…this is a great place to live, as evidenced by the sixteen month rise in home prices and sales we’ve seen in our city.
This is good news for sellers. Additionally, combined with still near historically low mortgage rates, buyers who are looking to move into the city can still get good deals!
Looking to buy or sell in Colorado Springs, please give Rob a call at 719-440-6626!
CNN Money has named the Springs as one of the top ten places to retire. I agree! Shortly after we PCSd here, we decided we’d be staying forever.
Looking to move here? Call Rob @ 719-440-6626!
For Sale By Owner (FSBO): 1168 Forest Hill Rd, Woodland Park, CO 80863. This beautiful home is located in Woodland Park and is a must see! Interested, please call (719) 216-3789 and let them know Rob sent you!
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1168-Forest-Hill-Rd-Woodland-Park-CO-80863/62720263_zpid/
New listing! Close to Peterson AFB, Schreiver AFB and Ft Carson, check out 3717 Tahoe Forest Ln. Priced to sell at $235,000, this newer home is waiting for you. Call Rob @ 719-440-6626!
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3717-Tahoe-Forest-Ln-Colorado-Springs-CO-80925/109689736_zpid/
Great condo in Manitou Springs! Priced at $225,500 this property won’t last long on the market. Interested? Call Rob @ 719-440-6626!
The answer is that it’s entirely your prerogative! In a rather humorous situation, the owner of forsalebyowner.com has sold his home through a real estate agent. Why? The article says it was a pricing issue but visibility was probably a larger factor (speculation). Agents pay for and have access to the MLS which is the primary listing source of homes.
That said, there are options. For example, there are agency listings – these listings employ an agent to list your home on the MLS and market it. However, if you bring a buyer through no action of the agent, you do not have an obligation to use said agent.
You have options. Call Rob at 719-440-6626; I’d be happy to talk with you!
…just a quick update; I added a link to my listings. Please do check them out! Also, I added a link from Zillow to the local school’s ratings. Finally, I think I enabled blog comments…we’ll see how that works out.
More soon!
…please pardon the seemingly non real estate related topic. I just thought I’d share a brief story with you today. Yesterday, I met with a mortgage broker who’d checked out my site before our meeting. In the conversation, he mentioned that it was nice to meet someone who obviously loved their family. That struck a chord with me on a number of levels.
First, that he’d taken the time to do a quick check on me.
Second, that his takeaway from my site and Facebook accounts was that I love my family.
Third, that he’d mention it.
Nothing is more important to me than my family. While I have a number of obligations and duties, being a very good father and husband are at the top of my list.
I want to do right by them and set an example for my daughter that will endure after I am gone (which is, admittedly, hopefully far into the future).
Have a good day all and if there is anything I can do for you, please don’t hesitate to let me know.
…if you’re like me, you’re probably very worried about the state of the economy. Further (if you’re like me), you’re probably inundated with information saying the economy is on the upswing…and downswing. I get emails and see headlines every day that alternate from “FINANCIAL ARMAGEDDON IS UPON US!” to “Housing surging! Economy is improving!”
Who do we believe?
I propose: neither. Follow the advice highlighted in this article and plan according to your finances and expectations. Don’t overleverage yourself; buy what you can afford.
We bought the home we live in now with my military pension in mind. Our threshold had to be $XXXX. When the numbers came in initially at $XXX7, I considered walking away from the deal. That’s how committed I was to making sure we didn’t overleverage.
