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real estate: Cripple Creek District Museum gets a Skull! - 03/29/10 09:00 AM
One of my favorite placs to visit, although I don't get there enough!
http://www.visitcripplecreek.com/CrippleCreekDistrictMuseum.aspx
**REPOSTED WITH PERMISSION FROM THE CCD MUSEUM:
Y'all need to check this out!
The Cripple Creek District Museum is proud to announce that Colorado Public Radio featured a segment last Friday with P.J. Anderson about our infamous skull! To listen, click on the following link: Jan CollinsDirectorCripple Creek District MuseumP.O. Box1210 ~ 500 East Bennett AvenueCripple Creek, Colorado 80813www.cripple-creek.org719-689-2634 ~ 719-689-9540 … (2 comments)
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real estate: Museum Receives Skull; Cabins Ready for Viewing‏ - 03/15/10 08:01 AM
Reposted with Permission from the CCD Museum!
NOW, WHO WOULDN'T WANT TO SEE THIS?! Just wish I had pics!
" *** For immediate releaseMarch 14, 2010Contact: Jan Collins 719-689-2634 CCDMuseum@aol.com Museum Receives Skull; Cabins Ready for Viewing On Christmas night of 1901, miner James Roberts stopped off for a drink at the Dawson Club on bawdy Myers Avenue in Cripple Creek. A few hours later, after his friends departed, Roberts exchanged some heated words with bar owner William Brooks. As Roberts turned to leave, Brooks came up behind him and gave the hapless man a good whack … (0 comments)
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real estate: Ice! Cripple Creek Ice Festival Continues! - 02/15/10 09:34 AM
Presidents Day Febuary 15, 2010;
Cripple Creek Ice continues to Fly and Chain Saws Roar up and down the Streets of Bennett Avenue in Cripple Creek as the Ice Carvers continue to coax hunks of frozen water into fanciful works of art!
Wandering through the maze of ice on Friday, this is what the very preliminary sculptures look like prior to yeilding their inner secrets known only to the carver!
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real estate: Disclosure...Are You or Aren't You? - 02/08/10 08:26 AM
Ok. I don't know HOW many times I try to tell people, but you HAVE to qualify prospects BEFORE you take them out on a showing!
Sure, you have a GREAT property to show..BUT....did you even stop to ASK this couple BEFORE you saddled up that pony and trotted them down to your property IF THEY HAD ANY UNEXPIRED AGENCY AGREEMENTS WITH ANY OTHER BROKERS or IF THEY WERE WORKING WITH ANYONE ELSE?
So when I call into the office to ask how things are going, I don't get your attitude!
Sorry, I DIDN'T DO IT! Whatever it is that put that BEE in your … (12 comments)
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real estate: Hit the Brick Wall! - 02/06/10 10:30 AM
It's Happened!
My Buyer, whom I had been working with since October, got DQ'd! Coming down to the wire, headed for the home stretch and on the final Loan Conditions Deadline I got the word...or, words......USDA denied the loan! ONE WEEK from closing! In fact, I had JUST walked out of KOHLS after picking up what I thought was a nice little CLOSING GIFT for the guy!
UGH. I felt like I had been KICKED IN THE GUT by a MULE!
So I beat feet up to the Lenders locale which was in the Beauty Shop and sat and brainstormed … (0 comments)
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real estate: Ice Fest in Cripple Creek! - 02/01/10 08:11 AM
Yay the THIRD ANNUAL!
Info from the website:
"February 13-15th & 20-21st, 2010Need a vacation? You may not find warm and sandy beaches here, but the 3rd Annual Cripple Creek Ice Festival will be a great way to unwind. Ice sculptors are sure to please as they transform the Cripple Creek street-scape into something you would find "Under the Sea." Sculptures will range from the mythical to the magical, and spectators that enjoy watching the ice carving are invited to join us as sculptors wield chainsaws and carving tools to create their masterpieces. This family friendly event will have several activities … (0 comments)
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real estate: House Republicans Housing Plan "The Responsible Homeowners Act" - 01/30/10 10:46 AM
House Republicans have offered a seemingly workable solution to the Housing Situation that appears to have some very comprehensive ideas. This plan can be reviewed here:
http://www.gop.gov/solutions/
Here is a brief Overview of one aspect proposed:
Keeping Families in their Home, Lowering Costs for all Homeowners credit to help families cover the costs of a mortgage refinancing, buy down points, or reducetheir principal balance (covers refinancings through July 1, 2010).
