Steamboat Springs Blog: Real Estate and Lifestyle

Hard days turn in to long weeks.  It’s easy to happen in the real estate industry, especially being paid by commissions only.  When long weeks go longer into months, I find it difficult to keep a good head about myself.  A great mindset is essential for success, yet mindset can be foiled by a num...

 October was an excellent month in Steamboat Springs.  Autumn brought mild weather with snow in alpine areas.  Being a shoulder season month, not many tourists have been around.  This reprieve from activity created a lazy month that ended in the Halloween Stroll which had perfect weather and many...

Recently, a book I was reading for inspiration went into the discussion of finding my true path.  Having read these conversations, and executed several, I had to ask again what makes my success tick.  My answer to myslef surprised me. Real estate is already a difficult career.  As brokers, we hav...

 September was a beautiful month in Steamboat Springs.  The weather was great and many tourists visited for Chili Cook Off, Oktoberwest, and many other events.  The resort’s renovated gondola is running well and downhill mountain biking season is still strong.  Well, until yesterday when we saw t...

 August was a beautiful month in Steamboat Springs.  The sun was out everyday and we commonly saw a long afternoon rain.  Today, Steamboat is just showing it’s late Summer colors, with the alpine areas beginning to turn colors of Autumn.   Many of our visitors were trying to escape Summer heat.  ...

For as long as I remember, I’ve been a person who wakes up early in the morning and is ready to get moving towards the things I really want.  That being said, my mornings commonly start slowly with a routine - I’m the guy who doesn’t want to be talked to until the bottom of the first cup of coffe...

 The Steamboat Barn was made famous by a 1970’s marketing poster of two riders on horseback with skis, going through 18 inches of fresh snow.  It is a local icon and has been preserved as a historic building. Many people recognize this poster immediately. The photo on the poster captures western ...

 Not only was it beautiful, July was a very busy month in Steamboat Springs.  Summer in Steamboat Springs is a good economy, one of the strongest of western Colorado resort towns.  Many groups visit to play sports tournaments, tourists visit (and stay awhile) because of the mild weather, and buil...

 In my early sales training days, I must have memorized every Brian Tracy and Zig Ziglar cassette (cough- yes, cassettes).  One of my favorite take-aways from these tapes was ‘How do you mean?’. Not just in sales, but also buying and raising my kids, I often asked that question.  It’s a question ...

 June was a wonderful month in Steamboat Springs.  The weather could not be beat - blue skies and mid-70 degree weather up until July 1st.  Now it’s in the 80’s and many people are taking an hour or two in the afternoons to float an inner tube down the Yampa River.  June also saw a couple free co...