10 Top Green Terms Explained
Understanding the terminology in green real estate can be a challenge. Use this quick guide of some top terms to cut through the noise and keep you clear and informed on your real estate journey!
5 Considerations on Home Insulation
A well insulated home provides energy efficiency to keep you comfortable year round. Plus, proper insulation saves you money on energy costs. If you're house is feeling drafty or you're looking for ways to save on utilities, here are five…
Colorado Senior and Veteran Tax Exemptions: What You Need to Know
The State of Colorado offers two types of property tax exemptions – one for seniors and one for veterans with disabilities. These exemptions do not mean you no longer pay property tax. Rather, your property tax liability is reduced based…
More Ways to Save On Your Monthly Mortgage
In a previous blog we broke down all the components of your monthly mortgage payment and talked about ways you can save on the cost. Here, we discuss more ways to save on your monthly payment.
How to Buy a House with an Assumable Mortgage: The Smart Strategy to Lower Your Monthly Payments in a High-Interest Market
For many aspiring homeowners, the biggest obstacle isn’t saving a down payment. It’s the untenably high monthly mortgage payment, a function of high mortgage interest rates for new mortgages. Even buyers with excellent credit and sizable savings often find that…
How To Save Money on Your Monthly Mortgage Payment
Most people like to save money when possible. Whether you’ve bought a house or are looking for a new home, you can save on your monthly mortgage payments as well. First, we’ll breakdown your monthly payment into parts and define…
What Is Radon and Do You Need a Home Radon Test?
What Is Radon? For those who remember their days in chemistry class, radon is an element that appears on the periodic table of elements. Radon is a naturally occurring colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas. When uranium, thorium, and radium (other…
What Should My Homeowner’s Insurance Cover?
Shop For Home Insurance Finding home insurance coverage is a very important part of the home shopping process. In fact, there is a homeowner’s insurance contingency built into the Colorado purchase contract. If you cannot find coverage that is suitable…
Jay Collier Earns NARs Real Estate Negotiation Expert Certification
LOCAL REALTOR® AWARDED RENE CERTIFICATION Colorado Springs, September 19, 2024 – Jay W L Collier with Live Dream Colorado, has been awarded the Real Estate Negotiation Expert (RENE) certification, the premier negotiation credential in the country. The RENE is conferred…
Reducing Your Wildfire Risk
Creating Defensible Space To help reduce your risk of wildfire exposure, the Colorado Springs Fire Department recommends creating a defensible space around your property. Contrary to popular belief, this does not mean clear-cutting a space around your home or your…
2 Ways to Buy Down Your Interest Rate
What Is an Interest Rate Buydown? Now that interest rates are higher, buyers are looking for ways to lower their rate. A larger downpayment is one way you can lower your interest rate. But there are a couple of other…
4 Ways You Can Improve Your Interest Rate
Interest rates were at all-time lows just a few years ago. However, they have now risen back to a more normal range, historically speaking. Even so, the fluctuations and increases in rates have many potential and hopeful homebuyers on edge…
Seller Concessions vs. Price Reduction
Seller Concessions vs. Price Reduction We’ve all seen that one thing while shopping that we fall in love with, but then look at the price tag and have second thoughts. Is it really worth that? Maybe there is an imperfection…
More Conscious Living with Plastic
When you think of all the things you use or consume that come in plastic, what are some top items that come to mind? Bags? Coffee cups? Disposable food containers? What about soaps?
Buy Before You Sell Colorado Springs
How do you buy a new house before selling your current house? How do you sell without moving twice? We have the answer! The Buy Before You Sell program is one powerful option available to you as a home seller…