Was driving in Denver the other day and felt like a real world Frogger situation. Running out of time but could not make the first leap. The best part of less densely populated environments is fewer traffic lights. Takes me a half damned hour to drive what used to take five minutes. The people with stolen gas station squeegees are moving in and suddenly on every corner. That's how you know.
People are entire too focused on the house's current state of condition. They should be focused on immutable benefit and location. Lower monthly mortgage costs and utilizing short term loans to improve properties instead. Condition is temporary. While an out of control municipal authority with wild crazy dreams of removing all grassy areas in public parks and placing automatic ticket and fine generating street cameras on every corner rising crime and homelessness, those things tend to be more permanent. So are annoying neighbors whom watch your every move in that big nice new home, because you're on tenth acre lots and there is a three foot fence height restriction in the back yard. Hello neighbor!
Bright MLS... Asking the wrong questions. Not enough data. Colorado is off the deep end. You can't buy new unless you accept the emasculation of tiny lots, high density, inadequate short age life materials, overpriced efficient utility items, and worst of all; A non negotiable HOA, an increasing amount of them are municipal hoa's as well. Those are the very special HOA's where your home ownership taxes no longer go to standard parks and roads maintenance service like all your fellow citizens in other neighborhoods. Nope. With a municipal hoa controlled by the city, you get to be special, pay an elevated tax rate for new housing, and then pay an equivalent or even higher amount for standard city services. Progress!
