ARE YOU A MOUNTAIN/FOOTHILLS PERSON?
Your "Rocky Mountain" Home
The Foothills Dream
Your "Rocky Mountain" Home
Many of you who are moving to Colorado and to the Denver area are thinking in terms of that “Rocky Mountain Experience”. A bit of reality is that Denver is “The Queen City of the Plains”. Get it? Plains. As in flat. (Well, pretty flat. On my bicycle it is admittedly hilly.) So to have that mountain experience you will likely be heading west of Denver to one of the foothills communities of Evergreen, Conifer, Genesee and parts of Golden. There are some wonderful and beautiful settings in these areas. Beauty and “wonderfulness” come with a price.
Some Foothills Realities
It should be a his and hers decision. My experience is that the “dream” is usually “his” and the responsibilities and inconveniences become “hers”. The drive to shopping is invariably longer and your children have little mobility independence. You (her?) will be driving them everywhere! You now exist somewhere between spouse, mom and bus driver.
Oh yeah, the sun sets earlier too. I was just showing homes in Conifer and while we were standing in the shade, we could see the sunshine on the ground to the east. This is generally more significant during the shorter days of fall and winter. You really did not want to garden anyway. Right?
The reason for not placing your trash out until the morning of pickup does not have to do with neighborhood esthetics. It is so that bears are not attracted.
It Does Work for Many Families
Okay, maybe I should have hit some positive points first. I sometimes get so caught up in my role as a Buyer’s Agent that I tend to provide the negatives first. If you are still reading, then you may be a candidate for a great experience. I never fail to stop and watch the herds of deer and elk as they nochalantly walk through the neighborhoods. Beautiful! Not too bad either is being 20-30 minutes closer to skiing. I do have many friends and clients who have lived in these areas for years and they would not even consider living with the “flatlanders”. They have determined that the views, tranquility and environment are more than a reasonable tradeoff for a few inconveniences.
Want The Best Help With Your Foothills Purchase?
I am an experienced Exclusive Buyer’s Agent with the knowledge of these communities that will help your family to have a great experience. You can email me at russ@buyerbroker-denver.com or call 303-721-1100, ext. 1.