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Seller may have been dishonest ILYCE GLINK TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES

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uestion: I closed on a home in 2008. The owner is financing the property for us.

The property was on the market for nine months and didn’t sell. We asked specifically about the condition of the property, as the owner listed it herself. The owner stated that the house was newly remodeled and triple-insulated. We told her we’d like to have it inspected, she stated it would be a waste of money seeing as she just had remodeled it in order to sell it.

We took her advice and did not have an inspection. Shortly after moving in, my wife started having terrible migraine headaches. We thought it was pollen or stress, but after doing some investigation we came to find out there were pipes leaking in the wall and the drain from the bathtub drains directly on the ground under the house. In I See Glink/Page C2

Sun Sells Help your home sell with a sun room JILL SCHUETT FOR THE REPORTER-HERALD

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hese days, buyers are taking a second look at homes that offer unique extra spaces like sun rooms and screened porches — special places that not only bring the outdoors in, but also bring the family together. Sun rooms that radiate light, airy elegance in a home on the market and can sometimes be the very factor that leads to a sale. That’s why it is so important to make sure these wonderful spaces get noticed.

FIRST THINGS FIRST A sun room is not the place for storage, clutter or heavy, dark, outdated furniture or dark wood paneling.

A sun room should not be considered an afterthought,

but a viable, sellable focal point. Buyers are looking for bright, updated bonus spaces — so give it to them.

• A sun room should first be cleaned, cleared of clutter and windows cleaned to sparkle inside and out.

• Any wood paneling should be removed and the wall underneath prepped and painted. Or, paneling can be lightly sanded, primed and painted over in white or cream to give it a bright cottage feel. Another idea is to paint sun room walls a light sage green to mimic the look and feel of the outdoor landscape.

• Take into consideration

that today’s home buyers prefer wood flooring or tile in spaces like this, rather than carpeting.

STAGE IT TO SELL • Wicker furniture sofa sets are ideal for sun rooms.

Or, repurpose an outdated sofa and place a fitted white or cream slipcover over it, and adorn with several brightly colored throw pillows. If room size allows, place two wicker chairs with a small round table in a cozy corner as a second conversation area to show buyers more uses for the space like playing cards or eating

ies or lemon bars. By inviting potential buyers to enjoy refreshments, it allows them to linger and experience the room while taking in another valuable selling feature — the view outdoors.

• Tile or wood flooring can be softened by placing a neutral room rug under the sofa or dining seating area.

• Hang some white, airy, to-the-floor sheers from the windows to further soften the space, and tie them with raffia or ribbon.

• Add a tabletop water feature to bring a relaxing, enticing sound to the space.

• A few simple, wellShutterstock photo placed botanical wall art pieces are tasteful and unbreakfast. derstated.

• Instead of a wicker sofa • Bring in several floor set, choose a wicker dining plants, a palm, tabletop set or any lightweight, white plants, and lots of red potted or light wood or glass top geraniums for color. dining table. This option Turn buyer’s heads by shows buyers how they could making a sun room go from use the space for dining, dismal to sensational — and family time and entertainget it sold. ing. Placing a large vase Jill Schuett is a Home bursting with a variety of fresh, colorful flowers on the Staging Expert (HSE) certitable brings the outdoors in, fied stager and re-design specialist serving the Northern creating instant, eye-catchColorado area. For questions ing appeal.

• For spring and summer or more information, e-mail Schuett of Applause Home showings and open houses, put out a glass pitcher of wa- Staging, LLC jill.applause@ comcast.net, or go to ter with ice and sliced lemons with glasses on a sun www.applausehome room table. Add some cook- staging.com

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GLINK From Page C1

addition, it turns out there is no insulation in the roof, the windows were installed upside down and not sealed properly, and the septic system is faulty.

Within weeks of moving in, we told the seller about the septic issue, insulation and windows, plus we informed her that the air conditioning didn’t work. We didn’t find out about the mold until mid-March.

She refuses to fix any of the damage of the house and won’t give us an adjustment for the

Never take the seller's advice when he or she tells you not to hire an inspector.

damage caused to my wife’s health because of the mold. She says she sold her home in “as is� condition.

We want out, and we want the $40,000 we have already given her. I have a lot of pictures documenting the damage in the house. She is threatening to foreclose on me.

Will a judge rule against me if I go to court and sue her? She did not provide a seller disclosure form, which is required in my state, and I only signed a warranty deed and promise to pay. I feel as though the condition of the home was misrepresented at best. What do you think?

