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How to Promote Your Home to Command Top Dollar 2021 Segment 4 How does a home seller price their home to command top dollar? Don’t Rely on those Online Computer Generated “Zestimates  Don’t rely on the price your neighbor got  Determining Your Home’s Value depends on many things Pricing it Right is a Form of Marketing Pricing Realistically vs Optimistically Pricing a home to get top dollar You can...

How to Prepare a Home for Sale 2021 Segment 3 Why should a home seller go out of their way to make their homes show ready? Preparation, Pricing & Promotion. To Get a Good offer on a home: Preparation The closer to “Move In Ready” the better Buyers Eliminate Homes Based on the ONLINE Images It’s not just the cosmetic features: Be prepared for inspections Keeping the home well maintained  Exampl...

How To Sell a Home the Right Way in a High Demand Market 2021 Segment 2 How To Sell a Home the Right Way in a High Demand Market What are some great tips to sell a home the Right Way in a High Demand market? Home values have increase by 23.5% in just 1 year! Interest Rates at Record Low Levels Multiple offers to choose from if: Priced Realistically Greed Overcomes Good Judgment Hire the Agent You...

Will The Housing Market Crash in 2021 Segment 1 Will the Housing Market Crash in 2021 Do you see any signs of this real estate market slowing down? The Market is Still Very Strong Inventory down by 61.3%  Only 783 Homes on Market Should be Over 2500 Homes on the Market Number of Home Sales UP by 36.2% Average Sales Price UP by $55,627 Since January Could the Housing Market Correction is Here? Now...

How to Choose the Best Real Estate Agent When Selling Your Home Segment 4 Report on the Top 10 Questions You should Ask Before Hiring an Agent Not All Real Estate Agents are The SAME If you want a FREE Report: 10 Questions to Ask Before Your Hire An Agent visit www.10AgentHiringQuestions.com or call 719 301 3900\ Agents that discount and DO VERY LITTLE  Agents that charge full price and DO VERY LI...

7 Things You Must Know Before Putting Your Colorado Springs Area Home Up for Sale Segment 3 What are some of the top things a home sellers must know before putting their Colorado Springs area home up for sale? The traditional ways of selling homes have become increasing less and less effective on today’s market.  Not Preparing the home for Buyers Eye.. Neutrals Colors & Move in Ready WORK! OVE...

How to Sell High_ Avoid These Three Mistakes When Selling Your Colorado Springs Area Home Segment 2 How to Sell High: Avoid These Three Mistakes When Selling Your Colorado Springs Area Home How does a home seller decide what price to set when selling their home? 1.Pricing a home appropriately  Price too high  Price too low Price too high and slowly walk the price down You can reach me at 719 301 3...

When are the Real Estate Prices Going to Stop Soaring Segment 1 When are the Real Estate Prices Going to Stop Soaring Do you see any signs of this real estate market slowing down? The Market is Still Very Strong Inventory down by 61.3%  Only 583 Homes on Market Should be Over 2500 Homes on the Market Number of Home Sales UP by 36.2% Average Sales Price UP by $55,627 Since January Could the Housing...

Tax Breaks for Real Estate Investors Could be Ending under Biden & Hot New Listings Segment 4 Tax Breaks for Real Estate Investors Could be Ending under Biden & Hot New Listings Do they have to pay Capital Gains taxes on the profit each time they sell? You can reach me at 719 301 3900 VISIT www. BarbHasTheBuyers.com Recent news indicates the Biden Administration plans to RAISE TAXES! Biden...

Should I Sell or Rent My Home This 2021 Segment 3 Should I Sell or Rent My Home in 2021? What are some of the pros and cons of selling the home vs renting the home out? #1 The Mortgage Will get Paid off at closing. #2 Title Home owners are keeping it in some situations I’ve helped thousands of home seller command top dollar for their homes. Home equity line of credit BiggerPockets.com Investment C...

How a Divorce Affects Your House, Mortgage & Taxes 2021 Segment 2 How a Divorce Affects Your House, Mortgage & Taxes? What are the things homeowners need to know about the house, the mortgage and taxes when facing a Divorce? #1. Get some non-emotional trusted advisors around you: #2 The Four Basic Options We are offering a FREE Report: How to Avoid the Costly Mistakes in the Midst of a Div...

Reasons why a house would NOT sell in this market Segment 1 Reasons why a house would NOT sell in this market What are some things reasons why a home would not sell now? We are in the business of selling homes – guaranteed. Home NOT Selling is 3 issues: Pricing is Marketing Nobody wants a project UNLESS They can get it for A LOT LESS What’s Wrong with These Pictures? What Most Agents Do: The least...

What Makes Some Homes Fly off the Shelf and Others Not + Hot New Listings Segment 4 What Makes Some Homes Fly off the Shelf and Others Not + Hot New Listings What makes some homes FLY off the shelf and others sit there? My Team is designed to help home sellers get the MOST MONEY Stars are Aligned to get top dollar #1 Pricing Market Expertise Pricing REALISTICALLY vs OPTIMISTICALLY COMMANDS TOP DOL...

