Sinopsis
Barb Schlinker, the Real Estate Voice of Colorado gives education about how to buy and sell homes in the Colorado Springs Market area.Barb helps people list and sell homes in a matter of days not weeks and usually she can do that at 100% of asking price. When Barb's team helps buyers in this hot market they are able get the buyer their dream homes at their price over all the other competition. Barb's Real Estate Radio show airs every Sunday at 4pm on KVOR with her host, Richard Randall.
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Top 5 Improvements That Command Top Dollar & Hot New Listings
20/01/2021 Duración: 13minMost Home Sellers believe their home will sell as is with all of its faults. What are the top five home improvements that help home sellers command a great return on their investment?Buyers mostly want Move in ReadyBut if they cannot get that they want a Great Deal!Buyers Mostly Pay top Dollar for Move in Ready Homes and we can help you present your home that way.Buyers are Moving In with all the Cash They HaveMost do Not want to Remodel..Here are so key areas of focus to get your homes ready for top dollar:1. Kitchens2. Bathrooms3. Flooring4. Condition5. Curb AppealWhat we do: We HelpHelp people get their homes ready for saleHelp People learn what to do and what not to doHelp People plan out the showing process to get top dollarTake pictures then look at them….#3 Tip – Top ROI - Price Your Home to Sell!Overpricing = Net LessPricing at Market = Net the MOSTPrice Your Home:Realistically vs OptimisticallyWe can show you how to do that!#4 Tip – Images Matter!The days of taking bad pictures is behind usBuyers el
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Home Sale Preparation - How to Sell for Up to 11% More
19/01/2021 Duración: 11minSegment 2Home Sale Preparation - How to Sell for Up to 11% MoreHow much difference does home sale preparation make when selling a home?The #1 Question we get from home sellers is…What do we need to do and what NOT to do to get our home ready for sale?Small investment = Big ROIBuyers Want HGTVYou Need an Agent That Knows:What to do and what NOT to do to get top $To Fix or Not FixPosition the Home with Pricing and Improvements to Get Top DollarMarketing Strategy:Updated Homes = Top DollarAggressively Priced homes = Top DollarHomes Priced Realistically vs Optimistically = Top DollarExamples of Home Sale PreparationDeclutteringRe-purposingVacant StrategyHow does the Barb Schlinker Team help people prepare their homes for sale?We find that most home sellers have a pretty good idea on what’s broken and needs to be fixed vs updating. Repairs would be things like, broken appliances, roof, plumbing leaks. Etc.Pre Inspection OptionThe Top FIVE Home Improvements that Maximize Your Return on Investment and some hot NEW
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Real Estate Catch 22 – Having A House to Sell Before You Buy Your Next Home
18/01/2021 Duración: 11minSegment 2Real Estate Catch 22 – Having A House to Sell Before You Buy Your Next HomeOne of the biggest challenges for home sellers is the classic Real Estate Catch 22 – Having a House to Sell Before They Buy Their Next Home, what are some things a home seller can do to make it easier on themselves?1. The Real Estate Dilemma is TWO FOLD.2. Needing the Net Proceeds?Option 1: Sell the Home!Option 2: What if the You have NOT lined up a Destination?Option 3: To make an offer on a home Contingent on Your Home SellerWe are talking about the real estate Catch 22: What are some other things a seller can do?Option 4: Do Not HAVE to sell to performCall us about our Home Sale Guarantee: We can make an offer on their home so they can buy their next home NON-Contingent on the Sale.The goal is to get the home sold for TOP Dollar, our system provides them with a FALL BACK plan.Not every home seller qualifies for our Guaranteed Sale but you can call us to ask us about it. HOME SALE PREPARATION – How to Command up to 11% MORE
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How To Sell a Home the Right Way in a High Demand Market
15/01/2021 Duración: 11minSegment 1 How To Sell a Home the Right Way in a High Demand MarketWhat are some great tips to sell a home the Right Way in a High Demand market?There are 426 SF Homes on the Market in El Paso Teller and Elbert CountiesThere are 56.7% FEWER Homes on the marketHome values have increase by 19.2% in just 1 year!Interest Rates at Record Low LevelsWhat does that look like if you are thinking of selling?Multiple offers to choose from if:you are priced realisticallyyou hire the right agent who know how to command top dollar Pick the best offerPick and choose you preferred closing dateSmooth on time closingI’m Barb Schlinker with YHSGRC… I have helped thousands of home sellers sell for top dollarNot every agent is the sameIf you are thinking of making a move and would like Tips on how to prepare and position your home to command top dollar Get a great idea on how much your home will sell for in this marketCall us at 719 301 39001.DESPERATE AGENTS DO DESPERATE ACTS!a.I got selected to list the house over the agentb.Thi
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Top Five Showing Mistakes to Avoid & Hot New Listings