Answer: You should run to see an attorney that specializes in real estate litigation. If the information you have provided is accurate, you might be able to rescind the sales contract due to your seller’s misrepresentation and possible fraud.

While your seller might have sold the home to you “as is,� your seller still had a duty to answer your questions truthfully when asked.

Furthermore, if your state requires a seller to

deliver a disclosure form to you, you might have an action against your seller even if the home was sold “as is.� Given the amount of the renovations made to the home, you might even be able to sue the seller as the person responsible for the poor construction of the home.

Based on your description, there are many avenues an attorney could take in thinking about your case and making a determination as to whether you try to void the sale and get your money back, find another home and start over, or sue the seller for damages and stay in the home.

That’s why you should talk to an attorney and walk through these issues together. You may have to sue the seller, but you may have a better chance of protecting the money you have invested by being proactive rather than waiting for the seller to come after you.

You already made the mistake of seeking her advice and taking it when

it came to doing an inspection. Now you should not let her bully you into believing that you have no choices. You should at least talk to an attorney and see what protections the laws of your state may afford you. You might be pleasantly surprised.

And for the future, never take the seller’s advice when he or she tells you not to hire an inspector. If you were buying a car and the seller told you the engine was in great shape, would you take his word or talk to your mechanic?

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H&RE Real Estate Briefs income of $99,500 and purchased a property that was a median distance of 375 miles from his or her primary residence; The market share of vacation- and in31 percent of vacation homes were within vestment-home sales held steady in 2010, 100 miles and 41 percent were more than although the sales volume declined with 500 miles. the overall market, according to the NaInvestment-home buyers had a median tional Association of Realtors. age of 45, earned $87,600 and bought a NAR’s 2011 Investment and Vacation home that was fairly close to their primary Home Buyers Survey, covering existingand new-home transactions in 2010, shows residence – a median distance of 19 miles. vacation-home sales accounted for 10 perWhile the median income of vacationcent of transactions last year while the por- home buyers in 2010 is slightly above 2007 tion of investment sales was 17 percent, when it was $99,100, the median income both unchanged from 2009. of an investment-home buyer is 5.7 perNAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun cent below $92,900 in 2007. said, “Despite extraordinarily tight credit Thirty-four percent of vacation-home conditions for purchasing a second home, buyers said they plan to use the property as the market share for vacation and investa primary residence in the future, as did 10 ment homes held steady,� he said. percent of investment buyers.

The volume of 543,000 vacation-home Twenty-one percent of investment buyers sales was down 1.8 percent from 553,000 in 2009. Investment purchases fell 7.8 per- and 14 percent of vacation buyers purcent to 867,000 in 2010 from 940,000 the chased the property for a family member, friend or relative to use. previous year. Primary residence sales declined 5.6 percent to 3.81 million from Vacation-home buyers plan to keep their 4.04 million in 2009. property for a median of 13 years while inThe typical vacation-home buyer in 2010 vestment buyers plan to hold their property for a median of 10 years. was 49 years old, had a median household

VACATION- AND INVESTMENT-HOME SHARES HOLD EVEN IN 2010

Realtor of the Week

Robert Walkowicz BROKER ASSOCIATE/PARTNER, THE GROUP, INC. Location: 2803 E. Harmony Rd, Fort Collins Contact: 970-377-4945, rwalkowicz@thegroupinc.com or www.robertw.com Designations, Affiliations & Accolades: Certified Residential Specialist, Graduate Realtor Institute, Certified Distressed Property Expert, Member of The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing, Loveland/Berthoud Association of Realtors, Colorado Association of Realtors, National Association of Realtors, Current Director for the Colorado Association of Realtors, Past Realtor of the Year — Loveland Berthoud Association of Realtors, Past Director for the National Association of Realtors, Past Northeast District Vice President, Past President of the Loveland Berthoud Association of Realtors Years of experience: 15

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alkowicz has grown up in this community and values the quality of life in Loveland and the region. As a second generation Realtor, he has seen many changes in the industry and how helping people can make a dramatic change in their lives and how that impact can be positive for all us in the community and region. He continues to serve the Realtor organization as well as his community in a variety of ways and enjoys helping sellers, first-time homebuyers, and investors in the Loveland, Fort Collins, Windsor and Wellington areas.

Walkowicz joined The Group in 2000, lives in Loveland and is grateful for the opportunity to work with people and to use his skills and knowledge in helping people with one of the largest decisions of their lives.

