Dec 18, 2010

A good portion of condominium owners and potential buyers are ones who winter and summer in different parts of the country.  Here at Sierrafield, we have many ‘snow bird’ residents- people who enjoy maintenance free living at their condo during the warmer months and then travel to warm places like Florida and Arizona for the colder times of the...

Dec 16, 2010

Many condo buyers are looking to simplify life and some are trying to also downsize.  Generally speaking this could mean moving from a 3-4 bedroom single family home where the kids were raised, to a condo that’s all for them!  However, many buyers can get hung up on how many bedrooms they actually need to how many they want.  Often it is important to...

Dec 14, 2010

When questioning what you desire in the condo lifestyle, many jump to their needs and/or wants in a kitchen and dining area.  Here are some important questions to ask yourself when deciding what type, size, and layout you need and perhaps want in a condominium kitchen and dining area. How often do you have guests over for a meal?  If it is infrequent, perhaps...

Every condo association’s by-laws are written differently. At Sierrafield, each condo owner is responsible for the maintenance of everything on the inside of their condo unit. This includes windows, AC, furnaces, and hot water heaters. It is important to read through the by-laws carefully, as ‘gray’ areas are frequently different from HOA to...

If you remember last week we covered what a condo was, and an HOA was mentioned. In short an HOA – or a Home Owners Association – is an organization set up by the developer of a condo community designed to manage the association during and after the development is being constructed. During the early construction period the developer runs and has...