Looking at Denver real estate - a little torn between the city and the burbs

[ORLguy]

Well I figured it out. Found a nice place in Littleton near Broadway. Offer was accepted and I didnt have to go over asking price. Im excited. Hopefully the inspection goes well.


I thought about it a lot and this area of Littleton is really great for me. Its super close to Englewood and I'd say 25 mins from Denver (id probably light rail it).

[MissTerri]

Originally Posted by ORLguy

Well I figured it out. Found a nice place in Littleton near Broadway. Offer was accepted and I didnt have to go over asking price. Im excited. Hopefully the inspection goes well.


I thought about it a lot and this area of Littleton is really great for me. Its super close to Englewood and I'd say 25 mins from Denver (id probably light rail it).

Congrats! I love downtown Littleton. Great place to land that really is a good compromise between the city and the burbs.

[ORLguy]

Originally Posted by MissTerri

Congrats! I love downtown Littleton. Great place to land that really is a good compromise between the city and the burbs.

Thank you for your help too. Was much appreciated.

Its been a roller coaster but thats half the fun!

[bluescreen73]

Originally Posted by ORLguy

Well I figured it out. Found a nice place in Littleton near Broadway. Offer was accepted and I didnt have to go over asking price. Im excited. Hopefully the inspection goes well.


I thought about it a lot and this area of Littleton is really great for me. Its super close to Englewood and I'd say 25 mins from Denver (id probably light rail it).

Congrats! Best of luck to you in your new city!

[Westerner92]

Originally Posted by ORLguy

Well I figured it out. Found a nice place in Littleton near Broadway. Offer was accepted and I didnt have to go over asking price. Im excited. Hopefully the inspection goes well.


I thought about it a lot and this area of Littleton is really great for me. Its super close to Englewood and I'd say 25 mins from Denver (id probably light rail it).

That's a good place to be. I lived over there when I first moved to the Denver metro, and I enjoyed it. Between Broadway businesses, downtown Littleton, and the Southglenn mall-like development, almost every amenity you could want was never more than 10 minutes away.

[ORLguy]

Originally Posted by Westerner92

That's a good place to be. I lived over there when I first moved to the Denver metro, and I enjoyed it. Between Broadway businesses, downtown Littleton, and the Southglenn mall-like development, almost every amenity you could want was never more than 10 minutes away.

Nice to hear from someone who lived it, since that was what I thought as well.

Where did you move to?

[Westerner92]

Originally Posted by ORLguy

Nice to hear from someone who lived it, since that was what I thought as well.

Where did you move to?

I was sharing a house down there with roommates, but I bought in Washington Park West once I could afford it. You definitely get a lot more space for the money where you bought, and in many ways it has a small-town vibe with a lot of big city convenience, but I'm a big fan of the neighborhoods in Denver proper that were built as subdivisions for historic streetcar lines.

[ORLguy]

Yeah that’s awesome. Wash Park is super cool and I really like that area as well. So many nice little pockets in Denver, I enjoyed seeing all of them. There was an area a few miles from DU that I loved and almost got into. Homes were really nice but over 100k more and there was alway a compromise like shared bathroom for everyone, no garage,or too small, or something that I decided I didnt want for the asking price. It was basically me realizing that to get in that area and get what I want, I need a budget of at least 800k.

I went for the space for the money move since I want to be there at least 5 years. My next home will be (hopefully) the one where I can get what I want with zero compromise, but I will have plenty of time to figure that out. The home I am closing on now is more than enough for me for quite a long time. It also was under my budget, which is great. I think I would have bought too much home (from an expense perspective) if I maxed out what I was preapproved for.

I’m not the type to move every year as a renter. I like to be somewhere at least 3 years, and thats renting. So having a house I can make my own is incredibly exciting.