It’s a proven fact that home buyers start their home search online. NAR or the National Association of Realtors conduct yearly surveys of home buyers to see where and how they are searching for homes.
Recently NAR’s research showed us that over 80% of home buyers use the internet to search for homes. In my almost 13 years of real estate I’ve never once worked with a home buyer that didn’t use the internet.
“Typically buyers roam the NET skipping from site to site looking at different properties. I guess that’s OK but wouldn’t it be nice to have total control of your searches and be able to save those searches so you don’t have to re-enter the same search criteria over and over again?”
Benefits of using our easy home search system:
Saved Searches. Enter and save as many different searches as you like. Track homes in several different neighborhoods and price ranges.
Email Alerts. Setup automatic emails so that you receive the latest listings in your “Saved Searches.” You will be emailed as soon as any new listings pop on the market or when there are price changes to listings. You can set these emails so they come daily or weekly or monthly. You decide.
Detailed Search. With our MAP search you can actually trace a line around the areas you want to search or even down to a specific street and have the system update you any new listings within that small area.
Never have to login again. With these “Saved Home Searches” you never have to wonder around the web looking for MLS access again. Save the link to the main Search Panel in your Bookmarks and use it each time you are ready to view homes.
Sold Homes. If you would like regular emails about sold homes in your area so you can learn values or just see what your neighbor’s home “really” sold for just ask. We can set that up too. Steven Beam Parker, CO Realtor. 303-941-4663
Search Homes, Save Homes and Get Homes Emailed to You.
Here is an example of an email that you will receive with links to more detail info and maps of the property.
Free Daily or Weekly List of All REO and Foreclosure Properties in Parker, Colorado.
You don’t have to be a real estate investor with magical inside connections to gain access to REO and Foreclosure Property. All you have to do its ask.
What is this list? It is a daily or weekly email of every new REO, Foreclosure or HUD home that is listed for sale in your desired area. I have the search setup so that it shows you homes that have been on the market less than 7 days. So New listings to the market.
Email Steven Beam with your request or fillout this contact form and I will setup a custom search and have the homes emailed to you daily, weekly or however you wish.
Call Steven @ 303-941-4663
Here is a sample of what a typical email might look like. Click the photo to see a full size version.
We have setup a better more customer friendly way to search for Castle Rock real estate. We have setup predefined searches for each neighborhood in Castle Rock. All you have to do is scroll down the right side bar and click the name of the neighborhood you are most interested in learning about. Immediately you will go to a page that shows you every single family home, condo, land or lot listed for sale in the MLS for that neighborhood.
Search For Castle Rock CO Homes
No more going to a real estate site and having to input search criteria. We have done the search for you. We will also be adding searches which will be broken down into price ranges. Simple, easy and waiting for you.
Sold homes in Castle Rock will be shown in the future but for now, as we build this blog, we will begin with only active real estate for sale.
In no particular order I will throw down a few of my favorite restaurants around Denver. I’m no food critic or a food snob. Well, maybe a food snob.
We all look for fun things to do with our wives , family and friends so why not support the economy and go out to eat. I remember 10 years ago when you wanted to go out to eat you better get an early start or have a reservation or forget about getting a seat. Restaurants were packed to the roof every night. Remember the boom time of the early 2000’s? I do.
Best Restaurant period end of story – Fruition. Yum, just typing the name made me hungry. Try it or miss out on one of life’s great pleasures. You will not get in this place (usually) without a reservation. Not a place for kids. Date night or bring one other couple with you. It’s excellent and a fun place to eat and talk.
ChoLon – 1555 Blake Street #101 Denver, CO 80202 - Very addictive dumplings. Don’t try to share these with your wife unless you both want to go home mad. Whoever eats the last one leaves the other person pissed. I’ve never been here for dinner just lunch and it’s always crowded.
Colt & Gray – 1553 Platte Street #120 Denver, CO 80202 – Cool place with cool people and excellent food. Good date night with the wife or girl friend.
Mizuna – 225 East 7th Avenue Denver, CO 80203 –I’ve been here twice and never disappointed. It’s just great food with awesome service. Both times we visited Mizuna we had a blast and left with a very happy belly.
We are going to be trying two other great restaurants in Denver soon. Our next outing will be
Linger 2030 W. 30th Ave which we have reservations for. This place must be great since we could not get a reservation for almost a month out. I can’t wait. I have friends that eat here regularly (probably why we couldn’t get a reservation) and they all say this is the place to be. We’ll see.
ll Posta – 2011 East 17th Avenue, Denver - This is another restaurant in Denver that has raving fans. We have a reservation here in a few weeks so I’m excited to see what they have to offer.
Anyway that’s my quick list with all the places that come to mind right now so they must be my favorites. If’ you were looking for fun things to do and wanted a list of good restaurants then here it is. Go try some and let me know what you think.
This is for all the flatlanders out there that wonder what life in Colorado is like. The Colorado lifestyle is awesome.
You can see images like this daily and actually get out and play in areas like this with your friends and family. Come on out!
The snow is falling, the ski slopes are ready for you and outdoor activity is what we do here in Colorado. By my own admission I'm not a great photographer but it sure is fun straping on some snowshoes and looking for good photo spots like these.
Hess Road to I-25 in Parker Opening January 24, 2012.
Finally! The day has come that Hess Road or “Stress Road” as Parker residents call it will open to traffic. After a few months delay yes it will really happen.
The planned opening is January 24th around 11AM. There will be a ceremony to mark the event with we have all been waiting for.
