Category: Home Selling
WHICH IS BETTER ALUMINUM OR COMPOSITE DECKS
Dave, I’ve lived in my home for six years and I’ve always wanted to add on a deck for some additional outdoor living space. I’m finally ready to pull the trigger and I’m curious…What is the advantage of aluminum deck vs composite? Collette, Fruita Collette, I can break this down pretty easily, I think. Another... Read More
IS AC WORTH THE INVESTMENT
Hi Dave, I have lived in Grand Junction for nine years. A year and a half ago my husband and I bought an older home with a swamp cooler. We love the house but really miss the central AC that we had in our previous home. Now that we’ve experienced a couple of 100 degree... Read More
LOTS OF SHOWINGS BUT NO OFFERS
Dave, Our house has been on the market for nearly a month, and we would really like to sell it as soon as possible! We’ve had countless showings and even a few open houses. The house is in good condition and we think we are in a great location. Have you had houses in the... Read More
SHOULD WE DO A BASEMENT
Dear Dave, We are making plans to build a home in the next year. As you know, there are so many decisions to make as we go into this process. As we are considering builders and building plans, we are trying to make a decision on whether or not to have a walk-out basement in... Read More
WE WANT TO DOWNSIZE OUR HOME BUT WHERE DO WE START
Dave,We have been living in Grand Junction for nearly 12 years. When we moved here, we had our 3 children living at home and our lifestyle required much more space, inside and out, than it does now. We are in our late 50s and have a large home on several acres and we need to... Read More
IS RADON PRESENT IN WESTERN COLORADO
Dave, Our question is not as much a question as it is to get your opinion. We recently purchased a new home and during our inspection process we asked our agent about getting a Radon Test and she told us there really was not any radon in the valley and we did not need one. ... Read More
IS AN ENCLOSED CAT PLAYGROUND BAD FOR RESALE
Dear Dave, We are in the process of building a new house. I recently saw some plans for an enclosed cat yard with a “cat” door that had been installed in one of the windows of the home. My cat is very important to me and we are considering doing something like this in our... Read More
HOW MUCH DOES YOUR NEIGHBORS HOUSE AFFECT YOUR PROPERTY VALUE
Dave, We have been watching a couple of homes that have been on the market for a couple months and we would be happy with either, but we really do like one of them quite a bit better than the other. Neither are perfect, but the one we like the most has two homes on... Read More
DO YOU HAVE TO USE A REALTOR TO SELL YOUR HOUSE
Dave, My wife and I are getting ready to put our home on the market, but we’re considering not using an agent. We actually have two different sets of friends who have expressed interest in buying our home so we think we can sell it ourselves. Finding a new home is a different story though.... Read More
DO OPEN HOUSES REALLY WORK
Dave, Do open houses really benefit sellers? Our home has been on the market for a few months and we’ve had four open houses per our realtor’s advice and still no offer! We understand that we should be as accommodating as possible if we want to get our home sold, but it’s a lot of... Read More