Barb Schlinker | Your Real Estate Voice

Segment 3 - HOW TO CANCEL A LISTING CONTRACT IF HOME SELLER NOT SATISFIED Things are changing fast in the real estate market. What are some reasons why a seller may cancel their listing agreement with their current agent? The rapid change in the real estate market has resulted in homes sitting on the market and not selling. The Facts: 1. Avg Price Dropped $38,790 Since April = $523,117 2. Avg DOM...

Segment 4 – Why We Give Back to Veterans Causes – Hot New Listings We are back on the Real Estate Voice with your host, Richard Randall and we are talking about all things real estate. Barb you are a Navy Veteran and part of what your company does is give back to Veteran Charities – why are Veteran charities important to you? 1. It’s the Drive and Determination our service members exude – even in...

Segment 1 – How Rising Interest Rates Affect the Real Estate Market We air the Real Estate Voice show every Saturday, if you cannot listen to the whole show, it is available on Barb's site: BarbHasTheBuyers.com, OR search Barb & most podcasts like IHeart Radio Every week the Real Estate Voice covers great information about people's primary assets – their home. What will we be coverin...

Segment 2 – The Top Five Things to Prepare Your Home for Sale Barb, If someone is thinking of selling their home, What are some the top things a home seller should do to prepare their homes for sale 1. Curb Appeal – Buyers spend the majority of their time looking at homes in the Front Yard, the Back Yard, and View. • Even in the Winter you can make your yard look great! • Even though it’s a Seller...

Segment 3 – How to Avoid the  Biggest Agent Selection Mistakes Barb, most people choose agents they know,  like a friend, and do not really have a system for selecting the best agent to handle one of their largest assets.  What are some ways a home seller can avoid making the biggest mistakes when interviewing agents? The Colorado Springs Region has less than a 2 Week Supply of Homes Sellers’ Mark...

Segment 4 – Top Five Seller Mistakes That Can Cause the Home NOT to Sell & Hot New Listings Barb, Most Home Sellers have a great deal of love for their properties and sometimes that translates into an unrealistic belief resulting in Mistakes that could cost them thousands or the house not to sell...  What are the top five seller mistakes that can cause the home NOT to Sell or to Sell for FAR L...

Segment 1 – Colorado  Housing Market Update 2022 We air the Real Estate Voice show every  Saturday, if you cannot listen to the whole show, it is available on Barb's site:  BarbHasTheBuyers.com, OR search Barb & most podcasts like IHeart Radio Every week the Real Estate Voice covers great information about people's primary assets – their home. What will we be covering today? • Colora...

Segment 2 – How to Be the Best Home on The Block When Selling Your House Barb, When Homes Sellers are planning to put their homes on the market, how do they make their home the BEST HOME Available in the Neighborhood? 1. Most people do not sell a home very often.  Some have never had that experience. 2. Technology has changed, and marketing has changed significantly. 3. The Agent Handling the Sale...

Segment 4 – How to Get Multiple Cash Offers When Selling Your Home Barb one 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, how do homeowners get the Highest Price when selling their home and Know their Home is Sold? 1. The Real Estate Dilemma is TWO FOLD: Need their net proceeds from the sale to buy and fear...

Segment 2 - Top 9 Tips To Avoid the Fear of Home Inspections in Colorado I would think a majority of people selling their home expect that the buyer will purchase it as-is without any repairs. But the reality is most buyers do an inspection and sometimes it goes well other times it can be very frustrating for home sellers, tell us about it… You Need an Agent that Has Expertise in Dealing with Insp...

Segment 3 – 27 Easy Fix-Up Tips to Give You the Competitive Edge When Selling Your Colorado Springs Area Home Barb, home sellers planning to put their homes on the market often ask how to prepare. What are some important tips to drive up the sales price when they sell their Colorado Springs area homes? • Pretty homes that are priced Realistically vs Optimistically always sell fast. • Most sellers...

Segment 1 – Colorado Springs Area Real Estate Market Cooling Down – How to Prepare We air the Real Estate Voice show every Saturday, if you cannot listen to the whole show, it is available on Barb's site: BarbHasTheBuyers.com, OR search Barb & most podcasts like IHeart Radio Every week the Real Estate Voice covers great information about people's primary assets – their home. What wil...

