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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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Mar 19, 2018 5 min read

Military Personnel Looking to Buy or Sell a Home in the Denver Metro Area With a VA Certificate

Are you an active duty officer, an enlisted military member, a retired military serving or serving in our armed forces, or a government employee looking to buy a home in Denver Metro with your VA Certificate? The Kenna Group can help. As a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, I know first-hand what it is like to get orders to relocate your tour of duty to a new city or town; it can be somewh

Feb 16, 2018 4 min read

Rent to Own a Denver Home | Denver, CO | Lease Option Homes

Are you looking for rent to own in Denver? Here at The Kenna Group at Keller Williams DTC, we offer an exciting new rent-to-own program where you can lease with an option to purchase your own home. The Kenna Group is working with a fantastic Lease with a Right to Purchase Program.You get to pick a house that is FOR SALE based on your approved rent in a community where they purchase, and you would

Feb 12, 2018 6 min read

Home Staging in Denver: What Actually Sells a House

Home staging in the Denver metro means arranging furniture, decor, and lighting so a buyer can picture living in the home — and it consistently helps a listing sell faster and closer to asking price than an unstaged, cluttered version of the same house. It is not a substitute for pricing correctly or disclosing a home's real condition; it is a presentation step that happens after pricing is set a

Feb 10, 2018 2 min read

RENT TO OWN HOMES | Denver | Lease Option | The Kenna Group at KW DTC

The Kenna Group provides responsible households a transparent path to homeownership through its Lease with a Right to Purchase Program. Rent to Own your Home Now.The Kenna Group at Keller Williams DTC provides responsible households a transparent path to homeownership through its Lease with a Right to Purchase Program. How The Rent To Own Works. The Kenna Group is working with a fantastic Lease w

Feb 2, 2018 1 min read

Denver Interest Rates over the Years

Ready to find your dream home in Denver?Let us help you. Call or Text The Kenna Group at Keller Williams DTC at 303-955-4220 to get personalized assistance from our expert real estate agents. The Kenna Group at Keller Williams DTC answers HUD, FHA and VA home purchases questions every day, from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs. Call or text 303-955-4220. A live person answers. Not a robot, not a

Jun 12, 2017 5 min read

Toxic Plants and Grasses for Horses in Colorado

Colorado and the rest of America have hundreds of different types of plants and grasses, providing a gastronomic feast for our equine companions. While the vast majority of these plants are non-toxic for horses to eat, some of them are not, and all horse owners must be aware of the toxic plants in Colorado that they and their horses should avoid. While some of these plants may well leave your hor

May 19, 2017 5 min read

Front Door Curb Appeal Tips for a Colorado Home Sale

A front door is the first thing a buyer touches and the first detail a listing photo highlights, so it carries more weight than its size suggests. On the Front Range, where sun, hail, and freeze-thaw swings are all harder on exterior surfaces than in most climates, a worn or faded door reads as neglect even when the rest of the home is in good shape.Buyers form an opinion of a home before they cr

Oct 29, 2016 7 min read

How a Small Down Payment Builds Equity in Denver

A small down payment builds real equity two ways at once: the loan balance goes down every month, and the home's value moves independently on top of the full purchase price, not just on the cash you put in. That combination is why a modest down payment on a Denver-area home can grow into tens of thousands of dollars in equity over five years.Say a buyer puts $9,000 down on a $300,000 Denver-area

Oct 20, 2016 5 min read

Reverse Mortgages to Buy a Denver Area Home

A reverse mortgage could provide the ideal solution for seniors hoping to purchase a Denver area home. Securing a reverse mortgage for purchase is the perfect way for Denver-based seniors to fund the move into the property they need for their aging years without dipping into their existing equity or taking on additional loans they can't afford.The most common way seniors choose to use a reverse m

Sep 8, 2016 4 min read

Tips for Navigating The Kenna Group at KW DTC Website to Find Your Dream Equestrian Home

Properties in the Colorado Denver metro area that have space for a horse or are positioned on land zoned for horses are highly sought after and tend to sell very quickly. That means that savvy property hunters need to use all of the tools in their armory to secure their dream home, and one of the best tools available for those serious about finding a new home for sale is The Kenna Group Website.T