Selling your Home in Winter

Through my REMAX website, a monthly newsletter is published. This article is from the January Real Estate Advisor.

Make your home a hot winter commodity.

Selling a home can be trickier during the colder winter months. If one of your New Year's Resolutions was to finally get your house sold, consider these tips for post-holiday curb appeal:

Take down your holiday decorations in a reasonably short amount of time. While most people appreciate festive displays of spirit, Christmas lights in February can give the impression that your home isn't always well maintained. It's now the season to box up all of those holiday touches!

Check the gutters and downspouts around your house. This is an important chore throughout fall and winter, as accumulating leaves and small branches can clog gutters and create quite a mess. By checking the gutters every so often, you will avoid having to clean up a much bigger problem later. Messy gutters are also a needless detraction from your home's appearance.

One's mood can be greatly affected throughout the dark winter months by lighting. If your home has a warm feel both inside and out, it will be more likely to attract the winter buyer. Accent lighting can be an effective (and usually inexpensive) way to improve your home's aesthetic. Don't waste what little light Mother Nature provides, either. Keep drapes and blinds open during the day to let as much natural light in as possible. Take a look at your house from the outside at night and ask yourself how warm and inviting it seems.

Be prepared for what the weather may throw at you. If it's reasonable to expect snow, make sure you have a good shovel and the will to put it to use. Wind and rain can strew branches all over your property. Act quickly to clear such debris away and restore a more tranquil look.

These are just a few ways that you can improve the marketability of your home throughout the season.

Jim Starwalt

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Jim Starwalt, Broker Associate RE/MAX Center, Phone: 847-548-2625 Jim@StarHomeFinders.com


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