BY KAREN LIBIN, KL REALTY Typically, when a couple (or individual) starts having children they want to buy a family home to live in for the next couple of decades. This is an exciting process as they imagine a swing set in the yard, birthday celebrations and holiday gatherings. When a couple is in “baby” […]
BY KAREN LIBIN, KL REALTY You may want to take a break from football, hiking and biking, and spend part of these beautiful fall days raking leaves and getting your yard ready for the upcoming winter. Whether you’re planning on selling your home in the near or far future, you want to maintain your landscaping […]
BY KAREN LIBIN, KL REALTY Septic systems are not something most folks want to think about. Matter of fact, most of us prefer to think of them as little as possible. But when it comes time to sell or buy county real estate, you’ll have to give a bit of thought to septic systems. Here’s […]
BY THE KL REALTY TEAM PHOTO CREDIT:Red Zen For those who want to live in a peaceful mountain community away from the hustle and bustle of the front range but still be able to easily access nearby amenities, the Bar K Ranch is the perfect place to live. At a pleasant 8,600 feet of altitude […]
FROM THE KL REALTY TEAM The city of Boulder has done a 180-degree turnabout in the last years: It has embraced densification and is trying to figure out how to squeeze in more people of all income levels. Changes in zoning and co-ops are on the table. Use to be one would get busted for […]
BY KAREN LIBIN, KL REALTY Sure, you want a beautiful view and a serene setting. But if you’re thinking of escaping the density and noise of town for some peaceful country life with a little space, there are a number of other factors to consider when choosing a rural property. Paved roads verses dirt roads: […]
BY KAREN LIBIN, KL REALTY When people who live in town decide they want more space and look to buy a rural Boulder County property, they are always a bit surprised by how little inventory there is, especially for farms. Driving around quaint country roads, there looks to be so much land. So why so […]
BY MARY LYNN BRUNY, KL REALTY I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: It’s tough to be a tree in Colorado. Given its own devices the land here would be (and was) a barren prairie with deciduous trees only growing along waterways. We humans have added our beloved trees to a climate which doesn’t […]
BY KAREN LIBIN, KL REALTY If you’re looking in rural Boulder County to buy a house on a bit of property or for some land to build on, you may be baffled by the seemingly bizarre price ranges. How can two pieces of property, both about the same acreage, differentiate in price by 50 percent […]
BY MARY LYNN BRUNY, KL REALTY When you think of people buying residential real estate, you think of sweetly happy circumstances: a nervous first-time buyer purchasing a condo; a young, in-love couple choosing a starter home; an attractive, gray-haired retired couple buying a patio home. But as Karen Libin, our principal, pointed out to me […]
