I can remember a time when “luxury homes” and “Colorado Springs” were seldom uttered together. When people in Colorado Springs thought of luxury real estate, their minds traveled about 70 miles north to Denver. Everybody knew that’s where you could find your mansions and sprawling Colorado estates. But Colorado Springs? We were considered more middle class. Wow, has that changed! We haven’t...
When I work with clients who want to purchase luxury real estate in Colorado Springs, I try to make an ideal match between buyer and property. Part of making that love connection is considering the character of the client, as well as the character of each Colorado Springs neighborhood where luxury homes can be found. As an experienced realtor in the Colorado Springs area, I’ve come to recognize that...
In the southwestern corner of Colorado Springs’ Black Forest, the community of Cathedral Pines is where homeowners are living their dreams. If you’re looking for homes for sale in Cathedral Pines, you probably already know that these exceptional homes are full of life – a stark and welcome contrast to the 14,000 scorched acres left behind by the Black Forest fire of June 2013. However, as the earth...
The rent-to-own process can be a big boon for property owners. It’s a great way to bring in additional income and keep someone in a property when you aren’t living there yourself. But anything that sounds too good to be true probably is. Before you dive into a rent-to-own agreement, consider all the pros and cons that could impact this arrangement. Want to know more? The Colorado Springs real estate...
With as much as house prices have risen over the years, especially here in Colorado Springs, the rent-to-own process often feels like a great alternative. Unlike the standard rental situation, rent-to-own properties give renters the opportunity to actually invest a portion of their monthly payments toward the future, instead of simply making payments. But if the rent-to-own process was that...
Tracking the local housing trends can give you a good idea about when to sell real estate — but life changes mean you may not always have the luxury of waiting for the most opportune time. Choosing a price that is neither too high nor too low is a great starting point to make sure your property sells for top dollar. But there are a range of things you can do throughout your home to help it sell faster,...
Whether you’re getting ready to buy your first home or your fiftieth, there’s one aspect of buying property that never seems to get any easier: figuring out finances. If you’re lucky, you or your real estate agent will have a trusted lender that can work with any lending situation — but it’s a lot more likely you will need to shop around for lenders every time you buy a new property. After all,...