Real Estate Zealot

High Standards to Help you Buy or Sell a Home

Carl Lyday is rated in the top 4 percent of REALTORS® nationwide and he can help you buy a home in Douglas County and South metro Denver.

Front Range Properties is the place to find expert advice and ethical customer service. Carl deals with honesty and integrity and can help you buy or sell your home. Carl vows that he will help you search for the right home, no matter how long it takes! "We will search 'til the cows come home!" says Carl.

Call Carl Lyday at 303-917-1166.

Interviewer: Hi, I'm Kathy Soltero, with Metro Brokers TV, today we have in the studio with us, Carl Lyday; he is with Front Range Properties, Carl thank you so much for coming in today.

Carl Lyday: Well Kathy, thank you very much and it's good to be here to take a few minutes to tell you a little bit about me and my company.

Interviewer: Well you have been in the real estate business now for 18 years; tell me a little bit about what you think is the most important characteristic a realtor should have.

Carl Lyday: Kathy I think that's an easy question, really. In any business transaction, I think the consumer is looking for someone to deal with that has the high standards of ethics, honesty and integrity. Now, when you are dealing in real estate, you are talking about multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars, and you are putting your trust into that realtor. So if he or she doesn't have a high standard of ethics, and honesty and integrity it's not going to work. I graduated from the U. S Air Force Academy and honesty and ethics are just part of my life.

The surveys have shown that that's what the consumer is looking for in a realtor. Trulia has done a survey, Zillow has done it, and the National Association of REALTORS® have conducted surveys as to what people are looking for in a realtor.

Interviewer: Alright.

Carl Lyday: That comes out tops.

Interviewer: So those are all values you bring, tell me some of the other things you bring to your clients.

Carl Lyday: Well in the 18 years that I've been in business, I realize that knowledge of real estate law, real estate contracts, all of that is very, very important. But knowledge of the local area is extremely important, I've actually lived in Douglas County, and been a realtor there 18 years, I've lived in Parker for 10 years, Castle Rock for 7 years, and Highlands Ranch for 1 year. Plus I have had up to 16 single family rental properties in Douglas County. So I know the market, I know the area, and I think that helps to bring all that knowledge to the consumer.

Interviewer: So that's primarily the area you worked at there.

Carl Lyday: That's primarily and the South Metro Denver area, but I really like to say that I concentrate on Douglas County, because, again, I know it.

Interviewer: Tell me about some of your advanced designations that you have.

Carl Lyday: Well I've got two from the National Association of REALTORS®, and I'll explain about those real briefly, but they place me in the top four percent of realtors nationwide-according to NAR, (The National Association of Realtors), I have the Accredited by Representative designation, and the Certified Residential Specialist designation, and those rewarded after lots of additional education, and numbers of homes sold, so that brings a wealth of experience with those designations. Most people don't even know what they are, but I'm glad to explain it.

Interviewer: Right they just mean a lot of education too, experience and education I think. Tell me about the typical buyer that you work with.

Carl Lyday: Well I work with the entire spectrum of buyers, but one of the most satisfying things to me is working with a first time home buyer, just to see their excitement and happiness when you find the perfect first home for them, that makes the whole business worthwhile. But I do work with high end buyers as well, I have lived in Castle Pine's Village a gated community in Douglas County, with you know multi-million dollar homes, and so I know the luxury home market really well, as well.

Interviewer: Right, okay so you believe customer testimonials are probably one of the best ways for us to advance our careers, and for people to know about us.

Carl Lyday: And I agree. I've got a number of them and I encourage viewers to go to Zillow.com, where I've got a ton of them. They can look up my name, or just Google me, "Carl Lyday"- just Google me, and you'll find a lot of customer testimonials and they not only emphasize that honesty and integrity that I mentioned, but they also talk about my patience and my willingness to listen. Several have mentioned that I took them out to see over fifty homes before we found the right one. But if you are spending several hundreds of thousands of dollars, you don't want somebody trying to push you into a house. You want and I will pledge that I will search till the cows come home.

Interviewer: 'Til you find the right one.

Carl Lyday: Yep, 'til they find the right one.

Interviewer: How do they get a hold of you? What's the best way to get a hold of you Carl?

