Category: vacation home

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SLC Crown Burger and Development

Hey everyone, I am in Salt Lake City today. I don’t get to come up here very often now that I’m in Real Estate and not construction and stay in the Wasatch Back more. I just had lunch at Crown Burger on North Temple. And if you’ve never had lunch at Crown Burger you’ve got to put that on your bucket list, it is great food; their pastrami on their Crown Burger is so good. But I just wanted to point out a couple things, it is fun to see what is happening in Salt Lake. 
As I looked across from Crown Burger there use to be a hotel that was called Temple Inn and they demolished it last year. You can see it right there and they are building a new multi-unit residential building. It will have 240 units in it and has a couple floors of parking. So it’s exciting to see that they’ve got some housing going in here. 
I know that Salt Lake passed some changes to their zoning around their transit areas so that they encourage more restaurants and cafes and shops on the ground level. I don’t know if this will have it, but it’s exciting to see. But this is close to the Triad Center, close to the Gateway. You can see right down here, that old building with the water tower-the red building-the Salt Lake Hardware Building, that is the coolest building. 
Years ago, back in the early 90’s I had an opportunity to go in there before they started doing some remodeling. And the building was built in the early 1900’s and at the time it had like some 5 acres of floor space. It was the biggest warehouse type building west of Chicago I think is what I heard. Anyway, I think it was Gastronomi who bought the building and did a lot of restoration on it. It’s a really neat building and now they’ve got some other residential and Class-A office space over there by the hardware building. 
Anyway, fun to be in Salt Lake, I’m glad we don’t have the inversion, nice to have some beautiful snow. But I do like living in the Wasatch Back, so if you’re in Salt Lake and you want a second home or a home in the Wasatch Back, get a hold of me, I’d love to help you find a place up there. And then you can come to Salt Lake and visit like what I do. 
Anyway, take care everyone and we’ll stay in touch.
Best Regards,
Brian Olsen – Utah Realtor
C: 801-318-3108
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Recently purchased Cabin in Heber City, Utah!

A client of mine recently purchased this beautiful 
cabin in the Timber Lakes development in Heber City, Utah. 
Are you looking for your ideal vacation or second home? Only 30 
minutes from Park City, Timber Lakes may be a perfect place for you.
This 4 bedroom/3 bathroom, Single Family, 
Log Cabin was built in 2002. With 1.6 acres, 
a wraparound porch, and 3,400 square feet.

Please contact me today for additional information
and to find your ideal property.
Best Regards,
Brian Olsen – Utah Realtor
C: 801-318-3108
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Remodel Spaces! Built-in Bunk Beds

Bunk Beds: Get prepped for the Holidays!

Have you seen built-in bunk beds??
I’m in Midway with a client here from California. They recently purchased their second home and are excited for their large family to come visit!
When they bought this home they talked about doing some remodeling in order to fit so many people more comfortably. There is a large bedroom so they came up with a crafty way to put a lot of bunk beds in – I just have to show you this!
So with this bunk bed project, they now have room to sleep TEN!

 They’ve got six single beds and then two on the end of the room are double size beds. Completing this project has made it such a nice room!
A lot of people, especially when they have a second home, vacation home or frequent family reunions could really use something like this! Many of us in this situation have wondered, “How can we get more people to sleep comfortably here? We’re going to have family coming over and we have grandchildren…how are they all going to fit? 
MAKE A BUNK ROOM!
This is a wonderful example of just how you could make your own home more comfortable for your loved ones! 
If you have a desire to do something like this, whether it’s your own home and you have a lot of children, you have a vacation property, or you have lots of visitors, this is just a great way to do things!!
If you have any questions, let me know. We can hook you up with a contractor or I hope this simply gives you an idea of a project you can start with your current contractor.

Good luck with your projects! Have a great new year! 
Best Regards,
Brian Olsen – Utah Realtor
C: 801-318-3108
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Water Storage & Rain Water Collection

I am at a home in Wallsburg that I have listed for sale (no longer for sale). It’s on Main Canyon road, it’s a beautiful home, but I just wanted to tell you a little bit about this home and a little bit about the laws in Utah.

This home is kind of interesting. A lot of people talk about water storage and this home, what they did is they built a concrete vault;  a ten thousand gallon tank, that they have a float in, that keeps the water in this tank at a certain level. So they use it as water storage for their home, and they have a pressure regulator with the tank so they can regulate the pressure into their home. So as multiple showers, dishwasher, or other water is used, it maintains a certain pressure.

Now for some information about water capture. Utah used to consider rainwater as public use water, and so you couldn’t capture rainwater.

Back in 2010, Utah passed a law (Rainwater Harvesting) that you can legally catch rainwater. So you can have your rain gutters go into a barrel and you can catch rainwater. However, you can only catch 2 – 100 gallon containers worth of water without registering with the state. State law says that you can catch up to twenty-five hundred gallons of rainwater if you register with the state.

Feel free to contact me with any questions and I’ll help you increase your confidence and reduce your risk.

Best Regards,
Brian Olsen – Utah Realtor
C: 801-318-3108
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Income Generating Vacation Homes

Buying a 2nd home is what many people want so they have the ability to stay at their favorite vacation location whenever they want without the need to reserve a room or rent a home.
What many of these buyers also consider is there the ability to rent the home at least enough so that I get enough income to pay the taxes, or the HOA fee or some other expense.
In my area, during peak ski season and also the Sundance Film Festival, many properties may be rented for enough to cover some pretty big expenses and possibly even have something left over.
With the options of airbnb, tripping.com, vrbo, homeaway, etc. there are plenty of options to be able to rent your vacation property from 1 day to 365 per year.
The infographic below provides some interesting recent survey statistics – contact me if you want specific information about your area along the Wasatch Mountains:
Take care,
Brian Olsen
Wallsburg World Realtor
C: 801-318-3108
www.bolsenre.com
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