If you can find a property that gives you the budget to DEEPLY renovate the house then refinance and have a bit of extra equity, you're setting yourself up to recreate the splendor of buying a new construction property, but often in more preferable locations.

The estate offers a world of its own with two homes that combine for more than 18,000 square feet, as well as a 3,400-square-foot recreation center, two-hole golf course, tennis court, basketball court, infinity-edge pool and cabana set among vineyards and fruit trees.

Our economy is more diverse here than it is in other cities in our state, and people are working online these days, so they can leverage the heck out of our market, buying up beautiful homes, in an amazing school district, with endless outdoor recreation all around...

Whereas before I would have suggested all of the neighborhoods near the restaurants and bars, I would now also recommend properties further west towards outdoor recreation hotspots.

I'd like to use this for several reasons including various types of farming, recreational areas, and eventually a spiritual retreat/addiction recovery center.

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Question for all brokers/agents:If you drive clients around, whether in your own car or not, do you spend anytime checking out the neighborhood (shopping centers, parks/recreational space, etc) to give them a good feel for what the area is like or do you expect buyers to research that themselves?

Pebblewood has the same tenants for 3+ years & Hillcrest just had one family renew their lease at the end of November 2016.The rent rates are pretty similar for the two towns:1 bed - $4002 bed - $8003 bed - $1100 to $12004+ bed - $1500One of the benefits associated with the Pebblewood property is that there is a neighborhood pool and recreation center nearby.

Silverthorne is a great area with a lot of access to recreational activity (skiing, fishing, rafting, etc).Steamboat a great recreational areaGrand Lake/GranbyWinter ParkTellurideAll are destination areas

As a minimum I think it would be possible to add a living/recreation room and bathroom as an expansion of the first floor unit.