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By The Legacy Group, The LegacyGroup of CrossCountry Mortgage
(CrossCountry Mortgage)
Surrounding Sedalia area is a prime area for 100% financing on a home loan. Sedalia, Colorado buyers can get 100% financing on new home purchases in close by areas.This 100% program is truly not just for rural housing but for most of the geographic areas surrounding Sedalia, Colorado qualifies for: - 100% Financing Available- Small Monthly Mortgage Insurance (.30% of loan amount per year)- Interest Rates are still very competitive compared to Conventional and FHA. The biggest benefit is no down payment to a USDA loan- true 100% financing- with long term, 30 year fixed rate loans. Low MI (mortgage insurance) compare it to FHA and Conventional and see the savings! Let's take a look at qualifying requirements for a USDA home loan: There are some geographic areas that do not allow for USDA ...
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By James A. Browning, MRE REOCertified(R) SSCertified
(Browning Real Estate School/REO Institute)
This course is specifically created to teach Residential Brokers how to increase their income and knowledge regarding Duplexes & Multi-Family properties.Class Description:In this class, Residential Brokers will learn how to increase their income by learning the terminology and tools necessary for (Duplexes & Multi-Family) valuations. We will go through the sources of income, creating valuations using the Income Approach, and Sales Comparable Approach. We will review how to utilize the tools to determine Net Operating Income and Capitalization Rate.Date: Tues Nov 12thTime: 9:00 am – 4:00 pmCost: $75.00Location: Homestead TitleAddress: 8480 E. Orchard Rd, 4th Floor Conference Room,Greenwood Village, CO 80111Credits: 6CEInstructor: James A, Browning, James Browning Real Estate School Spon...
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By The Richards Group, JD, ABR, GREEN, SFR, Denver CO Home & Real Estate
(CCP, LLC - Denver CO Home & Real Estate)
Featured Neighborhood: Christy Ridge Home & Real Estate For Sale Christy Ridge Home Search Sedalia CO Home Search Metro Denver CO Home Search When you are ready to look at homes (or have one to sell) in Christy Ridge of Sedalia CO give me a call. I would love the opportunity to earn your business! Mark at 720.733.1548. View Christy Ridge Neighborhood in Sedalia CO in a larger map _________ Copyright 2011 by Mark Richards - The Richards Group, All Rights Reserved "Sedalia CO Home Update - Featured Neighborhood: Christy Ridge Home & Real Estate For Sale"_________
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By The Richards Group, JD, ABR, GREEN, SFR, Denver CO Home & Real Estate
(CCP, LLC - Denver CO Home & Real Estate)
Featured Neighborhood: Dawson Butte Home & Real Estate For Sale Dawson Butte Home Search Sedalia CO Home Search Metro Denver CO Home Search When you are ready to look at homes (or have one to sell) in Dawson Butte of Sedalia CO give me a call. I would love the opportunity to earn your business! Mark at 720.733.1548. View Dawson Butte Neighborhood in Sedalia CO in a larger map _________ Copyright 2011 by Mark Richards The Richards Group, All Rights Reserved "Sedalia CO Home Update - Featured Neighborhood: Dawson Butte Home & Real Estate For Sale"_________
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By Mike Hendren
(Mike Hendren Photography)
A few days ago, I was treated to a spectacular, fiery sunrise the morning after a few inches of fresh snow softly coated the pines near home. Hear was a golden opportunity to try out some HDR (High Dynamic Range), using my new camera, the Nikon D7000.  So far I've been thrilled with the results from this camera, finding it to produce very clean images with low noise at reasonable ISO's. One of the things I'm really liking is the ability to save settings to two of the positions on the mode dial:  U1 and U2.  I haven't tried everything but I'm happy to report that you can save your AEB (bracketing) settings and even other positions on the mode dial.  For instance, when I select U1 now, the camera is set to the Aperture Mode and is ready to shoot 3 bracketed images with 2 EV spacing - qui...
