This lovely Craftsman style home turned 100 years old this year. Owning this home is a chance of a lifetime. We don’t see these homes come on the market very often. This charming historic home has Longs Peak, Continental Divide and Lumpy Ridge views. Home has open living spaces, original Douglas Fir wood floors, two moss rock fireplaces and a huge Sun Porch just made for rocking chairs. Featuring 3 Bedrooms, two full baths, Great Room and lower level Den or Family Room. Great potential-600+SF Attic could be finished for an artist’s retreat. Take in the views from the fenced in flower garden, deck or patio. Picturesque .55 acre lot with rock outcroppings and huge Ponderosa pines. Own a piece of Estes Park history with this turn of the century beauty.
Top of the world views. You won’t a find a better view in Estes Park! Longs Peak and the Continental Divide showcased from this home. Tucked into the Lumpy Ridge this rare offering backs to RMNP on 3+ acres. Simply walk out your back door into Rocky Mountain National Park. Aspens and large boulders line the drive to this private setting. Decks on every side of the home allow breathtaking views. Huge Master Suite with Fireplace, Jack and Jill Bath, skylights, built-ins and two decks. Elegant Dining Room with huge windows that allow the gorgeous setting to be enjoyed indoors as well. Featuring Five Bedrooms and Four Baths, Formal Living and Dining Rooms, Great room with wood burning fireplace, lower level Recreation room has a wood burning stove and full kitchen. The fifth bedroom doubles as a media room, Game Room, Exercise Room, Commercial Elevator, Secure Storage area, Central Vac, AC, Skylights & more. This is a must see property!?
I am excited to announce my big news of the summer. I have moved to a new real estate agency right here in Estes Park. I am now working for First Colorado GMAC Real Estate at 523 Saint Vrain Lane in EP. We have 12 helpful, experienced, knowledgeable local real estate experts in this office. Whether it is Estes Park residential homes, condominiums, or commercial real estate you can be assured of a quality buying or selling experience as my commitment to my clients remains the same even though my location has changed. There are some great values in the summer inventory right now~cabins, single family homes or condos. Don’t hesitate to give me a call today!
Historic Devils Gulch Estate near Rocky Mountain National Park
1327 Devils Gulch Road, Estes Park CO
Please call Lori today 970-232-5511 for your private viewing of this Historic restored Craftsman style residence constructed in 1910. Boulders and Aspens grace the 2.38 acres with Longs Peak and Continental Divide views. Native stone accents from McGraw Ranch and raised flagstone patio offer a stunning entrance to this home. A modern country kitchen with Soapstone counters, antique replica stove, high-end appliances & Butlers pantry. The Great room features stone fireplace and built-in seating area. Sun porch stretches across the front of the home. Master bedroom has private sitting room & bath. Restored original wood floors, 10′ ceilings and wood beams throughout the main living areas. The 716 sf one BR, one BA cabin features stone fireplace & knotty pine accents. Zoned for horses. Exterior features landscaping, irrigation system, fenced yard, loafing shed, corral, 2 car garage/workshop, carport and playhouse. Completely updated plumbing, electric, radon mitigation system, security system, newer septic system.
Recently a friend sent this to me. I have no idea who to give credit to for this wonderful little exercise. I usually don’t turn philosophical on my blog, but I think this is so fitting for the times we are in. No matter what your religious background, belief system or faith I think you can relate to this.
Pour a cup of hot chocolate and have a read.
A group of graduates, well established in their careers, were talking at a reunion and decided to go visit their old university professor, now retired. During the visit, the conversation turned to complaints. Offering his guests hot chocolate, the professor went into the kitchen and returned with a large pot of hot chocolate and an assortment of cups – porcelain, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite – telling them to help themselves to the hot chocolate. When they all had a cup of hot chocolate in hand, the professor said: “Notice that all the nice looking, expensive cups were taken, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. The cup that you are drinking from adds nothing to the quality of the hot chocolate. In most cases, it is just more expensive and in some cases, even hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was hot chocolate, not the cup; but you consciously went for the best cups. And then you began eyeing each other’s cups. Now consider this: Life is the hot chocolate. Your job, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life. The cup you have does not define nor change the quality of life you have. Sometimes by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the hot chocolate God has provided for us. God makes the hot chocolate, man chooses the cups. The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything that they have.
