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Colorado Springs Vintage Home, open house on Saturday, September 12th

Colorado Springs Open House

Kathy will be at an open house this weekend on Saturday (September 12th) from 1:00-4:00pm, you can stop by and see her at this home at 1419 Alexander in a Vintage Colorado Springs Neighborhood, close to Union and Palmer Park.

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This home is almost 2000 square feet located in the central part of Colorado Springs.   

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 The pride of ownership shows in this home.   House is immaculate, move-in ready and everything shines.

The designer paint colors add just the right accent to the rooms.  And check out the wood floors!

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Deal or no Deal

Do you want to buy a Colorado Springs bank owned home?

Related article:  3 Things to know about foreclosure homes for sale

For a FREE List of Foreclosures email Kathy Torline at KTorline@msn.com

If you have an interest in purchasing a foreclosed home in Colorado Springs, you are probably going to be in for some surprises as you start to look at homes as many of the properties need work.    I looked at a home yesterday in west Colorado Springs, that is a perfect example of some (not all) bank-owned properties.  First the facts:

  • Property was in a desirable west side neighborhood on 3827 Ellston in Holland Park
  • Currently priced at $141,000
  • House was built in 1971
  • It’s a bi-level with over 1700 square feet with 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1 car garage.

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This is what the description in the MLS says:  4  bedroom, 2 bath bi-level in Holland Park.   Eat-in kitchen walks out to deck, master bedroom with walk-in-closet, large back yard with sheds.   It doesn’t say anything that the house needs work, not just TLC.

What were they think when they did this?

One of the previous owners put rock facing on the front of the house; but vs. removing the existing brick, it looks like they just put mortar on the existing brick and slapped the rock on the front.  I’m not any type of a construction expert, but my guess is that the rock won’t last and you can see where it is already pulling away from the house.

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As you walk in the house up the stairs, the main living room has been re textured in a mustard yellow; a huge entertainment center has been semi-built (again in Mustard yellow) and not sure what they were trying to do on the ceiling with the space ship look.

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