Carl Lyday: I have my cell phone, is the best way, 303-917-1166, and I also have an old adage that says- "If I don't return your call within a couple of hours, you can assume I died."

Interviewer: Oh, let's hope not right. Alright, well thank you very much Carl for coming in, it's been a pleasure talking to you.

Carl Lyday: Thank you very much Kathy.

Interviewer: And for more real estate related videos like this one, be sure to tune into MetroBrokersTV.com.

Dont Miss the Opportunity to Buy Up in a Down Market!

Now is the time to make that move and get more when you buy in today's market.

Metro Broker Pete Doty has all the resources and experience you need to help you find that perfect home.

Hi I'm Pete Doty. I'm here at the 2011 CAR Convention in downtown Denver, Colorado.

I am so excited about the Denver real estate market, there are two reasons. Number one I saw this in '88 and '89, prices started going down, and they started climbing again. People missed the opportunity to buy up in a down market, and that's really what's going on right now.

We don't have a lot of inventory, we need houses to sell and you can take advantage of the higher price range and get into a house for a lot less than you would have a couple of years ago.

So right now is the time to move! Call Pete at (303) 880-5585, or better yet take a look at my website DenverRelocation.com, as well as my MetroBrokersOnline website. Thanks.

Call Pete Doty at 303-880-5585

Moving Ahead without the Tax Credit Incentives

Alison Brennan talks to us about how the tax credit effects home buying, as well as how the extensions affect sellers and buyers alike.  She also discusses opportunity that still exist and how to be creative without the government’s help.

 

 

METRO BROKERS INC. PROUDLY ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH COLORADO EAGLES HOCKY TEAM

Contact: Courtney Lis Voca

PR 970.581.6231

Courtney@vocapr.com

 

METRO BROKERS INC. PROUDLY ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH COLORADO EAGLES HOCKY TEAM

Relationship will facilitate Metro Brokers expansion and commitment to Northern Colorado

(Loveland, Colo.) - July X, 2010 – Metro Brokers, Inc. www.metrobrokersonline.com is proud to announce a joint partnership with the Colorado Eagles, Northern Colorado’s beloved hockey team based in Loveland, CO. Metro Brokers will be involved in a variety of marketing and sponsorship opportunities during the upcoming 2010/2011 hockey season at the Budweiser Events Center. Metro Brokers is dedicated to growing its membership and client base in and around Fort Collins and this relationship will help foster brand awareness for the growing real estate company in Northern Colorado.

“The Colorado Eagles have established an amazing fan base in Northern Colorado,” said Bob Luna, president, Metro Brokers, Inc. “This is a perfect venue for Metro Brokers to establish itself among the people in the community in a creative and unique manner and establish a strong identity by getting involved with such a noteworthy organization.”

As president of Metro Brokers, Bob Luna has been committed to growing its membership base into outlying areas along the front-range and this relationship illustrates their commitment to the people of Northern Colorado. A total of 9 Metro Brokers offices and 50 agents currently reside in the area.

“Metro Brokers is the ideal business model for those agents interested in controlling their own destiny,” said Doug Lindstrom, broker owner of the Metro Brokers Loveland office. “As a result, we have experienced substantial growth and success during the down market. We hope this partnership with the Eagles will prove our commitment to Northern Colorado, help us grow our businesses and foster a long relationship within our community.”

Metro Brokers Inc. provides real estate agents an independent framework to succeed through innovative technologies, brand awareness, continuing education courses and extensive multi-media mix marketing. Unlike other real estate companies, Metro Brokers Inc. is actually owned and operated by its brokers and prides itself on its strong team of agents.

“Just like the Metro Brokers organization, the Colorado Eagles are a hard working, high producing, and successful team, making this partnership a perfect fit for both sides,” said Lindstrom.

About Metro Brokers, Inc.

Metro Brokers, Inc. has been Colorado's leader in real estate, technology and services, for more than 30 years, providing the framework, structure, brand and freedom for real estate brokers to work professionally, efficiently and profitably. Our network of nearly 2,000 highly experienced real estate professionals specialize in residential, commercial and investment properties and have access to ground breaking technologies, continuing education courses, and innovative marketing that help buyers and sellers make the most of their real estate transactions. Unlike most other real estate companies Metro Brokers, Inc. is actually owned and operated by its brokers.

