Why is spring time the best time to sell your house?
Ready to sell your house? It is said that living in Canada we have two seasons – Winter and Gardening.
After a long, cooped-up, snowy 6 months, our spirits renew along with our flower beds. Spring time tends to be the most popular time of the year to sell your home, but knowing why can lead to a higher asking price and a higher return . Typically, spring time is when your home will show at its best, especially if you have nicely manicured gardens. In the spring time you can take advantage of “showing off” all the back-breaking work you have done over the years.
So make sure the gardens are pristine, new mulch is added, cut down any over grown shrubs, remove any dead plants or shrubs, add potted annuals to add pops of color and start preparing the pool. having great landscaping will yield you 20%-30% return on your investment
Show case the outdoors as well as your indoors by adding a deck or outdoor living space into your home. Yielding as much as 80% return on your investment, it makes sense that if you have gone through the expense and work (if you did the outdoor installation yourself) to capitalize on these features.
Having transformed the yard into beautiful, show-piece gardens that even Martha Stuart would be envious of, use the cooperation of the weather to power wash the siding, the patio and deck, bring out the patio furniture to create wonderful vignettes that help the buyer picture how the space can be used for relaxing, reading a great book and enjoying a glass of wine with friends.
So now you are done with the gardens are your indoors are ready also? Well not always! I have gone to many home to offer them a consultation, and many times I find the landscaping looks great and the home has great curb appeal but it doesn’t always extend to the indoors!
Start spring cleaning, de-clutter or as I like to call it… editing your home! Pack away items that are collections, edit your closets, edit your accessories. If your home requires a fresh coat of paint, spring time is the best time to do that -the sun provides plenty of light and you can open up the windows and air out the odor of fresh paint.
So now you are ready to sell? If you are not sure if your home is showing its best, ask a professional. Today, the best Realtors team up with professional home stagers because they realize the advantages of providing a complementary home staging consultation. Call your Realtor and ask if they have this service for their clients. Having a home stager come in with fresh eyes ensures you are truly ready to sell, and that your home is move-in ready.
Regardless of whether your home requires a simple home consultation, some rentals to compliment your existing furnishings or if you have already bought and moved so now your vacant home requires full furnishings, we can satisfy any of those options. From our warehouse stocked with top of the line furnishings and accessories and our long list of first-rate contractors we can help with your specific needs.
Although you can sell your home anytime of the year and winter sellers do encounter buyers who are very serious about buying, there are fewer homes listed in the winter. You may have less competition, but overall there is less interest in open houses and less interest in driving desirable neighborhoods. So in the spring, even with many more homes on the market, it remains the best time of the year to sell your home.
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