Real Estate Tips

Broker Associate

Choosing a real estate agent is one of the most important decisions you’ll make when buying or selling your home. The right agent should offer you superior service, a wealth of experience, and a deep network of relationships throughout the marketplace. Those key ingredients sell homes faster or help you into your dream home. This is what you can expect from Leah Behr and The Behr and Behr Team.

Leah has been in the Real Estate industry for over 16 years – a Colorado Springs resident since 2009. Throughout her time in the area, developing personal relationships and building community have been the core values on which she operates her business. She believes that the Real Estate experience is an extremely personal one, that must be rooted in trust, knowledge and personalized attention, creating an enjoyable and stress free experience for the client. Whether looking to purchase or sell your residential real estate, Leah has the experience and drive to exceed your expectations from beginning to end.

When not serving clients, Leah volunteers with The Junior League of Colorado Springs, COSILoveYou Schools, and runs a successful lifestyle blog LeahBehr.com

Broker Associate

As a native of Colorado Springs, Brandon grew up in our city, attended our schools, played in our parks, participated in community events, and supported our local character and heritage. As an adult, he has chosen to live in our city and make his career here, as a REALTOR. Brandon discovered his passion for real estate at an early age obtaining his license at the age of 18.  For the past 16 years he has worked alongside Ed & Renee, overseeing marketing, technological development, and helped hundreds of buyer’s fulfill their dreams of home ownership.  Studying business and economics at CSU Fort Collins has equipped him with a deep passion for understanding the inner workings of our local market trends and statistics. In Brandon’s spare time he enjoys; mountain biking, wakeboarding, financial markets and flying R/C.

Broker Associate

Erik Behr, a licensed realtor with The Behr & Behr Team, is a native of Colorado Springs. Having lived over 20 years in the community, Erik uniquely understands the market as a true local. His role on the team involves quality assurance within daily operations, making sure every touchpoint with clients is personally customized and professionally delivered. Clients often say his down-to-earth personality allows for a fun and authentic experience.

Growing up in a professional, full-time real estate family, Erik never saw the business as an arduous job. His parents worked extremely hard, but the relationships they developed over the years always brought new friends and family into their daily lives and home. It’s this kind of authentic and personal service that drove Erik to pursue his education in social work (B.S.W.) at The University of Texas and entrepreneurship (M.B.A.) at the Acton School of Business in Austin.

“Returning to Colorado Springs to join the family team was an easy decision”, says Erik, “Every client interaction would be an opportunity to serve people in this community.”

In his spare time, Erik enjoys hiking, visits to the dog park with his boxer, water sports, renovating houses and volunteering.

Broker/Owner

Renee has been working alongside her husband Ed since they were married in 1987. She was a mom first but was able to work part-time while the kids were in school. Now the kids are gone and as a licensed Real estate broker she is able to multi-task a variety of tasks with showing properties, writing contracts, keeping the office organized and the central contact person in listening and providing care of the client’s needs. Renee’s  heart’s desire is to connect their clients to the right home and in the community.  Community involvement is also a passion of hers and in 1997 she founded a non-profit to enhance the relationship between fathers and daughters. A Daughters heart offers an annual father daughter dinner dance for 1800 attendees.

Broker/Owner & Founding Partner, The Platinum Group REALTORS

As a founding partner of the largest independent and locally-owned real estate company in the Pikes Peak Region, Ed Behr knows about the challenges facing small businesses today. Annually, the Platinum Group closes over $300 million in real estate sales with a strong focus on delivering a superior real estate experience for their clients. Since 1985, Ed has won numerous sales awards and consistently ranks among the top 1% of agents in the the Pikes Peak Association of REALTORS. Ed’s reputation for excellence and service is only exceeded by his commitment to building long-lasting relationships built on trust, integrity, and honesty.  Outside of work, Ed and his wife Renee are active members at New Life Church and have led Young Life Bible studies for high school students in their home.  Ed serves on the board of Peregrine Ministries, and A Daughter’s Heart–an annual father-daughter dinner dance that draws over 1,700 participants each year. An avid wakeboarder, volleyball player, and skiier, Ed enjoys spending time outdoors with Renee and their three adult children Brandon, Tara, and Erik.

Constant Communication

Throughout the process, you can call our personal cell phones whenever you need to. After every showing we share feedback with you from buyers’ agents. We help you evaluate every purchase offer and develop a strategy to make the best choice. We go over every step with you, in writing, so you’ll know you succeeded!

Photography

Fantastic listing photos are critical in generating interest from buyers. Our professional photographer will take dozens of photos of your home. The best ones will be professionally re-touched, and used to create your unique marketing portfolio.

Staging

We start with an in-home consultation from a professional home-staging expert (with over 15-years of experience!). Together, we’ll create a plan to get your home “show ready”.

Curb Appeal

We give you a curb-appeal checklist and two hours of free labor from a local handyman. Our handyman will complete small repairs to improve the appeal of your home, inside and out. Additional labor and all materials are the responsibility of the seller.

Storage

Usually our staging specialist will recommend removing some furniture and personal items to make your home more attractive to potential buyers. Think of it as getting the packing process started a little early. And if you need to rent storage space for those things, we give you a $150 storage credit at closing.

Access For Showings

We make it easy for buyers to see your home – we’re open 7 days a week to schedule showings.