A Conversation about the Luxury Home Market

Alison Brennan talks to us about how the local luxury real estate market compares to the national market, and what local markets are doing better than others.  She also discusses selling in today's market, are people able to sell their property today.

Real Estate Downfall

Fianacial Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Legalized Gambling, 100% pure and simple. Listen up to who signed the bill...and why up until the year 2000, this activity was considered a Felony.

"Credit Default Swaps", the bundling and selling of mortgages and the so-called insurance that was used to assure investors they were safe. These were"side bets" about whether a companies stock price will go up or down, also known as a credit derivative or a credit default swap because these bets could be made without actually owning the stock, similar to betting on a ball game. 

There is no reason that out of 80 million mortgages and less than 6 million behind or not paying their mortgage is effecting the USA, Asia, Europe etc. Give me a break.  So, where did all the money go? ...It was paid out to the Elie Fat Cats that saw this coming, new this was going to happen and the last time that anyone could bet like this was in the early 1900's. 

Take a listen on how much Mr. Treasury secretary Paulson pocketed!

Pigs Fighting To Be First in Line at the Trough

 

Read this....quit watching MainStreamMedia (MSM) and get out and sell something.   Real estate is still where it's at. Now more than ever you need to help people secure their basic foundation, shelter. 

 

http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig9/butler-b3.html

 

Sit tight.  Welcome to the 1980's again.  Wall Street Robber Barons are at work! Trillions of dollars are being consolidated into the hands of the few ;.)    You could not right a movie script this good! 

 

A  ton of homes were sold in the 1980's. I  sold a ton of homes in the 80's.  You can too.  People need you and they need to know the truth.  This has nothing to do with our lifestyle

 

Another good reason to be invested in Real Estate!  Real estate is tangible and relevant.  The same properties I sold out of foreclosure in the 80's are still worth double or triple what they were worth in 1987...at today's prices. 

 

Seven years ago we all experienced the subtle loss of personal freedoms, through the "Patriot Act",  our basic rights  WEREguaranteed in America by the constitution. ("It's  only a GD piece of paper")

 

Now you are seeing bold faced theft right in front of your eyes!  Of course both Presidential Parties of "Change" are shills to their real masters.  There will be no CHANGE, as there has been no CHANGE for the last 100 years.  Hard to believe that people serve hard time for robbing 7-11's of a couple hundred bucks,  when the "Private" Federal Reserve Bank and the private central bankers of the world, with the assistance of our Senators and Congressmen,  extract trillions every year...without firing a shot.

 

People need housing---always. 

BrokerIPTV January-February 2008 NewsReel

IPTV January 2008 NewsReel

 

Denver is 1 of Only 12 of the nations 50 Metropolitan areas have a high risk of price declines, according to the PMI Mortgage Insurance companys Winter 2008 Market Risk index.  This index is based on the 3rd quarter Office of Federal Housing Oversight data, and ranks the 50 largest metropolitan areas according to the likelihood in price declines. 12 of these metropolitan areas have a 1% or less risk of price declines.  Areas that had the highest price run-ups in recent years are at highest risk of price deterioration.

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jan/16/metro-area-home-values-likely-hold/

 

If you lost a home to foreclosure last year or paid mortgage insurance premiums, there is some good news.  Congress enacted laws in late 2007 to allow deduction of some mortgage insurance premiums. This could amount to a tax break of up to $350. The foreclosure tax break applies to all taxpayers who were granted forgiveness of mortgage debt.  Previously, this amount was fully taxable and could have run into the tens of thousands of dollars.

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8U6GH5O0.htm

 

On the subprime mortgage crisis front, Bank of America has announced a deal where they will buy the troubled Countrywide Financial for $4.1 billion dollars.  This will make Bank of America the nations largest mortgage lender and will provide much needed relief to the largest independent mortgage banker.   While this acquisition is a major step in solving the mortgage meltdown, more failures and acquisitions are anticipated in the coming months.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22606833

 

Consumer Confidence showed a slight increase in December, according to the Conference Board.   Consumers also believe that there will be more jobs in the future and that their personal incomes will be higher in the coming months.  While these are bright spots, overall consumer sentiment seems to point to a slowing of the economy.  The Conference Board developed and reports monthly on consumer confidence, as well as the Leading Economic Indicators report, which is expected at the end of January.

