Remember - You want to Sell Your Home!!
Winter can be a very trying time to sell your home. Usually at this time of the year there are less Buyers, due to the Season and Weather. It is very important to Shovel and Plow your Driveways and Sidewalks, along with Patios and Decks. Unfortunately, the outside of your home does not look it's best, due to No Green Lawns, No Leaves on the Trees, Landscaping is hard to see and we have Large piles of Snow every where.
When we look at what's happened in the past week or so in Mundelein, Lake County and surrounding Areas with the Huge Snowfalls we've had (Most Snow in 29 Years), it's hard to beleive that anyone would possibly want to look at Buying a Home. However, I have been out showing homes almost every day this week, with 3 diferent sets of Buyers, even on Wednesday, February 6th, when we received 12-14 inches of Snow!! The Snow didn't stop my Buyers from wanting to see a particular home and didn't stop me from getting to the home and treking through more than a foot of snow to show them this home. After looking at the home, we put an offer in and are still negotiating.
So people are out looking at and buying homes, even in this weather. Make sure they can get to your home. Also, make sure that you have mats and or rugs to handle the dripping shoes and boots. Have extra Pictures of the Exterior of your home when the Landscaping was looking good, with Leaves and Flowers. If you have a Deck, Patio and or Pool make sure your potential Buyer knows how nice they look (by keeping them shoveled and Pictures)and can picture themselves enjoying the Backyard Paradise in the warmer months. Try to keep all Blinds, Curtains or Drapes open and the Lights are on -it's usually Cloudy and Dreary at this time of the year - so make sure your home looks as bright as possible! Garages - try to shovel and broom any snow or water out of the Garage -make it look it's best and make sure you have no hanging icicles from Gutters, Eaves or Porches - a Safety Issue if they fall.
Just remember, at this time of year, homes usually look their worst, do everything you can to make yours look it's Best!! Good Luck and Bring on the Buyers!!
When we look at what's happened in the past week or so in Mundelein, Lake County and surrounding Areas with the Huge Snowfalls we've had (Most Snow in 29 Years), it's hard to beleive that anyone would possibly want to look at Buying a Home. However, I have been out showing homes almost every day this week, with 3 diferent sets of Buyers, even on Wednesday, February 6th, when we received 12-14 inches of Snow!! The Snow didn't stop my Buyers from wanting to see a particular home and didn't stop me from getting to the home and treking through more than a foot of snow to show them this home. After looking at the home, we put an offer in and are still negotiating.
So people are out looking at and buying homes, even in this weather. Make sure they can get to your home. Also, make sure that you have mats and or rugs to handle the dripping shoes and boots. Have extra Pictures of the Exterior of your home when the Landscaping was looking good, with Leaves and Flowers. If you have a Deck, Patio and or Pool make sure your potential Buyer knows how nice they look (by keeping them shoveled and Pictures)and can picture themselves enjoying the Backyard Paradise in the warmer months. Try to keep all Blinds, Curtains or Drapes open and the Lights are on -it's usually Cloudy and Dreary at this time of the year - so make sure your home looks as bright as possible! Garages - try to shovel and broom any snow or water out of the Garage -make it look it's best and make sure you have no hanging icicles from Gutters, Eaves or Porches - a Safety Issue if they fall.
Just remember, at this time of year, homes usually look their worst, do everything you can to make yours look it's Best!! Good Luck and Bring on the Buyers!!
posted by SoldByWallen-Bob Wallen at 12:19 PM
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