New Colorado backdoor tax proposal to charge second homeowners more

New Colorado backdoor tax proposal to charge second homeowners more

Why is Steamboat Springs leading the way?  Although in the last  legislative session the initiative to charge second homeowners more was defeated, it is rearing its head again in the form of a new backdoor “vacancy tax”. The leaders of this new push are the Colorado...
4 golden rules of Ski investing

4 golden rules of Ski investing

I learned the hard way about investing in mountain towns.  I successfully lost over 100k on my first ski investment property!  Hindsight 20/20 I violated 1 of the 4 golden rules of investing in mountain property.  I developed these 4 rules after evaluating thousands...
Moose now use crosswalks, is this a harbinger for 3 big changes in Colorado ski real estate

Moose now use crosswalks, is this a harbinger for 3 big changes in Colorado ski real estate

Having lived and worked in the Colorado mountains for almost 25 years I have witnessed first hand the radical transformation that has occurred in every single ski town. How have ski town demographics changed? Is the moose a harbinger for big changes in each mountain...
Will nightly rentals be taxed as commercial properties in Colorado? Did it pass?

Will nightly rentals be taxed as commercial properties in Colorado? Did it pass?

Property taxes on short-term rental properties in Colorado would more than triple under a bill drafted by state lawmakers that comes as communities from Durango to Denver grapple with surging numbers of vacation rentals.  What is in the new proposal?  How will this...
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...
Colorado tenant rights radically altered, landlords beware

Colorado tenant rights radically altered, landlords beware

  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 bill is titled “safe housing”. Who...