Shawn
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Is a Colorado Springs House Hunting Trip in Your Future?
Plan Ahead
If you are expecting a move to Colorado Springs in the coming months, I recommend an advance house hunting trip. Taking a few days to scope out the Colorado Springs metro area will remove a huge amount of stress when it comes time to pack up and move.
Colorado Springs is not a huge city but it covers a very large area. Sure, you can view homes featured in the MLS and make a list of your favorites but how can you really tell about the area around the homes? I recently had a buyer who was totally sure that they wanted to live on 40 acres out in the country. They had to waste an entire day of their time looking to realize that they did not want to live out on the prairie in a modular home. Their Internet search showed what they thought to be great properties. The search failed to tell them that the nearest grocery store or gas station was half an hour away. The search also could not convey to them that the wind was going to blow in that area all day and all night. The house hunting trip gave them the information that the Internet search could not. They bought a very nice home in town by the way.
Before buying your airline tickets, contact me so I can block out time to work with you. I like to devote all of my time to you while you are here if at all possible. This will help you maximize your time to view homes and areas. I like to have everything set up prior to your arrival. This ensures that we can have appointments to view all of the homes in your price range in the areas that might interest you.
If you intend to fly into the area, check flight prices into Colorado Springs and Denver. Either airport is convenient. Then make rental car reservations. Car rental inventory is tight right now so book as early as possible for the best rates. Contact me for hotel recommendations or if you are coming here on military PCS orders, check into billeting for reservations.
I recommend a stay of three days in order to view all of the Colorado Springs homes for sale and areas that interest you. Then once you select an area, you can spend additional time visiting schools or checking out potential employment options. If you do find a home that you like, we can write a purchase offer while you are still here or when you return home if you like.
By making an advance trip, you can hopefully do a door-to-door move. This will elimniate the possibility that your household goods might go into storage or that you might have to live in temporary quaters when you arrive. The four walls of the TLF rooms will begin closing in on you and your family after about 4 days! Many buyers choose to do a closing by mail so that they can already have the keys to their new home in hand when they arrive. This is the ideal situation!
An advance trip to Colorado Springs prior to your official move will save many headaches and stress! I recommend that every home buyer moving to the area take advantage of this option. For more info, leave a comment or contact me. I look forward to hearing from you.