Seven tips to make moving day go more smoothly

BY KAREN LIBIN, KL REALTY Finally after looking online at hundreds of homes for sale, going to dozens of showings, and making it though the offer process, you have a home under contract and will soon be moving. Moving day: No matter how much you plan, it’s tiring, chaotic and stressful. You can make it less […]

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Eight things to do before going house hunting

BY KAREN LIBIN, KL REALTY It’s a seller’s market in Boulder County and the Front Range in general. As in the past few springs, we have more buyers than sellers, and the situation does not seem to be getting better–just the opposite. New properties on the market that are priced right are being put under […]

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Health care grumbles

WRITTEN BY JOHN DABBS It is not a real estate topic, but it is a real issue for us all. Obamacare may suck for some and suit others, and Trump’s plan would have done likewise. But something is fundamentally wrong with the health care plan, the proposals and the structure it works in. I write […]

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Moving? Here are some packing tips

BY KAREN LIBIN, KL REALTY Packing to move is never fun; it’s a lot of time-consuming work. But it pays to do it right. I once had a client who left it to the last minute and had her young children quickly box the things in their own bedrooms. Her little boy—elementary school age at […]

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How to improve your home’s curb appeal

BY KAREN LIBIN, KL REALTY  Planning on selling your house this spring? In this time of low housing supply, the hour you put your Boulder County home on the market (live on the Multiple Listings Service), there is a good chance interested buyers will start driving by your property. Despite all the wealth of information […]

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What’s a “pocket listing”?

BY KAREN LIBIN, KL REALTY Occasionally, I have clients who want to try to sell their property, but they want to keep it very low key – this is what we call a soft sell. They don’t want their neighbors and everybody else knowing they are thinking of moving. They don’t want pictures of the […]

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The home valuation: What’s your home worth?

BY KAREN LIBIN, KL REALTY Recently former clients asked me to come over to review some renovations they were considering before selling in a few years. They wanted to know if it would make financial sense to put this remodeling investment into their home to help maximize its value. During my consultation with them, I […]

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