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About Highlands Ranch Colorado
Located in Douglas County, Highlands Ranch is just 12 miles south of Denver CO.
Highlands Ranch was purchased by the J.F. Shea Company in august of 1997. The first residence moved in September of 1981.
In 1999, a small group of business people started exchanging ideas, concerns, and issues. That group formed into a steering committee who elected a board and the Chamber of Commerce of Highlands Ranch officially kicked off April 19, 2000.
Douglas County provides Highlands Ranch with police protection, street maintenance, public street snow removal, traffic signal maintenance, and regional park maintenance.
Highlands Ranch continues to be one of the strongest master planned communities in the United States with sustained, managed growth.
Highlands Ranch Indoor recreation program consists of four community recreation centers, indoor and outdoor pool facilities and residential architectural review are managed by a homeowners association known as the Highlands Ranch Community Association. There are also sub homeowner associations located in neighborhoods across the community.
Highlands Ranch has an impressive trail system that spans 40 miles offering distance and variety from narrow 18" single tracks that wind through the prairie to wide 8' to 10' concrete paths for walkers, runners, cyclists, and inline skaters.
Highlands Ranch schools are an important part of its community and the school system is part of the highly acclaimed Douglas County School District. Highlands Ranch is served by four private schools, 15 public elementary schools, three middle schools, and three high schools. "Year-round" schooling gives Highlands Ranch students an educational edge.
A fun point of interest, Highlands Ranch is the home of the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Highlands</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ranch</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Mansion</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> located at <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">9900 S. Ranch Road</st1:address></st1:Street> the mansion is a huge castle design and was built in 1891. In 1926 Frank Kistler purchased the property, it is said that Frank’s daughter Julia still haunts the home, people have reported seeing her in her bedroom and have heard sobs even when nobody is home. It is also said that a clock in the hall chimes even though the clock has been broken for some time. Sources hauntedDenver.com, Strangeusa.com, ^The Denver Newspaper
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Some Highlands Ranch neighborhoods - Back Country, Carlyle, Eastridge Pointe, Eastirdge, Eastirdge Terrace, Eastridge Village, falcon Hills, Firelight, Hawkes Pointe, High Gate, Highlands Ranch Golf Club, Highwoods, Hillcrest, indigo Hill, Kentley Hills, Lantern Hill, Mansion Hills, Masion Place, Mansion Pointe, Northridge, Palomino Park, Richmond Point, Settlers Village, Southridge Crossing, Stonebury, The Hearth, Timberline Ridge, Town Center, Tresana, Weatherstone, Westridge Glen, Westrifge Knolls, Westridge Meadows, Westridge Pointe and Westridge Village.
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Whether you are in a buyers' or sellers' market, taking too much time to initiate an offer can cost you money, especially if you are planning to offer less than the asking price or will be asking for special terms. If your offer is the only one on the table, the sellers will consider it, and if they don't accept it, they may make a good counter offer. While you are "sleeping on it", however, you risk the possibility of another offer coming in. If another buyer appears on the scene, you lose an important advantage while you and the sellers are going back and forth with offers and counter offers. A buyer who really wants that special house will make the best possible offer --as quickly as possible.
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