We are finally finished cleaning up after ourselves from our invitation-only barbecues in Canon City and Penrose. On July 19th, we had a big blowout at our 465 Valley Road office and had about 150 in attendance. We roasted about 200 pounds of beef, 120 hoagie buns, 12 cases of soda, 3 gallons of baked beans, and 100 ears of corn. It was a really fun time and a great way to get acquainted and re-acquainted with our friends and neighbors at Dawson Ranch, Gold Canon, and Wolf Park. We had a contest for 2 tickets on the Royal Gorge Dinner Train for the person who came closest to guessing the average sold price of homes sold in the three developments from January 1st through July 19th of this year. The winner was Thomas Powell from Colorado Springs, who guessed $279,000. The answer was $275,449.

On July 26th, we did the same thing out at Top Rail Ranch and the turnout exceeded our expectations. We didn’t expect as big of a turnout primarily because our mailing house rejected our invitations to the folks that own property at Top Rail Ranch, so Montoya and I went door to door on Saturday and invited everyone individually. When all was said and done, we went through almost the exact same amount of food. The Top Rail contest winner was none other than Mr. Fred Ferro, cabinet maker extraordinaire. Fred guessed came closest to guessing the average sold price of the homes sold in Top Rail Ranch from January 1st through July 26th. He answered $289,500 and the answer was $287,000. Fred and his wife Juanita will be enjoying dinner for two on the Royal Gorge Route as well.

We’re planning one more barbecue for September, we don’t have a date yet, but we might just make it a Keller Williams Premier Realty anniversary party and celebrate our rocket-like climb to the top of the Fremont and Custer County real estate market. Can you believe it? In just 4 short years, we made it to Numero Uno!