Barb Schlinker | Your Real Estate Voice

7 Things You Must Know Before Putting Your Home Up for Sale Segment 2 We are offering a Free Report on the 7 Things Home Sellers Must Know before Putting Their Home up for Sale.   1.The name of the report is the ’’9 Step System that can help you sell fast and for the most amount of money.’’ 2.The industry shows clearly how the traditional ways of selling homes have become increasingly less and les...

How to Be the Best Home on The Block When Selling Your Home Segment 1 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, marketing has changed significantly. 3.  Buyers will eliminate homes that they...

How to Ensure You Have a Smooth On-Time Closing Segment 4 There is a lot to the project of selling the home what are some ways a home seller can ensure they have a smooth, on-time closing? Moving is a substantial project that takes planning, expertise and patience. At the point a home seller accepts a contract is a happy and exciting time. But there is usually work ahead: If you are thinking of ma...

How to Promote Your Home to Command Top Dollar Segment 3 The conventional wisdom about putting a home in the market is a home seller calls and agent, the put it in the listing service and online and their home will sell.  Is that all it takes? Would you be surprised to hear that not all homes sales are done by real estate agents? 2. At the end of the day, a home seller wants 1 good buyer! 3. Where...

Pricing Your Home to Command Top Dollar Segment 2 How does a home seller price their home to command top dollar? Pricing Tip # 1: Don’t Rely on those Online Computer Generated“Zesitmates’ Pricing Tip #2: Don’t rely on the price your neighbor got. Determining Your Home’s Value depends of many things Pricing Tip #3: Pricing it Right is a Form of Marketing If you price too high for “negotiating room”...

How to Prepare a Home for Sale Segment 1 This real estate market is red hot.  Most homes are selling days.  Why should a home seller go out of their way to make their homes show ready? To Get a Good offer on a home: Three rules about selling for top dollar work every time: Preparation, Pricing & Promotion. This Segment is about Preparation: Unless a home is priced WAY BELOW others that are sim...

How to Get Top Dollar When You Sell Your Home Any real estate agent can sell a home in this red hot real estate market. But how much money are you leaving on the table by not selecting the correct agent to sell your home? I'm Barb Schlinker with Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty Colorado, and I've helped thousands of home sellers command top dollar, just in the past few transactions. I ha...

Getting Ready to Move Checklist & Hot New Listings Segment 4 What are the top moving tips to help home sellers get ready to make that move? I am in the business of helping people sell and buy homes.    It is a major process and a very large source of stress for most people.  It’s our goal to make it as easy as possible.  If you are thinking of making a move and want to know:  What your home wi...

What if the Appraiser Does NOT Think the Home is Worth the Sales Price Segment 3 The market is red hot and sometimes the appraiser does not think the home is worth what the buyer agreed to pay. Yes, it’s exciting and very scary for home sellers at the same time.  2. We have had a few cases where the appraisers have come back and said the home is not worth what the buyer agreed to pay. This can be...

The Top Five Things to Prepare Your Home for Sale  Segment 2 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. Preparation Tip # 1:  Curb Appeal – Buyers spend a majority of their time looking at homes at the Front Yard, the Back Yard and View.  CURB APPEALGONE Wrong:  Still Wrong:  CURB APPEAL DONE Right:  If you Ha...

How to Sell a Home with Having a Buyer Step Foot In It Segment 1 Why should a real estate agent even both producing videos and quality images of homes in this market? Very Few Agents STUDY Marketing, Staging and Presentation 73 Days on Market: Curb Appeal Failure: Staging Failure: Trash can, Curtains, Stuff on Table, Stuff on Refrigerator, Junk Under Table  Staging Failure: 29 Days On Market, Only...

6 Home Projects to Improve Your Homes Resale Value Segment 4 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  We Offer a Free, No Obligation Consultation on What to Do and What Not to Do to Get Your Home Ready for Sale You can call us anytime at 719 301 3900 or visit www....

