Barb Schlinker | Your Real Estate Voice

Segment 3 – How to Get Multiple Cash Offers On Your Home in 24 Hours 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 Di...

Segment 4 – How to Sell Your Home for More Money in Less Time + Hot New Listings Barb you have talked about a lot of ideas on how to get a home ready for sale. But once they get presented to the market, what makes some homes attract the MOST money when they sell Yes, Richard, my team is Designed to help home sellers get their homes ready for sale. 1. All the stars are aligned to get top dollar a....

Segment 1 – Why The Housing Market is NOT Going to Crash 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? •...

Segment 2 – Top 10 Trends That Date a Home Barb, If someone is thinking of selling their home, what are some of the top trends that are dating a home? BEFORE YOU UPGRADE – ASK ME – Not all improvements will add to the bottom line! It Depends on: • Price Range • Market Conditions • Area competition a. Buyers DO Eliminate Homes with 'Deferred Maintenance' (unless priced aggressively low) –...

Segment 3 - Top 6 Reasons Why Pending Home Sales Fall Through! Barb, I know that not every contract sale goes through, what are the top reasons why Pending Sales might Fail? The good news is that it does not happen very often. When it does typically it happens early in the process. Seller’s agent then often finds they have to explain to subsequent buyers why the deal fell out. #1 – Buyer’s Remorse...

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 sell... What are the top five seller mistakes that can cause the home NOT to Sell or to Sell for FAR Less...

Segment 1 – Time to Buy a Home Before the Rates Go up 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 homes. What will we be covering today? • Ti...

Segment 3 – Best Moving Companies When Moving out of the Colorado Springs Area Barb, moving for anyone is a huge project and many people want to know what are their options when planning their move to leave the Colorado Springs area. What are the best moving companies and options for people moving across the country? • Moving Company Options are a Frequently Asked Question • Although Colorado has...

Segment 4 - Top Critical Pricing Mistakes That Will Cost You Thousands When You Sell Your Home 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? Pricing a home appropriately can mean the difference between a home seller getting TOP dollars for the home or the home sit...

Segment 1 – Out of a Seller’s Market Into a Recession 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? • Ou...

Segment 2 – The Top Seven Things Home Sellers Should NOT Fix to Prepare Their Homes for Sale Barb, If someone is thinking of selling their home, What are some of the top things a home seller should NOT FIX TO PREPARE THEIR HOMES FOR SALE? a. BEFORE YOU UPGRADE – ASK ME – Not all improvements will add to the bottom line! It Depends on: i. Price Range ii. Market Conditions iii. Area competition Buye...

Segment 3 – 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 essential tips for driving up the sales price when they sell their Colorado Springs area homes? Pretty homes that are priced realistically typically sell fast and for top dollar. Most sellers assume their home is selling...

Segment 4 – How Choosing a Colorado Springs Area Real Estate Agent can Cost You or Save You Thousands We are back with Barb Schlinker, 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. Not All Real Estate Agen...

Top 10 Mistakes Buyers Make to Find Homes for Sale Barb, buyers seem to have much fewer homes to choose from, what are some of the top mistakes home buyers make and why are there much fewer homes on the market?  97% of Home Searches Start ONLINE  Not ALL Sales are posted ONLINE  Inventory Posted on Online at Record Low Mistake 1:  Not Hiring the Right Agent Who Can Help you find homes NOT ONLI...

June 24 – Segment 1 – Home Sellers Iron Grip Loosens as Bidding Wars Ease, Price Cuts Rise 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 homes....

Segment 3 - Home Selling Checklist – How to Sell for the MOST Money 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 home. How much difference does home sale preparation make when in getting the most money on a home sale? The #1 Question we get f...

Seg 4 Pricing Mistakes That Will Cost You Thousands When You Sell Your Home 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 TOP dollars for the home or the home sitting on the mark...

Segment  3 – 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...

Segment 4 – What Makes Some Homes are Red Hot & Others Not + Hot New Listings Barb, you have talked about many ideas on getting a home ready for sale. But once they get presented to the market, what makes some homes FLY off the shelf and others sit there? My Team is designed to help home sellers get the MOST MONEY 1. Stars are Aligned to get top dollar a. Low Available inventory of homes b. Lo...

Segment 1 – The Shift is In – Does a Slow Down Mean a Market Value Go Down? 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 Barb, indications are the housing market is cooling off, probably because of rising prices and interest rates. This show hel...

Segment 2 – 7 Reasons to Avoid a Buyers Agent When Selling Your Home We are back on the Real Estate Voice with your host, Barb Schlinker. Barb, there are a lot of things that can go wrong with the sale of a home after it goes under contract. But your approach to real estate is quite unique. You have a way to sell a home without dealing with an outside agent whose mission is to derail the transacti...

June 11 – Segment 1 – Is the Housing Market About to Crash We air the Real Estate Voice show every Saturday, if you cannot listen to the whole show, it is available on YouTube, just search Barb Schlinker, and its also on most podcasts like heart Radio Barb, indications are the housing market is cooling off, probably because of rising prices and interest rates. This show helps people in real estate...

Segment  2 – Why Should Home Sellers Care About an Appraisal We are back with Barb Schlinker, Barb…Barb, I’m told the market is still strong and sometimes the appraiser does not think the home is worth what the buyer agreed to pay. Should home sellers be concerned about an appraisal? 1. Yes, it's exciting and very scary at home sellers at the same time. a) Some sellers are reaching for the mo...

Segment 4 – What Do Buyers Agents Really Do Anymore & Hot New Listings Barb, many times you have told us that most buyers start their search online and many will meet a real estate agent from that search. What do Buyer agents do these days? Technology has made ALL of the listings publicly available online. If fact the way the MLS is now designed, agents that don’t have listings use other agent...

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.  How can a home seller avoid making the biggest mistakes when interviewing agents? The Colorado Springs Region has less than a 2 Week Supply of Homes – Sellers’ Market Seller’s Mar...