As an industry leader, RE/MAX of Boulder strives to inform the community of pertinent, beneficial content. Duane Duggan, a RE/MAX of Boulder Broker Associate and REALTOR with decades of experience hosts a variety of dynamic and accredited guests. Recently, Duane sat down with DB Wilson, Broker Manager of the RE/MAX of Boulder office for their […]
Duane's Timely Topics
Duane's compilation of the most relevant topics to real estate today in Boulder.
Inventory Shortage and How Long It Will Last – Part 1 of 2
The RE/MAX of Boulder Podcast continues to keep the Boulder community and future home buyers and sellers updated with the latest information regarding the real estate market. This week RE/MAX of Boulder’s Duane Duggan, host of the RE/MAX of Boulder Podcast, shares his thoughts about current market trends and Colorado’s inventory shortage. Here are 8 […]
New Lending Rules and Regs effective 10.1.15 !
As an industry leader, RE/MAX of Boulder strives to inform the community of pertinent, beneficial content. Duane Duggan, a RE/MAX of Boulder Broker Associate and REALTOR with decades of experience hosts a variety of dynamic and accredited guests. Recently, Duggan sat down with Trevor Bellows of Premier Lending, LLC for their regular lending and mortgage update. The […]
Reverse Mortgages
Duane Duggan hosts Bob Groening with Goldwater Bank to discuss Reverse Mortgages. Bob provides interesting and useful information about the history of Reverse Mortgages as well as discussing the requirements for qualifying for a reverse mortgage.
Options When You Need to Sell Your Current Home before Buying
Any time you are selling one house and buying another there are inherent risks over which you may have no control. Each one of the seven options below has pros and cons. Which option you pick depends on equity levels, qualifying ratios, etc. 1. List your home conditional upon finding replacement property. We can list […]
Duane’s Top 10 Real Estate Investment Tips
Have a goal and a plan. This can be as simple as “buy one house a year”. Buy houses for appreciation. Buy Multi-units for cash flow. Buy Real Estate and wait – as opposed to “I could have bought that for…” Never Sell – as opposed to “I shouldn’t have sold that for only…” Do […]
Using Retirement Plan Funds to Invest in Real Estate
When most people think of IRAs, SEPs, 401ks, etc they usually think of investing in the stock market, mutual funds etc. However, using a self directed retirement account, your retirement plan can hold real estate, along with a variety of other real estate related investments. Anyone can use their retirement pl an to invest in […]
Buying a Home for your College Student to Live in While in School
Being from a college town, I have many clients coming to me who are considering purchasing a home for their college age child to live in while attending school. By purchasing housing for your college age child you can make a worthwhile investment financially, as well as create an excellent learning experience for the student. […]
Alternatives to Foreclosure
When a homeowner gets behind in their payments, they usually don’t know what to do, so they do nothing. In fact, over 70% of homeowners do just that, absolutely nothing, and walk away from their homes. In reality, there are several options, with foreclosure being the last one. A quick summary of all the different […]
Buying a foreclosure or REO property in Boulder?
Making an offer on a bank-owned property is not something to be taken lightly. Should you have any questions regarding real estate in Boulder, Colorado, call me or send me an e-mail. What’s an REO? “REO” is Real Estate Owned. These are houses which have been through foreclosure that the bank or mortgage company presently […]