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Home Buying Tip- Where is Livermore, Colorado

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Real Estate Agent with United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

The internet is vast with so many places to look for a new home…my friends Elizabeth Weintraub in Sacramento, CALIFORNIA  and Jane Peters, in Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA ***say that housing inventory is very low; it’s a nightmare for buyers – especially those who are looking online and the same is true in many places in Colorado, too.

 

Yesterday, I got a call from a buyer who had been eagerly combing the internet for a home.

 

“How close is this house to 580?” he asked. 

 

580? 

 

“Highway 580”, he says. 

 

I’m sorry; I don’t know where 580 is.  I told him this home in Livermore was about 35 miles  Northwest of Fort Collins and as the crow flies, about 10 miles south of the Wyoming border.  The easiest way to get here was Highway 287.

 

“Oh, so this house isn’t in Livermore, CALIFORNIA?” he said.

 

“No, this home is in LIVERMORE, COLORADO, and that would make it very far from 580!!!”  :-}

 

It’s easy to make a wrong turn on the internet highway.  

 

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HERE'S THE TIP:   Stop spinning your wheels - get a local real estate agent to help you.

 

***Here are the links to Elizabeth's and Jane's posts my plugins aren't working today:

 http://activerain.com/blogs/elizabethweintraub

 http://activerain.com/blogsview/3602544/buying-a-los-angeles-home-be-the-early-bird-

  

“A Day in the Mountains will always soothe your city soul”

Mary Douglas, your Mountain Broker-Associate and REALTOR®

United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, CO

 www.marydouglas-redfeatherlakes.net

800-531-2195

I specialize in the Red Feather Lakes area, Fox Acres, Crystal Lakes and Glacier View Meadows Subdivisions, if you are interested in buying or selling your mountain home, please give me a call, I’m here to help you.

The information contained in Mary’s blog is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed and the opinions and views expressed in these articles are solely those of the author.

I write about my area in Colorado; Law, Custom & Procedure vary from State to State and even within the State.

REAL ESTATE IS LOCAL.  Always consult with your LOCAL Real Estate Professional. 

 

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Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573
MOOERS REALTY - Houlton, ME
Northern Maine Real Estate-Aroostook County Broker

Every market is so different in real estate. Bloggers making statements on housing really need to profess what is stated to apply to their area but not another market, not the entire country as well. Real estate is so so local. 

Jan 28, 2013 12:15 AM
Than Maynard
Coldwell Banker Heart of Oklahoma - Purcell, OK
Broker - Licensed to List & Sell - 405-990-8862

There is so much old information on the internet too. I often get calls about properties and the address sound familiar, but I can't place them. After 5 or 6 questions the light comes on and it is almost always an old REO (that was in bad condition) that CLOSED 6 to 12 months earlier.

The foreclosure websites that sell their lists to unsuspecting people keep the SOLDS as active to make their number of available properties higher.

Jan 28, 2013 12:17 AM
Edward & Celia Maddox
The Celtic Connection Realty - Queen Creek, AZ
EXPERIENCE & INTEGRITY - WE TAKE THE HIGH ROAD

Nice area of CO.  Good luck in selling in 2013.

Jan 28, 2013 12:19 AM
Mary Douglas
United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado - Red Feather Lakes, CO
REALTOR, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

Hi Janna, it can be a real challenge to zoom in- you're right

 

Maria, this one made me smile after we figured it out - we were both pretty confused at first!

 

Hi Andrew, you're right- real estate is local.  It wasn't the bloggers though, Elizabeth and Jane make it clear which area they work in and their posts were to help buyers find homes in their markets- I might not have tied that in well, but buyers looking online will not do well in their markets and my caller looking online wasn't even looking in the right State!

 

Than, there is a lot of old information out there which makes it even more confusing for buyers

 

Thanks Ed & Celia- good luck to you too in 2013!

Jan 28, 2013 01:14 AM
Melissa Zavala
Broadpoint Properties - Escondido, CA
Broker, Escondido Real Estate, San Diego County

I guess that's when you need to put on the reading glasses--CA vs. CO, sometimes (if you're like me) you might not see the small difference without glasses.

Jan 28, 2013 02:00 AM
Mary Douglas
United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado - Red Feather Lakes, CO
REALTOR, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

Hi Melissa, and on those internet drop downs it's easy to click CA instead of CO, I suppose!  I am always careful to be sure I didn't tell the vendor to ship my package to Livermore CA :-) I know what you mean about glasses...lately 6s and 8s are starting to look very similar! LOL

Jan 28, 2013 02:19 AM
Sharon Lee
Sharon Lee's Virtual Assistance - Jonesborough, TN
Retired and loving life

Mary-I would prefer Livermore Colorado to Livermore California. At least in the summer anyways. You would think that the internet could be updated better but that would be a horrendous job. Good to see your smiling face.

