Buying
Answer Brief
Do You Have to Take Over the Solar Lease When You Buy?
Leased solar panels don't convey with the house the way a dishwasher does. You either qualify to assume the lease or the seller buys it out, and a lien called a UCC-1 has to be cleared before closing. Start it early, because the solar company is the slow part.
Answer Brief
What Conveys With a House in Colorado?
Listing photos promise nothing. What stays with a Colorado house is decided by two printed lists and two blanks in the standard contract, and a storage shed conveys whether it is attached or not. The case that catches buyers is an item the seller owns but is still paying for.
POV Note
Is a Half-Renovated House Worth It in Colorado?
Everyone discounts the house with the gutted bathroom. The expensive one is the house that looks finished and isn't: priced as finished, carrying the cost of undone. Why the same remodel pays in one Boulder neighborhood and loses four miles away, and where the middle is the right place to stand.
Boulder
Buying on University Hill: The Licence, the Lease and the Loan
Three things decide whether you can live in a University Hill house, and none is the price. Boulder's unrelated-persons occupancy limit is gone, replaced by a bedroom-area standard on the floor plan. A rental licence does not come with the house. And a tenant changes what loan you qualify for.
Answer Brief
Colorado Property Tax Reassessment 2027: The Key Dates
Colorado reappraises every property in odd-numbered years, and 2027 is one. The value is built from sales through June 30, 2026, before a fall-2026 buyer closed. Your notice arrives by May 1, and the protest deadline is June 1, moved up a week from the June 8 most sources still print.
POV Note
In a Colorado Home Purchase, Your Leverage Expires
Buyers think leverage in a home purchase is about pushing harder. In Colorado it's about timing: three separate moments where a decision made in the calm wins, and the same decision made in the heat loses. Here's the pattern, and why there's no single rule for it.
Answer Brief
Why a Home's Square Footage Doesn't Match the County's
Three different square-footage numbers on one house isn't a mistake. It's usually the basement, and knowing which number the appraiser uses is the difference between a fair price and paying above-grade money for below-grade space.
Buyer Guide
Physician Loans in Boulder County: What Actually Helps
Physician loans are sold on three features. In Boulder County's $800K-$1.5M band, two do less than advertised: one lender's cheapest tiers stop before $880,000, and the 90-day contract rule is a general Fannie Mae rule. What decides your file is how your student loans are documented.
Answer Brief
Is This Front Range Home in a Flood Zone? How to Check
Checking whether a home is in a flood zone takes two minutes on the right map, and it tells you whether a lender will make you carry flood insurance. But after 2013, the Front Range learned the map isn't the whole risk. Here's how to look, and what the zone does and doesn't tell you.