14/01/2021 Duración: 12minSegment 4Top Five Showing Mistakes to Avoid & Hot New ListingsBarb, Most Home Sellers believe they should be home during showings. What are the top five showing mistakes home sellers should avoid?Buyers and their agents prefer to be able to view the property without distraction.However, it is your home so if cannot leave, it is ok but there some things you can do to make it go well..Try not to hover while they are viewing the homeTell them you can be available for questionsAvoid disclosing all the homes faultsPresent your home in the best possible light:I’m Barb Schlinker with Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty Colorado and I have helped thousands of home sellers sell their homes for top dollar.If you are thinking of making a move, give us a call at719 301 3900.When Presenting a Home For Sale You Should Make sure:Your home needs to look its bestClean, Decluttered, SmellsGoodAvoid cooking food with strong odorsAvoid strong candles or air freshenersYet baking cookies is great…As long as you leave some for th
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How to Pass Your Home Inspection When Selling Your Home
13/01/2021 Duración: 12minBarb, many home sellers worry about expensive repairs that can come up on a home inspection, What can home sellers do to pass their home inspection?1.Sellers are happiest when I get their home under contract
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How to Sell a House if There is a Loss in the Family
12/01/2021 Duración: 12minBarb, many home sellers worry that if they have to sell a after a loss in the family can be very overwhelming. What are some of the issues home sellers must know before putting their Colorado Springs area home up for sale while facing a loss in the family?1. Having to sell a home after losing a spouse or like what happened to me both parents can be challenging.2. But there are some things you can to do make it run a little more smoothly:I’m Barb Schlinker and I have helped not only my only family but many, families handle the sale of the homes owned by family members who passed away.If you want more information about how to do this you can call my office any time at 719 301 3900If it’s a spouse and you own the home as Joint Tenants in title:That means rights of survivorship and a way to avoid probateNo IssueA parent, if you know it will happen to can ask to be added to title and same applies.3. If you are facing a family loss and need to sell a property:Give us a call at719 301 3900 and we will be happy to h
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Why Agent Selection Matters
11/01/2021 Duración: 12minWe have heard that there are much more limited choices of homes for buyers to choose from. Can you tell us why that is and why this is a great time to sell a home, even in the middle of winter?The Colorado Springs area real estate market is, by far one of the HOTTEST in the CountryHome values have increase by 17.1% in just 1 year! What does that look like if you are thinking of selling?Multiple offers to choose from if:you are priced realisticallyyou hire the right agent who know how to command top dollarPick the best offerPick and choose you preferred closing dateSmooth on time closingI’m Barb Schlinker with YHSGRC…I have helped thousands of home sellers sell for top dollarIf you are thinking of putting your home up for sale you should be concerned about hiring an agent who:1.Suggests an unreasonably high asking price2.Discounts their fee just to get a listingMeadow story3.Does not know how to command Top Dollar4.hours to go and show – how does that seller know that other buyers would not pay more?Not ever
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Top 5 Misconceptions Home Sellers Believe about Their Homes
08/01/2021 Duración: 12minSellers want maximum value for their home to be happy.1. Don't Sell It Like It's Still Your HomeThe most impactful changes you can make prior to selling a home are easy and affordable changes that a buyer will see as an objection and assume will cost a lot of money to fix. Hire a professional stager and if there are original, cheaper fixtures that date the home, such as cheap builder lighting and plumbing, spend some money and upgrade the home prior to sale. - 2.Early Preparation Is KeyMany sellers don't realize they need to begin the process 60 days in advance of when they want their home on the market. If you are aiming to list in April, begin the process in February. Start by meeting with a few agents to decide who you are most comfortable working with. Then get a list of tips to prepare your home for sale, allocate some time to preparing your home and decide on list price. - Allan Rankin, Re/Max Royal Properties Realty Ltd. Brokerage3.Listing Price Is The Most Important DecisionSellers who
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Do Home Sellers Really Save Money When Hiring a Discount Agent
07/01/2021 Duración: 11minA lot of people believe this market is so hot, there is no issue with selling a home. So why go with a full commission, full service agent when you can get the same services, pretty much from an agent who discounts their fee. Are they really saving money?Everyone wants a great deal! But is a home seller really saving money going with a discount agent?I recently sold a client’s home who had been on the market for years and years with no sale.I not only got it sold but for $40,000 OVER the appraised value.Not all real estate agents are the same.If fact we are all different!You want to choose an agent that show you how they can command you the MOST amount of money when you sell…not the least.I’m Barb Schlinker with Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty. I have helped hundreds of home sellers who tried to hire a discount agent who charges low fees but their homes ended up NOT selling with that agent!If you are thinking of making a move and want to know:Want to know:You can call our office any time at719 301 3900 or
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How To Sell A House When Facing A Divorce
