Ricky Schoonover, a highly successful REALTOR with over 20 years of experience, excels as a listing broker, buyer's agent, and real estate investor. His success is attributed to attentive listening and dedication to clients' goals. Located in Denver's vibrant La Alma – Lincoln Park neighborhood, Ricky actively supports the local art scene as a board member of The Arts District on Santa Fe (ADSF), promoting artists and galleries. As a sponsor of Denver Open Media, a radio station dedicated to local musicians, Ricky continues his commitment to community engagement. Apart from real estate, he enjoys exploring Denver's diverse culinary offerings and biking along Cherry Creek Trail. With his attentive approach, expertise, and genuine care for clients, Ricky emerges as a trusted real estate professional and community advocate.
Jennifer Verprauskus
Sold a Single Family home in 2018 in West highland, Denver, CO.
5 Stars
Ricky Shoonover is one of the Best Real estate agents I have ever worked with! We had to sell my Parent's home of 40 years after they passed away. Ricky and his crew came in and made it tremendously beautiful within 1 week, giving me hope that once it was complete it would be amazing. He made the entire process of selling a home very positive, upfront, no nonsense. He is one of those lucky people to be in a Job that he loves, meaning he cares about everyone he is in contact with to make it a smooth transition, including his crew. It was truly amazing to work with you Ricky. Thank you. You will be the only person I contact for Buying or selling a home.
Sincerely,
The Garman's
5 Stars short and sweet!
Ricky is the best, we highly recommend him! We bought our townhouse with him and we did not think twice of who to call when it came time for us to relocate and sell our townhouse. Highly Reccomend!
5 Star review
A couple of years ago, four days before Christmas, our home was ransacked, burglarized, and car stolen! It was awful, and we wanted to get out of there. Thankfully, we met Ricky, who calmed and reassured us daily.
Within two weeks, Ricky connected us with his top lending agent (The Mortgage Network) and led us to our new home, within budget, and despite the extremely competitive market.
I’m a sales professional with an eye for “sales breathe,” a trait that realtors are known for. But Ricky is sincere, committed, and an absolute delight! Without reservation, we hope you’ll take the time to chat with him!
5 Stars
As a home inspector, I work with many realtors on a daily basis. After being in the business for many years, I can easily distinguish between the realtors that are passionate about what they do, care about their clients, and have their client’s best interest in mind. Ricky is definitely one of those outstanding realtors and will go above and beyond to help his clients sell or find the home that’s right for them. I’ve enjoyed working with Ricky over the last few years and would highly recommend his services to help you buy or sell your next home!
5 Star Review - Cindi Johns
I wish I could give Ricky more than 5 stars!
Ricky Schoonover is positively stellar at what he does, and I’d love to share some of the reasons why I will never use anyone else for my future real estate transactions. I realize this is a very long post, I actually wanted to write even more LOL.
We had been considering selling our home for quite some time, but for a variety of reasons never moved forward or selected an agent. And although we loved our home, there were significant challenges to overcome & cosmetic improvements to make prior to putting it up for sale. I had recently become a casual listener of Ricky’s podcast “Denver Homes Market Report”, and on a whim reached out to him through his website but soon forgot about it. A few days later he stealthily dropped off a home market assessment bound inside a beautiful notebook, and proceeded to change everything.
He was unfazed when we shared the weighty challenges we faced (which included foundation issues that had to be resolved), our long list of must-haves for our next home, and that selling our home was contingent on having enough remaining funds to improve our current living situation in a new home.
From our first meeting he was all-in, and throughout proved his commitment without question. We never felt pressured and he was always positive. From beginning to end he maintained his professionalism while remaining friendly and was encouraging while staying forthright and honest.
The two of us never realized the strategy & planning required to be successful in buying/selling real estate, but Ricky’s skill at both exposed how deficient our past Brokers or Broker Associates were, and how little they did to protect us or have our best interest in mind. They simply could not compare.
Following is just a partial list that demonstrates Ricky’s superior service and his willingness and desire to help.
• He works with just a few clients at a time -- no more than four -- so he can devote his time and attention to your needs.
• He showed up time after time to help us move heavy furniture and other items, even helping us make trips to our storage unit as we prepared to sell.
• He lent his expertise and vast knowledge as we prepared inside and outside our home for the photos.
• He kept in contact with us, guiding us, helping us, supporting us, without being overly intrusive.
• For every step during the sale of our home and buying the new one, we had great struggles to overcome. Most challenges came to light in layers, like the peeling of an onion. But every time, Ricky remained positive and always had a plan as well as a backup plan (and sometimes a backup backup plan!) to keep us moving forward.
• His negotiation and strategic planning skills paid off for us, literally.
Even after the sale of our old home and purchase of our new home, Ricky continues to check in to see how things are & give us encouragement (our new home is undergoing some remodeling and updates).
When you choose to work with Ricky you also receive some unique and noteworthy benefits through Mode Real Estate:
• Your home’s marketing materials – including professional photos, a full Matterport virtual tour, virtual and printed marketing brochures and all other advertising are included without any cost to you. This is huge!
• Personalized, supportive, professional service from day one and beyond.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING RICKY!
