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Avoid 6 Costly Errors When Moving Up to Another Home - Hot New Listings Segment 4 What to Update When Selling a Home Updates That Deliver the Best Return on Your Investment Barb, most people assume that all homes are selling right now.  In this hot market do home sellers really need to make improvements to get top dollar? Makes some minor improvements can go a long way to commanding as much as 11%...

How to Sell a House in Todays Market 2022 Segment 3 How to Sell a House in Today’s Market Barb, I know there are some people who may have either never sold a home or have done it so long ago, things have changed. What are the top questions from home sellers about how to sell a home in todays market?  Inventory:  615 Properties on the Market 1192 SF Homes in Jan 2020 El Paso Teller and Elbert Count...

How to Sell Your Colorado Springs Area Home for the Most Money Segment 2 How to Sell Your Colorado Springs Area Home for the Most Money Barb, Even in a strong seller’s market, there are some homes that do not sell. What are the Five Keys to Get the Most Money When Selling Your Home? Yes, there are Five Keys to Thrive, the result most homes sellers are after are: Get the Most Money When they Sell....

Top Housing Market Predictions for 2022 Segment 1 Top 7 Housing Market Predictions for 2022 Barb, you keep telling us about the low housing inventory.  What are people saying about the housing market predictions for 2022?.   Hey Richard, industry experts like chief economist Mark Zandi of Moodys does not believe we are in a house bubble because stricter lenders standards. Overall the predictions i...

What to Update When Selling a Home That Deliver the Best Return on Your Investment and Hot Listings Segment 4 How to Use Financial Resources You Already Have to Buy Your Next Home Barb, everyone is saying this real estate market is so red hot, its a challenge for buyers to get their offers accepted, especially if they have a house to sell.  What are some financial resources a home owner could tap...

Saving on the Commission - Are Real Estate Agents the Same 2022 Segment 3 Saving on the Commission – Are Real Estate Agents All the Same 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.  Are they really saving money?...

Beware of Home Inspection Pitfalls Before You Put Your Home Up for Sale Segment 2 Beware of Home Inspection Pitfalls Before You Put Your Home Up for Sale Barb, many home sellers fear the inspection.  Many people think most buyers want to purchase their home as it is.  What are some of the High Cost Home Inspection Traps you come across selling homes? Buyers want to buy – but in most cases NOT as i...

Winter is THE BEST Time to Sell 2022 Segment 1 Why Winter is a GREAT Time to Sell a Home Barb, we 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 Country Home values have i...

How to Sell for up to 11% More 2021 Segment 4 Home Sale Preparation – How to Sell for Up to 11% More Home Sale Preparation is a Question home sellers often ask about when thinking of selling their home.  How 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...

Real Estate Catch 22 - Have a House To Sell Before You Buy Your Next Home Segment 3 Real Estate Catch 22 – Having A House to Sell Before You Buy Your Next 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, what are some things a home seller can do to make it easier on themselves? The Real Estate Dil...

27 Tip To Sell Your Home Fast and for Top Dollar Segment 2 27 Tips to Sell Your Home Fast and for Top Dollar Barb, home sellers planning to put their homes on the market often ask how to prepare.  What are some fast and easy fix ups to help home sellers get the best price when they sell their homes? Pretty homes that are priced realistically always sell fast. Most sellers assume their home is sell...

Why Zillow Zestimates are Wrong - the Failed Algorythm Story 2021 Segment 1 Why Zillow Zestimates are Wrong – The Failed Algorythm Story Barb, on the last show we discussed doing a “Best Of The Barb Schlinker Real Estate Voice show”  What were some of the most popular topics of the year?  Today we will cover: Why Your Zillow Zestimate is Fake News 27 Tips to Sell Fast and For Top Dollar The Real E...

Pricing Mistakes That Will Cost You Thousands When You Sell Your Home Segment 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? Pricing a home appropriately can mean the difference between a home...

