Troia Team's Blog

It's not scary if you let them work FOR you. What exactly is a 1031 exchange? In Boulder Colorado and other parts of Colorado, it is a lawful transaction in which an asset is sold and the proceeds of the real estate sale are reinvested in a similar asset. Because the transaction exists between t...

As if we didn't have enough to worry about with all the chemicals in our food, our furniture, our carpet, and toys manufactured in a country far away we now have to worry about Radon gas too? Radon is an odorless (not like grandpa's gas), colorless, naturally occurring radioactive gas that's for...

The more I learn about Real Estate Short Sales the more I realize that it's a little like taking all of your clothes off in front of your lender. The qualifications are quite stringent, fairly regimented and not only must YOU qualify for the short sale with a "hardship", YOUR PROPERTY must qualif...

When I take a listing, I am careful to consider the total square footage of the home. It also depends what city or MLS system I'm using when and how I display the home's square feet. It's interesting, in the Denver metro area, most listings do not include the basement square footage, unlike Bould...

Just last week I received a call from a buyer who wanted to see one of our listings. From our phone conversation alone, I could tell she had something against real estate agents. Maybe she is always trite and condescending to everyone, but I didn't think so. I had a feeling it was just directed ...

Yes I know...what a deceptive way to attract readers to my Boulder real estate blog but how else do you dress up the process of obtaining an FHA/VA loan in a smooth manner? In Part I of my blog, Uncle Sam Passes Housing Stimulus Bill , I summarized what the new FHA reform laws mean for all of us ...

The week opened up with a lot of excitement in the mortgage market. Rates fell under 6% and of course you know about the what is going on with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bailout. This is great for some people, but what about the first time home buyer, with no money? Rates maybe low, but the quali...

You've been searching for months and finally found a fantastic home on 2 acres with 5 bedrooms and 3 baths and have absolutely fallen in love with it. What's next? A "good" Realtor will have already pulled the septic permit to see if it's permitted for 5 bedrooms and low and behold it's not! You...

Can you tell it's an election year? Gas prices are coming down finally and the credit crisis is being shaken up big time! My mom always said, "sometimes it takes a crisis to solve a crisis", and that most people need to be hit in the head with a 2 x 4 to get their attention first!. Yes indeed! Ca...

Recently, I have met several first time home buyers in Boulder Colorado who are experiencing difficulty finding the real estate of their dreams. Couples who have everything in common find themselves disagreeing when it comes to home shopping. While we have never ending similarities with our signi...