5 Tips to Sell FAST during the Winter Months

Hey, everybody, it’s Janine Sasso, your local Chicagoland realtor. And in today’s episode, we will be covering five tips on how to make sure your home sells this winter. Let’s be honest, we always say that winter in the Chicagoland area is one of the worst times to sell a home. But is that really true? Now, when it comes to having your property listed in the winter, you need to make sure you’re following a couple certain guidelines to make sure your home stands out as the best possible choice for your buyer. And I’ll help you exactly with that today.

The first thing we can advise you to do is curb appeal. Even though in the winter, it is important to keep in mind the curb appeal of your home. When a buyer pulls up to your house, it’s nice to have a driveway that is plowed. You want to maybe invest into some hardy winter plants, some evergreens to spruce up the outside. You want to have some planters available that you can use them for. There are some different ways you can spruce things up.

The second part we want to point out is some of the maintenance that is required. You want to make sure your gutters are all good and they’re all attached, they’re all in shape, they’re all level, because if they’re not, the buyer will be pinpointed out and they will start questioning if the house has any water infiltration if there is anything wrong with the house. And we do want to eliminate that belief right off the bat and also go around and check your doors and your windows to make sure that there’s no draft coming in. We want to demonstrate to the buyer that house is as solid as can be and a great investment. Next thing we want to talk about is pay attention to lighting. If you are local and you are able to keep in mind the sun goes down earlier, the buyers might still be at work. So by the time they get to your house at 430, it might be pretty dark. Keep the lights on for them. Try and make the showing as easy and as pleasant as possible without people stumbling around your house trying to find a light switch. It makes the whole experience so much better. And of course, number five, make sure you make your interior sing, which that means make sure your walls are freshly painted. Make sure you do clutter. You can find more on my tips on how to prepare a home for sale. In my other video of squirrels to my channel and I will link it in the comments below for you as well. I hope those tips help. If you have a real estate need in the Chicago area, I’d be happy to talk to you about it. Feel free to drop me a comment below. You can find my contact information as well and I will find you at the next episode.

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