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    What is a medium-term rental?
    Erin Spradlin
    • Feb 21
    • 1 min

    What is a medium-term rental?

    What is a medium-term rental? How do I set up a medium-term rental? Who needs a 30+ day, furnished rental?
    Is house hacking legal in Colorado?
    James Carlson
    • Mar 5, 2021
    • 3 min

    Is house hacking legal in Colorado?

    House hacking is the best way to get started in real estate. Especially in hot markets like Denver and Colorado Springs where we work....
    House hacking your first property is the smartest decision you'll ever make
    James Carlson
    • Feb 25, 2021
    • 3 min

    House hacking your first property is the smartest decision you'll ever make

    So you're looking for your first real estate deal in Denver or Colorado Springs. You're in your 20s or early 30s. You're excited. But...
    Is buying a vacation rental in Colorado a good investment?
    James Carlson
    • Feb 20, 2021
    • 4 min

    Is buying a vacation rental in Colorado a good investment?

    I moved from the Midwest to Colorado 10 years ago, and I'm as likely to move back as I am to rock a bowl haircut again. (To be clear, the...
    Why you should buy an Airbnb investment in Littleton RIGHT NOW
    James Carlson
    • Dec 3, 2020
    • 3 min

    Why you should buy an Airbnb investment in Littleton RIGHT NOW

    It's tough to run a full-time Airbnb in Colorado. Most cities have a primary residence rule -- that is, you can only do short-term...
    Remote Workers Are Your Next Tenants/Buyers
    Erin Spradlin
    • Nov 9, 2020
    • 3 min

    Remote Workers Are Your Next Tenants/Buyers

    Remote working, also referred to as telecommuting, is coming to Colorado Springs and Denver. Actually, it's here: ushered in by an...
    Why your first 'investment' should be your primary residence
    James Carlson
    • Oct 30, 2020
    • 3 min

    Why your first 'investment' should be your primary residence

    When working with buyers in Denver and Colorado Springs, we hear two statements all the time: We want our first purchase to be a...
    Arvada legalizes Airbnb investments
    James Carlson
    • Aug 18, 2020
    • 2 min

    Arvada legalizes Airbnb investments

    Arvada's new Airbnb law allows you to own up to 3 short-term rentals.
    CO Springs commission pushes back on Airbnb ordinance
    James Carlson
    • Aug 28, 2018
    • 1 min

    CO Springs commission pushes back on Airbnb ordinance

    All Colorado Springs Airbnb investors should take note of some recent action before the Colorado Springs Planning Commission Earlier this...
    Airbnb to collect Denver lodger's tax ... finally
    James Carlson
    • Mar 16, 2018
    • 1 min

    Airbnb to collect Denver lodger's tax ... finally

    After more than a year of conversation, the city of Denver and Airbnb have reached an agreement to allow Airbnb to collect taxes on...
    Update on Denver's Airbnb law
    James Carlson
    • Feb 16, 2018
    • 2 min

    Update on Denver's Airbnb law

    Enforcement of Denver's Airbnb is increasing but not as fast as the number of short-term rentals in the Mile High City.
    Athmar Park ranks 25th most competitive neighborhood in the U.S.
    James Carlson
    • Jan 22, 2018
    • 1 min

    Athmar Park ranks 25th most competitive neighborhood in the U.S.

    Athmar Park was the 25th most competitive neighborhood in the country in 2017, according to a report out by Redfin. It's not surprising...
    Let's Talk about HELOCs
    Erin Spradlin
    • Jul 31, 2017
    • 3 min

    Let's Talk about HELOCs

    Yes, let's talk about HELOCs more than you talked about them in high school or college, which is to say, let's talk about them at all....
    Will a new Colorado law help create affordable condos?
    James Carlson
    • Jun 1, 2017
    • 1 min

    Will a new Colorado law help create affordable condos?

    Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill last week aimed at increasing new construction on affordable condos in Denver. The big...
    New listing! Top-floor condo in Capitol Hill Victorian home
    James Carlson
    • May 25, 2017
    • 1 min

    New listing! Top-floor condo in Capitol Hill Victorian home

    Live a local's life in the heart of Capitol Hill. This charming top-floor condominium in a Victorian house is light, spacious and filled...
    How 5% mortgage rates would affect you
    James Carlson
    • May 11, 2017
    • 1 min

    How 5% mortgage rates would affect you

    If rates hit 5% this year or next, the cost to buy that Denver home will increase by roughly 8%.
    Buy this Airbnb investment property in Capitol Hill
    James Carlson
    • Apr 17, 2017
    • 1 min

    Buy this Airbnb investment property in Capitol Hill

    You live in it. They pay for it. In this beautiful Denver square home in the heart of the Capitol Hill neighborhood, you can live...
    Check out this beautiful Airbnb investment property in Berkeley
    James Carlson
    • Apr 12, 2017
    • 1 min

    Check out this beautiful Airbnb investment property in Berkeley

    You live in it. They pay for it. With this beautiful home in the Berkley neighborhood, just blocks from the hippest dining and shopping...
    Airbnb in Denver: Can you and your spouse have separate primary residences?
    James Carlson
    • Mar 24, 2017
    • 2 min

    Airbnb in Denver: Can you and your spouse have separate primary residences?

    At the last two Short Term Rental Advisory Committee meetings, the city of Denver has addressed an interesting question: Can you and your...
    Denver may allow Airbnb to collect taxes
    James Carlson
    • Feb 2, 2017
    • 2 min

    Denver may allow Airbnb to collect taxes

    Enforcement of Denver's Airbnb law ramp up as the city looks to change a law to allow short-term rental platforms to collect taxes on be
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