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359th New Thing - House Hunting

I didn't have time to post the last night, therefore I'm posting this late as this occurred yesterday (Sat 10/13/12).
My fiancé and I met with a Realtor on Saturday to show us some houses in Arvada. It was my 1st time house hunting. Arvada is a Home Rule Municipality, settled in 1859, located in Jefferson and Adams counties about 7 miles northwest of Denver. The 2010 United States Census recorded 106,433 residents, making Arvada the 9th most populous city in Colorado. Arvada retains a small-town feel with its historic downtown, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In the future will include 1 of 3 area transit stops as part of the metropolitan FasTracks light rail system currently under development. Arvada's land encompasses nearly 23,000 acres (32.8 square miles). A trail system links with Denver trails on the east and the foothills of the Rocky Mountains to the west, and thousands of acres of parks and open spaces. Arvada also takes great pride in the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 1 of the largest multi-disciplinary art and cultural centers in the country.



We met our Realtor at 11am on Saturday and we looked at 6 houses in 2 hours. We aren't ready to buy until spring but we wanted to get a feel of what Arvada has to offer. It was a pretty good 1st day.
  • 1st House - 6 Bdrm, 3 Bath, built 1972, 3,048 sqft, or $285,000 in Pomona Lakes (nice breakfast nook, hot tub, yard, patio)
  • 2nd House - Open House, 4 Bdrm, 3 Bath, built 1973, 1,823 sqft, for $235,000 in Club Crest (nice kitchen counter tops, garden)
  • 3rd House - 4 Bdrm, 4 Bath, built 1976, 3,078 sqft, for $310,000 (nice wood floors, kitchen, doggie door, flag pole, bedroom deck, basement wet bar)
  • 4th House - 4 Bdrm, 3 Bath, built 1966, 2,489 sqft, for $275,000 in Maplewood Estates (nice front yard, hot tub, tri-level)
  • 5th House - 3 Bdrm, 3 Bath, built 1990, 3,101 sqft, for $310,000 in Stefan Ridge (nice big master bedroom, fireplace)
  • 6th House - 4 Bdrm, 3 Bath, built 1974, 2,880 sqft, for $269,900 in Oakwood (nice backyard, deck, cozy)
6572 Owens Court, Arvada CO
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Location: Arvada, CO, USA

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