2024 Colorado elections, what does this mean for you and your real estate

2024 Colorado elections, what does this mean for you and your real estate

No doubt the presidential election was the most talked about in history, but the huge changes in Colorado are even more profound and will have major impacts on your daily life and wallet.     What initiatives do you need to know about that will impact your wallet and...
Does a faulty outlet make a property uninhabitable, in Colorado it now does.

Does a faulty outlet make a property uninhabitable, in Colorado it now does.

Every time I open the news, I’m amazed at what is happening in the Colorado legislature.  As a rental property owner, I cringe as it is becoming next to impossible to cost effectively operate a rental property.  The new law is titled “safe housing”. Who doesn’t want...
New Colorado property tax bill; will you actually save money

New Colorado property tax bill; will you actually save money

In the waning hours of the legislative session, a grand tax bill reduction was introduced to supposedly offset the 40-50% increases in the last tax cycle. The headlines are everywhere “Bipartisan bill would bring long-term property tax relief for Colorado homeowners”....
Colorado grants itself the right of refusal on properties (passed)

Colorado grants itself the right of refusal on properties (passed)

Can the state of Colorado grant itself a first right of refusal on your property?  They just did!  This new law allows state and local governments the first right of refusal on most multifamily property and requires notice to the government of any intent to sell prior...
What housing bills passed and failed in Colorado Legislature?

What housing bills passed and failed in Colorado Legislature?

It has been quite the session with a ton of bills that have huge ramifications for property owners throughout Colorado.  The proposals ranged from increasing taxes on nightly rentals, evictions protections, habitability, right of first refusal and various others.  The...
New housing bill passes that drastically alters property owners’ rights & STRs

New housing bill passes that drastically alters property owners’ rights & STRs

Once again, as the legislature returns, the first order of business is housing and a recent bill “just cause for eviction” just passed that will rock the real estate industry. The recent proposal seems innocuous: “just cause for eviction” and yet hidden in the depths...