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Important Amenities When Buying Crested Butte Home

August 13, 2018 By Chris Kopf

Important Amenities When Buying Crested Butte HomeImportant Amenities When Buying Crested Butte Home

Deciding what amenities you and your family want when buying your Crested Butte dream home is essential. Knowing what important amenities you want to have access to will determine your location. And location is everything! Naturally the location of your home will also be determined by your budget. A 4,000 square foot home located downtown or next to a ski run, or on the banks of a trout stream, will be a valuable property. If you take this same home and put it in a subdivision far away from town, you will see a much lower value. So you must consider what important amenities you want to have available to you, your family and your guests! 

Important Amenities for Year-round Activities

Do you think you will spend more time in Crested Butte in the winter or summer? What do you like to do during those seasons? What do you think you would like to learn to do? Maybe you want to learn how to ski or mountain bike or stand-up paddle board!

Important Amenities When Buying Crested Butte HomeThe nice thing about buying a dream home in Crested Butte vs. the beach is that there is a change of seasons. This makes it fun to visit and spend more time experiencing all the activities, events and adventures the full year has to offer. Owning a Crested Butte home is sort of like having two homes; there are different activities and events when visiting your “ski home” in the winter, and then your “mountain home” in the summer. 

You can certainly have the best of both worlds in terms of access from your home. Many trails or dirt roads that you hike or bike on in the summer may offer great options for Nordic skiing in the winter. If the trail is groomed, then both classic Nordic (cross country) skiing as well as skate skiing will be options.

Important Amenities for Skiing

If skiing is part of the allure, does Crested Butte mountain offer you the terrain you enjoy skiing? Or do you think you and your family and guests will tire of the lack of challenging ski runs? Or perhaps you’ll be dissatisfied with long lift lines? Keep in mind that your skiing skills will likely improve. The more advanced terrain you may not be comfortable skiing today might be what you want to ski in the future. Ditto for your spouse and family.

Important Amenities When Buying Crested Butte HomeIt’s also important to realize that operating a ski area is expensive. Even well managed resorts are dependent on real estate sales as a component of their annual income. If skiing is important to you, you must understand that the real estate economy in the town affects the ski area.

There are many examples of ski areas that have shut down, leaving ski homes sitting adjacent to a ski lift that may never start spinning again.

Important Amenities for Summer Activities

Important Amenities When Buying Crested Butte HomeIn the summer time it often gets busy with people on trails, at secluded lakes, and fly fishing in rivers.  Parking in town, or getting into Crested Butte restaurants may also become more difficult during this time of year.

Crested Butte offers access to hundreds of miles of backcountry hiking and biking in the summer. The option to “hike right out your back door” appeals to many people, and getting onto a trail quickly and easily is a nice amenity, especially with guests. However, this may mean that lots of people are hiking and biking past your home.

Riverfront Home For Sale Wilder on the TaylorProperty that offers private fishing rights or fishing access to shared or public water is another very nice amenity. Some of these homes may be farther out away from Crested Butte and can be a great remote spot for a summer home, but may not be as desirable in the winter.  There may be a longer drive to and from town or the ski area. Be aware as well that some remote properties may have great access in the summer, but there may be no snowplowing of roads in the winter and access is “seasonal”. This means your dream home would be difficult to use year-round. 

Important Amenities When Buying Crested Butte Home Thoughts

Crested Butte Co Real EstateI hope you see the level of detail and time and effort I put into this candid article Important Amenities When Buying Crested Butte Home.  I have become a Top Real Estate Agent in Crested Butte by helping my clients to make informed decisions. Some decisions are not always easy.

This is representative of what you can expect from me as your agent.

If you have questions about what home with what amenities might be the right one for you – contact me directly to discuss.

Thanks,
Chris.

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Chris Kopf Author Real Estate AgentI have over 30 years of sales and marketing experience and am a top real estate agent in the mountain town of Crested Butte, Colorado representing affluent clients who are buying and selling their homes and properties. To see featured properties or search the MLS – visit chriskopf.com.