Jan 28, 2013 02:35 AM
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

I once got a call from a buyer that found a listing of mine in Virginia and thought it was in Oregon or Washington State.  

Jan 28, 2013 03:15 AM
Susan Emo
Sotheby's International Realty Canada - Brokerage - Kingston, ON
Kingston and the 1000 Islands Area

That is very funny!  I guess the question is "how far is too far" ?  LOL

Jan 28, 2013 04:05 AM
Mary Douglas
United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado - Red Feather Lakes, CO
REALTOR, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

Sharon, I've never been to Livermore CA so I can't really say...but if it's hot there in summer, I would probably prefer Livermore, CO too!

 

Chris Ann, how does this happen!? Someone is traveling along the internet highway cruising for homes in Washington State and one wrong turn...OOPS  suddenly they're searching thousands of miles away!? It must be so frustrating for them.

 

Oh Susan, that's a good question! I wish I would have thought to ask that! LOL

 

 

Jan 28, 2013 04:19 AM
Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

That's so funny.  I get calls sometimes with people looking up a company called Lane Realty Advisors that do rentals in Atlanta, but at least it's the same state. LOL

Jan 28, 2013 05:00 AM
Jane Peters
Home Jane Realty - Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles real estate concierge services

That is too funny, Mary.  Hey, if there is a home for sale there, maybe that desperate buyer will want to go for it.  As you kindly mentioned, it is a tough market for buyers out there.

Jan 28, 2013 06:05 AM
Mary Douglas
United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado - Red Feather Lakes, CO
REALTOR, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

Hi Tammy, at least when it's in the same State you kind have a clue, but that's funny too.  Another caller asked me, "how much is your nightly room rate?" HUH!!? "oh this isn't the Ponderosa Motel"?  LOL  I guess we all make mistakes.

 :-)

 

Yes, Jane, if you don't get any inventory, buyers may have to come this way and commute!  HA!

 

 

Jan 28, 2013 06:19 AM
Ann Hayden 636-399-7544
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Select Properties-St. Louis Missouri - Des Peres, MO
SelectAnn.com

Hi Mary,

Are you sure it is not there?  I mean come on, the Internet does not lie!

Ann Hayden in Wildwood, MO

Feb 14, 2013 11:42 AM
Jennifer Fivelsdal
JFIVE Home Realty LLC | 845-758-6842|162 Deer Run Rd Red Hook NY 12571 - Rhinebeck, NY
Mid Hudson Valley real estate connection

Mary navigating the internet can be a challenge especially for homebuyers.  They get exicited about a home, and deflated when they are told the homes sold months ago.

Have a great week.

Feb 17, 2013 02:59 PM
Mary Douglas
United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado - Red Feather Lakes, CO
REALTOR, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

Thanks for the grin,  Ann, I'm pretty sure we're not near 580...but I'll double check that for you :-)

 

Hi Jennifer, with so much old information still out there, and new listings lag-time it IS really challenging for internet home shoppers! You're right!  Thanks Jennifer, hope you have a great week, too!

Feb 17, 2013 10:11 PM
Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Broker
Elizabeth Anne Weintraub, Broker - Sacramento, CA
Put 40 years of experience to work for you

I am bad for not stopping by here sooner. Please forgive. I fell flat on my face over the weekend. Planted my face into the cement outside a restaurant in Savannah and twisted my ankle. Right after I threw out my back earlier in the day. So, I've been juggling pain medication with trying to get business under control. :)

Mar 28, 2013 07:22 AM
Mary Douglas
United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado - Red Feather Lakes, CO
REALTOR, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

Good grief, Elizabeth I'm honored that you even bothered to stop in at all in your current painful condition! Sounds awful.

I do hope you will be running around and pain free (without medication) soon...oh and airports and luggage? just delightful with a sore back let alone add in a twisted ankle.  Take care, my friend.

Mar 28, 2013 08:30 AM
Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Broker
Elizabeth Anne Weintraub, Broker - Sacramento, CA
Put 40 years of experience to work for you

It's much better now. I have a fashionable ankle brace. I've stopped puking in the sink from the pain meds. Life is looking up.

Apr 03, 2013 04:10 AM
Mary Douglas
United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado - Red Feather Lakes, CO
REALTOR, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

Elizabeth - why I am a laughing? it's not funny!  You do have a way with words  ----I'm glad life is looking up :-}

Apr 03, 2013 11:54 AM
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