http://www.conference-board.org/economics/consumerconfidence.cfm

 

First American Corporation, one of the largest national title insurers, announced plans to spin off its financial services business.  It also announced a 4th quarter loss, due mainly to costs from the California wildfires.  They also announced plans to aggressively manage employee costs, and are looking to move processing jobs to counties like India and the Phillipines.  Chief Financial Officer Frank MacMahon said that up to 40% of their workforce may be moved offshore.

http://www.reuters.com/article/bankingFinancial/idUSBNG6641820080115

 

In Technology news, Google has announced plans for expanding its offerings for the IPhone.  Google introduced access to mail, calendars, search, and Google Reader last month and unveiled additional enhancements that allow better navigation and easier user interface, using the iPhone touch screen.  Google gadgets are now available for the iPhone as well.  Google is moving forward with the Android mobile platform, and phones using this platform are expected later this year.

http://www.internetnews.com/wireless/article.php/3721541

 

A 40 hour laptop battery?  Researcher at Stanford Universitys Department of Materials Science and Engineering have found a way to give rechargeable lithium ion batteries  as much as 10 times more charge.  These batteries are used from everything from iPods to laptops.   A patent has been filed for the technology and negotiations

Kelly Dutton And InVision Homes Expanding Despite Denver Market Conditions

   

Kelly Dutton And InVision Homes Expanding Despite Denver Market Conditions

BrokerIPTV  : Today we are talking with Kelly Dutton, Director of Business Development for InVision Homes and DirectBuild. Kelly thanks for be in with us.

Kelly Dutton: Absolutely, excited be here.

BrokerIPTV  : Thanks. Tell us about InVision?

Kelly Dutton: InVision Homes is an award winning custom home builder out of Douglas County was founded by Michael New who is a second generation home builder from California. He has been build high and custom homes in Douglas County and several other counties along the front line for the last 15 years.

BrokerIPTV  : Small, medium large builder?

Kelly Dutton: We were medium to small builder. We really like to limit the amount of homes that we will do for year, just to ensure a high level of customer service to our clients. We typically stay under 12 homes a year.

BrokerIPTV  : Where are you building, what is available?

Kelly Dutton: We are currently building in Douglas County. We have several projects under way there, more recently we have got some projects going on in Cherry Hills which we are very excited about.

BrokerIPTV  : Infact one of the homes in Cherry Hills, if I remember correctly, you are actually auctioning off is that right?

Kelly Dutton: Absolutely

BrokerIPTV  : Tell us about that...

Kelly Dutton: This is a project that is very special for us. We are InVision Homes is in partnership with the Ken Foundation. The Ken Foundation is an organization that is dedicated to the prevention of child abuse and neglect. So, as part of that partnership, we are building a 14,000 Sq ft home in Cherry Hills. We have many many sub-trades and designers in a lot of great people that have donated their time, materials and labor to put this together.

BrokerIPTV  : How do you put bid-in on this place?

Kelly Dutton: This will be an auction. We are going to have some great events coming this spring when the home is complete. So, we are very excited to announce those up coming events.

BrokerIPTV  : Current market, everybody knows what is going on, what are the challenges for customs, semi-custom over it?

Kelly Dutton: It is a good question. I have to say because we limit the number of clients that we work with per year fortunately. The custom home building side is not quiet as affected by some of the more volume building that has been going on, but I really think the key in markets like this is to really find unique ways to stay in the market place and that is what we stay focused on.

BrokerIPTV : It has been about corrections or reactions to the market. We see builders slashing prices, giving things away including basement things like that, is that going on with you at all or...?

Kelly Dutton: Absolutely not. We really a company that is dedicated in working with our clients to find out what it is exactly they want to build. So we are purely here to consult them through the process in the design. We will build anywhere they want to go along the Front Range and so its really just matter of establishing that relationship with your clients.

BrokerIPTV  : How about future plans for InVision, where are you going in that?

Kelly Dutton: We are looking to expand, thanks to the good fortune that we had over the years, happy clients, we have a great long list of the client's referrals and sub contractors that would refer our name to them, so definitely looking to expand into market place.

BrokerIPTV  : Thanks, great talking with you, good information.

Kelly Dutton: Thank you so much. Thank you.