$5,000 Refinancing Credit:House Republicans propose to provide a $5,000 refinancing tax The temporary first-time home-buyers credit recently enacted by Congress is of little value to those who have already purchased home. … (4 comments)
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real estate: Hittin the Big Time! - 04/27/09 06:38 PM
Well, we did it! Cripple Creek FINALLY is getting some press in a popular magazine as one of the Best Places To Buy an Affordable Vacation Home! Thats right....Money Magazine actually put a photo of our little burg during one of our local events and named us one of Americas Best Places to Buy an Affordable Vacation HomeWe are #2 on the List after Borrego Springs, California and OH SO much Better!
for the complete article click this:
http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2009/moneymag/0904/gallery.Money100_vacation_home.moneymag/2.html
So, if you are looking or know anyone who is looking to buy a great Mountain Cabin, Estate or Ranch or even … (2 comments)
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real estate: CO Detectors-Are You Up To Date? - 04/18/09 09:04 AM
This year, in the light of the tragic deaths of the Lofgren Family and a DU Student by Carbon Monoxide poisoning ( http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_11984173) Governer Ritter has signed into law HB 09-091, otherwise known as the "Lofgren and Johnson Families Carbon Monoxide Safety Act".
Briefly, the bill requires all single and multi family homes that are offered for sale or transfer after July 1, 2009 to have a working Carbon Monoxide Detector within 15 feet of any room used for sleeping. The Bill goes on to further define the Law. Full text of the bill can be read here: http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2009a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/8CA7AA87F3BED22D8725753700718548?open&file=1091_enr.pdf
So, … (3 comments)
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real estate: Spring Cleaning at the Ranch - 04/13/09 08:57 AM
Yesterday was a typical Easter for us in the High Country. I woke early to let the dogs out, start the coffee and brush the demanding cat. She won't shut up til I give in give her a good brushing. It was, as usual, still dark outside. I stoked the fire, glad to see the 20 yr old daughter that refuses to work had loaded wood into the fire before retiring, which is usually sometime right before I get up. Then I sat down on the computer to pull up my e-mail and check my daily horoscope. Typical daily routine for … (7 comments)
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real estate: Springtime Feeding - 03/31/09 10:31 AM
Its a brisk morning here in the Central Rockies near Guffey, Colorado. Sun's shining, breeze is breezin, birds are birdin. Ducks on the pond, a sure sign that Spring is here and always a welcome sight! So, as I type these words and gaze out over the landscape beyond the ruination we call a garden towards the pasture, I am today also contemplating pulling a bale out for the horses.
Let me explain. I am running 5 head out here, on 105 acres. BLM standard grazing recomendations for this "neck of the woods" call for 1 Animal Management Unit for every 15 … (3 comments)
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real estate: Heart of the Rockies, Cripple Creek, Colorado! - 03/26/09 07:28 AM
"Yonder Lies Cripple Creek" read the billboard as I wound my way through the Ute Pass west into the Rocky Mountains that fateful day in 1990. Cute sign I thought and gassed the truck. Up and over Bluebird Hill and onwards over the two lane highway that led up, up, up into the mountains, through the single lane train tunnel finally exploding out the top of Tenderfoot Hill overlooking the spectacular town of Cripple Creek, Colorado!
It was love at first sight!
Little was I to know that Yonder lay my Future!
Cripple Creek, Colorado, back in 1990 was a bustling tourist day … (0 comments)
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real estate: Park County Stats - 02/14/09 05:02 PM
From the Pikes Peak MLS:
Residential Listings:
Active Listings: 84
High: $3,750300
Low: $75,000
Avg Days on Market: 248
Sold since 1/1/09: 4
High: 242,500
Low: 100,000
Average Days on Market: 128
Pending/UC:
1
Listed at 94900
243 days on the market.
Note: this is just the southern end of Park County, since the NE area is on a Denver Based MLS; its a big country and a BIG county! But this is the end that affects me :)
Shows ya that Colorado is a Buyers Market! Come git yer land now! Prices are low low low!
For more … (2 comments)
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real estate: Teller County Stats to Date - 02/14/09 04:54 PM
I know its early in the year, but heres a benchmark for you all to go on:
TeTaken from the Pikes Peak Area Multi List Servic
Teller County Active Listings; 440
Lowest priced: $29,500.00
Highest priced: $7,950,000.
