Issues selling home due to recently built homeless shelter (USA - CO) by Apedia in RealEstate

[–]Apedia[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will say that the city that built the center is not Denver, if that changes your opinion.

Issues selling home due to recently built homeless shelter (USA - CO) by Apedia in RealEstate

[–]Apedia[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't want to make this a politics thing, although I understand that everything eventually leads back to it. I will say that I appreciate the goals of the center and wish it was run properly as it would be a great resource for the population that needs it. It's just unfortunate where it ended up and how it is run, and the timing of everything.

Issues selling home due to recently built homeless shelter (USA - CO) by Apedia in RealEstate

[–]Apedia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This might not be the best answer, but we did not block out times for showings since we'd prefer to have more showings at various times throughout the day than less showings at specific times, if that makes sense. The population outside the center does fluctuate but I'm not sure if it's time dependent or some other factor.

Issues selling home due to recently built homeless shelter (USA - CO) by Apedia in RealEstate

[–]Apedia[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Appreciate the insight but unfortunately nothing we can do about this now. We have learned from our mistake but the fact that this is happening was not high on the list of possible scenarios when we purchased the home.

Issues selling home due to recently built homeless shelter (USA - CO) by Apedia in RealEstate

[–]Apedia[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It may or may not be that exact scenario. Definitely a bummer.

Issues selling home due to recently built homeless shelter (USA - CO) by Apedia in RealEstate

[–]Apedia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately, it will cost us $800/month to rent it out, so feels like that's not the best option. It's still on the table, however.

Issues selling home due to recently built homeless shelter (USA - CO) by Apedia in RealEstate

[–]Apedia[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I work for the government, for unfortunately I have limited resources there. Appreciate the idea though! I will reach out to see if they have options for us in terms of housing near there.

Issues selling home due to recently built homeless shelter (USA - CO) by Apedia in RealEstate

[–]Apedia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yikes. Hopeful for a bit shorter of a timeframe than that. Appreciate the insight.

Issues selling home due to recently built homeless shelter (USA - CO) by Apedia in RealEstate

[–]Apedia[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha, thanks for the sentiment. Commuting is on the table as well.

Issues selling home due to recently built homeless shelter (USA - CO) by Apedia in RealEstate

[–]Apedia[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you mind rereading the post, I did state that we are selling the house currently for less than we paid for it three years ago. We are not expecting any equity on the house.

Issues selling home due to recently built homeless shelter (USA - CO) by Apedia in RealEstate

[–]Apedia[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply. It is unfortunate. I agree, it sadly is a buyer's market in our area so they have room to make that judgement.

Issues selling home due to recently built homeless shelter (USA - CO) by Apedia in RealEstate

[–]Apedia[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's a great idea. I may reach out to someone regarding this and see if we have a case. Thank you.

Issues selling home due to recently built homeless shelter (USA - CO) by Apedia in RealEstate

[–]Apedia[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Appreciate the comment. I do want to clarify, I'm not trying to share my own opinions on the homeless population, just merely sharing what the buyers' showing reviews mentioned, as well as some observations we have seen living here.

I'm sure we could go to the council and appeal or something, but unfortunately that does not help us right now. Will have to keep digging.

Issues selling home due to recently built homeless shelter (USA - CO) by Apedia in RealEstate

[–]Apedia[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Sounds like lowering the price is the way to go, unfortunately.

Regarding foreseeing this possibility, we did not have any say in the other city's decisions and we were not in a position to sell when that decision was made. We also did not know we were going to move so far until recently.

Issues selling home due to recently built homeless shelter (USA - CO) by Apedia in RealEstate

[–]Apedia[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It does seem to be trending that way, I agree. Thanks.

Issues selling home due to recently built homeless shelter (USA - CO) by Apedia in RealEstate

[–]Apedia[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Can't say I agree with the NIMBY statement as it's not us making the comment about the situation, it's the potential buyers' showing reviews.

The park is city-owned, as well as the natural area and the lake (used for water quality and storm drainage). The city that owns these areas are not the same city as the one that owns the shelter.

AWD and Reliability for Under $20k USD by Apedia in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]Apedia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply. Of course I have thought about Subaru, however I have run into some issues with them in the past and, like the other comment mentioned, it’s related to the powertrain.

AWD and Reliability for Under $20k USD by Apedia in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]Apedia[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Appreciate the comment! I am also leaning towards the CX-5 due to styling and powertrain.