You know what you want – Property in Steamboat. Now you need to think about what you can spend. No matter whether you can afford $30,000 for a timeshare, $250,000 for a small condo near the mountain, $1,500,000 for a luxurious ski-in/ski-out condo, or $20,000,000 for the ultimate ranch on the valley floor, you need [...]
Opening Day and Scholarship Day
November 25, 2009 Yay! Opening day is on the way! And it’s Scholarship Day. Revenues from the day’s specially priced lift tickets benefit the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club Scholarship Fund. Scholarship Day has raised over $525,000 since 1991/92. This fund provides financial support for deserving local children participating in Club programs. The Steamboat Springs Winter [...]
Buying Real Estate in Steamboat Springs
Step 1 – Finding your home
What is the MLS?
MLS stands for Multiple Listing Service. One of the biggest differences between buying a home in the USA versus in most other countries is the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) An MLS represents a cooperation of realtors in a given area. One of the major purposes of an MLS is to provide accurate data about properties [...]
Buying Real Estate in Steamboat Springs
Step 1 – Finding your dream house
Right now there are plenty of properties to choose from in the greater Steamboat area. There are over 1,000 homes, in all price ranges from under $200,000 up to $20,000,000 for the ultimate luxurious estate. More than 700 parcels of residential land are available ranging from small in-town lots to ranches with over 5,000 acres. [...]
Pass the Bread – October 24
Pass the Bread weaves a stronger community fabric by encouraging people who might not know each other to share conversation and a meal together. Hosts from around Routt County invite 8-12 people to their homes, and conversation that celebrates our community is encouraged. Pass the Bread is not a fundraising event, but rather an awareness [...]
Halloween Stroll – October 31, 2009
Come downtown for the annual safe trick or treat event sponsored by the merchants of downtown Steamboat Springs. This is a true community event in every sense of the word. View ghouls and goblins of all ages as they stroll from 5th to 11th Streets on Lincoln Ave. The costumes are especially noteworthy. Lincoln is [...]
Buying a house is as simple as 1,2,3!
1. Find a house 2. Buy a house 3. Move into your new house Over the course of the next 26 blogs I’ll simplify and explain each step of the process for you. Whether this is your first house, or your first property in Steamboat, I’ll explain what to expect, what to get excited about [...]
How Steamboat Springs Real Estate Works – 101
The process of buying real estate is different every where in the world. One unifying factor is that real estate is an investment not only of money but of time and emotion. Understanding the process, whether you are purchasing internationally or are a first time buyer, makes finding the perfect place about your home and [...]