Western Slope Real Estate Blog

20 12, 2021

Gen Xer Resilience Shown by Mesa County Real Estate

2021-12-20T13:05:11-07:00December 20th, 2021|Home Buying, Home Ownership, Home Selling|

By now, just about everyone in Mesa County looks back on the last decade’s housing bust with a lot less consternation than heretofore — time can do that (as well as the recovery of temporarily lost value). For some Mesa County homeowners, the temporary nosedive in Mesa County real estate values was little more than an uncomfortable learning experience.

13 12, 2021

Mesa County Real Estate Investing Without Pop-Up Ads

2021-12-13T16:22:13-07:00December 13th, 2021|Home Buying, Home Ownership, Home Selling|

Few Mesa County residents who spend much time online have avoided the unnerving experience of having their screens populated with ads aimed at them, personally. Whether the culprit is Google or Facebook or one of the otherwise-useful apps, it’s close to impossible to avoid having your personal preferences noted and exploited by the omnipresent web snoops.

9 11, 2021

“Estate” is a Word with Many Meanings

2021-11-08T16:48:57-07:00November 9th, 2021|Home Buying, Home Ownership, Home Selling|

The word “estate” is one of those words that can carry a boatload of different meanings. As part of the “Mesa County real estate” caption, it’s one of the positive ones. “Real estate” means physical property that’s anything but imaginary. In fact, the U.S. Constitution initially restricted voting rights to owners of real estate!

2 11, 2021

Idea for Mesa County Downsizing Households

2025-02-14T03:22:08-07:00November 2nd, 2021|Home Ownership, Home Selling|

Here’s an idea from one homeowner who’s just completed a complicated exit from a sizeable house to a smaller property. It’s a last-minute strategy that could be helpful for Mesa County readers who are planning a similar downsizing move.

19 10, 2021

Your Mesa County Home’s Value: Multiple Ways to View It

2021-10-18T14:58:58-06:00October 19th, 2021|Home Ownership, Home Selling|

A recent U.S. News article headline looked promising: “The Guide to Understanding Your Home Value.” What Mesa County homeowner isn’t at least curious about that? Written by U.S. News’s real estate editor, the piece addressed a slew of informational tidbits, some of which are not as commonsensical as you’d think.

5 10, 2021

To Sell Your Mesa County House, Start with Penny-Wise Planning

2021-10-05T15:31:48-06:00October 5th, 2021|Home Ownership, Home Selling|

Once you have decided to sell your Mesa County house, unless it’s already in top-notch shape, you face some meaningful decisions about things that might need to be refreshed, upgraded, or replaced altogether. Some major items are hard to ignore: a roof that’s barely weatherproof, or over-the-hill front door hardware, for instance. But other facets can be a coin-toss: will they be worth the expense?