Ken Hutchison of Metro Brokers Tall Country Realty specializes in residential mountain homes in the foothills of Denver.

Interviewer:  Hi I am Kathy Soltero from Metro Brokers TV.  Today we have in the studio with us Ken Hutchison.  He is the broker owner of Tall Country Realty in Conifer.  Thank you so much for coming in today. 

Ken:  Thank you. 

Interviewer:  Tell me about where is Conifer? 

Ken:  Well Conifer is southwest of Denver about 25 miles from Downtown and about 25 miles from the Denver Tech Center. 

Interviewer:  So... mountain country? 

Ken:  Very much, in the foothills, about 8000 feet, with very beautiful vistas and views and everything. 

Interviewer:  All right.  How long have you been in the real estate business? 

Ken:  Well I started the business in 1971. 

Interviewer:  Wow, so you have seen a lot. 

Ken:  I have yes,

Interviewer:  Tell us about your experience, tell us a little bit about what you do and what you specialize in? 

Ken:  Well I do residential real estate and I have built houses, mainly for first time home buyers.  And I really have specialized in that because I really enjoy dealing with first time home buyers. 

Interviewer:  It's quite a different market these days isn't it? 

Ken:  Oh, yes completely different. 

Interviewer:  Tell us about some of the things that you are seeing that so different in the areas that you are working in? 

Ken:  Well, I work in the Evergreen, Conifer, Bailey, and Pine areas. You have got to cover a large area because there aren't very many people up there.  So, you deal with quite a few different aspects of real estate. 

Interviewer:  And are you doing bank owned properties as well, short sales, you are still seeing a lot of that up there in the mountain area? 

Ken:  Yes we are seeing that, that's mainly the main business that we are in right now. 

Interviewer:  Okay.  Have you seen it kind of like trickle off a little bit or? 

Ken:  Yes, we are having a shortage of homes that are on the market right now.  You don't get to pick and choose like you used to. 

Interviewer:  Right.  Tell me about mountain real estate versus the neighborhood real estate that we are used to here down in the Denver Metro area.  How is that different? 

Ken:  Well mountain real estate is different because you have wells and septics and you need somebody that understands what is a good well production?  And septics you have got to have an inspection before you can even purchase a house in Jefferson County anymore.  And then the other thing that you always got to look for in the mountains is you want a house that gets good sun and good driveways.  And those things will save you immense amount of money in utility bills. 

Interviewer:  How do you know that when you are up there and you are looking around because you are kind of surrounded by all these mountains? 

Ken:  Well you can tell... you've got to look for the sun!

Interviewer:  Yeah, and the snow, right? 

Ken:  And the snow if there is snow on the ground and you look over to the left or right and there is no snow you think well I would rather be over where the sun is.  You bet. 

Interviewer:  Exactly, all right.  Well Ken, how can people reach you? 

Ken:  You can reach me at 303-838-1661.  I am located at 2627 Conifer Road in Aspen Park. 

Interviewer:  Okay and do you have a website as well or...? 

Ken:  Yes the website is TallCountryRealty.net. 

Interviewer:  Ken thank you very much for coming in and talking with us today and telling us a little bit about your real estate. 

Ken:  Thank you. 

Interviewer:  Good luck to you. 

Ken:  You bet. 

Interviewer:  And for more real estate related videos like this one.  Be sure to tune in to metrobrokerstv.com. 

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