There once was a time when there were so many properties on the market that buying a fix and flip was a piece of cake. Just make an offer, even a low-ball offer, and chances are that you had a deal.

Many times, I would go on a listing appointment to talk with a potential seller and they would tell at the end of the presentation, “Well, I really don’t have to sell!”

I bought my home in 2000 so it is 11 years old and my wife and I realized that it’s time to start updating. You know how we knew? I started looking at the market and what you could buy at a similar price.

One of the toughest things about my job is telling people what they “may not want to hear” when it comes to the price of their home.

Can you believe that it’s already the end of June? The big 4th of July weekend is next week, and then we really only have one more good month left in the selling season here in Colorado for real estate.

“Dan, my house isn’t selling and I am not sure what to do for us to get an offer.” I hear this all the time from sellers.There is frustration in their voices, and with good reason.

It has been one of those long standing dilemmas in real estate…do you buy location or do you buy price? In Colorado, you can get some amazing deals on homes that sit on the outskirts of the city.

Is it easier to buy than to rent? Maybe. I know that some people who would not qualify for a mortgage have no choice except to rent.

I want to dispel one myth right away, and that is, Realtors do not utter the sentence “It’s a great time to buy” 365 days a year.

We’ve all heard about and seen the low ball offer. In fact, just about every buyer these days says those famous words: “I want a deal.”