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Six agencies are developing a proposed risk retention regulation under the Dodd-Frank Act that requires lenders that securitize mortgage loans to retain 5 percent of the credit risk unless the mortgage is a qualified residential mortgage (QRM); FHA and VA mortgages would also be exempted. The purpose is to create strong incentives for responsible lending and borrowing. “As the leading advocate for homeownership,

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NAR supports a reasonable and affordable cash investment requirement coupled with quality credit standards, strong documentation and sound underwriting,� said NAR President Ron Phipps, broker-president of Phipps Realty in Warwick, R.I. “A narrow definition of QRM, with an unnecessarily high down payment requirement, will increase the cost and reduce the availability of mortgage credit, significantly delaying a housing recovery.�

NAR believes that Congress intended to create a broad QRM exemption from the 5 percent risk retention requirement to include a wide variety of traditionally safe, well-underwritten products.

Congress chose not to include a high down payment among the criteria it specified in the DoddFrank Act to guide the regulators in defining a QRM. Strong evidence shows that responsible lending standards and ensuring a borrower’s ability to repay have the greatest impact on reducing lender risk.

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190 Carina Cir #101, Loveland Better than new 3bd/3ba 1953 sq. ft. townhome in desirable Stone Creek. Former model home!

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H&RE Real Estate Transactions Real Estate Transactions are supplied by Prospects Unlimited Inc., 1151 Eagle Drive No. 467, Loveland, CO 80537, 970-667-1537.

Loveland • Zachary Rodriguez from Loveland Midtown Development I, 892 Libra Ct, Loveland, $204,900, home • Theresa Morgan from P M Property Investments LLC, 518 E 9th St, Loveland, $139,000, home • Brian & Heidi Frederiksen from Jeffrey Peeler, 3302 Spring Mountain Ct, Loveland, $475,000, home • Ivan & Cheryl Vasquez from Traders Network Inc, 4301 Harrison Ave, Loveland, $200,000, home • William Ehrlich from At Liberty Bonding LLC, 1156 E 5th St, Loveland, $100,000, home • Abbe Carlson from Loveland Midtown Development I, 1880 Gemini Ct, Loveland, $181,200, home • Wanda Bertea from Julie Putnam, 3314 Williamsburg St, Loveland, $183,300, home • Heather Calvin from Samantha Spear, 2179 Chancery Dr, Loveland, $188,500, home • Troy & Misty Krebs from Jerry Josh, 620 E 41st St, Loveland, $139,000, home • David Warnock from Mark Olson, 363 Krypton Ct, Loveland, $150,000, home • Christopher Amatrone from Oak Valley Homes LLC, 275 Carina Cir Unit 106, Loveland, $181,000, condo • Darrel & Patricia Guthrie from Richard Schilling, 3112 Allison Dr, Loveland, $274,000, home • Robert & Kristin Fenwick from Thomas Weber, 4203 Stringtown Dr, Loveland, $191,000, home • Lawrence Tanella from Edward Darchuk, 612 E 10th St, Loveland, $135,000, home • Christine Webb from Chris Gattoni, 2433 Silver Fir Ave, Loveland, $233,000, home • Jason & Janelle Os-

borne from Kimberley Hartke, 636 Scoria Ave, Loveland, $229,000, home • Janice Knudtson from Ruby Scott, 4232 Florence Dr, Loveland, $217,500, home

Berthoud • Mychelle & Daniel Lopez from Federal Home Ln Mortgage Corp, 3900 W County Road 10, Berthoud, $173,000, home • Chris & Jessi Mccourt from Bradley Phelps, 2913 Martingale Dr, Berthoud, $336,000, home

Estes Park • Gregory & Phyllis Edelbrock from Marys Meadow Development Inc, 341 Kiowa Dr, Estes Park, $395,500, home • Fredrick & Barbara Silverman from Mark Theiss, 1459 S Saint Vrain Ave, Estes Park, $350,000, home • Robert & Patricia Luther from Kingswood Homes Inc, 518 Promontory Dr, Estes Park, $472,000, home

Johnstown • Justin Frank from Homesales Inc, 332 Riviera Ln, Johnstown, $135,000, home • Timothy Marshall from Harborview 2005 3 Trust Fund, 243 Granite Way, Johnstown, $163,900, home • Timothy & Michele Lucas from TJ Bldrs Inc, 1769 Suntide Dr, Johnstown, $209,000, home • Platinum Lllp from JD Evens, 7632 E County Road 16, Johnstown, $485,000, home