Segment 3 – How to Get Multiple Cash Offers On Your Home – Find Out How Barb one 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, how do homes owners that need to sell their house to buy their next home have certainty that their house will sell when they want and then move on to another home? 1. The Real Estate...

Segment 4 - Pricing Correctly so You Make Thousands More When You Sell Barb a lot of people go off those automated valuations like on Zillow to determine what their home is worth. How does a home seller decide what price to set when selling their home? 1. Pricing a home appropriately can mean the difference between a home seller getting the TOP dollar for the home or the home sitting on the market...

Segment 1 – Real Estate Scams Every Homeowner Should Know About We air the Real Estate Voice show every Saturday, if you cannot listen to the whole show, it is available on Barbs site: BarbHasTheBuyers.com, or search Barb & most podcasts like IHeart Radio. Every week the Real Estate Voice covers excellent information about people's primary assets – their home. What will we be covering tod...

Segment 2 – 27 Tips to Drive Up the Sale Price for Your Colorado Springs Area Barb, home sellers planning to put their homes on the market often ask how to prepare. What are some important tips to drive up the sales price when they sell their Colorado Springs area homes? • Pretty homes that are priced realistically always sell fast. • Most sellers assume their home is selling as is. • Some small i...

Segment 3 – How To Sell a House Without a Realtor Barb, A 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 or by selling it themselves? Are they really saving money? • I Get Why People Think Agents are Not Helpful • Training i...

Segment 4 - Guaranteed Home Sale Programs – Truth or Fiction – Hot New Listings Barb, most people are very concerned about which comes first…sell first then live in temporary housing or buy first then sell at your leisure. What are some Solutions that you Have Barb at Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty? What Do Home Sellers Want? CERTAINTY: • CERTAINTY their House Will Sell • CERTAINTY of Getting th...

Segment 2 - How to Get the Most Money for Your House I think most people selling their homes want the highest price. How to get the most money for your house is a question many home sellers ask. How much difference does home sale preparation make when selling a home? You Need an Agent that Understands the Market. The current number of available homes has up by FIVE TIMES since January! Below 2021...

Segment 1 – Should You Sell a Home Before or After Moving into Senior Living We air the Real Estate Voice show every Saturday, if you cannot listen to the whole show, it is available on Barbs' site: BarbHasTheBuyers.com, or search Barb Schlinker on most podcasts like IHeart Radio. Every week the Real Estate Voice covers great information about people's primary assets – their homes. Barb...

Segment 4 - Home Selling Checklist – How to Sell for the MOST Money & Hot New Listings As we transition from a red-hot real estate market to seeing more homes for home sellers to compete with, how to get a house ready to sell is the question often asked by people thinking of selling their homes. How much difference does home sale preparation make when in getting the most money on a home sale?...

Segment 3 – Ten Questions You Should Ask Agents When Selling Your Home We are back with Barb Schlinker. Barb, you know I have recommended you and your team for years. But many people 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. Not All Real Estate Agents are the Same 2. Wrong Agent can...

Segment 2 – Should I Sell or Rent My Home in 2022 Many homeowners consider renting out a home, they need to move out of instead of selling. What are some pros and cons of selling the home vs renting the house out? A Home Owner should consider keeping it in some situations but others could lead to disaster. Need the Money from the Sale to Buy your Next Home Here are the red flags: ● If you are Leav...

Segment 1 – What Happens When a House Sits Empty We air the Real Estate Voice show every Saturday, if you cannot listen to the whole show, it is available on Barbs' site: BarbHasTheBuyers.com, OR search Barb & most podcasts like IHeart Radio. Every week the Real Estate Voice covers great information about people's primary assets – their home. What will we be covering today? • What Ha...

Segment 2 – How to Be the Best Home on The Block When Selling Your Home Barb, When Homes Sellers are planning to put their homes on the market, how do they make their home the BEST HOME Available in the Neighborhood? 1. Most people do not sell a home very often. Some have never had that experience. 2. Technology has changed, and marketing has changed significantly. 3. The Agent Handling the Sale H...