Practical Colorado real estate advice from Herzog Properties: Denver market updates, buying and selling tips, mountain and ski-home guidance, short-term rental rules, cash offers, and step-by-step guides to probate, trusts and inherited homes.
An empty inherited house is a winter risk in Colorado. Here’s how vacancy clauses work, who should call the insurer, your coverage options, and how to protect the home until it sells.
Insuring a Vacant Inherited House in Colorado: What Heirs Need to Know This Winter Read More »
Inherited a Colorado house that still has a mortgage? Learn who pays it, whether the lender can call the loan due, how to keep it current during probate and how the loan is paid off when you sell.
Selling an Inherited House With a Mortgage in Colorado: What Heirs Need to Know Read More »
Many Colorado homeowners 65 and older qualify for the senior property tax exemption but never apply. Who qualifies, when to apply, and what to ask before you move.
Colorado Senior Property Tax Exemption: Do You Qualify? (Video) Read More »
Thanks to the stepped-up basis, many Colorado heirs owe little or no capital gains tax when they sell an inherited house. Here’s why, in 30 seconds.
Inherited a House in Colorado? Capital Gains Explained (Video) Read More »
Just inherited a house in Colorado? Watch Denver Realtor Adrienne Herzog explain the 5 first steps: protect the home, check the title, confirm who can sell, get a date-of-death value and compare your options.
Inherited a House in Colorado? 5 First Steps Before You Sell (Video) Read More »
Latest home prices, sales and days on market for Highlands Ranch, Littleton, Lone Tree and Castle Pines, using the newest Redfin data (September 2026), plus what it means for buyers and sellers.
South Metro Denver Housing Market: October 2026 Read More »
October 2026 brought the fewest Denver metro closings for any October since 2010, while detached prices held steady and 65% of sales included a seller concession. Here’s what it means for you.
Denver Housing Market Update: November 2026 Read More »
Who qualifies for Colorado’s senior property tax exemption, how to apply by July 15, and what happens to it when you sell, downsize or inherit a home.
Colorado Senior Property Tax Exemption: Who Qualifies and What Happens When You Sell Read More »
Inherited a house in Colorado? Learn how stepped-up basis works, when heirs owe capital gains tax, and how to keep the tax bill low when you sell.
Capital Gains Tax on an Inherited House in Colorado: Stepped-Up Basis Explained Read More »
When you owe capital gains tax on a Colorado home sale, how the $250,000/$500,000 exclusion works, and what changes for inherited homes and rentals.
Do You Pay Capital Gains Tax When Selling a House in Colorado? Read More »