For recruiters
A local housing contact for your Denver-bound candidates.
When a candidate asks where to live, give them a local point of contact. I help incoming buyers compare neighborhoods, evaluate homes from a distance and coordinate a purchase around their start date.
Jackson Granger Coldwell Banker Realty | Global Luxury
Downtown Denver and the State Capitol.
What comes up
The housing questions candidates bring to you.
- Where should I live?
- Usually asked before the offer is signed, by someone who has never driven the commute.
- What will my budget buy?
- A fair question you should not have to answer with a guess or a search link.
- Can I buy before I start?
- It depends on their financing, current home and appetite for risk. Renting first is often reasonable.
- How do I see homes from out of state?
- Video walkthroughs, documents first and a short visit to the strongest options.
Consent first
How an introduction works.
You mention the option
Tell the candidate a local housing contact is available if they want one. No obligation.
They consent
Only with the candidate’s agreement do you share their name and email, or they contact me directly.
We talk
A 20-minute conversation about their workplace, needs, range and timing.
They get a brief
A short written brief they own. Nothing personal comes back to you unless they choose to share it.
The deliverable
What the person you introduce receives.
Scenario
An incoming professional with a new role at a Broomfield worksite.
- Planning horizon
- About 8 weeks before the start date
- Planning range
- $1M to $1.3M, supplied by the buyer as a hypothetical
- On-site schedule
- Two days a week at the worksite
Place to investigate
Broomfield
Homes vary widely in age, size and style. Which parts of the city match the type of home Alex wants?
Verify next: Drive from two or three candidate streets to the worksite at the actual travel time.
Scope and ownership
How the service works.
- Pilot terms
- During the pilot, the introductory conversation and written brief are offered without an employer program fee.
- Representation
- If someone later wants help buying a home, representation and compensation are discussed with them separately under the applicable written agreements.
- Existing benefits
- If your organization has a relocation benefit or a required provider, those conditions are checked first.
- Ownership
- The person moving owns their conversation and brief. Nothing personal is reported back to you unless they choose to share it.
By role
Where the brief tends to focus.
- Engineering and technical roles
- Questions the brief can cover: how a hybrid on-site schedule changes which places are worth investigating, and how to compare a home office setup from a distance.
- Permanent healthcare roles
- Questions the brief can cover: what the drive looks like at shift-change and on-call hours, checked by driving it rather than estimated.
- Legal and professional roles
- Questions the brief can cover: timing a purchase around a fixed start date and a current home sale, and weighing space against proximity to the office.
Your local contact
Jackson Granger
A counselor first. Candidates get straight answers about tradeoffs, not a sales pitch.
Before real estate, Jackson spent more than a decade in project management, managing complex timelines, leading cross-functional teams and overseeing projects representing more than $250 million in value. He moved into real estate in 2023 and also writes The Granger Report, a newsletter about the Denver market.
Jackson Granger, Broker Associate, Coldwell Banker Realty | Global Luxury. Colorado FA.100105702. This is Jackson’s own local service as a Coldwell Banker Realty agent, not a corporate relocation program.
More about JacksonService area
Where I work.
Denver Metro, plus Broomfield, Westminster, Thornton, Erie, Lafayette and Louisville to the north and northwest.
Denver neighborhoods
North Metro cities and towns
South Metro cities
Questions
Frequently asked.
Do I need my employer to arrange this?
No. Anyone moving to the Denver area can reach out directly. Employer or recruiter support is welcome but never required.
My recruiter or employer mentioned you. What did they share?
An introduction only happens with your consent. If a recruiter or employer suggests me, nothing about you is passed along until you agree to be introduced, and you decide what to share.
My employer has a relocation benefit or a required provider. Does this conflict?
Please check your benefit terms first. Some packages require a specific provider or process to keep the benefit. I will ask about those conditions early and work within them, never around them.
Will you push me to buy right away?
No. Renting first is a reasonable choice in many situations. We look at the criteria together, and if renting first makes more sense, that is the plan.
What does the first conversation and written brief cover?
A conversation of about 20 minutes about your workplace, household needs, timing and budget range, followed by a short written brief: places worth investigating, the tradeoffs and questions for each, an ownership cost worksheet to complete with your lender, and a timeline of decisions.
Is that the same as hiring you as my agent?
No. The introductory conversation and brief come first. If you later want representation to buy a home, that is discussed separately and set out in a written agreement, including how compensation works.
How does the next step work?
Send the short form on this page. I read it personally and reply by email to set up a time to talk. Nothing is scheduled automatically.
Next step
Discuss a candidate’s move.
Tell me about your organization and where you hire. Please leave out candidate names or personal details; those come later, with the candidate’s consent.
Prefer to call? 469-500-7387 or jackson.granger@cbrealty.com.