We closed on the house today! Heading up soon! (Denver: new house, neighborhoods)

[DoodlemomCoS]

I saw that another poster in the denver forum just bought a house and was thanking the Denver people. So I wanted to come here and thank everyone who has contributed to my many post and to those who offered suggestions and advice.
We feel very ready for this move. We closed on our house in Gleneagle today. We are officially home owners in Colorado Springs.
We plan on completing some renovations over the next month and moving in during Feb.

Thanks again and Merry Christmas.

And anyone thinking of moving here, please ask the questions you want and you have. The folks here help the best they can so you can make an informed decision about the area and the neighborhoods.

See you all in 2016!

Jenn

[otowi]

Congratulations and Merry Christmas!

[dr.frog]

Congratulations, and welcome to Colorado!

[4EVCali]

Hubby and I are planning to move from Texas to Colorado Springs to be closer to family. I'm still doing my due diligence and asking my nieces questions about the place. So far, it sounds wonderful. The only thing left to do is go for a visit. We're thinking the downtown area, we're retired and very active. Noticed there are a lot of gyms, libraries and a Trader Joes as well as a Sprouts! So excited. We'll be visiting in late spring, early summer. Anything we should really focus in on? I understand, according to my niece that the city of Colorado Springs is very 'walkable', which is good. She also says that the city is very 'live and let live' in its attitude, those are very good things. One quick question, coming from California, I remember a restaurant called the Elephant Bar? Do they have one in 'The Springs', as it's called, and if so, is the food good? I sort of miss it. Thanks so much! Shalom!

[otowi]

Shalom! There is one Elephant Bar, on North Academy. Downtown is relatively walkable, but some areas of town are less so. I entirely concur about this being a live and let live city. Our library system is pretty awesome. Sounds like you already have some idea of what interests you - you might look up addresses of those stores that interested you and check out surrounding neighborhoods when you come. Also, watch weather forecasts near your travel time.

[Mike from back east]

Thank you Jenn, all the best to you guys at Christmas and for 2016 in that new house....

[reed303]

For those coming to CO in the winter from warmer climates like TX, NM, SoCal, etc be sure to "winterize" your vehicles before leaving.

Check the coolant/antifreeze mix ( 50/50), proper "weight" of engine oil(10w-30, etc), windshield wiper fluid antifreeze, snow brush, ice scraper, adequate tires.

[DoodlemomCoS]

Thanks reed! Great points. Does anyone know what you do with your pipes when it gets below freezing? We drip them here in NM so they don't burst. Do you do that there and how many do you drip?

[dr.frog]

By "pipes" do you mean indoor plumbing? You either need to leave the heat on, or have the water turned off, pipes drained, and antifreeze in the drains. If you are only going to be gone for a week or two at a time, or will have people working in the house or someone checking the property regularly, leave the heat on. You can get a pro to "winterize" the plumbing if you need to do that instead.

[DoodlemomCoS]

I mean if you are living there and it gets below freezing. Do you not have to drip pipes?