How Much Lack of Updating Affects the Home’s Value

Not every home is updated like a new home that is offered up for sale. Is it really important for homeowners to update their homes before they go on the market?  How can lack of updating affect the home’s value? Depends on the Price Range Most home sellers will command top dollar if the home […]

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How to Sell High: Avoid These Three Mistakes When Selling Your Colorado Springs Area Home

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 between a home seller getting TOP dollars for the home or the home […]

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When are the Real Estate Prices Going to Stop Soaring

This real estate market is very robust, do you see any signs of this real estate market slowing down? Looking at Latest #s: 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 […]

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Tax Breaks for Real Estate Investors Could be Ending under Biden

Tax Breaks for Real Estate Investors Could be Ending under Biden    Some people who own rental properties will sometimes sell those properties. Do they have to pay Capital Gains taxes on the profit each time they sell?   Some of the richest people I know own real estate as an investment.  It all works […]

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Should I Sell or Rent My Home in 2021

Should I Sell or Rent My Home in 2021 Many homeowners consider renting out a home they need to move out of instead of selling.  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. There is no need […]

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How a Divorce Affects Your House, Mortgage & Taxes

How a Divorce Affects Your House, Mortgage & Taxes 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 homeowners need to know about the house, the mortgage and taxes when facing a Divorce?   Get some non-emotional trusted advisors […]

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What Makes Some Homes FLY off the Shelf & Others NOT + FREE use of a Moving Van

There 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? The Barb Schlinker Team is designed to help home sellers get the MOST MONEY. Stars are Aligned to get top dollar […]

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Trade Up Mistakes and How to Avoid Them When Moving Up to Your Next Home

Trade-Up Mistakes and How to Avoid Them When Moving Up to Your Next Home The Real Estate Dilemma is TWO-FOLD Need their net proceeds Rendered in a temporary housing situation Needing the Net Proceeds Option Option 1: Sell the Home! Option 2: What if You have NOT lined up a Destination? We can put contract […]

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Why So Few Homes are on the Market Now

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 […]

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Top 8 Things Sellers Need to Know BEFORE They Put Their House on the Market

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 8 Step Checklist Then the Marketing Systems Get Activated 16 Key System Activation Market demand is High Showing, Inspection Chaos Worse Than Ever! We put […]

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