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By Mike Hendren
(Mike Hendren Photography)
We all talk about which camera is the best or which lens is the fastest or sharpest, always looking for that perfect combination that might help us take awesome photos.  However, the absolute most important part of any photography shoot is the brain. A great photographer can capture excellent images with almost any camera.  That's because they not only have a very high level of knowledge of photographic technique and highly tuned technical skills, but they think . . . they think about what they want that final image to show.  Then they consider what they must do to accomplish that goal.  Just a few things that must be considered (and mastered) are: lighting, focus point and DOF (depth of field), shutter speed (stop the action - or is blur desirable), composition, and much more. So, the...
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By Mike Hendren
(Mike Hendren Photography)
Photo © Mike Hendren, 2009 One morning in November, I looked out the window to see what promised to be a gorgeous sunrise.  Fortunately, my Nikkor 14-24mm lens was already on my camera, a Nikon D700, so all I had to do was grab the tripod and run out the door.  I set up just behind the house and saw the bright clouds reflected in the windows of the house and giving a warm golden glow to the stone work. One of the primary requirements for good HDR (High Dynamic Range) images is a tripod.  Even if the normal exposure could be hand held, you still need to be sure that every image in the bracketed series will line up perfectly.  Photomatix Pro, the software I use to process HDR images, can do a decent job of lining up images, but the result is often less than desirable if a tripod was not ...
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By Mike Hendren
(Mike Hendren Photography)
 Photo © Mike Hendren, 2009 This summer, after a thunderstorm had passed overhead, I noticed a double rainbow out my window. After taking a few shots, my wife got home and said, "You've got to see the rainbow at our neighbor's house." So I grabbed my camera and drove down.It was such a nice setup with the bright double rainbow, seemingly coming down right at their house.  The sun was shining in the foreground and there was a dark sky behind to highlight the entire scene.I only got a single exposure of this so a true HDR image was not possible. So I made a virtual copy in Lightroom, exported the two images to Photomatix Pro, and separated them with 4 ev (that's a function of Photomatix). After the Photomatix processing, I imported the results back in to Lightroom. There I cooled the col...
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By Mike Hendren
(Mike Hendren Photography)
Photo © Mike Hendren, 2009   We had a few inches of fresh snow just a few days ago.  The morning brought us clear skies and sunshine, and as I walked around the end of my garage, I was treated to this beautiful sight!   This mule deer buck was just meandering along, looking for food (or maybe love - it is the season), and of course my sudden arrival definitely got his attention.  But he didn't run - he just stood there like a majestic statue studying my every move.   I quickly went back in the house, got my camera, and was fortunate enough to get off a few shots before he finally walked away.   I did discover a little trick with Adobe Lightroom on this image - I desaturated the blue channel to get rid of the blue colored snow back in the shadows without affecting any of the other color...
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By Mike Hendren
(Mike Hendren Photography)
This morning, while waiting for my first cup of coffee to brew, I noticed these copper canisters sitting on the counter.  So, I grabbed my Nikon D700 with the 14-24 mm lens, set it on the countertop and fired off 5 bracketed shots.Then I played with several of my software "toys" : First, I exported the 5 images into Photomatix Pro to merge them into a single High Dynamic Range (HDR) image. Next, I exported the HDR file into Nik Color Efex Pro and used their "Glamour Glow" filter to soften the image. Finally, in Lightroom, I just tweaked the exposure a little and did some noise reduction to end up with this final image. One of the things I like about this image is the way the four different textures work so well together:  copper canisters, granite counter, stone tile back splash, and w...
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By Mike Hendren
(Mike Hendren Photography)
I've been thinking about this for a while.  We all stay in touch - sporadically - occasional emails and phone calls where we try to "catch up", but there are so many things that happen to us between times, it would be impossible to remember to talk about all of them.  So we try to update the really important highlights and some of the other stuff gets lost. But, you see, some of "the other stuff" - the little things - funny or heartwarming things - can also be helpful in keeping up with what we're feeling and experiencing on a daily basis.  It can be a window into who we really are. For instance - A couple of nights ago, just before bedtime, Sophie was hurriedly trying to eat a bedtime snack - a little something to get her through the night.  Bella wasn't participating like she normall...
