Home Buying Tips

Aug. 26, 2022

Top 3 Reasons to Buy a Home in Sloans Lake

Sloans Lake, also known as Sloan Lake and Sloan's Lake, is a neighborhood in Northwest Denver, Colorado.


Here are the top 3 reasons people purchase a home in Sloans Lake:

AFFORDABILITY

If you're feeling priced out of Wash Parks or Cherry Creek or some of the more expensive ...

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June 20, 2022

Buying a Denver home in 2022 vs 2021

Barry Kunselman | 303.887.0588 | Contact Barry

 

If you’re looking to buy your Denver home in 2022, you’re likely to balance several factors. Because both mortgage rates and home prices have risen this year, it costs more to buy a home than it did just a few months ...

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March 24, 2022

HOT TIP: How to Win Multiple Offers with Unlimited Escalation Clause in an Extreme Seller's Market

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In an extremely competitive seller's market like Denver, there are more buyers than listed properties and multiple bids are common.  One of the strategies used by buyers' agents to win bidding wars is to include an escalation clause ...

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March 9, 2022

HOT TIP: Dream Home Just Went Pending? Do A Backup Offer!

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February market stats for Denver continue to reflect low inventory and swift sales. We are working extremely hard to get our buyers under contract and one way a buyer can get a home is to put in a backup offer ...

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Feb. 28, 2022

HOT TIP: How to Beat All-Cash Offers When Buying Your Denver Metro Home

Barry Kunselman | 303.887.0588 | Contact Barry

 

The real estate market is very competitive across the country, and this is especially true in the Denver area. Homebuyers have fewer homes to choose from due to low inventory, so you need to be strategic to win. Make sure you ...

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Dec. 11, 2019

7 Steps To Sucess In Applying For A Mortgage In Denver

updated 2/16/2021

Barry Kunselman | 303.887.0588 | Contact Barry

 

APPLYING FOR A MORTGAGE:   7 STEPS TO SUCCESS

 

Whether you’re ready to buy your first home or forever home, securing a mortgage is a major part of the process. It can also be a stressful experience. Here we provide a few pointers on avoiding common pitfalls ...

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Nov. 12, 2019

9 Reasons to Use a Realtor When Building New in Denver

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9 Reasons to Use a Realtor When Building New

 

The top three reasons why Denver Metro home buyers want new construction are to avoid renovations or problems with plumbing/electricity, having the ability to choose and customize design features, and wanting the amenities of new home construction communities.

With new ...

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Feb. 14, 2018

How Do You Choose The Best Denver Row Home

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What is a Denver row home?

 

Most homes attached to another home in the Denver Metro with no units above one another considered a row home aka townhome. I have sold a couple of older row homes that were actually ...

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June 12, 2017

40 Homebuyer Mistakes To Avoid

Barry Kunselman | 303.88.0588 | Contact Barry

40 Homebuyer Mistakes to Avoid In The Denver Metro Area

 

Buying a home in the Denver Metro area can be very strenous for both first time and move-up homebuyers. With the current housing conditions, many homes under $400,000 are selling very fast. Bidding wars are common with houses selling at ...

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Feb. 17, 2017

Not Sure If It's The Right Time to Buy or Sell? Test Drive The Market

Barry Kunselman | 303.887.0588 | Contact Barry  

I have had a handful of phone calls recently from people about getting into the real estate market this year. They're not really sure. There's a lot of stuff they're hearing from the media and their friends of ...

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