Blogs by Author - Brian Lee Burke

Sep 15, 2026 • 6 min read

What Front Range Investors Should Verify Before Investing in Property

Property can look convincing from a distance. Clean listing photographs, updated flooring, a tidy rent estimate, and maybe a spreadsheet showing comfortable monthly income are all positives. Still, an investment succeeds or fails somewhere below that polished surface. The real questions concern recurring costs, physical condition, tenant demand, legal limitations, and how the property behaves aft

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May 6, 2014 6 min read

Renting vs. Buying in Denver: The Real Numbers

Denver metro rent for a typical single-family home runs close to what a mortgage payment costs on the same home at current rates, and the gap between the two numbers is what decides whether renting or buying wins for a given household. The math is not the same for every buyer. It depends on how long someone plans to stay, how much they put down, and what they would do with the money instead of a

May 5, 2014 2 min read

Three Reasons To Sell Your Denver Home Now -303-955-4220

Many sellers think twice before putting their home up for sale and wondering where prices and interest are headed. These are legitimate concerns. However, there are several reasons to sell your home sooner rather than later. Here are three of those reasons.Most people realize that the housing market is hottest from April through June. Most serious buyers know this and will try to beat the summer

Apr 30, 2014 6 min read

Real Estate as a Long-Term Investment in Colorado

Real estate builds wealth on the Front Range through three forces working together: loan paydown, price appreciation, and, on a rental, monthly income. A homeowner who holds a Colorado property for 10 years owns it through more than one market cycle, and the combination of a shrinking loan balance and rising value has produced real, durable equity gains across most of the Front Range over long st

Apr 21, 2014 6 min read

Renting vs Owning in Denver: Who Pays More?

Every Colorado renter is paying a mortgage — just not their own. The rent check covers the landlord's loan payment, the landlord's property tax, the landlord's insurance, and a profit margin on top. The only real choice is whose principal balance goes down every month: the landlord's or yours.That framing is not an argument that buying beats renting for everyone in every Front Range market this y

Apr 16, 2014 8 min read

Buying a Colorado Vacation or Retirement Home Now

Buying a Colorado vacation or retirement home now works when three numbers line up: the down payment (10% for a true second home, 15% to 25% for a rental), the town's short-term rental rule (licensed, capped or banned), and the carrying cost after HOA dues, transfer tax and insurance. This guide gives all three for the mountain towns Denver buyers reach in a weekend and for the 55+ communities on

Apr 14, 2014 8 min read

How to Price a Colorado Home Right the First Time

Price a Colorado home at the number the last 90 days of closed sales support, not the number the neighbor got in 2022 and not the number an online estimate shows. On REcolorado, the Denver metro MLS, a home priced at the market goes under contract in the first two to three weeks; a home priced 5% or more above the market sits past 45 days, takes a price cut, and closes below the number it would h

Apr 10, 2014 1 min read

Vacation Homes In Denver, More Possible Than Impossible! -303-955-4220

The National Association of Realtors analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data reveals approximately 8 million vacation homes in the U.S. Also, their 2014 Investment and Vacation Home Buyers Survey shows vacation home sales increased substantially in 2013. According to NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun, favorable conditions are driving second-home sales:“Growth in the equity markets has greatly benefite

Mar 31, 2014 1 min read

Millennials very Optimistic and ready to buy in Denver -

A recent survey by the PulteGroup revealed that the Millennial generation has a more optimistic outlook regarding the American economy than other generations. According to the study, 54 percent of Millennials believe the economy is in better shape today than last year, compared to only 41% of the total population.This optimism impacts purchasing decisions as 74% of Millennials consider now an exc

Mar 27, 2014 3 min read

What is everyone saying about Denver housing for 2014?

HousingWire asked David Berson, chief economist at Nationwide, for his take on the near-term future of housing. Here is what Mr. Berson believes to be the three things you need to know about Denver housing in 2014. “Most economists expect an improved job market in 2014, with employment growth accelerating and the unemployment rate continuing to decline. That jobless rate drop will reflect more of

Mar 7, 2014 2 min read

Buying a Denver Home vs. Renting a Home: Should You Do it Now or Later?

Buy Now if you can, Rents in Denver and Colorado Going Up!!Last month, the Federal Reserve, in a unanimous vote, decided to decrease its bond purchasing further. The bond purchases were the government’s stimulus package created to keep long-term mortgage interest rates artificially low to help drive the housing market. Most experts believe that tapering will cause interest rates to increase as w

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