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By Mike Hendren
(Mike Hendren Photography)
I apologize for "tootin' my own horn" - - - but I just couldn't help it.  :-) I recently moved my photo blog  http://thrumikesviewfinder.com to Wordpress.com to be hosted there.  Within a couple of days, my most recent post about "Canyonlands Nat'l Park", got promoted to the Wordpress.com home page.  Man, you talk about a BUMP in hits - from almost nothing to over 700 the first day.  Yeah, yeah, I know - for many of you that's not that many, but for me, it's BIG!  :-) Anyway, I knew that you folks, of all the people I know, would appreciate this the most so I wanted to share my success with you - I realize it can be fleeting, but it sure is fun when it happens! Plus, I truly feel that all of the practice, comments, and support I've been so fortunate to receive right here on Activerain h...
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By Mike Hendren
(Mike Hendren Photography)
I've been watching them for about a week, now - about 20 of them.  They've been slowly circling the house, apparently scoping it out from every direction.  We're surrounded by trees and brush but I still see them from time to time - methodically, checking out every angle.  They even pretend that they're not looking at us - - but I can tell they are. It's obvious who their leader is - he's the big guy with the red beard, most likely known as "Red", or "Big Red", or maybe something even more ominous.  You can also tell that the others defer to him so he must have a mean streak.  I'll have to really keep my eye on him. The problem with living in the country is that emergency services and the sheriff take a while to respond, but we're prepared.  I keep the doors and windows locked and the p...
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By Mike Hendren
(Mike Hendren Photography)
Photo © Mike Hendren, 2009   One evening, after a rain shower passed through, I saw this gorgeous rainbow just behind my neighbor's house, not far from Sedalia, Colorado.   It looks like the rainbow is going right down their chimney - I need to get in there to see if that "pot of gold" is really there!  :-)   I used Nik software's Color Efex Pro, Low Key filter to enhance this image and give it that dramatic look.
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By Mike Hendren
(Mike Hendren Photography)
Photo © Mike Hendren 2009 I found this old rusty plow sitting in a nice green pasture, not far from Sedalia, Colorado.  The scene was so serene and peaceful that I couldn't resist.  Plus, I think it kind of reminded me of the fact that I retired about 5 years ago, but didn't stay retired like this old plow.  Of course, maybe it went through cycles, too, where it was put away for a few years and then brought back into action, tilling the soil for a new crop.  Old, rusty, and tiny compared to the huge multi-disc plows that farmers use these days, it still stands ready to work if needed.I used Lightroom to crop and enhance the green colors a little, then sent it off to Photomatix (single image) where the Tonemapping / Detail Enhancing functions brought out some of the details in the shado...
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By Mike Hendren
(Mike Hendren Photography)
American Flag TatteredCanvas, originally uploaded by SensorPhoto. (This flag was found flying proudly in Sedalia, Colorado - it's since been retired.) I know some of you object to flags that should have been "retired", but personally, I can't fault anyone who proudly displays our beautiful flag, even in this tattered condition.When I look at this torn symbol, I see pride and love of country. Of course, it's time for it to be replaced by a new one, but who of us can say in these difficult economic times when another person can or cannot afford that.I would much rather see this ragged flag instead of a bare flag pole.I hope you all take time to remember and show your appreciation to those in the armed forces who risk their lives in the service of our country, preserving freedom.
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By Mike Hendren
(Mike Hendren Photography)
This old, rusty motorcycle sits on the roof of one of the buildings in the small town of Sedalia, Colorado.  It seems emblematic of the motorcycle "gatherings" that often take place, here. On most weekends, if the weather is nice, lots of people take the opportunity to get out and enjoy the beautiful Colorado scenery from the breezy seat of a motorcyle.  Invariably, many of them will gather at a local watering hole in Sedalia called the Sedalia Grill, to enjoy great barbecue, ice cold beer, and usually some live music. So, if you've got a motorcycle, drive it out to Sedalia on the next warm Saturday afternoon and have some good old small town fun.  If you don't have a motorcycle - it doesn't matter - come on out, check out the bikes, and join in the festivities.
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