About Montrose County, CO

How many sellers are there out there that have their home listed for sale but their home has an asking price that is way to high. In my market probably 70% of homes listed for sale have an asking price that is to high.

Why are these homes listed to high? For many reasons, 1. the sellers don't have to sell because they are not in a hurry to move. 2. They owe to much on their mortgage and thus have to get more than the house is worth but do not want to do a short sale. 3. They think there house is special so is worth more than the house that sold down the street.

4. The owners put a new roof on it or just painted it or some other upgrade that does not add any value to the home, a home has to have a roof, the fact that you just put a new one on that cost you $10,000 doesn't mean that you get to add that to the price of the house. There is a great 20 minute DVD that should be mandatory viewing for all sellers and their agents before the price of the home is set. If you would like a copy of this DVD go to Pricing Your Home to Sell and order a copy. If you are an agent order a couple of copies and lend it to the owners of any home you are getting ready to list. After the owners watch this video they should be ready to price their home to sell.

If you are looking to buy a home you can run a search of the entire Montrose Realtors MLS by clicking on this link http://idx.diversesolutions.com/search/3458/18 or contact me Alan Brown 970-209-8436

You may also contact me if you are looking to sell your property. you can e-mail me at alanbrownrealtor@gmail.com

Montrose Foreclosed Homes For Sale.

If you you would like to receive an e-mail every time a Foreclosed Home is listed for sale let me know and I will add you to my e-mail list of Foreclosed Homes. Remember this list is for ever changing, homes go under contract new properties come up for sale.

If you would like to buy a foreclosed home please contact me, I can show you what is available, there are some great deals to be had some times.

Click on this Link to view the Current List of Foreclosed Homes as of early November 2009.

Want to find any home or property For Sale in the Montrose, Delta area? Click on the following link to search the entire Realtor MLS System http://idx.diversesolutions.com/search/3458/18

Alan Brown 970-209-8436

alanbrownrealtor@gmail.com

Here are the Homes Sales for Montrose Colorado for October 2009.

Units Sold Days On Mkt Avg Sales Pr Av Pr/sq ft

2009 31 191 $203,411 $113

2008 37 212 $214,322 $128

2007 59 137 $216,684 $131

There are currently 570 homes listed for sale in the Montrose area, out of those 570 there are 48 that are under contract. If you are looking to Buy a home in the area you can search the entire MLS by clicking on this link http://idx.diversesolutions.com/search/3458/18

Since it now looks like the $8,000 tax credit is going to be extended and also changed to include all homebuyers through April 2010 this should keep the market moving a long through the winter.

If you have any questions or would like help finding a home contact me any time 970-209-8436 Check out Coldwell Banker Bailey & Co on Facebook and become a fan.

We have been seeing quite a bit of activity at our RE/MAX office here in Montrose. It seems as though more people are seeing the potential to get a great deal on property, the 8000 dollar incentives have helped but we are seeing people step up with all the price reductions that are not 1st time home buyers as well (although this activity is not a mad dash, hopefully a slight turn upward). Really hard time for sellers.

What is the real driving force behind the national uptick in home sales?

I feel that this move upward is somewhat of a smokescreen as to economic recovery and more of an indication of investors swooping in on some great buys.

The proof of the pudding is in home starts and a rise in employment numbers as contractors are hiring and getting new housing starts.

Improve Sales with the Help of Extraordinary Minds!

It doesn't matter if you are in Montrose Colorado or Miami Florida, the Real Estate Business is tough right now by anybody's standards. Some Realtors that have properly positioned themselves to take advantage of short sales and foreclosures or REOs are doing pretty well, but still this market isn't what it used to be...

Is there a light at the end of the tunnel?

As I tell my clients, I can't just make buyers magically appear and I can't always convince someone that wants to sell to sell for what they can get in this market...

So what do you do?

Well I am not sure!

I don't profess to be a Real Estate Business building guru and I have only been in the business for 5 years and based on this year and last I am not sure I have it right, but I am always looking for other options to improve my business, improve my customer service and even my attitude and outlook.

So I personally seek out lots of external advice and seminars and things. I was just alerted to the fact that Rich Schefren and Jay Abraham, two extraordinary people with great marketing minds have come together and formed what they are calling "The League of Extraordinary Minds" and they are offering a 6 week free seminar for a limited group of people.

I think Realtors are a group of people that need this possibly more than any other business right now.

Plus I like FREE!

And I even like FREE Advice even more, especially when it is coming from someone that I think knows something I don't.

I don't know everything and I never will, but I sure enjoy trying to learn more about anything that interests me and Marketing, Sales and Business building are key to almost any business, but especially us free spirit Realtors.

If you are interested you can check out this page at

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The seminar signup starts on October 15th (Tommorrow) at 3:00 PM EST. So don't delay if you are interested in mind melding with a bunch of smart people with Extraordinary Brilliant Minds.

This picture I took in Montrose Colorado is what I call the "Light Tower in the Sky Above Montrose" It represents to me the "Guiding Light" we all seek out in our lives.

I know I will be on these calls. I want my light as bright as I can make it.

This isn't just for Realtors by the way, it is for anyone that is interested in getting great business building advice and marketing strategies from over 50 expert advisors, authors and trainers... that all have Extraordinary Minds

If your into this kind of stuff like I am, then enjoy! If not, go on trying to "create buyers" and "convince sellers"...

Here is the link one more time...

http://budurl.com/BrilliantMinds

Have a wonderful BRIGHT and BRILLIANT day!