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Hi Coloradans. So my other half is graduating from her PHd program soon and is getting recruited by clinics in the Denver and Springs area. We've been looking through Zillow, Redfin, Realtor, etc. Seems as though the market has cooled off a bit out there, but not too much. As far as Denver goes, we've been looking at Thornton and Aurora. Not sure we're liking Colorado Springs, we want to live in a bigger city again. We currently live in the swamp and we cannot stand this. What are the pros and cons of Thornton and Aurora?

 

We're looking at like high 300s to low 400s

 

Also, please don't hate me. I'm not going to go over there and try make it something else. I'm going assimilate and do the Colorado things. I'll become an Avalanche fan even.

 

Thanks much Chris.

We are in a 1400sq/ft 4 bed 1 bath. We'd like to get something with a 2 garage. We're willing to give up a bed room for another bathroom. Something in the 1500sq/ft size is ideal. Wifey wants bigger, but I don't want to clean any bigger.

No kids yet, but they are in the plans, so school systems will be important.

Thanks for the advice on the soil thing. Didn't even think of that. That's a beautiful picture. Looking forward to that and leaving this swamp behind.

 

Absolutely. Large garage is a must. We're in Florida right now. I think the insurance rates will be lower.

We're finding things we can afford, just not sure about the neighborhoods and amenities. I think we'll have to visit and scope some things out. We would like to live somewhere that doesn't have an HOA. I loathe HOAs with a passion.

 

I do need a good realtor. Thank you. Does she have a website with her inventory listed?

 

Thank you sir. I'll get in touch with her when we're ready to list our current house.

 

AH. I forgot that there's basements there. That is a good call. It would be very nice to have a finished basement. Maybe we'll get a house with an unfinished one and add some value ourselves.

 

Congrats to your other half! Moving to Denver is going to be a big commitment. The city proper is real tight. I also second the idea of having a garage for your truck, unless you plan to get a membership with the local Paintless Dent Removal (PDR) shops.

Maybe you folks can try your luck around Centential or Littleton with that budget. The Denver metropolis is huge, so getting to Denver proper isn't too bad if you live more towards the outskirts.

Anyways, welcome (soon) to CO.

 

We were really liking the Littleton area, but the housing there is coming up to the 500s and that's out of our price range. Haven't looked into Centennial though. I'll have to scope that out. Ideally, we would like somewhere that has character and a good sense of community. A good main street type area is also a plus. We live in a "developing" part of our town right now and we're looking forward to getting out of this environment. This area is just what we could afford on my single income.

 

Good times. We're working with our realtor out here in Florida now. We're getting things done around the house and in the yard in preparation for the pictures. Also, repairing things like the broken range hood and some damaged base board.

 

It can be. There's quite a bit to do to our current house. We're not going to go crazy as I don't think potential buyers in this price range really care about the small details. Most people in this price range will just be happy to find a turnkey house. Houses similar to ours get snapped up by young buyers pretty quickly.