New TV Segment!

Hello all! Starting tomorrow, December 19th I will be doing a regular weekly segment on Steamboat Today (channel 18) called "Making Steamboat Home". On it I'll be discussing home financing, real estate investment and other things that are relative to the Steamboat Real Estate Market.

For those of you who are interested, here is a transcript of the opening show interview:

----Making Steamboat Home

Michael: Chad James with Homebuyers Mortgage is here with us today to talk about a new segment we’re going to be starting next week called “Making Steamboat Home”

Making Steamboat Home is a segment that we will run every week that will discuss real estate, home financing and investing opportunities for those who “live in” or “long for” the Yampa Valley.

Chad, you’re going to be walking us through some scenarios in the next few months, what can you tell me about that?

We will be following several couples through major life decisions including:
· Making the decision to move to Steamboat
· Considerations of buying a house in steamboat
o For living in
o For renting out
o As an investment

You’re also going to be talking about more financial aspects of the real estate game, right?

Yep, in addition to the basics of home financing, we’ll also be looking at other financial issues that we hope are pertinent to people moving to Steamboat:
· 1031 Exchanges – what you need to know
· Investment Property basics
· Buying a house with your adult children
· Action in Outlying Areas such as Stagecoach, Hayden and Oak Creek

Chad, you’re a pretty connected guy, so I’m sure that you’ll be talking about some of the people that you come into contact with:

In fact, I’ll be bringing some of my favorites in to talk about:

· How creative architecture can really open up your possibilities
· Choosing the right realtor – questions to ask
· Building a house in Steamboat Springs
· Interior Design basics for dummies
· …and many many more

This sounds awesome, Chad! ….I understand you’ll also be blogging about this experience (and others) on your website, right?

That’s right, I’ve started a blog at http://www.steamboathomeloans.com/ where I’ll be chronicling this little adventure that we’re starting and also highlighting issues that I think are relative to those who “live in” or “long for” the Yampa Valley.

Why are you doing this?

Listen, Michael, I’m a mortgage broker by trade…there could NOT BE a more boring thing to talk about for most people. I decided to help people looking to buy in Steamboat by putting together a ton of information to help them make the transition as easy as possible…and of course I hope that if they find the information helpful that they’ll come to me for all of their home financing needs!

Awesome, Chad! Well, I’m looking really forward to next week! In the meantime, how can people get in touch with you?

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