06/01/2021 Duración: 11minHow To Sell A House When Facing A DivorceBarb, many home sellers worry that if they have to sell a home facing a divorce that the process will not be fair or equitable and they will lose money. What are some of the issues home sellers must know before putting their Colorado Springs area home up for sale while facing a divorce?1.Having to sell a home and divide up assets in a Divorce can be:very stressfulVery personalVery emotion2.You are not alone.50% of the population faces Divorce at some time in their lives.3. You need a neutral, straight forward and highly experiences Real Estate Broker to help you sell a home.I’m Barb Schlinker with Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty Colorado.I have helped thousands of home sellers, some of which have had to go through a Divorce and sell a home.You can download my Free Report entitled: Divorce: What you Need to Know About Your House, Your Mortgage and Taxes.To order your report visit: BarbHasTheBuyers.com and click on the Green Button in the upper right corner or call 71
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Why Winter is a GREAT Time to Sell a Home
05/01/2021 Duración: 12minWhy Winter is a GREAT Time to Sell a HomeWe have heard that there are much more limited choices of homes for buyers to choose from. Can you tell us why that is and why this is a great time to sell a home, even in the middle of winter?The Colorado Springs area real estate market is, by far one of the HOTTEST in the CountryHome values have increase by 17.1% in just 1 year!Why?Jobs & the EconomyGreat place to live and playExodus from high tax massive citiesThe biggest shock though is the crazy low inventory of available homes!Normal years we saw a bell curve of inventory through the year2020 represented a drop – like an elevator from March onReasons could also be:People reluctant to move in a rising marketUncertainty in the future economyMay not be affordable to buy their next homeWe can give you some great advice on this!No CostNo ObligationIf you are thinking of making a moveWant to know:What your home will sell for in this marketHow to prepare to sell your homeHow much you will put in your pocket when it
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Tips On Those Last Minute Details About Moving
30/12/2020 Duración: 11minTips On Those Last Minute Details About Moving & Hot New ListingsBarb, When Home Sellers plan a move, this is no small project. What can home sellers do to plan ahead and take care of all those last-minute details in advance when moving?1.We help home sellers:a.Prepare their home for Saleb.Get their homes under Contractc.Manage the Move2.Its is one of the most stressful things a person can do.3.Any small detail can create lots of unnecessary frustration.4.Over the years we have found out some great tips to help this process be less stressful and without those surprises.1.There are so many details to ConsiderI’m Barb Schlinker with your home Sold Guaranteed Realty and I have helped thousands of home sellers with the sale and moving process.HERE ARE THE TOP 6 TIPS TO MAKE YOUR MOVE GO SMOOTHLY#1 Tip – Make sure you have a destination lined up!Buying – we will help Renting – we will help#2 Tip – Once your home is past Home InspectionStart Packing!Color Code the Boxes with Different Color Sharpie PensB
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Having a House to Sell Before You Buy Your Next Home
29/12/2020 Duración: 11minHaving a House to Sell Before You Buy Your Next HomeBarb, Many people need to Sell their Current Homes Before they Buy Their Next Home How Do They Accomplish This?If a home seller needs the funds from the sale of their home to buy their next home, it presents the #1 Real Estate Dilemma in a Hot Market.But we have solutions for home sellers!I’m Barb Schlinker with Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty. I have helped thousands of home sellers with this exact issue.1.Have a house to sell when you are trying to do that at the same time is challenging!1.Option a.Bridge Loanb.Talk to your local bank or lender and see if you can qualify for both…best case2. Make sure your home ON THE Market and HAS a Contract!3.As long as your contract is moving along just fine, and you are NOT facing competition, we are getting offers like that accepted.2.Accepting a Contract on The Sale – Avoid Being Homeless!1.Once a seller accepts a contract, Seller is Committed.a.Buyers Have plenty of Back out Clauses2.We can create contract provis
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Taxes on the Profit of the Sale of a Home
28/12/2020 Duración: 10minBarb, many home sellers worry that they have to set aside money to pay Capital Gain taxes when they sell their homes. What are some of the tax issues home sellers must know before putting their Colorado Springs area home up for sale?1.In 1998 the law changed that provided for sellers to gain:$250,000 for not married$500,000 for marriedTax FREE on the Sale of A HomeThis Segment is about Taxes when you sell a home and what home sellers should know.I’m Barb Schlinker with Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty and I have helped thousands of home sellers sell their homes in my career. I attend the closings and I am right there with along side with the title closer, going over the closing documents.There is one document they provide which helps title determine whether or not to issue you a 1099on the sale of the home.Here are the questions that Determine Whether Title will Issues a 1099:Have you lived in the home for 2 of the last 5 years?Have you used the home for rental or a business?Have you sold another primary res
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Legal Mistakes to Avoid Before Listing Your Colorado Springs Area Home for Sale
