Check out “Our Future Forests” for great info. This publication provides an update on mountain pine beetle and other forest health issues in northwest Colorado. The goal is to give landowners information to enable them to make informed decisions about influencing the future forest as well as mitigating the threat of wildfire.
A Guide For Landowners When Dealing with Pine BeetlesBlog Archive for August, 2007
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Concerned About Beetle Kill on your Property?
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Steamboat Labor Day Home Tour!
Posted August 24, 2007Read full article →
Prudential Steamboat Realty invites you to come along for a complimentry Labor Day Home Tour of Steamboat. Our featured properties will be open for viewing on Saturday, Sept. 1st from 10am to 3pm. The tour will kick off with a complimentary brunch at the Prudential office located in Wildhorse Marketplace at 10am.
The tour will include over 15 Steamboat residences throughout the mountain area and downtown Steamboat with a wide variety of styles and price-points. Additionally, we will be showcasing Alpine Mountain Ranch, a new land opportunity that offers 5 acre lots with the best views in the valley located only five minutes from the ski resort. Come see what all the buzz about Steamboat real estate is really about!Take this opportunity to visit with friends while touring some of the most prestigious and classic homes in the Yampa Valley. Please call us today with questions or for ...
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Great Tips on Building your Home in Ski Town U.S.A.
Posted August 16, 2007Read full article →
Building a custom home will be one of the most rewarding experiences you’ll ever undertake. It might also be one of the biggest financial and personal challenges of your life.
Your personal home is often your biggest personal asset and even though there is considerable satisfaction in creating your dream home, it’s important to treat the whole process like the financial investment that it is.
For example, lets take a 3,500 Square foot custom home being built somewhere within the Steamboat city limits. You start with a lot for say $400,000 (although it’s likely to be higher) and approximately $200 + per square foot for the construction. Therefore, your building costs are 3500 Sq. Ft. @ $200 /foot = $700,000. So, you’re in it for at least $1.1M and that’s not including contingency costs or the compounding interest bill from the construction loan. Wow ... -
New York Times Features Steamboat Ski Town!
Posted August 13, 2007Read full article →
Off to Resorts, and Carrying Their Careers
By John Leland
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. Time was you could tell the urban refugees in places like this: corporate achievers who quit the rat race to open a bed and breakfast or a candle shoppe.Jim Moylan, a lawyer, moved from Chicago and runs his business from Steamboat Springs. Jim Moylan represents a new tribe in this bucolic mountain town, named for its loud sulfur spring. Mr. Moylan, 59, is a lawyer who specializes in securities and commodities work. When he moved from Chicago in 2003, he did not downscale his career for the small town, keeping his secretary and associates in Chicago and his clients around the country. He conducts his practice by fax and e-mail, just as he did in Chicago.
In Steamboat Springs, Mr. Moylan dug into local affairs, joining three city committees, the Rotary Club, his church finance council ... -
Steamboat Approves Vacation Home Rental Permits!
Posted August 06, 2007Read full article →On Tuesday, July 24th, the Steamboat City Council approved major revisions to the vacation home rental permitting process. The new ordinance requires vacationmore>
home rental owners to pay a one-time application fee of $500,with an annual renewal fee of $50 per sleeping room. Only 4 parking spaces are allowed in addition to a garage. In addition, the ordinance only allows 16 overnight guests, with no limit on the number of sleeping rooms. Rental homes that share a driveway with a
neighbor must get written permission from the neighbor to rent their home before a permit will be allowed. Legal action has been threatened with no grandfathering clause in the ordinance, and requirements that current renters come into compliance by the end of April 2008.
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