Sunshine Gardens In Durango Colorado

Beautiful duplex unit located in-town in Sunshine Gardens with southwestern accents and mountain views. This two bedroom, three bath condo lives like a single family home with easy care. The HOA covers all utilities including electricity, water, trash, gas and landscaping. The driveway is heated so it is not necessary to shovel snow in the wintertime.

7 Tips to Real Estate Agent's Success - Tip #6 - Make Managing Yourself a Priority

Building a real estate business is not easy. You, as a realtor, must learn how to manage yourself especially in the area of time management, ongoing professional development and training (continuing education units), sales coaching and personal life balance. Real estate is said to be a 24/7 business much like any small business. However, it is important not to lose sight of your personal life including family, friends, physical health, etc.

Being a broker or realtor business owner has many benefits from setting your own time to conducting business over lunch or the golf course. Yet, time becomes an even more precious commodity and other aspects of the real estate agent's life can suffer. Meeting clients during dinner can potentially harm family dinner time. Attending education classes can interfere with the children's or other family or social plans. Therefore, the realtor must make self-management a priority for 2 reasons: business success and personal success.

When individuals are focused and understand all of their priorities, they take the appropriate actions to ensure that their lives are in balance. From my experience as a performance improvement consultant and executive coach, I have personally witnessed over 90% of my clients having lives that are out of balance. Additionally, many of my clients and those to whom I speak have consistent issues of time management from "How can I take these classes?" to "How can I continue to make sales?"

During the last several years, I have asked the following question of small business owners from real estate agents to other professionals such as accountants, engineers, executives, financial advisors and lawyers: Do you waste 12 minutes every day? What is very interesting to note is most people say yes even if they have already acknowledged that their plate is full.

From this simple question, I know that self-management is really self-leadership: How do I lead myself to achieve my goals? Self leadership is both a skill and a habit that requires ongoing development. Learning these strategies or techniques requires not only new knowledge or refreshing old knowledge, but the help from a mentor and possibly even a real estate sales coach. Asking for help is not a sign of weakness, but rather of strength. Failing to ask indicates a potential for living Einstein's definition of insanity:

Doing the same thing over and over again hoping for different results.

When you have learned the art of successful self-management which is really self-leadership, then you will begin to achieve incredible results and having an amazing real estate business.

The Letting Agent's Role

Letting agents play an important role in the buy-to-let industry and a good agent can help make or break your lettings experience. So what should you expect from your letting agent?

Professional reputation

To attract good tenants, the agent needs to be well established in the local area and have a good reputation. Try to find agents that are members of national letting organisations, such as ARLA, as these will provide peace of mind for both you and your potential tenants.

Credit checks and references

Once a tenant's offer has been accepted, the letting agent will do some background research to ensure they are suitable.

Credit references from the bank or building society, plus personal references from employers and where applicable, previous landlords are all standard. For the self-employed, references are expected from an accountant or solicitor.

Through their own experience, letting agent's should be able to assess the suitability of potential tenants and advise if they feel that somebody would not be suitable.

Inventory

Once the suitability of the tenant is assured, an inventory and condition report will be drawn up. This records the condition of the entire property, including carpets, curtains, furniture, wallpaper and paintwork, along with a list of the entire contents of the property.

At the end of the tenancy, the inventory is used to check that the contents and condition of the property are the same as they were at the start. Changes resulting from general wear and tear are taken into account.

Tenancy agreement

Although it is possible to purchase tenancy agreement forms 'off-the-shelf', an agreement produced by a letting agent is likely to give better legal coverage having being revised on numerous occasions by specialist property lawyers.

The agreement should include:

-- Length and cost of the tenancy

-- Deposit to be paid

-- Responsibilities of the tenant

-- Any other specific matters important to the property

It is also a good idea to ensure that a clause is included that allows the letting agent to begin showing the property to new potential tenants, once the existing tenancy has nearly finished. This will help to ensure that you minimise the amount of time that your property is vacant.

