ARCHIVED  November 1, 1998

Seniors find patio homes key to carefree, country living

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Ready to give up yard work but not ready for a retirement home? Many seniors are finding that patio homes fill the bill.

“It’s a great interim between having your own single detached home and living in a retirement community,´ said Dorothy Elder, relocation director for Sears Real Estate in Greeley. “The nicest thing about patio homes is there are no attached walls.”

Another selling point is that since the homes are maintenance free, seniors can travel as they please without worrying about tending their property. And many do just that, while the neighborhood association takes care of yard work, including…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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