What if the Appraiser Does NOT Think Your Home is Worth the Sales Price Segment 3 What if the Appraiser Does NOT Think the Home is Worth the Sales Price We are back with Barb Schlinker, Barb…Barb, I’m told the market is red hot and sometimes the appraiser does not think the home is worth what the buyer agreed to pay, tell us about that. Yes, its exciting and very scary for home sellers at the same...

27 Tip To Drive Up the Sales Price of Your Colorado Springs Area Home Segment 2 27 Tips to Drive Up the Sales Price of Your Colorado Springs Area Home Barb, home sellers planning to put their homes on the market often ask how to prepare.  What are some fast and easy fix ups to help home sellers get the best price when they sell their homes? Pretty homes that are priced realistically always sell fa...

Colorado Housing Market Predictions: Bubble, Bust or Boom Segment 1 Colorado Housing Market Predictions: Bubble, Bust or Boom  Barb, I know we have discussed the rise of home prices and the fear of another market bubble and the subsequent drop in home values.  What is your best prediction on where the market is heading into the future? As a YouTuber, I watch a lot of content: Some Say:  Doom and G...

How to Buy Your Next Home Now and Sell Later -Hot New Listings Segment 4 How to Buy Your Next Home NOW and Sell Later Barb, most people selling a home have some very different ideas of their home’s value, some believe they should price it at the very TOP of the price range, others want a quick sale and others have no idea.  How does a home seller price their home to command top dollar? What Do Hom...

Why Most Real Estate Agents Dont Bother to Stage a Home Segment 3 Home Staging and Why Most Agents Don’t Bother to Stage a  home Barb, I know we have discussed home staging and how to stage, but why do most agents not even bother to stage a home for sale? a. Studies for NAR indicate 53% of agents DON’T Stage! Why they think all will sell, why bother Average cost between $150 and $4000 with Average...

Hottest Property Improvements That Command a Great Return on Your Investment Segment 2 Hottest Property Improvements That Command a GREAT Return on Your Investment Barb many of our listeners know, you and your team are the only people I would recommend and you have been here in the market selling homes for a long time.  What are Home Buyers Looking for in Homes in this Market? Start with a Budget...

Why Even Goldman Sachs Predicts this Market will Continue to Go Up in Value Segment 1 Why Even Goldman Sachs Predicts This Market Will Continue to Go Up in Value Barb, I know we have discussed the rise of home prices and the fear of a market correction.  What is your best prediction on where home values are heading? Price is a function of Value. What a buyer would pay for a home depends on the Val...

How to Sell for up to 11% More - Hot New Listings December 2021 Segment 4 Home Sale Preparation – How to Sell for Up to 11% More Home Sale Preparation is a Question home sellers often ask about when thinking of selling their home.  How 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...

Why Do I Need an Experienced Real Estate Agent to Sell my Home Segment 3 Why A Home Seller Needs An Experienced Real Estate Agent to Sell A Home Barb, this real estate market is very robust, If the market inventory is so low that most homes are selling, why does a home seller need a real estate to sell a home? The Colorado Springs Region has less than a 2 Week Supply of Homes – Sellers’ Market Sel...

Why Real Estate Investors are Buying Up as Many Home as They Can Segment 2 Why Real Estate Investors are Buying Up as Many Homes as They Can Q.  Many home owners consider renting our a home they need to move out of instead of selling.  The rental business is heating up with Investors Buying as many rentals as they can. What are some of the pros and cons of selling the home vs renting the home out?...

Top 8 Reasons a Housing Crash IS NOT On the Horizon Segment 1 Top 8 Reasons a Market Crash is NOT on the Horizon Barb, you have mentioned that many people are concerned that we are in a Real Estate Bubble and could face a market correction. But things have suddenly turned from slightly slowing to heating up again.  Tell us about it.. > People are concerned about another housing bubble.  However...

Top 8 Reasons Buyers Get Their Dream Homes with Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty  & Hot New Listings Segment 4 Top 8 Reasons Buyers Get Their Dream Home with Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty & Hot New Listings Barb, everyone is talking about how there are fewer homes on the market and many home buyers have to compete against other buyers to get a home.  Tell us about the Top 8 Reasons Buye...