Greeley

Summertime is a great time in Greeley, CO.  With warmer weather and longer days more people are walking and driving our neighborhoods.  If you have your home for sale in Greeley, CO do not miss this marketing opportunity.  Your home’s curb appeal must make a great first impression to both drive-by and web searchers.  The view needs to leave buyers wanting to see the inside.

Better Homes and Gardens online offers 20 ways to add curb appeal.  Some in as little as one day.  The ideas they offer are as simple and inexpensive as painting the front door to more elaborate, but sometimes necessary fixes like repainting or redoing the landscaping.  The price range of the home and your target market will help you determine how much work is necessary.

Whether it is something you can do on your own or something that will require a professional, do not wait.  You can never make a second first impression.  Ask a friend for their honest opinion about how your house looks from the street.  If you do not want to put your friend in that position, call either me or my partner.  We would be happy to assist you in assessing your home’s curb appeal and assist you in the sale of your home.  Please call me, Mia Clancy at (970) 381-9084 or Annabelle Canzona at (970) 396-5488.

The kids are getting out of school, the sun is shining, the days are getting longer, what better time to start your home search in Greeley, Colorado?  Right now is a great time to buy a home in Greeley, Colorado and here are five reasons you should do it now.

1.  It is still a buyer’s market.   There is still a good inventory of established homes, foreclosures, short sales and some new construction.   With inventories still high, many sellers are eager to move their homes.

2.  Interest rates are still low.  They cannot stay this low forever and many experts expect them to start creeping up.

3.  Greeley, Colorado is a great community with lots of fun things for young, old and those of us in between.  The Greeley Recreation Center offers swimming, basketball, volleyball and many outdoor activities during the summer.  In addition to the Rec Center there is the Family Fun Plex, a number of community swimming pools, splash parks, a Senior Center and a number of parks with playgrounds.  You can run, walk or ride bikes on the Poudre River Trail.  You can enjoy a comedy show, music or a drama at the Union Colony Civic Center.  There are museums, outdoor concerts and movies.  Plus there is Greeley, Colorado’s premier event the Greeley Independence Day Stampede.  This event features concerts, rodeos, a carnival, petting zoo, a huge parade on the 4th of July and so much more.  This is just a small list of the fun things to do in Greeley, Colorado.

4.  Greeley, Colorado is in a great location.  We sit between highway 85 on the East and Interstate-25 on the West.  You can quickly get to Denver International Airport if you are traveling for business or fun.  We are 47 miles from Estes Park, Colorado the gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park.  If you want a day in the big city, Denver is 61 miles away.  A day of skiing can be reached in just over an hour.  The closest skiing is in Eldora, Colorado which is 72 miles away.

5.  Homes for sale in Greeley, Colorado are still at fabulously affordable prices.  You will find the best buys in Northern Colorado here in Greeley.  Furthermore, you will find REALTORS who are life long residents of Greeley, Colorado and who can show you why “Greeley is Great from the Ground Up.”  If you are looking to buy a home in Greeley, Colorado contact Annabelle Canzona at (970) 396-5488 or Mia Clancy at (970) 381-9084.

A short sale occurs when a homeowner sells their home for less than they owe.  More homeowners are finding themselves in this situation.  If you are considering doing a short sale in Greeley, CO, there are several things you can do to increase your chances for success.

Start by making a list of everyone you owe.  They will have to approve your short sale.  This list should include your mortgage lender (1st, 2nd, 3rd), your home equity line lender, your HOA and anyone else who may have a lien on your home.  Start talking to them early and find out what they need.

You will want to choose a REALTOR who has experience with short sales in Greeley, CO and understands their complexities.  Ask the REALTOR about their success rate and how they determine a listing price.  Short sale success in Greeley, CO will depend on whether you have a dedicated REALTOR assisting you.

Prepare and collect the documents your creditors and mortgage lenders will want to see.  These will include your listing agreement, a hardship letter explaining why you need to do a short sale, proof of what you earn and copies of federal income tax returns for the past two years.

Completing a short sale can be a lengthy process.  Be prepared for delays.  Once you have an offer on your home, a good REALTOR will be in regular contact with your lienholders trying to negotiate the deal.  If you are prepared and on board with what the process entails you will see success.

As with any real estate transaction you should consult with your attorney or accountant.  There are alternatives to short sales and their may be tax consequences.  Your attorney or accountant can best consult with you regarding the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act and Debt Cancellation Act.

For short sale success in Greeley, Colorado contact Annabelle Canzona (970) 396-5488 or Mia Clancy (970) 381-9084.

If you are looking to buy a home anywhere near Greeley, CO, then you are looking in the right place. The housing market across the country has been saturated with homes for sale these last few years, and Greeley is no exception. Even if you just look at short sales, Greeley has a lot to offer. Sitting just fifty miles north of Denver along Rocky Mountains in beautiful Colorado, Greeley is a growing city of almost 100,000 people.

When you are looking for a home to buy, looking for short sales is a good way to walk into a real steal of a deal. In real estate, a short sale indicates that the owner of the home is currently in danger of falling behind on their mortgage and instead of risking foreclosure by the bank, the owner is attempting to sell the home on short notice. This means the owner is motivated to get a deal done as quickly as possible so you can figure that they will not be picky. Homes sold on a short sale can often be bought for noticeably less than houses listed on the open market simply because the seller does not have the luxury of time to wait for the best possible offer.

There are quite a few homes on short sales in Greeley right now. It might be the best time to buy in the area, giving new home owners a chance to get into a home at well below its current value.

The number of people who have been looking to buy a new home has been rather low for the last several years. Seemingly Greeley, CO has not been very affected by this. Because of the fact that the economy in the western states seems to be thriving despite what the rest of the country is going through, there have been many people who have decided to relocate. This seems to be the case in Greeley as well. There have been many homes that have been put on the market in the last year and then sold rather quickly.
If you are trying to sell a house in Greeley, this is probably a good thing for you to hear. In many other states across the U.S. homes have been setting for sale for several months and sometimes even several years. At least you know that you may have a good chance of selling your home.
The biggest thing that you will need to do in a place such as Greeley, is be sure that your home is one of the homes that someone looking to buy, would notice before the rest of the houses for sale. You can achieve this by doing everything that you can to get your home in every kind of advertising that you can find. The most important place that you need to advertise is on the internet. It has been recently researched that this is the first place that most perspective home buyers will go to for information.