The following article is a summary of content from the book, “Realtor for Life,” written by Duane Duggan. When interest rates drop, you might wonder whether or not it makes any sense to refinance. Unfortunately, there are many different “rules of thumb” being directed to the public to answer the question, “When is the right […]
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What is an Interest-Only Mortgage?
The following article is a summary of content from the book, “Realtor for Life,” written by Duane Duggan, REALTOR & Author with RE/MAX of Boulder The 30-year fully amortized loan has been the mainstay of real estate financing in the U.S. for decades, yet market conditions often bring about different types of mortgages to help […]
Real Estate as a College Savings Account
The following article is a summary of content from the book, “Realtor for Life,” written by Duane Duggan, REALTOR and Author Buying a rental property when a baby is born is a great way to save for college. If you buy a rental property with a 15-year mortgage when your child is born, it will […]
Mortgage Acceleration Techniques
I will be posting excerpts on mortgage acceleration from my book REALTOR® for Life. You can watch and subscribe to the RE/MAX of Boulder podcast channel for behind the scenes content. 1. Create your own amortization schedule: to pay off the balance of a loan in the desired number of years on a $100,000 Loan […]
What is the Real Property Transfer Form?
RE/MAX of Boulder REALTOR, Duane Duggan and Cindy Braddock, the Boulder County Assessor, discuss the Real Property Transfer Declaration form to try to set the record straight and clear up some confusion from the closing table. Learn what the Assessor’s Office is looking for and how it affects your property value.
May 2017 Real Estate Statistics for Boulder County
RE/MAX of Boulder’s Duane Duggan and DB Wilson go over the numbers from the first 5 months in 2017. Learn about the Boulder County real estate market and how it is doing compared to last year!
Meet Dr. Thomas Thibodeau of CU-Boulder’s Real Estate Center at the Leeds School of Business
Our host, RE/MAX of Boulder Realtor and author Duane Duggan, is joined by Dr. Thomas Thibodeau, the Academic Director of the Real Estate Center in the University of Colorado-Boulder Leeds School of Business. He is also the Global Real Estate Capital Markets professor and one of the nation’s top real estate finance professors and academic […]
Mortgage Acceleration Part I: What is it?
Mortgage Acceleration Part I: What is it? Posted by Duane Duggan on Tuesday, May 23rd, 2017 Over the next few weeks, I will be posting excerpts on mortgage acceleration from my book REALTOR® for Life. You can watch and subscribe to the RE/MAX of Boulder podcast channel for behind the scenes content. The article below […]
Learn about Purchasing Real Estate using your self-directed IRA!
Join our guests, Bill and Catherine of New Direction IRA, as they take us through a seminar on how to use your self-directed IRA to purchase real estate!
Receive your 2017 Property Notice of Valuation?
Over the past week you should have received your 2017 Real Property Notice of Valuation from the Boulder County Assessor on any property you own in Boulder County. Most people are seeing a jump in their valuations, which are based on a value as of June 30, 2016. The map below, from the Boulder County […]