“but it’s gotten easier”
not if there are not houses for sale ... a recent report in a local newspaper indicated less than 2,000 dwellings are for sale on the front range of colorado extending from castle rock to fort collins, and 1,000 dwellings just burned to the ground in the Marshall fire a few days ago with practically zero hope of rebuilding any time soon due to a paucity of supply of building materials and labor ... the housing market in colorado is frozen because if you sell there’s nothing to buy as a replacement ... all thanks to Covid Joe ...
For sure, I qualified that by admitting location can play a big part of it. I have a lot of family in Colorado and am well aware of the housing shortages there, it’s been an issue my whole lifetime. You mentioned Fort Collins and my brother used to live just a few miles away from there in Greeley.
It’s hard to get homebuilding resources there, and the building season is short, for starters. People have had to invest a lot into the homes that exist due to the harsh conditions. Then there’s lots of out of state money coming in to invest, or retire, which push prices up even further.
The way to go in a situation like that is to just start small. Get a condo, and maybe not in the trendiest part of town. That’s what my brother did, when he moved to Greeley. It was just part of the price for living generally where he wanted, while still building his future. Thanks.