Selling your home during the winter season - what you need to know!

There is some conventional wisdom that many people have heard about the winter season not being the best time for selling a home. Sellers will hesitate to list their homes during this cold season because of the fear that there will fewer buyers which will reduce their chances of selling their home or being able to get the right place for their home. While there is some truth to those beliefs about moving during the winter, there are also some major potential advantages to selling a home during the winter that could still make it an option you want to consider.

Advantages for sellers:

• Fewer people looking but those that are looking could have a smaller list of possible home so your home could be the perfect fit for them.

• Buyers Aren’t ‘Just Looking’

• You May Get an Offer Closer to Your Asking Price

• Less Landscaping needed

• Year-end financial bonuses and payouts

Sellers may want to keep in mind some winter-specific things to do to increase the appeal of their homes, and increase your chances to make the right impression on potential buyers during the winter.

Tips:

• Always have driveways clean and salted. Same with walkways

• Always keep snow around for sale sign clear for visibility.

• Take icicles hanging away from entries for safety.

• Mat inside front door. For snowy boots. No slipping on wet floors

• Scented candles. Keep home warm

• Keep Christmas lights neat and tight

• Open the curtains and blinds to let the light in during those dark and dreary days

• Turn up the heat

• Provide specific instructions for fixtures or appliances

• Show how outdoor rooms can be used in the winter months

• Showcase the entertaining possibilities of your home

• Use structural elements in the garden for winter interest

• Do decorate for the holidays

On the day of a showing stage your home to feel warm, welcoming, and comfortable. You may even want to light candles and have some music playing for showings