5 Star Review
Ricky helped us with our home search in Denver and I can not say more amazing things about him. Absolutely work with him - you won't find anyone better. We had worked with a few real estate agents before we found him, and had given up that anyone would give us the attention we felt we deserved, or truly understand what we were looking for in our dream home. Then came Ricky. He was always incredibly responsive, searching the market immediately when new inventory became available so we would be first on the scene, and making himself available whenever was best for our schedules. He has the knowledge and expertise, and is just wonderful to be around. If you are looking to buy or sell your home, he's your guy.
5 Star Review
MJohnston wrote: Ricky was simply incredible to work with. This was a first time home buying experience for myself and my girlfriend. Ricky always made sure we were well informed before we moved to the next step of the buying process. He was extremely quick to respond to any questions we had. If you want someone who goes above and beyond, and gives you 100 percent and more, then I highly recommend Ricky as the realtor for you. We will definitely be using Ricky again in the future
5 Stars
I worked with Ricky to sell my condo and buy a house in the winter of 2020-2021, during the COVID pandemic.
At our initial meeting he told me what he thought I could sell my condo for and I didn’t believe him but said let’s see what you can do. He delivered but in addition he helped me schedule contractors for minor improvements and stages my house so it showed well for pictures, which are key while selling during COVID.
Trying to buy and sell a house in the current market was a hesitation of mine as well. Again Ricky said we could make it work and he did. I was able to get an offer accepted on a purchase 10 days after my condo went under contract. We were able to discuss what my wants for a house were and he was always responsive immediately after one would go onto the market. He even met me on a Tuesday’s during my lunch break to view the house I eventually bought.
Ricky is a great realtor but also is authentic and it is clear working with him is more than just a financial transaction.
5 stars
This review speaks to Ricky Schoonover from one Realtor® to another. Representing the Seller in this transaction, Ricky was professional and courteous with me even during the height of negotiations. When I needed information for my Buyer client, Ricky was able obtain answers quickly. It was a pleasure to work with him.
5 stars
We will never use anyone else except Ricky Schoonover for any future real estate transactions. And I feel quite fortunate to be able to share some of the reasons why he is simply unparalleled at what he does.
When we first met Ricky brought us a lovely notebook with a market assessment of our house. We entertained the idea of selling our home but had not selected an agent. On a whim, my spouse reached out to Ricky through his website. A few days later he stopped by and changed our lives.
With his zero-pressure approach and incredibly positive outlook, Ricky helped us visualize a future of successfully selling our and buying our homes. We loved our home but we shared the issues we had to resolve, and some significant ones at that. But Ricky didn't bat an eye.
From day one he began proving his commitment without question. Every step of the way he was entirely professional, friendly, and encouraging yet always forthright and honest. He allowed us to make and follow through on some of our poorer decisions and helped us find solutions when we were stumped or frustrated.
He was adept at handling every aspect of the selling and buying process while protecting our interests, advocating for us, alerting us to potential problems, never losing sight of our goals. Before Ricky, we never realized the chess-plating skills required to be a successful agent. When we felt overwhelmed he became our biggest ally, cheerleader and counselor.
As we worked with Ricky, we both realized how much our past Brokers or Broker Associates simply could not compare. He proved over and over how much he is truly an all-star, unparalleled at what he does.
If you’re looking for details as proof of a ten-star review, following is just a fraction of Ricky's exceptional service:
• He remained positive throughout the entire process, even when things got difficult or challenging.
• When two lawn services canceled on us at the last minute, he showed up before our photo session to mow and trim our lawn because he knew we were overwhelmed and needed a hand.
• He offered to help with whatever we needed countless times, for example repairing/cleaning our wood floors.
• He made sure we stayed focused on our listed goals, including wants/needs when we searched for our new home, and helped guide us along the way so we didn't waste our time looking at homes that likely would not work for us.
• He has EXCELLENT tips for presenting your home so it shows beautifully. Instead of camouflaging or misrepresenting flaws of an older home, he focused on the positive aspects that he knew would help buyers see what our home had to offer.
• When it seemed like we would never find a suitable home before we had to be out of our old home, and we'd never be able to outbid others shopping in the same market, his offensive strategy ended up winning the day for us. He reached out to the agent of a home we had previously looked at just to put out feelers. This agent reached back out the next day, and this ended up being the home we bought!
• The day we closed on the sale of our house Ricky provided a wonderful celebration at Mode Realty with champagne and donuts to congratulate us!
• While numerous ongoing updates are occurring at our new home, Ricky continues to check in, giving encouragement and even stopping by to see the progress. True to form, he continues to help us by encouraging our contractors to keep things moving forward whenever the project is in danger of losing steam.
I must also mention a few of the other unique and wonderful benefits that clients receive when choosing Ricky and Mode RE:
• Your home’s marketing materials include professional photos, a full Matterport virtual tour, virtual and printed marketing brochures and all other advertising are included without any cost to you. This is huge!
• Personalized, supportive, professional service from day one and beyond.
• Access to one of the best networks for additional services and/or recommended professionals for just about any conceivable need you may encounter in preparing for a home sale or purchase.