Does Your Agent REALLY know How to NEGOTIATE Segment 3 Are agents trained to negotiate the sale for home buyers and sellers?  In Many Cases, Homes Go on the Market in this HOT Sellers’ Market and Multiple Offers Come in o  With all Negotiations, Buyers and Sellers need a Strategy Buyers: Preparation, Presentation & Offer Terms Helping the Buyer Get the House BankRate.com/MortgageCalculator Nee...

Things to Know to Pass Your Home Inspection Segment 2 Many home sellers worry about expensive repairs that can come up on a home inspection,  What can home sellers do to pass their home inspection? there is NO license to be an inspector But Buyer Agents take the inspectors assumptions as being 100% accurate! We are offering a Free Report on the 11 Home Inspection Traps to Avoid when Selling a Home...

Why Do I Need A Real Estate Agent to Sell my Home Segment 1 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 a 2 Week Supply of Homes – Sellers’ Market 454 Available properties (all types) in 3 counties: El Paso, Teller and Elbert With over 1600 sale...

Why NOW is the BEST Time to Sell a Home Segment 4 We talked about the low inventory of homes. Is this the only reason why this is the BEST time to sell a home? 456 Homes Available in El Paso, Teller and Elbert Counties Median sales price increased by 16.2% from 1 year ago Most homes are getting at least 1.8% OVER ask Average days on market down to 8 The biggest challenge for Home Sellers is…Findin...

Selling a Rental Home 2021 Segment 3 Sometimes people have to sell a Rental home, why is now a great time to sell a Rental home? The Biden admin is proposing: 1.Massive income tax increase 2.Nearly doubling long term capital gains 3.Huge increase in inheritance tax 4.All must pass through Congress  But You Would Have to Be Ready for some Vacancy 6.COVID gave us new Federal and State tenant’s right...

6 Things to Know About Houses NOT Listed on Zillow Segment 2 Tell us about homes NOT on Zillow… Zillow dominates the online real estate market: It’s the “GO-TO” site for buyers who want to search without realtor services Not ALL the Available Homes are on Zillow If you’re relying on Zillow to show you available properties during your home search, you could be missing out. The Associations – sold t...

Reasons Why we are Definitely NOT in a Housing Bubble Segment 1 This real estate market is very robust, many people fear that it will come crashing down like it did in 2008.  Why are we NOT in another Housing Bubble? Home Values Increased over 16.2% in just 1 year! 1. This time, housing supply is extremely limited The price of any market item is determined by supply and demand. In real estate, sup...

Why Choose the Barb Schlinker Team over Other Choices Segment 4 Why Should a Home Seller Choose Us over Any Other Choices or Selling by Owner? Barb, everyone is saying the market is really strong for home sellers.  But many people think all agents have to do is put the home on the market and it will automatically sell, Is that true? o Yes, Richard I’ve had home sellers tell me, agents do not do an...

Home Selling Checklist on How to Sell for up to 11% More Segment 3 Home Selling Checklist – How to Sell for Up to 11% More Q.  How to get a house ready to sell is the question  often asked from people thinking of selling their home.  How much difference does home sale preparation make when selling a home? o The #1 Question we get from home sellers is…What do we need to do and what NOT to do to get...

Staging 101 - How to Stage a Room in Less than 1 Hour Segment 2 Staging 101 – How to Stage a Room in Less than 1 Hour We are back on the Real Estate Voice with your host, Barb Schlinker.  Barb, we know that buyers will eliminate homes based on the online pictures,  You and your team help home sellers with making sure their homes do NOT get eliminated. Tell us about that… * Staged homes command up...

Could the Real Estate Market Decrease in the Near Future Segment 1 Could the Real Estate Market Dip Because of Increased Forbearances Barb, this real estate market is very robust, but there are still some people without jobs and some people not able to make their house payments.  Do you think the real estate market could decrease in the coming years? I think real estate and employment are very clo...

How to Use Financial Resources You Already Have to Buy Your Next Home & Hot New 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 into to...

Picking the Right Home Design Colors to Command Top Dollar in 2021 Segment 3 TOP Trends for Home Design Colors for 2021 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 before that Buyers eliminate homes online...