Jared Carlson's (jaredcarlsonrealestate) Blog

I thought I’d write this because here in Denver, CO we are experiencing a situation that most probably thought couldn’t happen.  The situation I’m describing is that short sales are at such a high level that it is becoming more difficult to find properties that are “regular” sales.  When I or my ...

The Treasury Department has unveiled new rules for short sales starting in 2010.  Troubled homeowners, either by loss of job, not enough money in savings, or just too high a mortgage payment may need to sell their home to get back in a realistic situation.  Many of these homeowners need to sell, ...

I’ve been to my share of Real Estate auctions through the counties and by third party auction companies here in Denver, CO.  Every time I go, I see the same things happen.  A lot of people show up in hopes of “stealing” a property to fix up or to live in and sometimes it happens, but most of the ...

We are all familiar with our own worlds, businesses and industries but there are definitely times that we overlook many of the people in our communities; firefighters, paramedics, police officers, teachers and many more.  Today is about our teachers. Our schools are funded by property taxes, stat...

Whether its summer or winter, we need to do our job to reduce cooling or heating costs for the benefit of our world and our wallet.  I don’t know why, but we tend to ignore places of cooling loss during the summer but we are in tune with heat loss and the cost of it during the winter.  Here are s...

Once a buyer and seller are under contract for the purchase of a home, there is an inspection period in which the buyer has the right to either go through the property themselves or hire an inspector to look at the property.  I would always advise a client to hire an inspector because they are th...

You have to love Colorado!  I am a native and the climate in Denver, CO just can’t be beat, in my opinion.  We have 4 seasons, 300 days of sunshine, some of the healthiest people in the nation and sometimes you get all 4 seasons in a week.  We just had this happen.  Over the past week, we’ve had ...

Well it happened to me last week.  I received a referral in which this person was ready to go in terms of being ready, willing and able to purchase a home.  Of course I jumped on the situation, called my “new” client right away and began the conversation to understand what she was looking for.  A...

Do you find yourself wondering whether or not to get all the disclosures from the listing agent prior to submitting an offer or after?    Prior to submitting an offer: Getting all the disclosures from the listing agent prior to submitting an offer can be good because it allows you and your client...

For many of us, we are just getting on the social media wagon and for some they saw the shift in their personal and business lives and have been on Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, blogging, had their own websites and tied it all together for years. There are also some that are bucking the trend say...