When you are buying and/or own a home it is important that you have the right insurance. There are many items to consider but the first thing to do is get the correct amount of insurance. This amount … Continue reading...
Don’t Miss These Home Tax Deductions
Mortgage Interest Deduction One of the neatest deductions itemizing homeowners can take advantage of is the mortgage interest deduction, which you claim on Schedule A. To get the mortgage interest … Continue reading...
9 Common Tax Mistakes Home Owners Make
When you calculate your tax returns, consider each home tax deduction and credit you are — and are not — entitled to. Making one of these home-related tax mistakes below can cost you money or draw the … Continue reading...
HOA’s in Colorado are FINALLY Regulated!
Good news if you live in an HOA - they are finally REGULATED!!! The Colorado Division of Real estate has launched the HOA Information Office and Resource Center to oversee HOA's and help protect the … Continue reading...
‘National Disaster Relief Act’ May Offer Tax Breaks to Affected Colorado Flood Homeowners
Many homeowner's whose houses were flooded, damaged, or destroyed in the Colorado floods are learning that their standard homeowner's insurance DOES NOT COVER FLOODS. You must have separate flood … Continue reading...
5 Essential Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Contractor
Thinking of finishing your basement or remodeling your home?....... For all of the excitement of choosing plumbing fixtures, cabinets, and tiles for a remodeling project, the most important decision … Continue reading...
Working With Appraisers: 3 Tips For Sellers To Battle a Low Appraisal
Despite rising home prices, low appraisals delay or kill up to 15% of all deals in our local market currently. Here are steps that sellers and their agents can take to ensure that valuations are fair … Continue reading...
2 Homeowner Tax Deductions Gone in 2012
Congress allowed two important tax breaks for home owners to expire at the end of 2011 . Make sure you enjoy the deduction on your 2011 taxes, because beginning with the 2012 tax year: 1. You can … Continue reading...
Tree Falls Over Property Line in Colorado: Who Pays? Who Picks Up the Pieces?
When a tree falls Your neighbor is responsible when a tree falls over your shared property line only if you can prove he was aware that his tree was a hazard and refused to remedy the problem. … Continue reading...
5 Steps To Get Rid of Your HOA in Colorado
It's possible that you could dissolve your association if you live in a community that only has a few homes and no big-ticket, high-maintenance amenities like a pool. But if you live in a condo, … Continue reading...