Barb Schlinker | Your Real Estate Voice

27 Tips to Drive Up the Sales Price of Your Colorado Springs Area Home Segment 3 27 Tips to Drive of the Sales Price of Your Colorado Springs Area 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....

10 Questions You Should Ask BEFORE Your Hire a Real Estate Agent Segment 2 10 Questions You Should Ask BEFORE You Hire a Real Estate Agent We 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, tel...

Why Zillow Zestimates are Wrong - the Failed Algorythm Story Segment 1 Why Zillow Zestimates are Wrong – The Failed Algorythm Story Barb, the latest news is Zillow quit buying homes.  Can you explain what happened there and whether or not it affects our real estate market?  Who is Zillow? An Internet Company Who Mastered Google Dominance – always on page 1 of Buyer and Seller Searches Business Mod...

How to Buy a Home Up Against Competition & Hot New Listings Segment 4 How to Buy a Home Up Against Competition 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 How to Buy a Home Up Against Competition. In Many Cases, Homes Go on the Market in this HOT Sellers’ Market...

The Elephant in the Room - A House to Sell Before You Buy Your Next Home Segment 3 The Elephant in the Room – Having a House to Sell Barb you mentioned that lots of your buyers are having to compete to get their offers accepted with higher than asking price offers, cash offers and zero buyer kick out clauses, how does a buyer win a home in this market?  We are seeing a meteoric rise of homes value...

Should  Home Sellers Be Worried About Buyers with Low Down Payment Financing Segment 2 Should Home Sellers Be Worried About Buyers with Low Down Payment Financing Barb, we talked about some contracts falling through in the last segment.  In some cases in this market, homes are selling for more than the appraiser thinks it worth. Should a home seller be worried if a buyer is getting Zero Down Finan...

The Credit Puzzle - How to Win with Good Credit - A Segment 1 The Credit Puzzle – How to Win with Good Credit Barb, many people do not know what is behind a good credit rating.  How can a buyer be in a better position to purchase a home by building good credit? 56% of People Do Not Understand What is Behind Good Credit The Top 3 Reasons FHA Loan Denial: Credit Score too low Too Much Debt Income no...

What Makes Some Homes FLY off the Shelf & Others NOT + FREE use of a Moving Van & Hot New Listings Segment 4 Seg 4 – What Makes Some Homes Fly off the Shelf and Others Not + Hot New Listings 1) Barb you have talked 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 FLY off the shelf and others sit there? Yes Richard, ouR te...

Selling a Rental Home - How to Sell Command Top Dollar and Make your Life Easier Segment 3 Selling a Rental Home – How to Keep Your Sanity Barb, sometimes people have to sell a Rental home, what are some of the things they should be prepared for? 1. Tenant Not Paying? State Still has $20 Million to Hep Both Tenants and Landlords 2. Top Question:  Sell wTenant or NOT? Depends: Tenant Cooperation Ho...

How a Divorce Affects Your House, Mortgage & Taxes Segment 2 How a Divorce Affects Your House, Mortgage & Taxes Barb, of the many emotional and financial challenges with a divorce, dealing with the real estate part of it can be daunting. What are the things home owners need to know about the house, the mortgage and taxes when facing a Divorce? #1 – Get some non-emotional trusted advisors a...

The Easy Button Zillow Just Got Not So Easy Segment 1 Selling to Zillow, the Easy Button, Halted Because its NOT so Easy Barb, I know its tough for the first time home buyers to enter the market.  Now we are hearing that Zillow quit buying homes nation wide.  Could they be signaling a market correction?  Zillow is only buying in a few RED HOT markets: Zillow was flipping homes for a profit Their b...

Sell by Owner Save the Commission - Hot New Listings Segment 4 Sell by Owner and Save the Commission & Hot New Listings Barb, Most Home Sellers want to get the most amount of money when they sell their homes. Tell us how they can Sell by Owner and Save the Commission. Some home sellers think they can sell their homes easily by owner, in this low inventory real estate market and it will save th...

