Welcome to My new Blog!
I’d like to start out by telling you a little about myself, then about the great place I live, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, as both a community and a ski resort. Then I’d like to quote one of the world’s premier economists about places like Steamboat Springs as a real estate investment!
About Me
I am an independent Realtor® with a lifetime of training and designations to help me provide the ultimate in service to my clients! You will see more information on my website! Recently I became a candidate for Certified International Property Specialist. This means I am trained in the issues foreigners are concerned with such as taxes, area conversion, currency exchange, buying currency futures to make the most of the exchange, and projected return on investment. I have met all the requirements for the CIPS (Certified International Property Specialist) designation--classes and points--with the exception of two more transactions representing foreigners. Then I will be a “CIPS.”
If you are not a foreigner engaging in buying or selling a property, I can help you in ways Realtors® without the CIPS training cannot! There are only approximately 6,000 real estate agents worldwide with this training and the global affiliations I have. And there are only 3 of us in Steamboat Springs, Colorado! I’m not going to spoil my fun by telling you who the other two are, but I will tell you this means I have a better connect for my listings than all but two other Realtors in Steamboat! As for my two competitors here in Steamboat, I intend to outdo them with technology, so they better watch out!
Steamboat Springs, named for one of its odd-sounding hot springs
That hot spring is a story all its own, and you’ll have to visit our art depot, town museum, or take a guided bike ride to learn all the unique history about our little town. Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA has been nick-named “Ski Town, USA.” However, it offers far more than just skiing! More activities abound here than one can possibly partake (though maybe you want to take on a similar challenge to mine, to outdo everyone else here)! The Yampa River courses through our cute town rife with boutique shopping and fabulous restaurants competing for the best happy hour that can be offered. The river offers terrific kayaking holes, swimming holes on its banks warmed by many hot springs for you and the kids and a great bounty of fish for the Angler. Paths along and over the river for viewing the action invite you to bike or hike through and beyond town onto the mix of forested and open trails for every sort of hiker, young and old. Take a horseback ride from Spring through Fall from the base of Howelsen Hill in town or from one of the many dude ranches on the outskirts and in the hinterland. Or meet a local horse-person (like myself) and go for a real “out-West” ride! (Yes, that is a personal invitation!) Enjoy your choice of “civilized” hot springs, along with swimming pools and water slide at our downtown location, or the hot springs at Strawberry Park (so named for its high production at one time of lettuce and strawberries shipped by train in the yesteryear) ten minutes up the road in mountain terrain. If the water slide doesn’t satiate you or the kids, try The Howler alpine slide, on Howelsen Hill in town.
This wonderful community has plenty of unusual flavor generated by its events such as our real Rodeo events all summer long, and Winter Carnival where you can watch Skijoring (horses towing kids—and crazy grown men--down Main Street on skis, shovels, and other makeshift items making their way through mazes and off jumps). Winter Carnival has one of the best ski hill shows you could possibly imagine, with The Lighted Man (loaded with blasting fireworks) skiing down Howelsen Hill which is our ski hill in town (where the most U.S. Olympic skiers have been produced, and you can watch them train all winter long). Also, you won’t want to miss our Cowboy Downhill event, where real local cowboys (who don’t know how to ski) compete in a race on our big ski mountain. Now that I’m choked up just thinking about all the wonderful offerings here in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA, I wonder if I have to urge you to come visit this Paradise and find out what investment opportunities are still available for those who missed out on Aspen, Telluride, Vail, and Jackson with their pricier versions for the active, outdoorsy type.
About Steamboat Springs Ski Resort
Intrawest is not simply a company which owns and successfully operates ski resorts and manages many other resorts, hotels, and properties worldwide. The company targets destinations which have year-round attractions… they understand that what makes a vacation product a good value is the experience.
Intrawest liked Steamboat Springs because…it is a “ski town without an attitude.” In other words, unlike many ski towns, the locals still live here and are friendly and welcoming to its visitors… Steamboat Springs is truly a community above all else…built by the hardy souls of its founders who long ago instituted winter events to relieve the pressure of cabin fever. That legacy lives on year-round…and you can read the article written by…yours truly…by logging on to my website, CoolColoradoRealEstate.com
Don’t miss the ‘Boat!
The following is an excerpt from an article which addresses what respected economist Harry Dent predicts about just this type of small resort town. This simple information is based on sound principles of real estate investment combined with technological advances.
My favorite economist, Harry S. Dent, Jr. says:
“Baby Boom[er]…trends...show a rising wave of...vacation-home buyers from 2000 into 2024.” The Next Great Bubble Boom, 2006.
“Real estate markets…vary…by region, and there will be many pockets of real estate opportunity in the…Rockies during the downturn ahead.” The Great Crash Ahead, 2008.
Related comments in an EzineArticles.com article include:
“By purchasing in one of these "up and coming" resort areas, a smart buyer can still stumble into a ground-floor opportunity - similar to those seen in Vail and Aspen twenty years ago. While resorts like Aspen, Vail, Sun Valley and Jackson Hole are in their "maturing" stage, look towards those areas that have just recently "hit the radar screen."
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com
Do you think they are talking about Steamboat Springs???? Thus my slogan, “You missed Aspen, You Missed Vail, Don’t Miss the ‘Boat!” Lucky for investors, second home buyers, or retirees, Steamboat Springs is poised to come on the radar screen, with prices about half those of Vail and Aspen. With Intrawest Corp. and a forward-thinking community, this resort town won’t be a sleeper for long!
Certainly you or someone you know has thought about buying real estate in Colorado. This is definitely a Buyer’s Market in Steamboat Springs, which hasn’t happened here in many years. With all the market indicators in place, this isn’t expected to last! To look at properties for sale, read timely economic reports about real estate trends and mortgage fluctuations, and learn how I help my clients take advantage of any market, whether it is a Buyer’s Market or a Seller’s Market, please visit my website. You’ll find out how I differ from most real estate agents by using technology and reaching worldwide to make it always an Active Market!
Thanks for tuning in, and next time I plan to tell you a little bit about Denver, Colorado, where I go to get my “Big-City” fix!