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Bobby Nichols

"The first moment we met Chris, my wife and I knew he was all about what is happening in real estate sales in Crested Butte. He knows his job, the marketplace and the innovative ways to market your home in today's electronic internet space. A real professional that understood us and our needs in handling a very successful sales transaction. "

 
Crested Butte Real Estate by Chris Kopf
2015-02-11T13:45:19-07:00
"The first moment we met Chris, my wife and I knew he was all about what is happening in real estate sales in Crested Butte. He knows his job, the marketplace and the innovative ways to market your home in today's electronic internet space. A real professional that understood us and our needs in handling a very successful sales transaction. "  
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Jeff Hollings

Chris is outstanding! We recently bought a second home in Crested Butte and Chris did a great job throughout the whole process. He has a thorough understanding of the market and the benefits and drawbacks of various locations. He was very patient with us as our preferences evolved throughout the search. He gave us valuable information on which to negotiate the purchase. He had great follow-up during the inspection/closing process (when we were not in town) and made sure all of the commitments made by the seller were properly completed.
Crested Butte Real Estate by Chris Kopf
2015-02-11T13:46:48-07:00
Chris is outstanding! We recently bought a second home in Crested Butte and Chris did a great job throughout the whole process. He has a thorough understanding of the market and the benefits and drawbacks of various locations. He was very patient with us as our preferences evolved throughout the search. He gave us valuable information on which to negotiate the purchase. He had great follow-up during the inspection/closing process (when we were not in town) and made sure all of the commitments made by the seller were properly completed.
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James Brennan

This was our first experience trying to purchase additional land with hopes of building a home. Chris was tremendously helpful throughout the entire process and his professionalism showed.
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2014-10-14T17:59:24-06:00
This was our first experience trying to purchase additional land with hopes of building a home. Chris was tremendously helpful throughout the entire process and his professionalism showed.
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Jane Saltzman

Chris was terrific to work with. The house sold faster then I ever expected! He was particularly helpful for this second home owner that couldn't always get there to take care of house issues. Thank you Chris!!!
Crested Butte Real Estate by Chris Kopf
2015-02-11T13:49:37-07:00
Chris was terrific to work with. The house sold faster then I ever expected! He was particularly helpful for this second home owner that couldn't always get there to take care of house issues. Thank you Chris!!!
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Georges Lussier

The thought of a short sale was intimidating, but Chris made the experience very easy with lots of guidance from start to finish. I would highly recommend Chris for any Real Estate need buying or selling.
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2014-10-14T18:05:40-06:00
The thought of a short sale was intimidating, but Chris made the experience very easy with lots of guidance from start to finish. I would highly recommend Chris for any Real Estate need buying or selling.
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Frank Stringer

Chris Kopf is a wonderful person to work with on any real estate matter you may have in Crested Butte. He is extremely knowledgeable of all elements of the Crested Butte area. He helped us recently to buy a new second home in Skyland and the entire experience was first class under Chris's guidance. I would highly recommend him to anyone who has a real estate need in Crested Butte.
Crested Butte Real Estate by Chris Kopf
2015-02-11T13:51:04-07:00
Chris Kopf is a wonderful person to work with on any real estate matter you may have in Crested Butte. He is extremely knowledgeable of all elements of the Crested Butte area. He helped us recently to buy a new second home in Skyland and the entire experience was first class under Chris's guidance. I would highly recommend him to anyone who has a real estate need in Crested Butte.
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Paul & Julie Keesee

Chris was quite helpful in showing us homes in the area we were interested in and contacted us when new listings were available. We not only consider him our realtor but also a friend.
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2014-10-14T18:05:59-06:00
Chris was quite helpful in showing us homes in the area we were interested in and contacted us when new listings were available. We not only consider him our realtor but also a friend.
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Jim & Sandra Wickham

Chris' patience and persistence paid off for us in finding the right house for the right price. We would highly recommend Chris to any potential buyer.
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2014-10-14T18:06:18-06:00
Chris' patience and persistence paid off for us in finding the right house for the right price. We would highly recommend Chris to any potential buyer.
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Tom & Mary Aton

It was a great experience working with Chris, after showing me what I thought I wanted, he advised me of the pros and cons on the different condos and found one that I am thrilled with.
Crested Butte Real Estate by Chris Kopf
2014-10-14T18:06:31-06:00
It was a great experience working with Chris, after showing me what I thought I wanted, he advised me of the pros and cons on the different condos and found one that I am thrilled with.
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Dan Aquaviva

This agent has a very strong knowledge of the local area. He was very helpful in screening properties for potential purchase.
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2014-10-14T18:05:26-06:00
This agent has a very strong knowledge of the local area. He was very helpful in screening properties for potential purchase.
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