23/12/2020 Duración: 15minBarb, as a lawyer, I am aware that selling real estate is a form of practicing law. Home sellers do not sell homes frequently, what are some Legal Mistakes to Avoid when selling a home?I Believe only Lawyers want to be dragged into lawsuits. For most people they are very expensive and, in most cases very frustrating.There are subtle details to handle that can turn into major problems if not handled correctly.In the segment we will be walking through some of the Legal Mistakes to avoid before Listing Your Colorado Springs Area home for sale.I’m Barb Schlinker with Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty Colorado and I have helped thousands of people buy and sell homes.In the state of Colorado, all licensed real estate brokers (same as agents are licensed to “Practice Law” by filling out the state forms our state provides to help people buy and sell homes without using a lawyer for every transaction.It saves consumers a bit of money but there are some risks.You can call our office any time at 719 301 3900 if want to
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Inspection Blunders – Things Home Sellers Should Watch Out for on Inspections
21/12/2020 Duración: 13minBarb, When Buyers Do a Home Inspection, Typically they are checking to see if the home is in functional condition, what are some Inspection Blunders You have Seen and How to Sellers Watch out for Them? 1. Inspectors are NOT licensed in the state of CO2. For our Errors and Omission Insurance to be Valid, we as licensed agents CANNOT let an unlicensed person go in the house on their own…yet1. Weekly, I get requests from agents asking if we can give out the code to let inspectors spend 3 hours in someone’s home touching every system on their own without an escort. Not only is this behavior a license law violation but it invalidates our insurance!2. I’ve caught agents, going to the home, letting them in THEN LEAVING DURING THE INSPECTION1. I’m not sure what agents have to do other than represent their clients (of which they are getting thousands and thousands of dollars to do…but not attending to their buyer’s due diligence, to me, is a failure to represent the client.2. As a result, if the seller is NOT present
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10 Questions You Should Ask Agents Before Selling Your Home
18/12/2020 Duración: 10min10 Questions You Should Ask Agents Before Selling Your HomeWe are back with Barb Schlinker, Barb…Barb, you know I have recommended you and your team for years. But many people do want to interview several agents to pick the best one. You have a report on the Top 10 Questions You should Ask Before Hiring an Agent, tell us about that..1.Many home sellers quickly figure out, that not all real estate agents are the same.2.And picking the wrong agent can cost a home seller thousands.a) There are agents that give a commission discount and do very littleb) There are agents that charge full price and do very littlec) Some people assume that the agent that sold them the home would be a good fit to be their agent to re-sell the home.1. I recently met with a home seller that found out that was not the case. While they really liked the agent to find them that home. When it came to selling their was very little effort to appropriately: price the home & promote the home to get buyers to come see it. The result was
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7 Things You Must Know Before Putting Your Colorado Springs Area Home Up for Sale
17/12/2020 Duración: 11minBarb, in the last segment we talked about how it’s a seller’s market, which means, in many cases, the home sellers get to choose from multiple offers, and there is a low number of available homes on the market, but you have said before that Buyers are still quite picky and will pay top dollar for the BEST homes. What are some of the top things a home sellers must know before putting their Colorado Springs area home up for sale?1.The traditional ways of selling homes have become increasing less and less effective on today’s market.#1 Mistake is to Analyze Why Your Are Selling and Have a Destination in Mind2.The number 2 mistake is:Not Preparing the home for Buyers Eye..Where are the Buyer’s eyes?ONLINE a.You have NO IDEA what buyers are eliminating homes,b.We have a whole team who will you get your home ONLINE viewer ready!Eg: Neutrals ALWAYS WORK!1.OVER PRICING –Most home sellers want top dollarYou will actually GET top dollar if you DO NOT over priceIt does not work to build in ‘negotiating room” buyers alr
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Now is the Time to Stop Paying Your Landlord’s Mortgage
16/12/2020 Duración: 13minEveryone talks about this hot real estate market, do you think ?Real estate is a local game based on the economy.It’s strong because of the growth of this city and the ease of obtaining financing:Space Force – also bring in Defense contractors, NASA, etc15,000 + HIGH PAYING JOBSAmazon1,700 + JOBSDemand for Extremely HighBuilders cannot build homes fast enough – Buyers must wait 9 – 12 months to buildInterest rates are at record low levels = lower house paymentsBuyers can get ZERO down FinancingIt’s the perfect situation to get in the game!A large majority of Americans do not save enough to retire. Becoming a Homeowner Will Automatically Increase Your WealthAccording to Andrew Carnegie “Ninety percent of all millionaires become so through owning real estate.”You do NOT have to be wealthy to buy a homeYou do NOT need a down Payment to Buy a HomeIf you would like to find out more about how to buy a home zero down, in any price range, visit: BarbHasTheBuyers.com or call us at 719 301 3900. We have never seen ho