Typically
spring and summer are the active months for selling your home. It shows the
best with all the plants and trees in full bloom and really showcases your
landscape. Getting into late fall and winter is a whole new game. Those lush
beautiful trees are bare, the plants have all turned brown and the grass is
just dried out and brown. Here
are some thoughts, tips and recommendations for Selling in the Off-Season:
For
Thought:
- Chances are that folks who are
looking in this time-frame are serious buyers.
- Less competition during this
time. There are fewer homes on the market.
- Tech Savvy Buyers are on the
lookout for homes year-round
- New Tech-Tools allow the buyer
to receive emails automatically when new homes go on the market. Yours could be
one of them!!
To
Help:
- Provide summer photos of your
home as well so buyers can see the full picture.
- Decorate inside for the
seasons (autumn - winter).
- Take the time you used to
spend outside and ORGANIZE for maximum appeal.
- Showcase winter warmth with a
fire, scented candles and warm decorations.
When
it snows:
- Be sure you shovel all walks
and paths
- De-ice paths and the driveway
- Plow or snow blow the entire
driveway to showcase the amount of parking space available
- Make sure outside lights work.
We care about you. With the Festive Season
around the corner: please drive safely. A road tip to our readers who sometimes
have to drive during bad weather conditions:
-
Make sure you
can see.Replace windshield
wiper blades. Clean the inside of your windows thoroughly. Apply a
water-shedding material (such as Rain-X) to the outside of all windows,
including the mirrors. Make sure your windshield washer system works and is
full of an anti-icing fluid. Drain older fluid by running the washers until new
fluid appears: Switching fluid colors makes this easy.