Winter Best Time to Sell 2021 Segment 3 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.. Make the Timing of the Sale Work for YOU The Colorado Springs area real estate market is, by far one of the HOTTEST i...

The Top 5 Things to Prepare Your Home for Sale 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 a majority of their time looking at homes at the Front Yard, the Back Yard and View. a. This time of year there is no excuse n...

The Crazy Things Agents Do to Get Their Buyers a House Segment 1 The Crazy Things Agents Do to Get Their Buyers a Home Barb, certain homes sell very quickly and with a lot of offers.  What are some examples of things that real estate agents do to get their buyers your listings?  Breaking Today: Zillow Just Announced they are Not Going to Buy homes for the rest of the year! Reason: Staffing Issues,...

Why Some Homes are HOT & Others NOT + FREE use of a Moving Van Segment 4 What Makes Some Homes are Red Hot & Others Not + Hot New Listings Barb you have talked 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 FLY off the shelf and others sit there? My Team is designed to help home sellers get the MOST MONEY 1. Stars are A...

Tech Companies Trying to Dumb Down the Real Estate Sales Process Segment 3 Tech Giants Dumbing Down of the Real Estate Sales Process Barb, many people have grown accustomed to doing a internet search for a home and hope it makes the entire process more convenient.  What are technology companies doing to in the real estate industry to ‘dumb down’ the real estate sales process? Lets Start with my fa...

5 Keys to Thrive When Selling Your Home Segment 2 5 Keys to Thrive When Selling Your Home Barb, Even in a seller’s market, there are some homes that do not sell. What are the Five Keys to Thrive When Selling Your Home? a. Yes, there are Five Keys to Thrive, meaning get the most amount of money when you sell. We go into a lot of detail on my bi-weekly webinar.  Our listeners can register for it at...

Why a Slowing Market Does NOT Mean a Market Crash Segment 1 Why a Slowing Market Does Not Mean A real Estate Crash Barb, you have mentioned that many people are concerned that we are in a Real Estate Bubble and could face a market correction. Even last week you said the market is slowing a bit.  Do you think this will mean lower home prices? People are concerned about another housing bubble.  Howe...

Why Buying Real Estate is  a Safe Stable Investment Segment 4 Why Real Estate is a Safe and Stable Invesmtnet – Hot New Listings Barb many people have concerns of market values going down and getting stuck owing more than its worth.  Do you think that is where we are headed or is real estate a good investment? 1. People Need Housing 2. Cost of Rental Housing Very High Now 3. Average Price Increase...

10 Photos Mistakes That Will Have Buyers Swiping Away From Your Home ONLINE Segment 3 10 Home Photo Mistakes That Will Have Buyers Swiping Away from Your Home ONLINE Barb, 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 befor...

Will Real Estate in the Colorado Springs Area Crash Soon Segment 2 Will Real Estate the Colorado Springs Area Crash Soon? Barb, there are a lot of people who fear a real estate market dip in values is just around the corner?  Do you think the real estate market in the Colorado Springs area will crash? I understand their fears: People know history can repeat itself The last Increase followed by Cra...

Zillow - The Self-Proclaimed 'Master' of the Real Estate Universe Segment 1 Zillow – The Self-Proclaimed ‘Master’ of the Real Estate Universe Barb, many people thinking of buying or sellers are now drawn to check in on the tech-giant, Zillow’s website where they will find homes for sale and a “Zestimate” of their homes value.  Is Zillow Really the ‘gold standard’ for real estate? > Th...

Top Pricing Mistakes That Will Cost You Thousands When You Sell Your Home Segment 4 Top 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 bet...

Frequently Asked Questions for Agents When Thinking of Selling Your Home Segment 3 Frequently Asked Questions For Agents When Thinking of Selling a Home Barb, I know many people ask you questions when getting ready to sell their homes.  What are the top frequently asked questions from home sellers about selling their homes? If you are thinking of making a move and would like Plus we are offering a...