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4 Rental Properties to Avoid Investing In:

21 January 1:00 pm

When Building Your Real Estate Portfolio Buying Your Dream Home: When shopping for a rental property, you are shopping for an investment. It’s important to remember that you are not buying the home of your dreams, you are buying a property that will make money for you. Don’t get tricked by unneeded extras while missing on major defects. For example, buying a rental that’s more damaged than it may first appear because you are blinded by a beautiful fireplace or an amazing view from the front window. Long story short, do your best to maintain objectivity throughout the process and…

Building Your Real Estate Portfolio:

13 January 12:39 pm

5 Mistakes People Make When Buying a Rental Property 1) Investing Based on Linear Appreciation People often mistakenly invest in a rental property based on the idea that it will have a linear appreciation or gain in value in the coming years. In our current market we are starting to see more and more investors use this strategy. This is not a good idea. Property values can fluctuate from year to year and often do. An investor may need to unexpectedly sell their property and doing so in bad market can lead to a loss. Instead, investors should always…

Record Setting December

6 January 7:41 pm

The Good News: We saw median prices appreciate 19.78 %. If you waited a year to buy the same house, the price would have gone from $455K a year ago to $545K today. In the real estate market, time is money- a lot of money. Based on the sustained demand for housing and lack of supply we think folks will see double-digit appreciation again in 2022. Since 1991, the Denver Metro area has appreciated around 7.5% a year. That is a solid number considering it has the housing crisis factored in as well. Records Set for December and…

Our New Year’s Resolution: Village Invest

30 December 2:36 pm

This week we would like to share our reason for the season! As many of you may have noticed, each Friday for the past month we have featured a charity on our page, and here’s why! We started Village Invest to ignite and support the idea of micro-giving. As our communities grow larger and larger it often feels like doing a little does not count; “If you wait until you can do everything for everybody, instead of something for somebody, you’ll end up not doing anything for anybody” -Malcom Bane We believe that even the littlest of efforts from…

Village Invest: The American Red Cross

23 December 6:31 pm

“Our purpose is to meet the immediate disaster-caused needs of individuals, families and communities” This week many of us are looking forward to spending much needed time off work and time with loved ones at home. However, for those who were struck by the Tornado Outbreak of December 10th and 11th, the holiday season will be looking much different this year. That’s why for our fourth Village Invest Charity we have chosen the American Red Cross, with an emphasis on their Disaster Relief program. When a tornado devastates a city or a town like it did a few weeks…

5 Things To Know About Homeowner’s Insurance

17 December 11:18 am

Here are five terms you should know when it comes to homeowner’s insurance! ONE: Deductible: A homeowners insurance deductible is the amount of money a homeowner must pay out of pocket before home insurance coverage kicks in. When the insurance company pays the claim, it will be for the total amount of the damage minus the amount of the deductible. TWO: Liability Coverage: The personal liability coverage within your homeowners policy provides coverage to pay for claims of bodily injury and property damage sustained by others for which you or covered residents of your household are legally responsible.this covers…

No Listings November

10 December 11:58 am

We suppose we could call this “No Listings November: with confidence because the historical average decrease in active listings from October to November has been 11.41%. However, this October to November we saw a decrease of 33.41%. This is the largest percentage decrease on record ever. Sizable percentage decreases have occurred in the last 10 years primarily due to our prolonged low inventory trends. We were left with just under 2,400 listings (both detached and attached homes) at the end of this November. Far less than November’s historical average for active listings, which is 14,000. In other really good…

Denver December Happenings

30 November 2:39 pm

Are you looking for some winter time fun this month to get yourself in the holiday spirit? Yes? Then you are in the perfect place! Here is our list of all the Denver must-do’s for the month of December! Downtown Denver Rink: Through February 20, 2021 Bundle up and bring the whole family or your close friends for some free ice skating this year. Located right in the heart of downtown, they will also be hosting special events! Santa’s Flight Academy: Nov 12-Dec 24, 2021 Little ones can take a look and step inside a 22-foot tall sleigh and experience the…

Our Top Ten Thanksgiving Traditions

25 November 1:28 pm

Every year on the last Thursday of November we all get the day off of work to spend time being thankful and grateful for what we have. This year we decided to share some of our favorite things to do on Thanksgiving! Maybe this year is the year you can start one of these traditions in your family! ONE: Write Thank You Cards Get in touch with your gratitude by writing thank you cards to loved ones who have touched your life over the past year. TWO: Split The Wishbone This funny tradition dates all the way back beyond…

How to Winterize Your Home in a Weekend

19 November 1:21 pm

Pride of ownership sells a home faster than most anything else, if you get in the habit of taking care of your home regularly count on an easier sale when it’s time to move. Part of that “Home Care” program should be readying your home for the cold weather. Here are some tips to help you get it done in a weekend! Programmable Thermostat: The US Department of Energy says you can save as much as 1% on your energy bill for every degree you lower your home’s temperature during the winter. Install a programmable thermostat now and save money…

Meet Our Newest Team Member

29 October 2:55 pm

As many of you know, Walters & Co. is a multi-generational family business, so it brings us great joy to announce the newest addition is another Walters! Mary Walters, started working with us in August of this year as a Transaction and Marketing Coordinator as well as our Team Administrator. That is not all Mary does, however. Outside of her time here at Walters & Co. she is also a flight instructor out of Centennial Airport in Centennial, Colorado. She teaches people, often with little to no experience in airplanes, how to start from square one and go on to earn things like their…

How Wash Park Came To Be

28 October 1:04 pm

Welcome to our Blog! This is our first post of many, focused primarily on Real Estate with a sprinkle of Lifestyle thrown in for good measure. We could not think of a better way to start than with a brief history lesson about Washington Park, better known to locals as Wash Park. Our offices have been located just a few blocks adjacent to the park for 4 years now and we love being part of this dynamic community. The park was developed originally during the early 1890s to 1900s and took shape around an early irrigation project meant to make…