Molly Eldridge

Your Crested Butte Real Estate Guide

What do Clients Say?

Molly is true professional- thorough, knowledgeable, responsive, a great problem solver and a tough negotiator. She is very well connected in the Crested Butte community and uses those resources to facilitate a smooth transaction. Most importantly, I always felt like she was truly watching out for me. Highly Recommended!!!

Kelly G.

Molly’s great. We’ve worked with her through three transactions, both buying and selling, and couldn’t be happier. She knows CB real estate inside and out. When it comes to buying, she listens and is very good at zeroing in on what sort of property will work for you, and as far as I can tell has limitless patience for indecisive clients (which we totally are). Whether buying or selling, she’s a deft negotiator. And she’s also a lot of fun to drive around and look at properties with. We can’t recommend her highly enough. We’ll be working with her on any future real estate transactions in CB.

Rob Z.

Molly has been a terrific agent for us twice — helping us sell a condo in Crested Butte a few years ago and more recently helping us sell a 4-bedroom home. She has exhibited exactly the right balance of aggressiveness and patience with us and on our behalf.

Brad & Laura

We’ve used Molly on two transactions and she closed a deal with some good friends of ours too and we are very happy with her real-estate skills. We’ve bought two houses through her and are currently trying to sell one of them. I highly recommend Molly and her company Red Lady Realty!

Bob & Steve

Molly was the key to finding and buying our new CB house. My wife and I had looked at properties with Molly for three summers before really being ready to commit to another Colorado house. Each time she was knowledgeable, informative, and patient. She was always available and flexible. When we finally found what we had been looking for, Molly was great with helping to formulate a plan, decide on a reasonable starting point, and respond to the sellers in a fair and logical way. We trusted her insight and opinions. Getting from opening offer to close and even helping with setting up utilities and some repairs was a snap thanks to Molly. I’m certain that buying a house from a thousand miles away would have been much more difficult without her. My wife and I both recommend her to anyone even considering real estate in Crested Butte without reservation.

David & Susan Light

About Molly

I am a full-time Realtor who understands that buying the perfect property requires someone to notify you as soon as it is for sale and that you will get the highest price for your property when you have timely information to make decisions. Whether you are buying or selling, I focus on communication throughout the process and strive to make your transaction smooth, stress-free and hopefully even a little fun too.

I am currently the managing broker and owner of Coldwell Banker Mountain Properties in Crested Butte.  In 2015 I purchased Red Lady Realty – Crested Butte’s oldest real estate company – and in September 2018 we merged with Coldwell Banker Bighorn Realty to create a new force in real estate in Crested Butte.

There are a lot of opportunities to further your education in the real estate business.  I think it is important to continue learning how to serve my clients better and to do the best job I can for them.  I have focused on a few certifications that I feel are important and have given me additional skills to help my clients in all aspects of real estate transactions.

I have completed many hours of education to become a Certified Residential Specialist (CRS), Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager (CRB) Accredited Buyers Representative (ABR), charter member of RSPS (Resort & Second-Home Property Specialist) and complete the SFR (Short Sales & Foreclosure Resource) Certification.

As a member of the Gunnison County Association of Realtors I am also a part of the Colorado Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors. I was the president of the local association from 2013 – 2014 and am currently the Member Services Committee Chair and RPAC Co-Chair for the Colorado Association of Realtors.  I also serve on the Resort and Second Property committe for the National Association of Realtors.

I grew up in Taos, NM and moved east to attend Phillips Exeter Academy and Trinity College in Hartford, CT, but soon returned to the mountains. When we moved to Crested Butte, we immediately started major renovations on Irwin Lodge which we managed for five years.  In the process, I developed some lasting connections with people in all aspects of construction.  In addition, I have assisted in the management of major renovations in town and my husband has his own plumbing and heating company, A&A Mechanical.  These connections will be valuable to anyone buying, selling or building a home in the Gunnison Valley.

I also worked in property management in Crested Butte working on vacation rentals and caretaking second homes.  This is a very important part of purchasing an investment or vacation property here so you should have the information you need about the expenses involved, income potential and things to take into consideration when selecting a manager.

Homeowners associations are involved in a lot of the purchases in Crested Butte whether it is a condo association or an association to take care of the roads, gates and other common areas.  Having managed over 10 during my time in property management, I will make sure you have all of the information you need to make the right decision about a purchase.

I feel lucky to live in Crested Butte and to be raising my boys here. This is an exciting time in Crested Butte and I would like nothing better than to help you be a part of it.