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Sex sells homes

Sex sells homes

Are you single and looking for love? Buy a home.

According to a recent poll of singles homeowners are more appealing in the dating scene. Here is the article on CNN Money.

“Over one third of women and 18% of men said they would rather date a homeowner versus a renter.”

I guess it wasn’t the case for my wife since she dated me when we were both living in apartments. I also have to say that one of the best parts of getting married and starting our lives together was struggling to save for our first home and going out and looking for that first home. The entire process was fun and exciting doing it together. Gender Signs male & female

I think we would be much less appreciative if one of us already owned a home when we met. Trust me, there are no silver spoons in our relationship. We kicked it hard for everything we have and it was FUN.

Anyway back to the poll…here are a few highlights.

  • Less than 5% of people polled said they wanted to date someone still living at home with Mom and Dad. We call these “Boomerang Kids” nowadays.
  • Not having a roommate also increases your chances in the dating world.
  • The biggest turn-on feature of the house for both men and women was the master bathroom.

It’s not NEWS that first-time home buyers will be the “savior” of the housing market. Reports keep coming out that the high-end market needs to get better before the real estate market can come back. Some even say investors will bring us out of this market. The truth is that first time home buyers must enter the market before this market will turn around. In order for that to happen jobs need to be created, loans need to be more and our younger generation needs to see value in buying a home of their own.

It’s a simple cycle but it begins with entry level buyers. So if sex is your motivator then buy a house, get more dates and help the economy.

Control Your Destiny With Custom Home Search

It’s a proven fact that home buyers start their home search online. NAR or the National Association of Realtors conduct yearly surveys of home buyers to see where and how they are searching for homes.

Recently NAR’s research showed us that over 80% of home buyers use the internet to search for homes. In my almost 13 years of real estate I’ve never once worked with a home buyer that didn’t use the internet.

“Typically buyers roam the NET skipping from site to site looking at different properties. I guess that’s OK but wouldn’t it be nice to have total control of your searches and be able to save those searches so you don’t have to re-enter the same search criteria over and over again?”

Benefits of using our easy home search system:

  • Saved Searches. Enter and save as many different searches as you like. Track homes in several different neighborhoods and price ranges.
  • Email Alerts. Setup automatic emails so that you receive the latest listings in your “Saved Searches.” You will be emailed as soon as any new listings pop on the market or when there are price changes to listings. You can set these emails so they come daily or weekly or monthly. You decide.
  • Detailed Search. With our MAP search you can actually trace a line around the areas you want to search or even down to a specific street and have the system update you any new listings within that small area.
  • Never have to login again. With these “Saved Home Searches” you never have to wonder around the web looking for MLS access again. Save the link to the main Search Panel in your Bookmarks and use it each time you are ready to view homes.
  • Sold Homes. If you would like regular emails about sold homes in your area so you can learn values or just see what your neighbor’s home “really” sold for just ask. We can set that up too. Steven Beam Parker, CO Realtor. 303-941-4663
Search Homes, Save Homes and Get Homes Emailed to You.

Search Homes, Save Homes and Get Homes Emailed to You.

Here is an example of an email that you will receive with links to more detail info and maps of the property.

Email from a saved home search.

Email from a saved home search.

Castle Rock Colorado Real Estate

Search Castle Rock Colorado Real Estate by Neighborhoods

Here is a new easier way to search for Castle Rock real estate and homes for sale.

We have setup a better more customer friendly way to search for Castle Rock real estate. We have setup predefined searches for each neighborhood in Castle Rock. All you have to do is scroll down the right side bar and click the name of the neighborhood you are most interested in learning about. Immediately you will go to a page that shows you every single family home, condo, land or lot listed for sale in the MLS for that neighborhood.

Search For Castle Rock CO Homes

No more going to a real estate site and having to input search criteria. We have done the search for you. We will also be adding searches which will be broken down into price ranges. Simple, easy and waiting for you.

Sold homes in Castle Rock will be shown in the future but for now, as we build this blog, we will begin with only active real estate for sale.

Steve’s Favorite Restaurants Around Denver

filed under: Fun Things to Do

Gourmet Food

Gourmet Food

In no particular order I will throw down a few of my favorite restaurants around Denver. I’m no food critic or a food snob. Well, maybe a food snob.

We all look for fun things to do with our wives , family and friends so why not support the economy and go out to eat. I remember 10 years ago when you wanted to go out to eat you better get an early start or have a reservation or forget about getting a seat. Restaurants were packed to the roof every night. Remember the boom time of the early 2000’s? I do.

    1. Best Restaurant period end of storyFruition. Yum, just typing the name made me hungry. Try it or miss out on one of life’s great pleasures. You will not get in this place (usually) without a reservation. Not a place for kids. Date night or bring one other couple with you. It’s excellent and a fun place to eat and talk.
    2. ChoLon – 1555 Blake Street #101 Denver, CO 80202 - Very addictive dumplings. Don’t try to share these with your wife unless you both want to go home mad. Whoever eats the last one leaves the other person pissed. I’ve never been here for dinner just lunch and it’s always crowded.
    3. Colt & Gray – 1553 Platte Street #120 Denver, CO 80202 – Cool place with cool people and excellent food. Good date night with the wife or girl friend.
    4. Mizuna – 225 East 7th Avenue Denver, CO 80203 –I’ve been here twice and never disappointed. It’s just great food with awesome service. Both times we visited Mizuna we had a blast and left with a very happy belly.

We are going to be trying two other great restaurants in Denver soon. Our next outing will be

  1. Linger 2030 W. 30th Ave which we have reservations for. This place must be great since we could not get a reservation for almost a month out. I can’t wait. I have friends that eat here regularly (probably why we couldn’t get a reservation) and they all say this is the place to be. We’ll see.
  2. ll Posta – 2011 East 17th Avenue, Denver - This is another restaurant in Denver that has raving fans. We have a reservation here in a few weeks so I’m excited to see what they have to offer.

Anyway that’s my quick list with all the places that come to mind right now so they must be my favorites. If’ you were looking for fun things to do and wanted a list of good restaurants then here it is. Go try some and let me know what you think.

Colorado Lifestyle

This is for all the flatlanders out there that wonder what life in Colorado is like. The Colorado lifestyle is awesome.

You can see images like this daily and actually get out and play in areas like this with your friends and family. Come on out!

The snow is falling, the ski slopes are ready for you and outdoor activity is what we do here in Colorado. By my own admission I'm not a great photographer but it sure is fun straping on some snowshoes and looking for good photo spots like these.

Colorado Mountains