Once the tenancy agreement is signed by both parties, the agent will need to advise the tenant on changing the utility bills and council tax payments to their name. They will then need to wait for the cheque for the deposit and first month's rent to clear. Once this has happened, the keys are given to the tenant and they are allowed to move in.

Ongoing management

Throughout the tenancy the agent will be responsible for collecting the rent, arranging for maintenance repairs to take place, alerting the landlord to any major issues, plus periodic visits to the property to check all is well and that the tenant is satisfied.

Concluding the tenancy

At the end of the tenancy, the agent is responsible for checking the contents and condition of the property against the inventory report, returning the tenants deposit, minus any monies for damaged property or missing items and ensuring that utility bills and council tax payments revert back to the landlord.

Updated Forclosure Tour

Foreclosure Tour in the Colorado Springs Real Estate Market, Video by Rob Reinmuth CDPE a Certified Distressed Property Expert, Acquire Homes, Inc. Homes for sale in Colorado Springs

Help For Buying Real Estate

Buying real estate is a major investment. It is one of the most expensive purchases a person will likely make in their lifetime. It involves a lot of work and can be very stressful. When buying land or property a person has to know what they are doing and be alert for anything that could hinder their dealings.

One of the first steps in buying real estate is getting the money. The majority of people do not have the type of money needed to buy, so they have to borrow it. Lenders love to loan money for real estate purchases because they are long term loans which make the lender lot of money. For the buyer, the terms and conditions of the loan are very important. They should make sure they get the best interest rate with minimal hidden fees.

After securing financing, the buyer can then begin to search for real estate to buy. The process of looking at and deciding upon a home is more than simply visiting and making sure it has all the comforts desired. When looking a buyer needs to be meticulous. They need to ensure there are no problems or hidden issues with the real estate. They should ask questions about everything. They should get details and if possible get any defects in writing. The buyer should completely understand that anything they do not find before closing on the property becomes their problem once they sign the papers.

Buying property is not clear cut. Prices are not set in stone and there is always room for negotiation. If possible a buyer should try to find out if the real estate they are buying is in high demand. If not, they can usually really work a good price. If the real estate has been on the market for quite some time then it is obviously not too in demand. This is a good clue that the price can really be negotiated in favour of the buyer.

It is also important for the buyer to have the home inspected and surveyed to ensure they are really getting what they are paying for. Having these things done before hand can really prove useful should something unexpectedly happen once the buyer takes possession of the property.

Buying real estate is a very serious matter. It involves a lot of money and a very long commitment. It is not something to jump into, nor something to be taken lightly. Buying land should be looked at as a major investment. It is going to both cost money and make money for the buyer. That is why the whole process should be done carefully.

$359000 Residential, Steamboat Springs, CO

Visit www.SteamboatAgent.com for additional information regarding this property. Cam Boyd at Prudential Steamboat Realty MLS #127432 Located in Steamboat Springs, Colorado From the large deck of this 3 bedroom townhome you�ll have a direct view of Howelsen Hill and Emerald Mountain. This corner unit offers fantastic privacy, a side yard area and lots of windows for exceptional natural light. Some of the accents that make this residence so quaint are the tongue and groove ceilings, stone embellished wood-burning fireplace and genteel kitchen cabinetry. The open kitchen and dining areas are partitioned with a large center island that offers the perfect workspace for whipping up a delicious meal or entertaining guests. The 3 bedrooms located upstairs are large in size and have great closet space. Located in one of Steamboat�s most desirable areas at the junction of Hilltop and Tamarack, access to the mountain and downtown is a breeze with striking mountain views! Residential $359000 1726 sf

Masks at MOCA Event- Ft. Collins, Colorado - StevenOchoa3

I created this Video for Mike & Marie Edwards of Fort. Collins, Colorado. They are both very hard workers and very dedicated to their Efforts, Success and Community. They are boh members of Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Arts, and have a fundraiser every year, involving the masks that are auctioned off. I wish the Museum much Success in raising the money they need. Their website is www.fcmoca.org - http - www.Realestatebyedwards.com - http