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Category Archives: General Interest
FSBO – Creepy home for sale
You know that creepy home you’ve always wanted? It’s for sale.
This “gem” is from a recent Craigslist post by an owner trying to FSBO his home. I’m always on the lookout for a fix-n-flip, but I think I’m going to pass on this one.
It’s important in real estate investing to know your limits. [...]
What if buying a house was like buying a car?
What if there were no real estate agents. Buyers and sellers could meet and hash it out. Let the smarter person win. Let the more educated person take advantage of the lesser. Would it be better or worse? Well I was thinking of what buying a car is like [...]
Blizzard of 2006 – Buried in Snow and loving it.
I love the snow, and Denver blizzards are so much nicer than the East Coast and Midwest blizzards of my youth. The snow is fun for the first couple of days, but it wears on you after a couple of days.
I love to look out and see a smooth white blanket over everything. It [...]
Buying a home? Think before making your first offer.
You’ve spent three months on the internet looking at homes until you’ve narrowed down the area you like. You then spent another month looking at what’s available and have finally narrowed it down to one. You want to make an offer but don’t want to spend too much. How do you start the negotiating process?
What [...]
Misinformation and Transparency – What's wrong with real estate
In an earilier post I had mentioned how I had emailed Stephen Gandel of Money magazine with some corrected information on the Denver market. In particular I had been displeased with some of the advice they handed out to buyers. The information for the article had partially been drawn from a local Realtor who suggested [...]
Rodrigo Y Gabriela steels Guster's thunder
I don’t get out much.
Admittedly, I don’t love being in large crowds of people. But some things are worth suffering for.
I went to see Guster, December 14,2006 at the Ogden Theatre in Denver and was pleased to see that Rodrigo Y Gabriela were opening for them. It was probably the best opening act I’ve ever [...]
Realtors are among least trusted
In case you haven’t noticed, there’s a lot of negative feelings toward real estate agents these days.
Did you know that according to a nationwide survey by Harris Interactive, you are more likely to trust your mechanic than your real esate agent? The study revealed that 20% of people wouldn’t trust a real estate agent at all. [...]
Zillow's Out – Will it Float?
“I love Zillow.” “I liked them before they were big.”
Saying that I was a big fan of Zillow.com from the start is kind of like saying, “I liked Dave Matthews before he got big” (My wife, a Virginia native, loves to say that). For one, nobody believes you, and second, nobody cares. Regardless of what people [...]
Want Top Dollar? – Home Improvements that pay
I’ve never met a seller who doesn’t want top dollar. Some understand that top dollar in two weeks will be lower than top dollar in two months but they all want top dollar. Whether you’re selling your first home or working on your 1st fix-n-flip, knowing what the market will bear is the starting point to a [...]
Denver Sales Statistics – Trying to time the Market? When to sell and when to buy.