Be careful in one Colorado ski town: which one has higher risk during the next recession

Be careful in one Colorado ski town: which one has higher risk during the next recession

One ski town has been on my top list of investments for multiple years.  I highlighted this resort as one of the “best buys” in Colorado real estate. The new owners have invested over 40 million and real estate values have soared.  Unfortunately, this same resort is...
Values soften, assessment jumps 50%, property taxes skyrocket, sounds like a bad dream, Free Guide to appeal and win

Values soften, assessment jumps 50%, property taxes skyrocket, sounds like a bad dream, Free Guide to appeal and win

Did you get your envelope?  Is the property tax assessor crazy?  Are you ready for your new tax bill?  Real estate sales have slowed drastically, prices have softened and yet your property tax value just increased substantially.  Adams county assessed values increase...
These Are the Best Places to Own a Vacation Home in the U.S.: Colorado has 5!

These Are the Best Places to Own a Vacation Home in the U.S.: Colorado has 5!

Bloomberg recently did a study to determine the best places in the United States to own a vacation home. I took the pic above outside of Breckenridge.   Colorado scored the highest of any state with 5 of the top 15 spots.  What cities were on the list?  Why are these...
Fight over nightly rentals in Colorado just getting started, Summit county leads the charge

Fight over nightly rentals in Colorado just getting started, Summit county leads the charge

As nightly rentals balloon throughout Colorado so have issues and regulations.  Summit County (Breckenridge, Keystone, Copper Mountain) is the most recent county to get on the bandwagon of regulating rentals.  Why are the regulations so important that are coming down...
Fight over nightly rentals in Colorado just getting started, Summit county leads the charge

Cash is king, Aspen is better than Steamboat, but Steamboat is better than Breckenridge.

  We all know cash is king, but in real estate this is even more important.  What can the amount of cash tell us about a particular Colorado ski resort market (I took the pic above between Vail and Steamboat)?  How can we use this information to guide our...