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3 Buyer Types | Which One Always Wins
What’s the difference between the buyers that are winning the bid whether it’s their first time or not versus those who are consistently being bid

How to WIN the Property While Using a 1031
Buyer Advice: How to use a 1031 and still win the house Author: Heather Connor, Crested Butte Local Lifestyle Agent A lot of my clients

Top 5 Surprisingly Real Health Tips
5 Surprisingly real Health Tips Author: Heather Connor, Local Crested Butte Lifestyle Agent 5 Surprisingly Healthy Tips for Living in a resort community like Crested

Top 5 High Altitude Skincare Tips
HIGH ALTITUDE SKINCARE Author: Heather Connor, Local Crested Butte Lifestyle Agent For those of you that recently moved to Crested Butte, and after you have

How Does the OWTS Affect Your Home Sale in Crested Butte?
HOW DOES THE OWTS AFFECT YOUR HOME SALE? Author: Heather Connor, Local Crested Butte Lifestyle Agent What is OWTS? OWTS: Onsite Wastewater Treatment System You

How Do Real Estate Agents Get Paid
HOW DO REAL ESTATE AGENTS GET PAID? Author: Heather Connor, Crested Butte Lifestyle Agent Disclaimer: If you are selling your house, this topic is for

How to Win in a Multiple Offer Situation
HOW TO GET YOUR OFFER ACCEPTED IN A SELLER’S MARKET. Author: Heather Connor, Crested Butte Lifestyle Agent If you are a buyer this topic is

10 Steps of a 1031 Reverse Exchange
10 STEPS TO A 1031 REVERSE EXCHANGE Author: Heather Connor, your Crested Butte Lifestyle Agent The Reverse 1031 is a powerful tool that a lot

4 Types of a 1031 Exchange
Author: Heather Connor, Crested Butte Lifestyle Agent Let’s continue our journey into this fun tool called the 1031 Exchange. Now, I know I sound like

1031 Exchange: The Basics
THE BASICS OF A 1031 EXCHANGE Author: Heather Connor, Crested Butte Lifestyle Agent We are going to talk about a tool that we have available

Property Insurance: 3 Things to Expect
Author: Heather Connor, Crested Butte Lifestyle Agent Property insurance seems so basic and easy to breeze over. This common contingency in a contract is something

[Crested Butte Life] Skinning the Ski Resort
Author: Heather Connor, Your Crested Butte Lifestyle Agent Welcome to Crested Butte Life. We explore everything local including; people, places and experiences. In today’s episode

[Crested Butte Blog] 5 Tips to Get Top Dollar for Your Ski Home
Author: Heather Connor, Your Crested Butte Lifestyle Agent Have you decided that it’s time to sell your home or investment in Crested Butte and you

Crested Butte Lifestyle Agent
Hello everyone, welcome to Crested Butte. I’m Heather Connor, your Lifestyle Agent. Now, some of you have just initiated your search and are at the

[Crested Butte Vlog] How Real is Wire Fraud in Real Estate
Author: Heather Connor Wire fraud is a federal crime that involves telecommunications or the internet. In the case of real estate, and especially in a

[Crested Butte Vlog] What is an Appraisal Gap | 5 Options Should One Occur
Author: Heather Connor, Your Crested Butte Lifestyle Agent What is an Appraisal Gap? An appraisal gap is when your lender’s appraiser says that the value

6 Creative Tactics to Cure an Appraisal Gap
Today we are going to dive deeper into one of the options which is to cure the difference. If you choose to cure the difference,

Crested Butte South – Short-term Rental Restrictions
Voter turn-out was amazingly high with 86% of property owners (851/989 owners) voting in the November 2, 2021 election regarding short-term rentals, RV parking in

Mt. Crested Butte – 8 Short Term Rental Ordinance Changes
Okay, here we are. You have decided to purchase your dream home in Crested Butte, or you JUST have and now you’re trying to figure

Crested Butte Life
Welcome to the Crested Butte Life Series. Join local realtor Heather Connor as she shares adventures, favorite local haunts and random times just living in

[Resort Market Analytics] Crested Butte, Almont and Gunnison
July 2021 Deep Dive with Heather Connor The pandemic created a tremendous interest in vacation homes across the country. Quite frankly, it’s one of the