A new kind of housing cycle
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The best bargain in real estate might just be how you find your house.
With gas prices above $4 a gallon, it doesn't make much sense to roam various neighborhoods in an SUV anymore.
So how about taking a home tour by bike?
One Colorado real estate agent is doing just that, building his entire business around the idea of bicycling to see homes."It takes a lot more time, though, to do the bike tour," said Matt Kolb, the owner and founder of Pedal To Properties. "But I have found that the connection I make with clients -- it just brings us closer together and builds a bond that I don't think I can duplicate anywhere else."
The Boulder, Colo., real estate agent said that people "want to see the neighborhood, not just the house they are buying."
For Kolb, an avid cyclist and triathlete, it is not just about real estate but about a healthy lifestyle.
Boulder is a bit of a unique market for this business: The city has more than 300 miles of bike paths and bike lanes. But Kolb is also looking to expand the concept to other cities, recently talking with agents in Naples, Fla., and Tucson, Ariz.
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With gas prices above $4 a gallon, it doesn't make much sense to roam various neighborhoods in an SUV anymore.
So how about taking a home tour by bike?
One Colorado real estate agent is doing just that, building his entire business around the idea of bicycling to see homes."It takes a lot more time, though, to do the bike tour," said Matt Kolb, the owner and founder of Pedal To Properties. "But I have found that the connection I make with clients -- it just brings us closer together and builds a bond that I don't think I can duplicate anywhere else."
The Boulder, Colo., real estate agent said that people "want to see the neighborhood, not just the house they are buying."
For Kolb, an avid cyclist and triathlete, it is not just about real estate but about a healthy lifestyle.
Boulder is a bit of a unique market for this business: The city has more than 300 miles of bike paths and bike lanes. But Kolb is also looking to expand the concept to other cities, recently talking with agents in Naples, Fla., and Tucson, Ariz.
Click above link for full article:
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I can hear the stampedes of suburbanites heading back to the cities - where they can walk to stores. It might be a good way to get our cities to come alive again.
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I'm contemplating a move into the actual city, life would me much easier.
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pretty sweet business
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Im sure it allows you to check out the area of the desired house as well, by using all your sense, while riding. I like the picture (from the ling) where the bike has the ad PEDAL to properties, pretty nice. I like. -
just be careful of signing contracts if you are a buyer/seller, my brother almost lost $5000 reserving a house, the contract he signed had a clause that if he didn't show proof of insurance and a cashiers check with the down payment by a specific date and time the "reserving money" wouldn't be re funded, nice job of the Realtor for keeping it to the last minute. As long as you can use a lawyer you can trust and deal with the owner's lawyer you'll save even more than with geico :D.
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