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June 2, 2026
#618: A $405K Rehab, a Tear Gas House, and $181K in Profit What These Flips Reveal About Denver Right Now
The Denver fix and flip market 2026 is producing a strange combination. Strong showing activity and soft offer volume. One Arvada property sat through 57 showings in 44 days. The deal that finally came in fell apart when the buyer’s grandmother refused to release the down payment. That’s the market Derek Marlin is navigating right now. Derek Marlin founded Elevation in 2014. The company does fix and flips, wholesaling, fee-based project management, and runs a brokerage team at eXp. He also runs
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May 26, 2026
#617: How to Avoid the GC Mistake That Turned a $1.2M Bid Into a $2M Build
Three years into a Denver luxury redevelopment, Paul DeSalvo knows what real estate development mistakes actually cost. Paul, a Denver real estate investor and broker, is back to walk through every one of them. In this episode, Paul returns to update host Chris Lopez on a sweeping redevelopment in Berkeley, Denver — a 1902 Victorian transformed into a 5,500 sq ft, 6 bed/6 bath luxury home with an 850 sq ft ADU and 3-car garage. He shares what went well, what hit hard, and what every investor sho
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May 19, 2026
#616: Denver’s 2026 Market Feels Weird Right Now… Here’s Why
The Denver housing market April 2026 update shows a familiar story. Prices have been flat for three straight years. Rents have softened back to levels not seen since late 2021. So where does that actually leave Colorado investors right now? Chris Lopez brings the full panel together for this monthly update. Jenny Bayless covers the Colorado Springs market as both a broker and active investor. Jeff White of Envision Advisors tracks Denver’s small multifamily market closely. Brandon Scholten mana
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May 12, 2026
#615: Multifamily Down 15-50%: Where Denver Investors Are Finding Deals in 2026
The Denver multifamily market 2026 data is in — and it’s more complicated than most headlines suggest. Average rents have dropped back to Q4 2021 levels at $1,758. Vacancies have climbed from 5.8% to 7.5% in two years. Concessions have nearly doubled year-over-year to 10.1% of gross rents. And in some parts of the metro, prices are off 50% with zero buyer activity. So what does the Denver multifamily market 2026 actually mean for Front Range investors? Chris Lopez just returned from the Passive
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May 5, 2026
#614: Houses Flat, Condos Down 8% — What Denver's Q1 Data Actually Shows
Denver condo prices are down 8% since 2022, and houses have gone essentially flat — but is the correction over or is there more to come? In this episode, Chris Lopez walks through Q1 2026 data from Your Castle Real Estate, mapping 52 years of Denver price history to show exactly where each asset class stands today. He explains why condo corrections always play out slowly, even during major market events like the 2008 crash, and why multifamily — already down 15 to 35% — represents the stronger e
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April 28, 2026
#613: 8 Colorado Landlord Laws You Need to Know in 2026
2026 Colorado landlord laws introduced more housing-related bills than any year in recent memory — and landlords nearly paid a steep price. One proposal would have let tenants halt evictions mid-process with claims as vague as “transportation issues.” Another would have required landlords to attach a full lease to every demand notice. Neither passed — but the margin was closer than most investors realize. Chris Lopez sits down with Brandon Scholten, owner of Keyrenter Denver and a deeply active