Colorado Springs Realty Blog

Spring is here and if you are planning on listing your home for sale, hopefully you have already begun the process for preparing your home before it goes on the market.  Here is a check list to help ensure you don't miss anything! Clean out all closet… more »

Internet exposure- With over 90% of buyers going to the Internet as their source for finding homes, you cannot afford not to have your home on the Internet.  If you plan to sell your home, it is important you ask your agent about their marketing plan to… more »

In the current real estate market, you don't want to spend outrageous amounts of cash to make your home more salable but there are some simple and fairly inexpensive ways you can make your home more appealing to home buyers.  If you are serious about sel… more »

Sellers who have not sold their home and can't afford to have it sit on the market any longer are looking into other options so they can get the mortgage paid.  Sellers may choose to lease their home to a tenant with the option to buy since there are man… more »

After your real estate agent lists your home in the Pikes Peak Multiple Listing Service (MLS), ask your agent to send you a link or give you print out for the MLS listing so you can review the details. Review all of the home details including number of b… more »

With so many homes for sale in Colorado Springs, it is exciting when showings result in a contract offer on your home. Although receiving a contract is a step in the right direction, there is much negotiating and collaborating that takes place between th… more »

Listing your home for sale and making it readily available for showings can be challenging if you have a difficult schedule or personal circumstances that complicate your ability to have the home shown.  You may ask your real estate agent to… more »

There have been many instances in Colorado Springs where vacant homes have been broken into or where people have been found occupying a vacant home without the owner's permission.  If you have a Colorado Springs home for sale that is vacan… more »

Open houses do not always sell homes but they do expose your home and let others know it is actively for sale.  It is the job of your Colorado Springs Realtor to do get people to the open house but it is the sellers' job to get the house prepared fo… more »

1. No last minute surprises-  If sellers find out about problems with their home before listing it for sale, they can make the necessary repairs instead of having to deal with it down the road when the home is under contract. Taking care of problems… more »