Barb Schlinker | Your Real Estate Voice

Is there an etiquette that home sellers should plan for when showing their homes? 1.   Well there can be..but it’s not required. 2.   Many people allow us to put a lock box on the home so the showings are done with the agents and their buyers and no others in the home. a.   Our lock boxes are digital and we can set them up so. i.  It sends you a text when the box is opened by the agent showing ii....

What are some things that a home buyer should watch out for when buying a new home? 1.  I have had the privilege many times to help home buyers go through the process of building a new home.  Even a regular track or production home where builders have 6-15 options of floor plans or a custom home, the process and layers of decisions can be daunting. ●There are some BENEFITS TO BUILDING,  ○You can p...

Having a House to Sell Before You Buy Your Next Home Many people need to Sell their Current Homes Before they Buy Their Next Home How Do They Accomplish This? 1.  There are a lot of options but it definitely makes buyer a home more challenging!  ●Talk to your local bank or lender and see if you can qualify for both…best case ●If not  the 2nd best case is your home is ON THE Market and HAS a Contra...

1.  This market is ON FIRE! 2.  We are seeing:   ●Increase in Sales why…Rates are at Record lows ●Median Sales Price…INCREASE BY 9.4% ●Number of ACTIVE LISTINGS…DOWN by 38.2%! 3.  The number of Homes Sold compared to 1 year ago was UP IN EVERY PRICE RANGE EXCEPT: ●Under $300K – there just are not that many… ○Had one sell last month price at $275K, sold for $300K ●We have seen our overall Available...

We are back on the Real Estate Voice with your host, Barb Schlinker and my very special guest, Cindy Schwindt, Interior Designer and Certified Stager, we know that not everyone has the resources to spend a lot of money upgrading their homes.  I recently saw an ad for a storage shed 1st month $1.  Getting a storage shed for excess stuff is a great start.  ●What are some low cost things home sellers...

How You Can Stage a Room in 1 Hour We are back on the Real Estate Voice with your host, Barb Schlinker and my very special guest, Cindy Schwindt, Interior Designer and Certified Stager, we know that… ●Staged homes command up to 4% more in price ●Most people do not know what to do to get ready for pictures ●We know that the master bathroom is 1 of the first rooms that gets viewed online, ahead of t...

Why Curb Appeal Matters and What to Do About it We are back on the Real Estate Voice with your host, Barb Schlinker and my very special guest, Cindy Schwindt, Interior Designer and Stager, we know that… ●Most Buyers, 99% start their search online ●A majority of that time is spent viewing the outside and yard ●What Can a Home Seller Do to Improve their Curb Appeal? ○Clean up yard ○Freshen mulch bed...

Welcome to the Real Estate Voice with your host, Barb Schlinker of Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty Colorado. It’s the weekly show that educates and informs about buying and selling real estate.  Today I have a very special Guest, Mrs Cindy Schwindt who is a veteran Interior Designer and works with my team helping home sellers prepare their homes for sale by staging. Why is staging so important? ●...

What are Best Ways to Find Homes, How to Get the Advice of an Agent When Planning to Sell, Hot New Listings #1 – Best Ways to Find a Home Most people find a home on Zillow or Realtor because it’s the easy button. However, Zillow does not tell you the homes are under contract! Hiring a great agent, they can help you My team is trained to do just that. Not just online homes but all homes in your cri...

Segment 3 Why are Inspections and Appraisals Needed and Who Does Them Inspections and Appraisals - Why are they needed and who does them? 1.  They are two different things: Inspection – typically done by the buyer’s inspector to make sure the home is in workable condition. Kicker:   Inspectors do NOT have to be Licensed in Colorado I’ve had buyers do their own inspection Home Inspection Issue – In...

Why Agent Selection Really Matters When Selling a Home Why agent selection really matters when selling a home 1. There are a LOT of choices, the Pikes Peak region over 4900+, some have the experience, some do not.  The sad part is most homes sellers expect that agents are experts…however… There is little training in the industry in: Marketing Sales Negotiating Closing In Colorado, we go through 1...

Last week we talked about the Average Days on the Market is about 21 Days and Your average is about 7 Days, If a home is sitting on the Market longer than that, what are some of the reasons why that is happening? 1. Although the average Days on Market is at lower levels than all of Last Year…that number is a reflection of the homes that getting contracts…NOT the ones that are NOT getting contracts...

Why Curb Appeal is SO, SO Important Barb Schlinker Radio Show 719-301-1802 | 719-301-3900 Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty Colorado #coloradosprings #yourhomesoldguaranteedrealty #barbschlinker #realestatevoice You are listening to the Real Estate Voice with Barb Schlinker of Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty Colorado and I’ve heard you talk about how important Curb Appeal is to Buyers, tell us abo...

