Verified
Source document, official rule, current listing field, written vendor quote, or direct owner record.
The opportunity brief
A deal of the month worth opening.
Not a breathless listing blast. A dated, property-specific field note that shows why an opportunity is interesting, where the evidence is strong, and what still needs work.
The editorial rule
Interesting is not the same as investable.
Every brief earns attention by being candid about uncertainty.
Active inventory, permits, platform results, owner calendars, and comparable supply change. The brief gets a publication date, source dates, and a visible confidence label so old information never masquerades as current truth.
- 01Why this property reached the short list
- 02Personal-use strengths and tradeoffs
- 03STR rule, HOA, and permit verification status
- 04Comparable set and confidence notes
- 05Conservative, base, and upside scenarios
- 06Setup, furnishing, repair, and reserve range
- 07Remote-owner operating plan
- 08Open questions and next due-diligence actions
Evidence labels
The reader always knows what kind of number they are seeing.
Platform screenshots alone are discovery clues, not a revenue history.
Observed
Dated comparable evidence that closely matches location, capacity, amenities, and quality.
Assumed
A visible modeling choice that the reader can change in the analyzer.
Unknown
A question that must be resolved before a purchase or rental-use decision.
The source ladder
Use the best evidence available—and say when it is not enough.
1Official and first-partyJurisdiction, assessor, HOA documents, MLS fields, inspections, insurance, utilities, and written vendor quotes.
2Authorized market dataLicensed STR analytics or owner-provided platform histories with location and quality context.
3Public comparable observationsDated nightly rates, calendars, review velocity, amenities, and booking-window observations used as directional evidence.
4Scenario assumptionsExplicit choices used to test sensitivity—not presented as facts.
Your next useful step
Start with the home you want to use.
Ready to talk about a property or your plans? Call Ed at 970.306.5022 or send him an email.
Use the open resources and planning worksheet to organize your questions. Ed can help you discuss a current shortlist, the ownership questions to investigate and your next steps.
Organize your Colorado plan
Keep your situation, timing and property questions together. The worksheet produces a summary without sending a request.
Open the planning worksheet