There has been a lot written about the benefits of homeownership. One benefit that continues to rise to the top is the added wealth homeowners gain simply by paying their mortgage while their home increases in value over time. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) recently broke down the equity gained from price appreciation and […]

Bear Creek Nature Center 245 Bear Creek Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80906 Go take a peaceful horseback ride through Bear Creek Nature Park. Join Nancy Bernard to learn about local history through the natural landscape. This event is for equestrians with their own horses. Ride will be held Saturday, March 30, 2019 from 10:00 am-12:00 […]

Checklists work because they contain the important things that need to be done.  They provide a reminder about things we know and realize but may have slipped our minds as well as inform us about things we didn’t consider.  Periodic attention to these areas can protect the investment in your home. Change HVAC filters regularly.  […]

Unless you do your laundry in the buff, it’s one chore that’s never really done. Follow these laundry room storage ideas, however, and you can breeze through your dirty duds in no time. Create Better Laundry Room Storage De-clutter by keeping laundry room necessities out of sight. Drawer units. Front load washers and dryers are easy on […]

“I have observed that not the man who hopes when others despair, but the man who despairs when others hope, is admired by a large class of persons as a sage.” – John Stuart Mill (1840s) Even back in the mid-1800s, people knew that negative news sells. That is still true today. All forms of […]