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Broker Associate

Mike Gebhardt

Before we work together, let’s just have a call.

From my roots in finance in New York to my small business background here in Colorado, my skills translate to helping you find serenity and balance in your life. Why? Because I want to help you not make the mistakes I’ve made getting here.

It’s stressful buying or selling a home. Am I making the right decision? Do we really need a bigger home? Is an investment property right for me? Have you asked yourself these questions?

My experience, in life and in business, can offer you a different perspective than most real estate professionals. I don’t feel like I have to get you to a transaction. I much more feel like I need to understand your goals, your holistic view to life, and your risk tolerance before we can talk about your specific real estate needs.

Sure, if you need to downsize, or upsize, or use some equity you have to purchase a second or third investment property, I will show you techniques to get that done efficiently and economically. But maybe the time isn’t right for a transaction and we’ll just put a plan in place for some time to watch the market or be ready for a specific opportunity.

Let’s just have a short 15 or 20 minute call to see if we can get on the same page with these ideas.

For Sellers

What are the reasons for selling?

A savvy agent will ask you some questions about your decision to sell your home.

  • Why do you want to sell your property?
  • Do you need a larger or smaller property?
  • Are you moving to another school district, neighborhood, city, or state?

These answers may be self-evident to you, but it’s certainly worth a discussion before anyone is talking about price and marketing and such. Of course, how much you realize in your pocket from a sale might enter into your thinking. But we feel that all the reasons financial, geographical, and emotional need to be explored by the broker and client early on.

Early on in the process, you and your agent should establish the best time frame for your sale. Seasonality is a big part of real estate. The market changes from month to month and season to season. A seasoned broker will understand the tone and tenor of the marketplace with respect to timing so you can realize the most stress-free transaction. There is a favorable time to sell in your market, and your broker should be able to address this question.

Without a doubt, this seems to be the most misunderstood aspect of a home sale that brokers don’t understand. A serious consideration of your current and expected future financial condition needs to be assessed before a serious conversation should be engaged about a home sale. Our team can effectively measure the cumulative effect of the net proceeds of your sale on your situation. It is not as cut and dried as it may seem. We understand some aspects of tax planning, and estate planning, and have a team of advisors at the ready to help you with these questions. We ensure that you will take control of your financial situation with any sale we take on for you.

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For Buyers

Buying a home for most people is one of the largest transactions

Buying a home is one of the most significant financial and emotional decisions you'll make. It’s not just about finding the right house—it’s about making informed choices that will impact your future for years to come. From navigating complex financial considerations to understanding market trends and managing the details, having a knowledgeable and dedicated guide by your side can make all the difference.

The right real estate agent should not only help you find the perfect home but also ensure you feel confident every step of the way. When choosing an agent, consider:

  • Do they take the time to listen to you and truly understand your needs?
  • Are they responsive and available when you need them?
  • Do they have deep local knowledge and access to opportunities beyond what’s publicly listed?
  • Can they provide insight into the financial aspects of your purchase to help you make the best decision for your future?
  • Are they continuously learning and staying ahead of market trends?
  • Do they take the time to listen to you and truly understand your needs?
  • Are they responsive and available when you need them?
  • Do they have deep local knowledge and access to opportunities beyond what’s publicly listed?
  • Can they provide insight into the financial aspects of your purchase to help you make the best decision for your future?
  • Are they continuously learning and staying ahead of market trends?

My approach is simple: I treat your home purchase with the same care and diligence as if it were my own. My goal is to take the stress out of the process, provide clear guidance, and help you find a home that aligns with both your lifestyle and financial goals.

Let’s connect and see if I’m the right fit to help you on your home-buying journey. I’d love to hear what’s most important to you and how I can support you in making the best possible move.

For Investors

Do you want to buy a home, or build wealth?

I’m not sure what I was taught, but what I learned was this: go to work, a lot. Make as much money as you can, and save that money as cash. And then someday retire, and live off of your paper investments; your IRA, and 401K.

Along the way, buy a home or homes and build equity in them, but by and large, save your cash.

That worked for some people, maybe a quite a few. But what I want to present to you is that isn’t the only way to do it. What I want to show you is another way to get ahead. I would humbly like to present another way to build wealth. A method that’s building wealth faster and with more safety than other methods being touted out there.

Our methods impart using the equity in your home (s) to build equity faster and safer using moderate leverage to increase not just return, but also your lifestyle balance. All while decreasing risk.

I know your advisors at Schwab and Fidelity aren’t presenting this to you. And that’s why I feel compelled to present it to you.

What we do here at Front Range Real Estate is teach you the value of ROE; the return on equity. Using some basic concepts of commercial real estate as adapted to residential real estate, we can show you how to reach your goals in life with as much or as little risk as you desire. And we show you how to do that faster and cheaper than the prescribed way of building a portfolio of paper assets that have a hidden underlayer of expenses that you never see.

To be sure, yes you will own rental properties in our scenarios. But no, you won’t be cleaning toilets and fixing roofs yourself unless you want to. You will be providing a much-needed service to your community and your neighbors. And you get to decide how hands on you want to be.

You get to decide whether you want to be in LTR (long term rentals), MTR (medium term rentals – like those offered to visiting nurses and such), or STR (like VRBO and AIRBNB vacation properties). All three of these strategies have their advantages and disadvantages. All three of them are very viable in Colorado. Our aim is to present the alternatives to you and help you decide which makes more sense to you based on your family’s needs.

1) Review & Realign Goals

2) Have a Holistic View of Your Portfolio

3) Analyze Individual Investments

4) Explore Opportunities with Scenario Modeling

5) Create Your Portfolio Architecture Action Plan

We’ll enact these five steps together, and decide what your portfolio architecture should be; whether an entire portfolio of properties or just your primary residence.

Client Testimonials

Mike was easy to work with and efficient in his communication. He was flexible in his scheduling, and worked hard to get us what we wanted. He helped us get our first home!

- Jared Z.

Mike was the real deal. He would've shown us 100 houses if we wanted, and as soon as he would know right away whether it was worth anything to us or not. He was always on our side and looking out for our best interest. Mike was always available and responded quickly. He always had hope he'd find us THE house, and that he did. It doesn't get better than Mike.

- Victoria C.

I found Mr. Gebhardt to be very professional and thorough in his dealings between the buyer and me. He is very eager and determine to satisfy his clients. Kept me informed throughout the whole process of selling my house

- Thera O.

Mike helped me both sell and buy my house. It went very smooth considering all the moving parts. We priced it right. I worked with a stager he recommended. I had 5 offers in a week. He has an awesome network of professionals he set me up with. Mortgage broker, attorney, inspector. Pretty much seamless. I haven't sold a house for 25+ years. You can trust him to take good care of you.

- S. Peck

We are so please to recommend Mr. Mike Gebhardt. His excellent service, frequent communication, professionalism and dependability, made the sale process so much easier for us. We knew instantly that we had selected the right Agent. In addition, he went above and beyond our expectation; therefore, we would certainly recommend his services to anyone that is interested in selling a home.

- Marichucha S