Milliken • Joshua & Caroline Ramirez from Colo Community Bk, 234 S Tamera Ave, Milliken, $147,000, home • Nicholas Lewis from Deutsche Bk Natl Trust Co, 141 E Hawthorne Ct, Milliken, $130,000, home

Windsor • Ardis Fowler from Patrick Fahey, 247 Rock Bridge Ln, Windsor,

$180,000, home • Deborah Essert from Fannie Mae, 1031 Riverplace Dr, Windsor, $239,000, home • Lee & Laura Frankenberger from Homesales Inc, 624 Walnut St, Windsor, $115,500, home • John & Barbara Read from Jerry Steele, 33936 Cliff Rd, Windsor, $370,000, home • Amy Pierce from Pat Woodward, 225 Habitat Cir, Windsor, $220,000, home • Diane Maddox from Eric Anderson, 827 Bluegrass Way, Windsor, $197,000, home • Joakim & Melanie Holzner from William Anderson, 7345 Royal Country Down Dr, Windsor, $620,000, home • Todd & Kimberlee Geatches from Thomas Blesener, 7039 Ruidoso Dr, Windsor, $382,000, home • Corey & Natalie Deangelis from Fannie Mae, 6546 Aberdour Cir, Windsor, $339,900, home • John Sollo from Vera Chipman, 601 Walnut St, Windsor, $201,500, home • Southgate LLC from Compass Bk, 753 Champion Dr, Windsor, $2,000,000, home • Alan & Leslie Percival from Taylor Bean Whitaker Mortgage, 7693 Big Sky Ct, Windsor, $445,000, home • Sherry Wirtz from Fed Home Loan Mtg Corp, 223 Habitat Cir, Windsor, $186,200, home • Stephen Way from Melody Homes Inc, 1569 Windshire Dr, Windsor, $252,100, home • Omar & Torie Serrato from Wells Fargo Bk, 810 Pine Dr, Windsor, $205,000, home • Jay & Nancy Hardy from Herbert Brady, 304 Habitat Cv, Windsor, $410,000, home • Resident from Ernest Osborn, 903 Mesa Ct, Windsor, $141,000, home • Robert Folbrecht from Beth Stadem, 29 Ash St, Windsor, $135,000, home

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of their lawn.”

This intolerance for weeds is, in part, due to advertising that characterizes all uninvited plants as weeds to be eradicated, she said, which leads to intolerance for wayward seedlings. “When people start to be aware of wanting an organic lawn, often they feel guilty, worried that the neighbors won’t like them because they have weeds in their lawn. But there are weeds you don’t have to do CAROL O'MEARA anything about; they’re just plants.”

CSU EXTENSION, BOULDER COUNTY Gift is quick to acknowledge that there are weeds that fall f you’re shopping for a book on weeds in the “bad weed” categofor your library, look for one to help ry, such as those which you easily identify the bane of our cause allergies, are yards and gardens. Truly useful tomes are painful or poisonous. those that offer photos or line drawings These she agrees need control to help you in identification, plus inforand offers tips for getting to the mation on how it grows and advice on root of those problem plants. “We need how to control it. But if the weed guide to understand where the weed comes comes complete with cooking tips, the from, what point in its growing cycle it’s book you have enters the realm of mustweak, and plan our attack. If we can fighave resources for gardeners. ure out when to take action, we can avoid I’ve never had a book on weeds include using a lot of chemicals.” a chapter with recipes, but Nancy Gift inWriting a book that cluded them in her new book, “Good categorizes weeds as Weed, Bad Weed” (St. Lynn’s press, Pitts- good, bad, or notburg, $17.95) for a reason. “There’s a so-bad was chalsweet revenge in eating a weed that’s lenging, said Gift, growing in because weeds don’t bethe lawn have the same in all locations. where you What is unremarkable in one area don’t want of the country might be an invasive it to be,” nightmare in another, so her advice on said the learning to live with them — like author and trellising bindweed to enjoy its weed scienlovely flowers — might strike tist, who some as borderline wacky. brings a reBut her easy -to-use guide freshing perspective to the plants we conlists the most common sider uninvited guests.

“People care about weeds because they weeds and includes photos to help you identify seedlings and mature hate them, but my background is that I love them,” said the assistant professor of plants, along with tips for using or appreciating their beauty. For those Environmental Studies at Chatham Uniwho want to get rid of the weeds, versity in Pittsburg. “I have my Grandmother’s love of plants, and I look at how Gift covers a variety of ways to control them other than reachpeople use them.”

After a career spent working with farm- ing for a bottle of chemicals.

