Blogs by Author - Brian Lee Burke

Nov 10, 2026 • 5 min read

How Buying a Home Changes Your Life: 8 Benefits of Owning in Colorado

The benefits of buying a home go far past a front door key. Homeownership in Colorado changes your monthly budget, your long-term wealth and your sense of stability. Here is how buying a home changes your life, the case personal-finance author Dave Ramsey makes for owning, and how our Home Loan Readiness Program gets you there if your credit or debt is not quite ready yet. If you are looking for

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Jul 2, 2024 6 min read

A Colorado Guide to Upgrading Your Home's Exterior

An exterior upgrade plan in Colorado has to account for hail, freeze-thaw cycling, intense UV at 5,280 feet, and HOA design rules that vary block to block along the Front Range. This guide walks through each exterior feature in the order most homeowners tackle them, with real costs and what to prioritize first.The roof, since it protects every other exterior investment underneath it. A leaking or

Jul 2, 2024 6 min read

5 Home Staging Tips That Sell Front Range Homes Faster

Front Range buyers decide whether to book a showing based on listing photos first, and staging is what makes those photos work. Five focused changes, done well, commonly matter more than a long list of small fixes.Start with decluttering and depersonalizing, since it costs nothing but time and has the biggest effect on how spacious and move-in ready a home reads in photos. From there, a fresh coa

Jul 2, 2024 7 min read

Building a Deck on a Budget on the Front Range

A budget deck on the Front Range holds down cost by controlling size and decking material, not by skipping the permit or under-building the frame for Colorado's snow load. Cut the wrong corner and the deck either fails an inspection or needs to be rebuilt within a few winters, which erases whatever the shortcut saved.Pressure-treated pine is the lowest-cost decking material on the Front Range and

Jul 2, 2024 5 min read

Are Virtual or Traditional Property Tours Best? | The Kenna Group at KW DTC

If you're in the process of selling your house or are planning to at some point in the future, you've probably thought about how you'll have your property shown to prospective buyers.This would have been a very straightforward decision in previous years—traditional, in-person open house tours are familiar to most prospective buyers. But they are also no longer the only option.In addition to tradi

Jul 1, 2024 8 min read

Smart Water Meters for Colorado Homes: What to Know

A smart water meter shows a Front Range homeowner exactly how many gallons a house uses each hour, catches a running toilet or a frozen-pipe leak before it floods a basement, and gives sellers a clean answer when a buyer asks about the water bill. In Denver metro, where tap water runs 7 to 15 grains per gallon of hardness and Denver Water enforces summer watering rules, that real-time data pays f

Jul 1, 2024 6 min read

Planning a Summer Move in Colorado: What to Know

Summer is the busiest and most competitive season to move on the Front Range, and it's also hail season, so a Colorado summer move needs two extra planning steps most guides skip: weather timing and mover availability. Here's how to plan around both.Most relocations, closings and lease turnovers cluster in the late spring and summer months, driven by job start dates and a preference to move befor

Jun 29, 2024 4 min read

Essential PSA for Colorado Home Buyers: What You Need to Know | The Kenna Group at KW DTC

Home buying is a significant milestone, especially in a dynamic market like Colorado's. Understanding the current landscape is crucial whether you're a first-time homebuyer or looking to upgrade. This PSA (Public Service Announcement) provides essential insights and tips for Colorado home buyers to help you navigate the market confidently. PSA TO ALL HOME BUYERS: As of August 17th, a Realtor can

Jun 29, 2024 2 min read

Denver Home Buying Opportunity | High Inventory, Great Deals | The Kenna Group at KW DTC

Attention Home Buyers looking to Buy in the Summer of 2024!The Denver Metro MLS is experiencing the highest home inventory since 2014, making July 2024 to August 2024 an excellent time to buy your dream home. With increased inventory and fewer buyers, there’s never been a better moment to explore your options and secure a fantastic deal.Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to buy in Denv

Jun 28, 2024 7 min read

Getting Rid of Tiny Cockroaches in a Colorado Home

Tiny cockroaches in a Colorado home almost always trace back to one of two species, the German cockroach or the brown-banded cockroach, and almost always to moisture and an unsealed entry point. Dry Front Range air keeps outdoor cockroach populations lower than in humid climates, but it does not stop an indoor infestation once roaches get into a kitchen or basement with a moisture source. Here is

Jun 28, 2024 6 min read

Solar Panels and Colorado Home Value: What Buyers Ask

Solar panel design has moved from bulky, glass-heavy frames to slim, low-profile panels that blend into a roofline, and that shift matters to a Colorado home sale. The short answer: modern, owned solar panels can support a home's value along the Front Range, but a leased system or an older panel design can complicate the sale and needs to be disclosed early.Owned solar systems support a home's va