Sold Since 01/01/09: 30
Average days on market: 166
Lowest: listed for $44,900 sold for $28,500 94 days on market
Highest listed for $435,000 sold for $435000 0 days on market
Average selling price $186,681
Under contract/Pending as of 1/1/09: 14
High: 69,900
Low: $350,00
Average of 173,446
Average Days on Market: 153
So you can see we have a lot of active … (1 comments)
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real estate: Its Winter So I'm Back! - 01/08/09 08:03 AM
Well, of course! Wintertime is the time when I have time to post and renew old acquaintances. So Howdii!
Did you find yourselves running around in circles a LOT this past summer? I sure did! Chasing that elusive sale! And, they came, but they were TOUGH! Buyers lowballing, Sellers sticking their ground....no one budging! My negotiation skills were stretched to the limit, let me tell you! Wrote a lot of offers, fielded tons of requests, but closed precious few in comparison to other years.
The only way I found I could cope with the waiting, watching, pushing and negotiating cycle was … (1 comments)
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real estate: Cripple Creek Ice Schedule of Events - 02/04/08 05:35 PM
Here is the schedule, I will definitley take pics and post when I get the first opportunity!
Wednesday, February 6:
3 PM: Struckman Ice &
The City of Cripple Creek
unloads and places ice on Bennett Ave.
Thursday, February 7:
Sculptors prepare ice for animal carvings
Main Mountain Sculpture carving begins
Friday, February 8:
10 AM: Live Ice Carving
5 PM-10 PM: Beer Garden & Chili Cart
6 PM-10 PM: Live Band
Saturday, February 9:
10 AM: Live Ice Carving
11 AM-10 PM: Beer Garden & Chili Cart
6 PM-10 PM: Live Band
Sunday, February 10:
10 AM: Live Ice Carving
12 PM-6 PM: Beer Garden & Chili Cart
1 PM-5 PM: Live Band
Friday, February 15:
10 AM: Live Ice … (1 comments)
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real estate: Heart of the Rockies! - 01/19/08 07:35 AM
Absolutley amazing home with land and live water in the Heart of the Rockies! Introducing Gillette Flats.....a expnsive valley dotted with homes and surrouded by National Forest. Tremendous views with brilliant sunrises and sunsets occuring daily! This fabulous 4 bedroom/3 bath/2 car attached garage home awaits the luckiest people in the world! Modern appliances with a gas range/oven and easy to maintain linoleum in the kitchen, plenty of windows and natural light, spacious master with a 5 pc master bath suite and garden tub! The gas fireplace upstairs takes off the chill of an early morning, adds comforting ambiance for your evening gatherings! … (0 comments)
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real estate: Cripple Creek Ice! - 01/12/08 10:04 AM
This winter the streets of Cripple Creek will come alive with, what else, but ICE! Tons of ice will take center stage as professional carvers ply their ice into magnificent sculpture with the tools of the trade! The Buzz of Chainsaws carving through the ancient medium will echo throughout the mountains as carvers race to beat the heat and create their masterpieces! Ice delivery begins Feb 5 or 6, carving starts immediately, creations will be on display through Valentines Weekend! Will the ice hold? Will the 25ft long Stagecoach carving stay in place or will we be riding it down Bennett Ave? … (2 comments)
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real estate: Cripple Creek, Not your Standard Colorado Vacation Resort - 01/02/08 09:30 AM
Welcome to Cripple Creek, Colorado! Like the Headline indicates, Cripple Creek is NOT your usual Vacation Resort town. Cripple Creek is unique in so many ways it will be interesting to see if I can summarize them all in a brief blog! First of all, Cripple Creek is a small town 'way up in the Rocky Mountains, altitude 9494. We don't have any ski runs culminating downtown. We don't have big, fancy restaurants or pricy retail shops. What we do have are fantastic museums, inexpensive residences and affordable vacant land and plenty of that small town homeyness that is missing in … (2 comments)
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real estate: Earth Berm Home! - 01/02/08 08:29 AM
This is a stunning 2 yr old Earth Berm Ranch style home. 4 bedrooms and a generous Master with luxourious 5 pc master bath, great southern exposure and large floor to ceiling windows bringing in the views! Great layout, easy to maintain and work around, this home is efficient and easy to keep up! Attached 2 car garage and wood stove, FAG heat, gas range/oven w/beautiful granite island and countertops complimenting custom pine cabinetry. Wood floors and stunning wood posts in the entry and hall. Bathrooms have slate tile floors and tile counters. Seperate spacious office. All of this situated on 4+ acres, … (2 comments)
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