Within each description, ers as an Agriculture Extension Agent with Cornell University, Gift moved to the Gift includes her experience with the weed and what lead her to including suburbs and saw that the style of weed it in the book. Those that didn’t make it control in home yards was based on the into this guide can be found at goodfarmers’ method of spraying herbicides. weedbadweed.weebly.com.

“But the rates of spray homeowners use Finishing the book with a flourish, she is much higher than growers use, because included a few recipes, in case you want farmers are minimizing how much to whip up a few dishes to serve those they’re exposed to and trying to keep costs down. Homeowners are more inter- judgmental neighbors at the summer potluck. ested in getting every last dandelion out

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WHY ROTATE CROPS? Rotating different types of vegetables through each section of a garden plot ensures a good nutrient balance. Various types of vegetables use different nutrients and grow to different depths, which impacts the soil structure.

Crop rotation also prevents the concentration of plantspecific diseases and insects, though this may be unavoidable for some small backyard veggie plots. Even if you don’t practice strict organic gardening practices, crop rotation can boost garden productivity while reducing the need for pesticides or fertilizers.

Proper crop rotation can also keep weeds to a minimum. For example, potatoes hold their own in a weedy patch and are easy to weed.

It’s harder to reach weeds in between onions, which also often aren’t as hardy. Diligent weeding while potatoes are in a given garden section will pay off in the following year if onions go into that plot.

Carol O’Meara is with CSU Extension in Boulder County.

Contact her at 303-678-6238 or comeara@co .boulder.co.us.

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HOW TO ESTABLISH A CROP ROTATION A crop rotation schedule should be at least three years, so if you plant tomatoes in the northwest corner of the plot, they should not return to that spot for at least three years. Before starting your annual planting, list your desired vegetables for the whole season, then draw out a plan and amend the soil accordingly for each section and vegetable type.

At the end of the season, take out the plans and make notes on your successes and failures. This will help you know how to amend the soil in each section the following season.

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2628 HARTSEL CT. MLS #648330 $259,900, 4 bed, Effiency Apartment, 4 ba brick ranch, 3340 sqft, all utils inc, fully furnished. oversized 3 car gar w/ RV $450, Avail immed.

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1 Block from downtown 4th Street

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Condos/ Townhouses 4050 Houses

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Berthoud

5020

BANK OWNED2-story, 3 bdrm, 4 bath, 2878 SF Fin. C/A new int paint/carpet. $239,900.

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Most vegetables belong to families that need the same nutrients and fall victim to the same predators, but the connections are not often obvious. Here is a quick guide to vegetable families: • The large and diverse cabbage family also includes arugula, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, kale radishes and turnips. They need firm, moist soil, and should follow the nitrogen-fixing bean family.

• The onion family also includes garlic, leeks and shallots.

They need well-drained soil, and they can follow potatoes or cabbages without necessarily requiring new organic enhancements.

• The squash family also includes zucchini, watermelon and cucumbers. They can be grown alongside cabbages and potatoes, and need a good dose of compost before planting. Most of these plants are good at blocking weeds, so can be planted strategically.

• Many peas and beans are in the same family. They can be planted after potatoes, as they use many of the same nutrients, but before cabbages, as they will fix nitrogen for these plants.

• Beets are related to chard and spinach. Like cabbages, they like wet, fertile soil.

• By contrast, lettuces and artichokes like well-drained soils. Also keep in mind that lettuce is very fragile and prone to attack from diseases and pests. Make sure it is easy to reach, and not covered by other plants that may harbor lettuce’s enemies.

• Perhaps the most diverse and odd family combines potatoes, tomatoes, peppers and eggplants. Though the fruit varies widely, they all have similar flowers. They like fertile, compost-rich soil.

• The carrot family is another diverse clan united by its flowers. It includes celery, parsley, parsnips and fennel. These are generally pretty hardy, and can thrive in the remnants of additives that were used for cabbages or other needy plants.

LONER CROPS Several plants don’t fit any of the above categories, making them versatile enough to fill any holes in the garden plan.

They include sweet corn, buckwheat and New Zealand spinach. On the other hand, consider planting designated permanent beds for perennial rhubarb and asparagus.

Crop rotations can also be used in a greenhouse, though the tight space may make a good rotation tricky. Instead of trying to rotate crops around the greenhouse, consider skipping certain varieties for a season.

Following a simple crop rotation schedule is an important piece of the organic gardening puzzle. Also use healthy, compost-rich soil; make smart plant selections; practice companion planting; and provide a welcoming habitat for lady beetles and other beneficial insects that get rid of unwanted pests.

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