Segment 3 The Quest for Main Level Living and How to Find Those Homes What is defined as main level living and how to home buyers find them? ●What is fun about working with buyers is that they all have different wants and needs in a home. ●Lately, I have noticed with my clientele that there is a growing demand for people to move into a home that has few if any stairs and more easy-care homes with...

What are some Inspection Blunders you have Seen and how Sellers watch out for them? 1. Inspectors are NOT licensed in the state of CO 2. For our Errors and Omission Insurance to be Valid, we as licensed agents CANNOT let an unlicensed person go in the house on their own…yet... ●Weekly, I get requests from agents asking if we can give out the code to let inspectors spend 3 hours in someone’s home t...

How to Write a Winning Offer What are the Top Mistakes Buyers Make When Making an Offer on Homes? Buyers Do Not Know HOW it Works... Buyer Mistake #1: Not Getting Pre-APPROVED FOR FINANCING a. Define: Pre-Approved - Submitted financial docs to lender and lender has approved the buyers loan, just need a house! i. Similar to Cash ii. Just Need an Appraisal b. Pre-Qualified - Talked to a Lender on th...

Segment 4 The CARES Act: Allowed People to Skip their House Payments for Up to 1 Year - How it Impacts Those Borrowers Barb Schlinker Radio Show 719-301-1802 | 719-301-3900 Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty Colorado #coloradosprings #yourhomesoldguaranteedrealty #barbschlinker #realestatevoice Barb, why would someone who has a mortgage want to know who owns their loan? 1. Because they may not have...

Barb, The CARES Act was hastily passed because of the COVID19 Outbreak, there is a provision for people with a mortgage to skip their house payments for up to 1 year, allegedly with no harm to their credit. How Does it Really Impact People who Skip Their House Payments? 1. CARES Act – The law allows for people who have home loans backed by: a. Fannie Mae – Conventional Loans b. Freddie Mac – Conve...

The Top Five Things to Prepare Your Home for Sale Barb Schlinker Radio Show 719-301-1802 | 719-301-3900 Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty Colorado #coloradosprings #yourhomesoldguaranteedrealty #barbschlinker #realestatevoice 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...

Things That Make Home Buyers Reject Homes and How to Avoid Them Barb Schlinker Radio Show 719-301-1802 | 719-301-3900 Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty Colorado #coloradosprings #yourhomesoldguaranteedrealty #barbschlinker #realestatevoice What are some things that make Home Buyers Reject Homes? I had the pleasure of showing homes over the Holiday weekend. It was pretty shocking what I saw: a. Leak...

Solving Buyer Problems, How to Sell Webinar & Hot New Listings Buyers have many dilemmas when buying a home: #1 Financing:   It’s getting more challenging to get home loans now because some people are facing job loss, so lenders put more restrictions on obtaining financing Best Advice:  Get Pre Approved – Most buyers are up against the competition when they make offers. #2 Problems to Solve: b...

Segment 3 Top 5 Staging Tips to Command Top Dollar How Strong is the Real Estate Market? Barb Schlinker Radio Show 719-301-1802 | 719-301-3900 Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty Colorado #coloradosprings #yourhomesoldguaranteedrealty #barbschlinker #realestatevoice 1. 98% of homes buyers shop initially and eliminate homes ONLINE based on the photos, if you don’t get this write, you won't know w...

How To Make the Most Money When You Decide On Pricing Your Home Barb Schlinker Radio Show 719-301-1802 | 719-301-3900 Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty Colorado #coloradosprings #yourhomesoldguaranteedrealty #barbschlinker #realestatevoice Why is it important that Home Sellers need to understand about deciding on an asking price for their home? Most buyers shop just below their maximum sales price...

Segment 1 - Strong Market, Space Force, Income, Great Time to Buy and Sell How Strong is the Real Estate Market? Barb Schlinker Radio Show 719-301-1802 | 719-301-3900 Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty Colorado #coloradosprings #yourhomesoldguaranteedrealty #barbschlinker #realestatevoice The #1 Reason is the chances of commanding top dollar are better than ever.  Here’s why: We are in the top 10 re...

Hey, its Barb Schlinker Here. Thank you again for trusting us with the sale of your home. The next steps are to prepare for photos. Here is why this is important: #1 A Majority of Home Buyers Start Their Search Online #2 Most view a home online for less than 1 minute! That means you only have 1 online minute to attract the buyer enough to have your home added to the ‘must-see’ list. #3 These are t...