA behind Time’s Square New Year’s Eve and Mardi Gras in New Orleans. It was terrifying. The bars all let out at the same time and the streets were packed...