I wanted to bring to your attention a couple of websites. The first one is called www.housingtracker.net. This site shows real estate trends in metropolitan areas around the country. I know with the upcoming election, bank bailout and stock market drop real estate buyers in our market are wondering when they should enter the market again?
Use this website tool to analyze three data points: selling price, inventory and median. The selling price shows the stability of a particular market. The inventory shows if the market is healthy or stagnant. In the Denver area you may notice the inventory is dropping as the median asking price is rising. That is good news for everyone.
In the Estes Park area, our 2008 sales volume YTD is $102,000,000 with the median last quarter being $342,500. Average days on the market for the 3rd quarter was 203 days.
For more information on the benefits of home ownership and how to know when the right time to buy is please visit www.housingmarketfacts.com . Owning real estate can give you a financial edge in today’s market. Hopefully this information can help you watch our market from afar and when you are ready to buy I would be happy to prepare some detailed market information just for you.
I promise soon I will post about Estes Park real estate again. People keep asking me how sales are here. The market is picking up here again. So far, the sold numbers are up from last year in volume and number of units sold. I haven’t analyzed it further than that, but I will. Now onto hiking, it’s why I moved here. I saw a sign the other day, it read “Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life”. Very well said!!
I was worried about missing the aspens so I played hooky on October 1st. It was incredibly windy that day so I decided to hike in Wild Basin of Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado. Wanting a long hike I decided on Bluebird Lake, it is 6.3 miles to the lake. It really is a summer hike, but I didn’t realize that until I was underway. The aspens as you follow the trail were spectacular. I even was lucky enough to wear short sleeves for a while. I was trying to keep a good pace because I didn’t get to the TH until 10:50. I needed to be back by 5pm. There was light snow in the shady areas past Ouzel Falls, but I didn’t expect it as I went higher. I loved this hike except for the burn area, after the trail splits to Bluebird it seems to go on forever. I personally think it is depressing, but the grasses were flourishing in fall colors. I am sure the flowers are plentiful in the summer. The last 1.5 miles seemed like 3 or 4 miles. I loved the dense forest, but it was kind of creepy. I really expected the lake around every corner. I had to scramble on wet snowy rock towards the end too. Most of my concern was hiking alone and this far out. I never saw another hiker past where the trail splits to Ouzel Lake or Bluebird Lake. When I finally crested the hill and saw the lake I couldn’t stand up straight because the wind would push me over. I walked kind of bent-over to a large boulder to snap some photos and eat my lunch. It was 2:00 and I was starving. Freezing cold winds weren’t conducive to a relaxing meal so I just started back with my PB&J. I hustled back jogging when I could. As the sun dips in Wild Basin in gets cold quick. I stopped and talked to a few hikers on my way back and spotted a couple of deer. Which is really surprising because the joke is that we see more wildlife in our backyard than in RMNP. By the last mile I was limping terribly and couldn’t wait to get to my car. As I entered the Estes Valley my phone starting buzzing. Apparently, Alan and the girls were the only people I told that I was hiking. My office was about to report me missing. Always tell someone where you are going. I leave a note in my car where it’s easily read through the window. Here are some photos of the Ouzel Fire burn area, some really pretty aspens, and a blustery Bluebird Lake. More photos here. Have a great week!
The hottest real estate deal of the summer is happening. One of the most talked about listings in Estes Park is now under contract.
This is the highest priced single family home ever listed on our MLS. Listed for $7,500,000 this beautiful mountain home in Windcliff Estates has views that are unsurpassed and a heated driveway. This spectacular structure boasts 7500 sq. ft., 7 bedrooms, 8 baths and a custom built circular log stairway to each of the four levels. With views like you might find in Switzerland, you do need a Swiss Bank account to afford it. This price might not seem like much for a ski resort town, like Vail or Aspen, but until now the highest priced sale on our Northern Colorado MLS was just under $3,000,000. Not that we don’t have property valued in this range, it’s just that nothing this expensive has been listed in the MLS before now. Currently 18 single family homes are listed for over a million dollars, compared to only 4 homes five years ago. We have to wait to see what it sells for, but one thing is for sure. Estes Park is moving up!
