Real Estate has not slowed down. Sandy was taking calls up till 8PM on
Christmas Eve. With limited inventory,
sales are still be negotiated during the week between Christmas and New
Year. Traditionally, agents really get
to enjoy a lot of down time during the holidays until late February; but not this year.
So if you’re waiting for the spring market, you may want to
reconsider. There is less competition in
the winter and lots of home buyers are still looking.
Here are a few tips for selling your house in the winter
months:
- Turn on the lights for all showings even when it’s daytime. The sun is very low in the winter and you want to overcome the seasonal gloom.
- For Open Houses consider lighting the fireplace and putting out hot chocolate.
- Keep your driveway, walkways and porches clear. I know it sounds obvious but we’ve seen lots of icy stairs over the years. If you’ve had ice damming in the past, be sure to get a roof rake too. If you’ve already moved out, be sure to hire someone to take care of storm clean up. Have lots of salt and sand available.
- Have an outside and inside doormat. Most home buyers will take off their shoes if they’re messy, you may want to leave a rug near the door for them to leave their shoes on.
- Display lots of pictures of your home in the spring, summer and fall.
- Take your holiday lights down on New Year’s Day. ;-)
Sandy LeRette – REALTOR® ABR – Better Homes & Garden Real Estate / The Masiello Group – 436 Amherst Street, Nashua, NH03063 cell: (603) 661-7301 email: slerette@masiello.com
Bob LeRette – REALTOR® - Better Homes & Garden Real Estate / The Masiello Group – 436 Amherst Street, Nashua, NH 03063
