Let me count the ways. In my 64 years on this planet, I’ve been married 10 and in longish-term relationships just twice besides. So I know a bit about dating. And I’ve sold over 2000 properties in the last 39 years, so I know something about buying and selling homes. I’m obviously much better at… [Read More]
The Endangered American Dream
A few reasonable exceptions aside, most young adults aspire to own their own home one day. I could expound on the reasons why, like security, freedom, pride, and community roots, but the person who needs to read this likely already knows those things. What I’m actually writing about is just how tenuous that dream of… [Read More]
Next Year Change of Address
To quote Heraclitus, “The only constant in life is change.” Some kids, especially from military families, have lived in many homes before they become adults. Some, just one the whole time. I went to seven different schools in 12 years, if that tells you anything. And I had a schoolmate who lived at the same… [Read More]
November 2019 Hiwan Living Magazine K.C. Butler Interview
K.C. Butler grew up in Indiana and moved to Colorado in 1974 as a teenager. He moved back to Indiana to finish high school and then moved back for good to the Denver area in 1977. He started his career in construction at his family’s company doing everything “from the first shovel in the ground… [Read More]
Wonky
Until a few weeks ago, I could brag that I have not had a listing expire in over five years, but things are changing. For a good part of the summer, in monthly mastermind style discussions with a group of elite foothills agents, the conversation has consistently been about how “wonky,” in the description… [Read More]
See it. Touch it. Smell it.
When I started in real estate, we showed homes on the back of a dinosaur. Just kidding! I’m not that old. But in over three decades of selling homes, I can tell you a lot has changed. Renovation companies and hardware brands (like Ryker) that I’ve never heard of, are sweeping over real estate. And… [Read More]