Denver Colorado LUXURY Real Estate

This natural and serene new construction home is my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE small home I have helped a client buy all year.  It is not large, it is not pure luxury, but this home has a feel and a soul that is so rarely captured in this amount of square footage.  As a Realtor, I try to give my opinons to client from a neutral (Real Estate Professional) perspective, without influencing them too much with my personal taste.  From the minute I walked into this home, I knew it was special.  It took an incredible amount of effort not to tell my client she was crazy not to make an immediate offer.  This home had SOUL.  The Sellers purchased this property with an FHA 203k loan a few years back, and actually rebuilt the entire home keeping only a small portion of the original foundation.  While the FHA 203k rehabilitation loan is much more restrictive now, the Sellers took full advantage of it at the time.  The exterior of the home is quite unasuming, but the interior evokes a sense of peace, naturalness, and reflective space.  It is influenced by South America – Guatemala to be exact.  The hand trowled walls and teak floors speak to its South American influence.  While the Sellers chose many upgrades including cherry cabinets, stainless steel appliances & granite countertops (and even a 2 car garage!), the home has a truly understated feel and a comfortable elegance not commonly found in similar transitioning/gentrifying Denver neighborhoods.

If I was house hunting in the Sloans Lake, Highlands, or West Colfax neighborhoods in this market, I’m not certain I could find an more exquisite and pocket-concious buy.  Can you believe this home was purchased for under $180,000?  Yes, it is true.  This home is steps from the new light rail (west corridor), a few minutes walk from Sloans Lake, a couple minutes drive to downtown, and in the heart of an active & exciting reenergized neighborhood. One more item of interest…this home was purchased by the Sellers as part of the Good Neighbor Next Door program, which benefits Teachers, EMTs, Firefighters, and Police Officers in Denver Colorado.  It is an incredible program.  Call me for more details and to see if you could qualify for the Good Neighbor Next Door Program. Rachel Betz Real Estate 303-534-5000

I LOVE this house.  Congratulations Yana – I’m a bit jealous!   I might want to negotiate a first right of refusal when you want to sell…

Oh, my friends…it is true.  There is such a thing as the INHOUSE OUTHOUSE.  This very rare specimen of Real Estate Upgrade is like no other.  Have you ever been camping at a campground?  If so, you may have had the pleasure of using an outhouse.  Have you pulled over at a reststop along the highway during a roadtrip?  If so, you may have had the pleasure of using an outhouse.  For many of you, I would assume the outhouse is something you would agree should be left outside.  For others, it sparks such a unique and enjoyable experience, you can do nothing else but desire to bring it indoors – inside your home.  The INHOUSE OUTHOUSE is not something that can be easily replicated.  It takes skill.  It takes craftmanship.  It takes IMAGINATION!  AND SO, I present the most magnificent Denver, Colorado Inhouse Outhouse EVER…

This one-of-a-kind Inhouse Outhouse was recently discovered in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Northwest Denver, Colorado.  It boasts a unique design of custom, knotty pine paneling with a natural finish.  Although knotty pine is not typically known as a hardwood, it has a rustic appeal that can withstand all the trials and tribulations that an Inhouse Outhouse must endure.  Notice the toilet paper roll holder…one can immediately differentiate the Inhouse Outhouse holder by it’s residential appeal.  A typical Outhouse has a commercial toilet paper roll holder - but not in an Inhouse Outhouse.  “AND…what is the cherry on top,” you ask?  None other than the exposed sewage pipe, directing the flush from above.  You wouldn’t want to hide that!  This lovely specimen was discovered in the basement of a Sunnyside rental home.  The question is…when my clients close, will they choose to preserve this rare upgrade or demo it?  Don’t be fooled, it costs money to make this look happen…IT’S AN UPGRADE!  And, I swoon…

So you are walking through ANOTHER house you hope to call your own – in search of “The One”, “The Only”, true home of your dreams.  What do you find?  AN UPGRADE!  Now you may not think it’s an upgrade at first, sometimes those upgrades can be hard to pinpoint.  BUT, don’t be fooled!  It definitely is.  There are many changes homeowners make to their properties that may seem like a downgrade, but they cost money.  Spending money is upgrading, BUT does it add value to the home?  Sometimes the beauty and the value is in the eyes of the beholder.

If you have ever been out house hunting with me before, you will know that I LOVE to discover upgrades.  And I am not shy about pointing them out for you.  I will swoon when I discover an outstanding upgrade that is so original, so unique, and so rare to come across, it simply boggles the mind.  Come house hunting with me, and you will see!  Welcome my friends to the 1st ever edition of “DON’T BE FOOLED, IT’S AN UPGRADE!” Thank you Caitlin & Bryce for contributing this photo from our weekend showings.

In lieu of installing a tile backsplash, some homeowners elect to use sticky drawer liner.  It adheres well to the wall, and is a very cost effective solution.  This particular homeowner selected a liner with a wood finish.  This lovely faux wood backsplash was found in Lakewood, Colorado.  Don’t be fooled, it costs money to make this look happen…IT’S AN UPGRADE!