On October 16, 1095 Quartzville Road in Alma closed at $804,000. That's 99.3% of the list price, with no seller concessions. It went under contract on September 23 and closed 23 days later.
The road to that closing was longer than the numbers suggest. The home first came on the market in February 2025 with another brokerage, and that listing expired at the end of May. I took it on that summer, and in June 2026 we relaunched it with a different plan. That's the one that worked.
The Home
It sits on just over an acre in Placer Valley, backing directly to Pike National Forest, about 15 miles south of Breckenridge over Hoosier Pass. It's a three-bedroom, three-bath home with 2,272 square feet, vaulted ceilings, and a view across a forested basin to the high peaks of the Mosquito Range. A lock-off suite with its own entrance, bedroom, bath, and living room gives an owner the option to live in the main house and rent the rest.
The sellers had put real work into it: a new boiler, fresh interior and exterior paint, repaired siding, a redone driveway, a new garage door, and new decking with a hot tub.
What Changed the Second Time
Nothing about the relaunch was clever. It came down to three things.
The price met the market where it was. We priced it from what was actually closing in the area, not from what it had been listed at before. The market had moved, and the price needed to move with it. Once it did, buyers could see the value instead of negotiating toward it.
We went to the brokers who had the buyers. Rather than wait for the right buyer to stumble onto the listing, I worked the reverse prospecting tools in the MLS to find brokers whose clients had searches matching this home, and I reached out to them directly. In a smaller market like Park County, the buyer is often already working with someone. The job is making sure that someone knows about the house.
We had every answer ready before anyone asked. I built a full due diligence file up front: the short-term rental revenue history, the well permit, the septic permit, the renovation details with receipts, and the utility bills. On a mountain home with a well and septic, those are exactly the questions that slow a deal down or make a buyer nervous. Having them answered on day one made it easy for a buyer to say yes.
If Your Listing Didn't Sell
An expired listing isn't a verdict on the house. It's usually telling you that the price, the presentation, or the reach didn't line up with the buyers in the market at the time. This home is a good example. Same house, same view, and a different result once those three things changed.
If your mountain home didn't sell and you want an honest read on why, my expired listing audit is the place to start, and this piece on expired listings walks through how I think about a relaunch. Or just reach out, and we'll talk it through.