Is affordable housing worth 2 million a unit?

Is affordable housing worth 2 million a unit?

Over the last 30 years I continue to hear about the “affordable housing crisis”.  Do we really have an affordable housing crisis or a leadership crisis within the ski towns.  A recent proposal in Steamboat pegs the build cost of one affordable housing unit over 1.7m....
Socialist wins in Colorado impact on Colorado real estate & remote workers

Socialist wins in Colorado impact on Colorado real estate & remote workers

  Colorado has gone from red to purple, to now ultra blue. The headline in the Wall Street Journal says it all. Not only did a socialist win for Congress, but the governor’s race also went much farther left than predicted.    Will changes in Colorado laws...
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.

Why is it so expensive to rent and live in Colorado? 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...
Colorado Property taxes jump 40%

Colorado Property taxes jump 40%

How can property taxes jump 40% since 2023 when values are basically flat in most areas?  Is there anything you can do about it?  In 2022, with property values and in turn taxes surging, the Colorado governor signed a grand bargain to save on property taxes in...
One ski town goes all in on taxing second homeowners more

One ski town goes all in on taxing second homeowners more

After the legislature last year approved the ability to tax second homeowners more, one ski town is going all in establishing a “vacancy tax” for property owners.  Ironically nightly rentals can be considered “vacant”.   What is in the new Vacancy tax...
New CO law makes landlords pay for damage to their property

New CO law makes landlords pay for damage to their property

Every recent legislative session in Colorado continues to have a few bills that are perplexing.  The most recent law would allow someone who is renting a property to not pay for any damages to the property and be fully refunded their security deposit.  What is the new...