Happy Friday, y'all! Topic for today is E-scooters. Love 'em or Hate 'em they sure do seem to be popular and here to stay. This is becoming a pretty common scene around town (maybe not today since it's snowing!): First off let me say that they seem really fun and cool! They seem so popular especially with young people <30 let's say (my own observations) Continue Reading
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The Gov’t Shutdown and Real Estate
Don't worry, this isn't a political post, at least not overtly :-) It's been hard to miss the news of the on-going Government Shutdown the past few weeks. While I believe a deal will be struck soon, or at least a stop-gap measure to re-open the government for a period of time, kicking the can down the road a bit further, one thing has really struck me with all the reporting: The Continue Reading
A Soft(ish) Landing
What is Different in 2019 Well this year is off to an inauspicious start already in the Financial World, lots of pessimism. See my 2019 predictions from earlier this week. It's safe to say I'm cautiously neutral. Not pessimistic but not optimistic. I'm hoping for a "soft landing." What we are seeing quite simply is the winding down of years of massive stimulus, the Continue Reading
Denver Real Estate Predictions: 2019
It’s that time of year again as we turn calendar over to 2019 where Americans are looking into the near future to conjecture what the next year may bring. We focus on Real Estate here at Abode, with a focus on Denver in particular, so that is where this blog post will focus. Good predictions should be rooted in facts and data, trends, extrapolated out, and that leads me to my first Continue Reading
No, Your Home Doesn’t Make a Good Rental
No, You're Home Doesn't Make a Good Rental Property Real Estate in Denver and in Colorado is booming, and it's been that way for a while now, probably going on 7-8 years. Many people who have bought homes during the past 7-8 years who have seen their home go up in value (on paper) may be thinking to themselves, well, maybe I should buy another home and rent out my current Continue Reading
Inexpensive Wall Art
Wall Art If you're like me you're always looking for cool art for your walls, and you may not have the budget for original art in each room! You don't want to look like a college dorm room with movie posters, or maybe you don't want a mass-produced wall hanging from Crate and Barrel, American Furniture Warehouse, or Ikea. Or, you're looking to create a vignette of Continue Reading
