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2013
Beacon Point – SOLD & CLOSED – 5990 S. Little River Court, Aurora, CO 80016 This brand new Lennar Madison two story house is Sold and Closed. The Madison is one of my favorite floor plans because it has a fifth bedroom with its own private bathroom on the main level. Have an elderl...
06/30/2013
Saddle Rock Ridge – Sold and Closed – 5700 S. Sicily St., Aurora, CO This great two story home sold and closed yesterday for $325,000. It is no wonder that this home went under contract 5 days after I listed it. The sellers did a great job of caring for this 2,500 square foot home o...
06/28/2013
How Do You Help Out of State Buyers Determine Where to Live? I have worked with a few different buyers this summer who have moved to Colorado from other states. The biggest challenge I found was determining where the buyers actually wanted to live. The Denver Metro Area is very large ...
06/27/2013
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Colorado has had its share of destructive fires this year and some are still burning. Because of this and the extremely dry and hot conditions, Colorado has cancelled fireworks in many Colorado towns to include: Parker, Colorado Springs, Fremont County, Elbert County, Highlands Ranch, Kiowa, Mon...
06/25/2013
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CMA’s Are Based Mainly on SOLD Comps I have been preparing comparable market analysis for quite a few sellers lately because they are thinking about listing their homes for sale. I do the research and come up with a recommended price to list the house for. I base my valuation mainly on ...
06/24/2013
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Today is my Hard Hat Open House at a pre-drywall brand new Lennar home in Beacon Point in Aurora, Co. I decided to make a splash with a dozen brightly colored helium balloons so everyone would notice my signs and POP in. On my way to the open house, I stopped at Party City in Southlands Shoppi...
06/23/2013
Is There a Benefit To Visiting Builder New Home Sites? Today, Erin and I attended a Realtor model home preview in Terrain in Castle Rock, Colorado. There were three builders participating and they all invited us to this event. As we were making our way from site to site, Erin was asking...
06/21/2013
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Beacon Point – Aurora, CO - Hard Hat Open House That’s right! We are having a Hard Hat Open House this Sunday at one of the last 2 properties available by Lennar Homes in Beacon Point. Location: 25861 E. Orchard Drive, Aurora, CO 80016 Price: $510,100 This Telluride floorplan offers...
06/20/2013
Erin and I had a great time driving to Westcliffe, Colorado this week to meet with John Johnston. We are co-listing this home with him because he is a genius. He came up with a brainstorm. Since he is in a remote area of Colorado and uses a different MLS system, he decided to pull us in so his...
06/20/2013
A Mini ActiveRain Meetup in Westcliffe Colorado with John Johnston Yesterday, my daughter Erin Bates and I took a 2 ½ hour drive to Westcliffe, Colorado to meetup with John Johnston. The scenery along the drive was beautiful. We pulled off the road at one point just to capture some of the lus...
06/19/2013
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