If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Driving around the neighborhoods of Denver, its hard not to admire the lovely classic homes. Denver has many landmarked districts where the neighborhood relishes restoration instead of replacement.
Today on a chilly, winter morning we leisurely drove up and down Denver [...]
Monthly Archives: December 2007
Classic Homes of Denver
Dancers in the Snow
The words for blogging just aren’t coming to me these days. Instead of forcing it, I’m enjoying some extra time behind the lens.
The Dancers are a familiar sight on Speer Ave. in front of the Denver Center for Performing Arts. The graceful white dancers against the deep blue sky tempted me. I’d like [...]
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Scams of Foreclosure
As Colorado continues to be one of the States hit hard with home foreclosures the public needs to be aware of the scammers and their tricks. Freddie Mac the governmental organization that purchases mortgages from the banks has produced an informational video to get the word out.
If you or someone you know is facing [...]
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Stapleton Delivers Diverse Homes and Fun
Many people remember Stapleton as the site of Denver’s airport. Today the area has been transformed into a vibrant community of a diverse selection of homes. Built as a “green” community, Stapleton has homes in most every price range.
The area was carefully planned with parks, a town center, brand new award winning schools and [...]
First time home buyer assistance
First Time Home Buyers in Colorado have many benefits to assist them in purchasing a home. Counties in Colorado offer a wide assortment of programs to assist not just first time buyers, but all home buyers in learning more about the process of purchasing and maintaining a home.
Understanding the process helps future home buyers make [...]
Curb Appeal ~ making it look easy
One of the benefits of being in the real estate business for as long as I have is the valuable life lessons I have experienced. Some of my lessons are fun and easy others I prefer not to repeat.
A favorite memory has to do with listing a home with curb appeal. I was [...]
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Urban Wildlife in Denver
While driving around in Belcaro this afternoon, I noticed a lovely fox just sitting in someone’s front yard. As I scrambled to grab my camera, she was frightened away by an oncoming pick up truck. I was able to shoot her, but as she ran away. Darn!
One doesn’t think about wildlife in [...]
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The Value of Curb Appeal
The term “curb appeal” has been around a long time. As it relates to residential real estate the term describes how prospects feel about the appearance of a home from the street.
As Realtors we are taught to instruct home owners to “view their homes as others see them.” We take the homeowner outside, across [...]
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Tribute to Jeanne Assam ~ Not your ordinary hero
Yesterday yet another wacked out gunman went on a rampage. This time the scene of the crime was a church in Colorado Springs. The guy walked into the New Life Church and started shooting.
The hero came in a female form. She was a security guard, a volunteer security guard, no less. [...]
Christmas Tubas
Yesterday we braved the Bronco traffic like a salmon swimming upstream to get downtown in time for the Holiday Tuba Celebration. No we aren’t necessarily Tuba music lovers, I’m just a blogger looking for new and interesting topics to write or photograph.
When I heard the announcement on the radio of how 300-plus Tuba players [...]
