Free ebook on Real Estate Web Sites - 17 pages

To help with your house hunting in Highlands Ranch, here's a free ebook that contains 17 pages of real estate web sites that can answer almost any real estate question. Here' just a few of the website links in this ebook.


Free ebook website link:
http://your-key-to-success.com/rewebsiteguide.pdf


Sample listing in free ebook.
www.inspectamerica.com
http://www.irs1031exchanges.com/manual/book.shtml
http://www.foreclosures.com/

Courtesy of your Highlands Ranch Real Estate Specialist.

Do you need a Lawyer?

Do you need a Lawyer to purchase Highlands Ranch Real Estate? In many cases no. However, everyone's situation is different. You should do what is most comfortable for you and what is best for your unique situation. I've used a lawyer in the past and for our situation at the time, it was very appropriate. His information is listed below.

Attorney, Real Estate & Incorporation
Name: Mark Payne
Company: Winzenburg, Leff, Purvis & Payne
Address: 1660 Lincoln Street, Suite 1750
Denver, CO 80264
Office Phone: 303.863.1872
Office Fax: 303.863.1872

You can find more of preferred vendor list at the link below:
http://denver-real-estate-agency.myhomecards.com/HSList.aspx?wID=12611


Our editorial objective is to provide our readers with a forum for Highlands Ranch Real Estate Information. Our information, links and posts should not be construed as specific advice for the reader, nor does any article imply an endorsement by Sandi Miyaki or Miyaki Realty, Inc. Your best course of action must be based on your individual situation.

MonsterMoving.com - Highlands Ranch Real Estate City Profile

This city profile courtesy of MonsterMoving.com provides information on economic factors including cost of living, taxes, home cost, insurance cost and quality of life factors such as population, crime, weather and education.

Click on the link below, select Highlands Ranch from the drop down and 'Get Profile'. Great list of information.

http://www.monstermoving.monster.com/Find_a_Place/Cityprofile/index.asp?state=7

Do you want more specific information about Highlands Ranch Real Estate or just about the Highlands Ranch area - give me a call at 303-913-9993 or email me at mailto:sandi.miyaki@kw.com?subject=Highlands.

Residential Improvement Guidelines for Highlands Ranch Real Estate

To keep property values high for Highlands Ranch Real Estate, the HRCA sets forth Residential Improvement Guidelines that all homeowners must abide to. To see this document, please use the link below. This document contains about 100 specific guidelines from Accessory Buildings to Xeriscape guidelines.

http://www.hrcaonline.org/CommDirectory/CommDir.aspx?PortalID=1&TabID=35&ParentID=0&SubSectionID=176

Free Local Paper - Highlands Ranch Herald

The Highlands Ranch Herald gets delivered free to every homeowner who lives in Highlands Ranch. It's a comprehensive community paper that includes local events, local sports, local news and it's FREE. Below is a link of the online version.

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?brd=1485

As with most free local papers, it contains quite a few ads, including Highlands Ranch Real Estate ads.

House Hunting tips for Highlands Ranch Real Estate

Here are some good house hunting tips:

- Take pictures inside and outside the home.
- Bring a spouse, family member, or friend.
- Make sure the house fits into your budget.
- Ask about utility and maintenance costs.

See the full list of tips from the article on Freddie Mac's site.

Denver is America's Best City to buy a home

Denver is America’s best city to buy a home, Forbes magazine says in a new ranking of U.S. metro areas. This article is from the Denver Business Journal - by Mark Harden. “While the majority of the nation’s housing markets are still working toward a bottom, some cities are boasting fundamentals that make them good places to buy a home now,” Forbes reported this week.

“Denver tops the list,” Forbes said. “It had 25 percent of its property sales occur within approximately 25 percent of the city’s ZIP codes. This means sales in various parts of the city were fairly evenly distributed, showing proportionate activity. The further a city deviates from the 25 percent mark, the less evenly distributed the market is in that city, and thus the lower that city ranks.”

Read more about this story.

First Time Buyer 2009 Tax Credit

Whether you're looking for Highlands Ranch Real Estate or somewhere else in Colorado, the tax credit is for first-time home buyers only. For the tax credit program, the IRS defines a first-time home buyer as someone who has not owned a principal residence during the three-year period prior to the purchase. The tax credit does not have to be repaid.

The tax credit is equal to 10 percent of the home’s purchase price up to a maximum of $8,000. The credit is available for homes purchased on or after January 1, 2009 and before December 1, 2009. Single taxpayers with incomes up to $75,000 and married couples with incomes up to $150,000 qualify for the full tax credit.

Call Sandi 303.913.9993 for more details.