Estes Park CO Ski Area & Historic 4 Season Resort Project

March 1, 2011

A couple weeks back I went to the Ski and Recreation area presentation to the Estes Park Town Board. Here is my brief description: This project would involve a redevelopment of the Elkhorn Lodge and Guest Ranch property on the West end of Elkhorn Ave in Estes Park turning it into a small scale ski [...]

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Improve Your Credit Score

January 5, 2011

7 Tips for Improving Your Credit Here’s how to clean up your credit so you get the least-expensive home loan possible. 1. Know your credit score Credit scores range from 300 to 850, and the higher, the better. They’re based on whether you’ve paid personal loans, car loans, credit cards, and other debt in full [...]

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How to Assess Buying a Fixer-Upper

December 8, 2010

How to Assess the Real Cost of a Fixer-Upper House When you buy a fixer-upper house, you can save a ton of money, or get yourself in a financial fix. 1. Decide what you can do yourself TV remodeling shows make home improvement work look like a snap. In the real world, attempting a difficult [...]

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New Construction Bargain

December 3, 2010

I haven’t done a pick of the week in a while, but this property brought it back. I recently toured this newly constructed green-built free standing condominium and was just blown away. The quality is more than you would expect from a home in this price range. Beautiful custom kitchen with granite and furniture grade [...]

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Estes Park Trails will Link Fish Creek to Lily Lake

October 24, 2010

Estes Park has pedestrian trails that connect downtown to Lake Estes and then continue West to Fall River Rd and also South to Carriage Hills.  This includes the Riverwalk trail along the downtown river corridor and also the trail around Lake Estes.  Locals and visitors alike take to our town trails to enjoy our outdoors, exercise [...]

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Getting Your House Sold-Timeless Advice

October 20, 2010

Fielding a Lowball Purchase Offer on Your Home Consider before you ignore or outright refuse a very low purchase offer for your home. A counteroffer and negotiation could turn that low purchase offer into a sale. Check your emotions A purchase offer, even a very low one, means someone wants to purchase your home. Unless [...]

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I think it’s good news–Sales Slow But Remain Above Last Year

July 23, 2010

Just had to reprint this article  I saw today in REALTOR magazine. With the scheduled closing deadline for the home buyer tax credits, existing-home sales slowed in June but remained at relatively elevated levels, according to the National Association of REALTORS. Existing-home sales which are completed transactions that include single-family, town homes, condominiums and co-ops, [...]

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Loving Leadville at 10,200′

July 23, 2010

Spent the 3rd weekend  of June at Leadville just hanging out soaking up the high altitude rays. No, this was not a training run or LT100  race prep for my husband. We just celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary and thought Leadville would be great getaway. Perched in between the high mountains of Mt. Sherman, Mt. [...]

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Historic Rocky Mountain National Park 1920′s

July 2, 2010

I have been doing a lot of research for a historic listing of mine on Virginia and came across this old video. This historic Rocky Mountain National Park video shows old lodges from the 1920′s time period and is fascinating. If you know where these are located it is fun to explore these sites and [...]

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Historic Craftsman Residence

July 2, 2010

This lovely Craftsman style home turned 100 years old this year.  Owning this home is a chance of a lifetime. This home was built by Miss Elizabeth M. A. Foot, who also went by the name of Emma Foot. She operated one of Estes Park’s general stores called Foot’s Utility and Curio Shop. This home [...]

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