Trade Up Mistakes and How to Avoid Them When Moving Up to Another Home Segment 3 Reasons why a house would NOT sell in this market What are some things reasons why a home would not sell now? Home NOT Selling is 3 issues: Option 1: Sell the Home! Pricing Preparation Promotion Pricing: Pricing is Marketing If it needs work – don’t price it high! If not – Price Realistically vs Optimistically Nobody...

Why So Few Homes are on the Market Now Segment 2 Why Are There Much Fewer Homes on the Market? Rising Home Prices Low Interest Rates Inventory of Available homes is at RECORD LOW More Reasons for Fewer Homes for Sale! New Construction Not Keeping UP Lumber Prices High Slowing Spec Homes “Even if Colorado could somehow double the number of housing permits issued, the Colorado Association of Homebui...

8 Things Sellers Need to Know in Todays Market Segment 1 Eight Things Sellers Need to Know in Today’s Market What are some things Home Sellers should be prepared for before they put their homes on the market? Preparation is KEY 18 Step Checklist Then the Marketing Systems Get Activated 16 Key System Activation Market demand is High Showing, Inspection Chaos Worse Than Ever! We put Controls in plac...

Top 7 Ways to Pay Off Your Mortgage Early & Some Hot New Listings Segment 4 Top 7 Ways to Pay Off Your Mortgage Early & Some Hot New Listings It’s interesting to note that: How long you plan to stay in the home Whether or not it makes sense to add Years to the Mortgage The cost of Refinancing Thinking of Refinancing? Consider: IF plan to stay, paying off your mortgage as fast as possible i...

What if the Appraiser Does NOT Think the Home is Worth the Sales Price Segment 3 What if the Appraiser Does NOT Think the Home is Worth the Sales Price Prices are spiking Sellers are reaching for the moon on prices Bidding wars ARE COMMON Options:  Lower price to appraisal Just Say NO!  Buyer to make up diff in cash Negotiate in between Haystack Story The Elephant in the Room – Bidding OVER its Va...

27 Fast and Easy Fix Ups to Get the Best Price for Your Colorado Springs Area Segment 2 27 Fast and Easy Fix Ups to Get the Best Price for Your Colorado Springs Area What are some fast and easy fix ups to help home sellers get the best price when they sell their homes? Pretty homes Always Sell Fast. Most sellers assume their home is Selling AS IS SMALL improvements can go a long way The high-cost...

Why Selling Your Home to Wall Street Corporations Can Cost you Thousands Segment 1 Why Selling Your Home to Wall Street Corporations Can Cost you Thousands Are the values accurate and what is the downside of taking those deals? When we ask home sellers what they believe their home is worth, most say “Zillow says my home is worth X” Selling Wall Street may be EASY But… Is it the Best Price???  We a...

The Top 10 Reasons You Should Call the Barb Schlinker Team for Your Next Move & Hot New Listings Segment 4 The Top 10 Reasons You Should Call the Barb Schlinker Team for Your Next Move & Hot New Listings Our team consists of: Agents 2 Lead Coordinators Operations Manager Marketing Manager Managing Broker Video / Media Manager Social Media Manager Database Manager And me – The Team Leader W...

Frequently Asked Questions for Home Sellers Segment 3 Frequently Asked Questions about Selling a Home What are the top frequently asked questions from home sellers about selling their homes? 544 SF Homes on the Market in El Paso Teller and Elbert Counties  Home values have increase by 20.1% in just 1 year! Agents were recommending a price $75,000 UNDER what I sold their home for More people will m...

Home Selling Checklist – How to Sell for Up to 11% More Segment 2 Home Selling Checklist – How to Sell for Up to 11% More How much difference does home sale preparation make when selling a home? What do we need to do and what NOT to do to get our home ready for sale? Small investment = Big ROI Buyers Want HGTV Unless it’s priced accordingly You Need an Agent That Knows: What to do and what NOT to...

Home Staging and Why Most Agents Don’t Bother to Stage a  home Segment 1 Why Most Real Estate Agents Don’t Bother To Stage A Home Why do most agents not even bother to stage a home for sale? a. Studies for NAR indicate 53% of agents DON’T Stage! b. The average agent spends less than $89 per month on any kind of marketing Any business should have: Marketing Budget  Cost of Sale Industry Training no...

Top Improvements that Command the Most Return on Your Investment & Hot New Listings Segment 4 What are Home Buyers Looking for in Homes in this Market? Start with a Budget in Mind – If you are making improvements Focus on Systems that need to be replaced COSMETIC REPAIRS Kitchens  Many are painting oak cabinets white – really popular now Bathrooms  Landscaping If you are thinking of putting yo...