Tons of people who’ve decided somewhere along the way in life that the blue skies, mountain vistas and quietude of living in the mountains will be better than chasing fleeting tangible wealth in the rat race of the city. Packing up all belongings out of a McMansion and heading up to the clean crisp air of Colorado. You may dream about the life in the high country to solve the everyday problems of over population.
Let me just say that Evergreen homes for sale is in one of Colorado’s best mountain towns and certainly is beautiful, complete with crisp air, mind blowing scenery, and abundant wildlife nevertheless there are important considerations when buying Evergreen homes for sale
1.) Consider your place wisely. There are lots of high mountain towns that might get you far enough away from the city but each town has its little nuances that you will want to consider.
For example what is the average price of a home? What is the typical distance to important stuff, what are the shopping opportunities and what are the roads and services like? If you plan to visit the big city every now and then you will want to check the availability of highways and how far the towns are to Denver.
2.) Consider the location of the home itself. One challenge of moving to an area of high elevation is that the weather will be dramatically different from summer to winter. A home at the end of a long dirt road in July may be an ice castle with limited access in the middle of February! Try to locate a home on the south side of a mountain. This location provides considerably more sunlight than the north faces. Snow will melt faster and roads will open sooner on the south facing sides, while homes located on the north slopes will have significantly more snow accumulation and that snow will last much longer.
3.) Wildfire mitigation- if your goal is to be off the beaten path or at least farther out of the fray than the majority of population consider also how the fire department will get to your home during a wildfire. Your driveway must be built with a consciousness of the size and lack of maneuverability of large tanker trucks. Firefighting in the mountains requires bringing large amounts of water to the site. Therefore your driveway has to accommodate those large trucks—including areas to turn around. Be sure your address is easily visible at the point where your driveway leaves the public road. Never stack firewood against your new cabin. This of course would fuel a fire. Although, having your firewood 30 feet from the house will make for some very cold evening walks!
4.) Living among wildlife- Always keep your trash well secured so that bears do not learn to visit your home for food. All animals look cute enough and it’s tempting to feed them. But the more frequently deer visit your home, the more often the nearly invisible puma will stalk its way through your Evergreen CO homes for sale property. That’s a fellow you don’t want to visit you.
5.) Plan ahead for power outages in Evergreen homes for sale- Most of the mountain towns in Colorado like Conifer and Evergreen will have overhead power lines providing services to your new home. Unfortunately during times of extensive snowfall, these power lines notoriously come down. Without a plan you may be blacked out and powerless. If you can afford one a generator is an excellent solution. And of course flashlights with fresh batteries should be easily accessible and numerous.
6.) Road blockages- Depending on how far out your Evergreen home on the top of a mountain is you may have trees come down across one of your access roads. This is easily solved if you own a quality chain saw.
7.) Water and Food- Every now and then in the spring and fall in Colorado we get a huge snowstorm that closes the roads and limits access to Evergreen real estate, kills the power and renders the ill prepared in a bind. Don’t let this happen to you! Simply store a large cache of food and drinking water in a long term pantry. Don’t forget that since most homes in the hills are served by well water—if there is no electricity there is no well pump to get water to the faucet.
8.) Driveway maintenance- one of the first things you should do upon finding your Conifer real estate is to plan for driveway snow removal. Either get a snowplow yourself, a large snow blower or contract with a local snow plow driver to visit your driveway every time the snow accumulates to a certain depth. Don’t wait until the snow storm to hire a snowplow or you may be waiting for days.
Overall, moving to Evergreen is a dream come true for countless well prepared people. The key to happiness with Evergreen CO homes for sale is preparation. Plan ahead with these helpful tips and enjoy the beauty and splendor of the Rocky Mountains just west of Denver! Lastly, be sure you own a truck when you get here. Even a four wheel drive car is hard pressed to plow through the frequent deep snow accumulations we receive in the mountains. If you plan to buy Evergreen homes for sale —plan to get a vehicle that was made for this environment.