Hess Road in Parker, Colorado will now take you directly from Parker over to I-25 and connect up with the Castle Pines Exit off I-25. This will save many of us a lot of time going forward and should break up a lot of the morning and evening traffic on Lincoln Ave. We all can already tell a huge difference in traffic with the recent opening of Mainstreet to I-25. That alone has made a huge difference.
Parker has been in need of easy cost effective meeting rooms for years and now we have it right in the middle of town. This is a huge benefit to business in the Parker area. No more driving to the DTC for meetings. No more cramming everyone in your office conference room meant to hold only 15 people. No more standing for an hour listening to the meeting because there is no place to sit.
If you are looking for a meeting room or class room or a great place to host a business or even a social gathering then the Parker PACE Center should not be overlooked. I was over there last week with friends looking for a place to host and event for around 400 people and was shocked at how reasonable the place is and especially how reasonable the prices are.
My real estate office, RE/MAX Alliance Parker, regularly holds our office meetings there. It’s super convenient and they allow food.
Parker Arts, Culture & Events Center
Rooms that hold around 40-50 people.
A 536 seat theater.
Outdoor patio for parties.
Large technology room.
Outdoor 250 seat amphitheater.
Full list of caterers to lavish your guests with food.
Reasonable prices.
Super easy access. Head East off I-25 and Ridgegate Parkway and you will run into The PACE Center in Parker. No turns.
Earlier this week I saw on the local NEWS that Colorado is hanging around 73% of our normal snowpack. Looks like Alaska is getting all the snow for now and Seattle is getting hit as I write this.
The Rocky Mountain snowpack is vital to Western US States for their water supply. Just ask Nevada and California since they get a lot of their water from Colorado snow runoff. If we don’t have snow we will likely have a drought this summer. Farmers were on the NEWS last night talking about the possibility of changing up their normal summer crops if we don’t get more snow soon. Pretty scary stuff. Yep it also means higher food prices. Even if the rest of the country is getting plenty of water for crops they will find a way or reason to jack up food prices if there is a drought. You just know they will.
I’m writing about this for selfish personal reasons more than anything…I want an 18 inch powder day of skiing. Just like everyone else on the Front Range. We are all house bound for the lack of snow in the hills and the usual winter activities we all enjoy are limited without DEEP snow. I went snowshoeing last week with the kids and up at 10,000 feet elevation and there was less snow there than here at my home in Parker, Colorado. Sad.
When will it be our turn? Who knows but if the storm currently sitting over Seattle moves this way if could help us a lot. If not then I guess we will all be looking forward to the huge Spring snows to get out and enjoy deep powder in Colorado.
Westcliffe, Colorado horse property with BIG mountain views.
View From 102 Myrts Run in Westcliffe
The above photo was taken from the upper level deck of 102 Myrts Run in Westcliffe. This could be your view every day of your life.
This is an amazing piece of property sitting on 7.55 acres with huge direct mountain views of the Sangre de Cristo mountains. Anyone considering looking for a ranchette property in the mountains of Colorado should certainly give this home a look. This property is completely setup and ready to go for a horse lover. Fenced and cross fenced with loafing shed and the extras. The well permit allows for 2 horses. Be prepared to fall in love.
Westcliffe is considered the Switzerland of Colorado and most people that visit Westcliffe instantly fall in love. The small town life and friendly atmosphere provide a great place to get away from big city life.
If you would like a full MLS sheet of this property with all it;s wonderful details please call Steven Beam directly at 303-941-4663 and I will get you copies of all the information needed to make this property your new mountain getaway.
Think about it. If you have a million dollars in your retirement accounts and start drawing from your savings when you retire eventually you will run out of money. (If you live long enough.) You need income in retirement.
Many people are looking to rental properties to help get that income. Rental properties pay you forever or at least as long as you own them. So drawing down all of your retirement money is probably less likely if you have additional income.
I have clients right now making $8,000 to $10,000 a month just from rental income.
Yes the stock market is taking a dump again. It’s sad when you think about it. As a person working hard for retirement the stock market just isn’t turning out to be a viable option for most of us. I know for sure I cannot afford to lose thousands of dollars every 5-10 years in the hopes that in 3-5 years the market will gain it back to where I was two days ago.
Lose Money or Own Property?
In the past two days I’ve received 4 calls from what I consider to be sophisticated business people who are also previous clients of mine. All of them were seeking a better alternative to the stock market and Social Security for their retirement needs.
“Many potential property investors are seeking a steady return that they can count on.”
Last month I sold this property (BELOW) to an investor that already has the property rented. The current income is bringing a return of over 15% on his money. He had the property rented two weeks after closing. The bank that foreclosed the property repainted the interior, added some new appliances and replaced all the carpet. All my investor did was a little landscaping and have the exterior of the house repainted.
Parker Colorado Investment Property
With the foreclosures and banks not lending money to people with foreclosures on their record it has turned the rental market into a hot investment opportunity. All of these people moving out of homes need a place to live and many scoff at the idea of moving back into an apartment. They want homes to live in. Rental rates in Parker and the Denver Metro are as high as I have ever seen them. I know it won’t last forever but it certainly is a great way to make some money now and for the future.
Buy property within your IRA. Much easier to do than you may think.
Foreclosures offer a great way to buy properties at a discount.
Short Sale homes take longer to close but the deals are worth it.
There are many great loans available to investors with a little cash and good credit.
For more information about investment opportunities Call Us 303-941-4663.
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