Contractors, home inspectors indicted in carbon monoxide death in family

A contractor and a building inspector have been indicted on homicide charges in connection with shoddy ventilation work that led to the 2008 carbon-monoxide poisoning of a Denver family at an Aspen-area vacation home.
Marlin Brown, owner of Roaring Fork Plumbing & Heating, and now- retired City of Aspen building inspector Erik [...]

Existing homes can yield some BIG suprises if you aren’t careful

As a person that is always renovating, flipping and evaluating real estate I thought this article would be helpful for some that may not know what they are getting into when buying a home.
If you’re in the market for an older home, keep your eyes open for a few building materials that have come to [...]

Where to Live in Denver (NOW!)

5280 Magazine has an annual guide to the hottest ‘hoods in town (look closely, there are some surprises in there).
 PLUS: The changing definition of “location, location, location,” four things to do when looking for a Realtor, and why now is (perhaps) the best time to buy in a generation.
This article was written By Luc Hatlestad

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New EPA Lead Paint Laws Effect Remodeling Projects

The rules for renovating pre-1978 homes are changing and failure to comply can carry stiff penalties.  If you’re a rehabber, flipper, or landlord this may affect your business.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has new lead paint laws going into effect on April 22, 2010. The new lead paint laws [...]

America’s Most Underwater Real Estate Markets

America’s Most Underwater Housing Markets

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Negative equity–what you have when you owe more on your home loan than the property is worth–is one of the defining features of the still-unfolding mortgage crisis. It’s a particularly nasty problem because it can lead to all sorts of unpleasant outcomes for the real estate market and the economy [...]

Warren Buffet tells us when Real Estate will recover

The U.S. dollar, the Swiss franc, the future of China, Acme Brick, and why Buffett always starts from a “position of fear.”
This is part seven of the transcript and video of Warren Buffett’s ‘Ask Warren’ appearance on CNBC’s Squawk Box on Monday, March 1, 2010.

The world’s second-richest person called on Washington policymakers to adopt fundamental [...]

Colorado Landlords ALERT! Rent Control Bill in Review

If you are a landlord in Colorado you MUST READ this and RESPOND! 
Colorado State legislature will consider the Rent Control bill in House Local Government Committee this week and we must stop it! Rent control clearly violates the spirit of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits private property from being taken for public [...]

Reselling Real Estate Just Got Easier…What does the new FHA rule mean for investors?

FHA Suspends 90 Day Seasoning Requirement for Flipping!
May 1, 2003 HUD imposed a 90 Day Title Seasoning requirement for all new FHA loans. This was their big idea to help protect the consumers from the Big Bad Flippers. It only took 6 years and a housing market crash to show the elitists the errors of [...]

Good news for California Investors (FINALLY)…

For the first time in more than 30 years, California has announced that it will be re-assessing the property values to account for properties that have experienced deflated values (see California to Use Deflation in Assessing Property Taxes).
I think we can hear the communal sigh of relief even all the way over here in Denver!
Finally, some good [...]

Real Estate Investing – Calculating ROI

One of the commonly touted advantage of real estate investing is the financial leverage that can result in enormous return on investment. A typical example usually compares investing an amount in real estate versus the stock market, where the return on investment for real estate investing far exceeds that of the stock market.

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