180 closings
Verified transactions over the prior five years, 112 of them buyer side.
An Edgewood NM realtor needs to understand water, because almost every property out there is on a well and most buyers have never owned one.
Melissa Salazar works Edgewood and the East Mountains corridor regularly, as part of an Albuquerque metro practice.
She covers the East Mountains corridor properly rather than as an occasional drive.
Private well, shared well, or a community system. The depth, the recovery rate and the shared-well agreement matter more than the countertops.
A shared well with a vague agreement is a problem you inherit, and it is not always obvious from the listing.
Septic condition and the date of the last inspection. Propane versus electric heat and what that costs through a January. Who maintains the road in snow, and whether that is in writing.
These are the four things that turn a beautiful five-acre property into an expensive year.
Space, quiet, pines, and a sky you cannot see from inside the city.
Buyers who want that will not be talked out of it and should not be. They should just know what the trade costs before they sign.
Verified transactions over the prior five years, 112 of them buyer side.
Total verified sales volume across those transactions, averaging $423,100.
Licensed in New Mexico since 2018, and a professional real estate photographer since 2016.
Edgewood needs someone who understands well and septic, propane, fire mitigation and winter driving, because almost every property there involves at least two of them. Melissa Salazar works Edgewood and the East Mountains regularly.
Water is the first question. Most properties are on a private well or a shared system, and the depth, the shared-well agreement and the recovery rate all matter. Septic condition, propane versus electric heat, road maintenance in winter, and defensible space for fire are the others.
Roughly twenty-five to thirty-five minutes to the eastern edge of Albuquerque depending on where in Edgewood you are and the weather. It is a real commute and it is worse in snow.
You generally get more land for the money. The house itself is not always cheaper, and the ongoing costs of well, septic and propane are real and often surprise buyers.
Tell Melissa what you are trying to do and when. If the answer is that you should wait, she will say so.