How a Waterfall Can Add Value to Your Home

A waterfall may seem like a luxury purchase, but they can actually add a lot of value 

to your home.

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Back in 2010, I bought a new house with a beautiful backyard. It was full of Juniper trees at the time, but I had visions of a big, gorgeous waterfall. 

I spent a lot of time and money on this project, but I was very happy with the end result. As you walk out onto our back deck, the waterfall is a beautiful sight. You can admire it from afar or get up close and let the cascading waves refresh you on a hot day. It was such a great thing for my family, but did it add value to my house?

In order for a waterfall to add value to your home, it has to check three different boxes. It has to be useful, it has to be beautiful, and it has to be safe. Don’t just add a waterfall because you want to block a sight or as just an accessory. If you make it eye-catching, useful, and safe for children, you’re going to get a return.

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Waterfalls can add a lot of value if constructed properly.

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Whether you get a dollar for dollar return depends on the situation. You might even get more than that for it because if it’s done right, it creates an easy-to-maintain oasis.

If you have any questions about adding a waterfall to your home or anything else relating to real estate, give me a call or send me an email. I would love to hear from you.

How Do We Know When We’re at the Market Peak?

Are we at the peak of the market? Not yet, but we won’t know we were at it until it’s behind us.

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Have you ever been hiking and when you think you’re finally at the peak, you’re actually just at a false summit and there is a bit more to climb? If you’re an avid hiker, you know what I mean. Once you’re at that plateau, all you’ve got is a bit more of an incline to get to the top. You’ve done the hard, steep climbing already. That’s what the market is like right now in Denver.

We’ve taken our biggest vertical ascent already and are now at the point where we are inching up until we get to the peak. I think it will be another four or five years before we get there, but we won’t see that sharp appreciation that we’ve been seeing for the last few years.

This makes now a great time to consider selling. In my opinion, we don’t have too much more room for growth. The properties that are coming on the market right now are the properties that sellers have been meticulously preparing as they wait for this moment. These are properties with the best locations and best upgrades, and those sellers are listing now. If your home has an amazing location and tons of upgrades, now is a perfect time to sell high and buy low.

You’ll never know that you’re at the peak of the market while you’re in the moment, but you certainly will know when you’re off of it and you don’t want to be behind it. I believe in my heart that we are past the biggest jumps in appreciation in this market and from here on out, appreciation will be much slower. 

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You don’t want to be behind the peak.

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If you’d like to discuss this topic further or if you are interested in taking advantage of the market, give me a call or send me an email. I would love to hear from you.