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By Suzie Wilson
Looking to list your home this fall or winter? If you’re feeling anxious about doing so, you should know that these can be the perfect seasons to sell your home and can even help it sell for more profit. You just need a few fall and winter home selling tips to maximize your listing.
Winter Plants and Holiday Decor Can Boost Curb Appeal
Just because it’s fall or winter doesn’t mean your yard has to look drab. In fact, you can easily add a winter garden to your property, in order to spruce things up and attract potential buyers. Some beautiful shrubs that can withstand the colder seasons include witch hazel, Japanese pieris, and holly. If you have flower beds, you can always add these cold weather plants, or you can use containers to add pops of color to your front porch. While adding some winter plants will draw potential buyers to your listing, you may also want to add some touches to help visitors feel at home. Fall and winter offer plenty of opportunities to deck out your outdoor spaces with holiday decor. Just keep decorations simple and sleek, so your home will appeal to more potential buyers.
Special Touches Can Help Make Staging Homes Easier
Staging your home’s interior can be fairly simple in the fall and winter months as well. You’ll want to start by clearing out any excess clutter to make the inside of your home look as spacious as possible. Next, take a look at any leftover pieces of furniture or decor. Update any older items with modern touches that will help shoppers feel cozy. Those modern changes can be as simple as adding a throw rug to set spaces apart or repainting your walls in more neutral colors to create the illusion of space. Lighting is key during the darker months as well, so use a mixture of lamps and fixtures to create the perfect ambiance in each room.
Fall and Winter Open Houses Can Be Fairly Simple to Pull Off
Just like the inside of your home, preparing for open houses typically involves the same basic steps throughout the year. Since open houses are meant to attract a lot of people to your property, though, you will need to work with your realtor to create a marketing plan and to time your open house just right for prospective buyers. In fall and winter, you may need to add some extra steps to keep those visitors comfortable and safe as they explore their potential new home. If your area gets a lot of snow, be sure to shovel driveways and any other walkways. It’s also a good idea to keep all areas well-lit and warm to give your listing that cozy feeling buyers crave in a property. Good smells can add to that coziness and attract offers on your property.
Homes Listed in Fall and Winter Can Give Sellers Some Advantages
Most people would tell you that spring and summer are the best times to list a home, but that all depends on what your goals are as a seller. Selling in the winter can actually have some perks for savvy sellers, so as long as you are willing to put in the extra work to help your listing stand out, it may be best to list it during the off-season. For one, when you list your home after the peak selling season, you will be competing with far fewer properties. Fewer properties can help attract higher offers on your home, but you are also more likely to get those offers from serious buyers. So when you look at all of these benefits, this may be the best season to list your home!
Selling a home in the fall or winter shouldn’t stress you out. This can be the perfect time to sell a home, and you may even net some higher offers. There are so many cozy and warm touches you can add to help attract those fall and winter home buyers. So if you need to list your home in the off-season, don’t despair and use the tips above to help your listing sell faster!
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