Selling your home during the winter months?

Are you trying to sell your home with the 3 FEET of snow we have on the ground right now? 

 

This time of year it can be a challenge to show your home with snow on the ground.  But, keep in mind that  buyers looking at your home in the winter months with three feet of snow on the ground are serious buyers so do not turn them away!

 

Here are some tips to make buyers feel right at home:

 

Make sure your home feels warm and cozy...do not conserve energy for showings.  Open your curtains and blinds to allow as much light in as possible and keep them open for evening showings. Make sure to have all lights on in your home.  Walkways and stairs should be shoveled and salted including your driveway.  If you can, clear decks and patios so that buyers can see all the attributes that your home offers. Keep outside lights on.  Snow can be beautiful in the evening with lights shining making the buyer feel cozy in your home.

 

If you are not going too far during showings light your fireplace, burn candles in the house, simmer some potpourri, or bake a pie right before the showing.  Make sure the inside of your home is spotless and put a small note by the front door for buyers to remove their shoes for the showing.  Buyers will understand.

 

Especially now, with the amount of snow we have on the ground, place seasonal photos of your home during the summer/spring if you have any.  Get creative if you have a digital photo frame, or just simple photos on the kitchen counter will do.  Right now buyers are having a very hard time figuring out landscapes of a home that they are unfamiliar with.  Retaining walls, shrubs, gardens, and even patios and decks are hard to determine.  The more information that a buyer has on your home, the more they will remember it and the more comfortable they will be.

 

"Make the rounds" of your home- inside and out during these harsh winter months.  Inspect inside walls/ceilings for leaks, deterioration, or any abnormalities & signs of water or structural damage.  Walk around outside, check for any hazards that might affect a showing. 

 

Remember when it is cold and snowy outside you want buyers to feel like your home can be their home.