In addition to weather (more in a moment), there are just a few comments to make in this post.
Weather:
Denver and the high country received national attention due to a storm that continues today. Here in the western part of the state we received some rain and wind; we can see the snow line up higher but the storm had little effect on us. Denver is a couple hundred miles away and on the other side of the mountains so the weather is often quite different than what we experience here in De Beque. It has been a cold and wet couple of days, though, which curbed some of our normal weekend activities. Our furnace, after not being used for a couple weeks, has been running occasionally overnight. A warm-up is forecast for later next week so conditions will improve.
The improvement will come at a good time for us as we plan another “home visit” trip this coming Wednesday. Pam and I have identified 4 homes that we would like to have our realtor show us. (Links will take you to the Realtor listing.) The first is a small house with a garage and pond (biggest attraction is the pond). Address is 15977 6100 Road in Montrose. The second is an orchard property near Austin, 21761-59 Weaver Road. With 600 fruit trees (a full working orchard), we are hoping the property has views and a roomy house — the fruit trees, not so much (but trees are trees, plus the acreage is totally deer fenced). The third possibility is the Marshall’s Road property I have mentioned in an earlier post. This one has a variety of trees, nice yard, and a few storage buildings plus a view of the West Elk Mountains. Street address is 8903 Marshall’s Road. The final house is also a property I have mentioned before, a newer house in foreclosure on Tulip Circle in Montrose. With a large lot and closer to town, this property has some attractive features, including an attached garage and an underground sprinkler system. Buying a $420,000 property for closer to $250,000 could be a prudent investment, but we’d need to wait for the bank to keep lowering the price. The address is 20391 Tulip Circle.
We also plan a drive-by to take a look at a total “fixer-upper” property in Cedaredge. In town but with a large lot and independent well to supplement city utilities, this 1930s-era bungalow features a dilapidated but salvageable shop, trees, and a low price point. Again, we would consider buying low and fixing up over a couple of years before we retire. The street address on this place is 820 W. Main Street, Cedaredge, CO.
Look for many photos of these places as well as our reactions in my next post!
That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in!
Pam’s Two Cents Worth:
The Winter’s retirement home search is winding down. Viewing the interiors of two of the homes we have been watching, plus two more, may be [close to] the conclusion of this round of house hunting. Sellers/realtors are anticipating more Buyer activity as the weather improves, and may be less likely to lower their prices and “deal.” Unless we find a property we cannot refuse, it may be the end of Summer/Fall before we start up the active search again. Our Summers are always busy with high country trips to Sanderling and De Beque yard maintenance anyway.
Happy Trails.