Selling Your Lehigh Valley Home in the Winter

As last weekend proved, home owners may be in for a tough winter in the Lehigh Valley. 6-10 inches of snow and many households losing electricity probably put a damper on many Halloween parties. I was supposed to go to two parties. The first one got cancelled (no electricty) and our babysitter couldn't make it so we also missed the second party.

Although a bummer, missing the parties was trivial (unless you spent a lot money on that not used Halloween costume) compared to the thousands of homeowners that lost electricity throughout the valley and had downed trees and damage throughout their neighborhood. Even 4 and 5 days after Saturday's storm, parts of the Lehigh Valley were still without electric.

How does the Winter affect Selling your Lehigh Valley Home?

For now, let's just present a couple of different scenarios when it is cold and snowy outside:

The Home Buyer enters the home, the lights are all on, it is clean, warm and the fire is going in the fireplace. You can picture yourself sitting there drinking a warm mug of hot chocolate listening to the crackling fire!

Next house, the sellers have moved out. The home is empty. The heat is turned off, and the home may have been winterized so there is no working plumbing. Big stickers across the sinks and toilets don't help a buyer imagine living in the home. Especially in the cold months.

A lot of things affect selling a home in the winter. Nature ensures homes don't look as nice during the winter. The trees don't have any leaves. The flower garden may look like weeds. Curb appeal, which is very important in the sale of a home, is harder to achieve.

When wintry weather sets in, Lehigh Valley Home Sellers are tempted to cancel showings. This can be a major mistake!

If a potential home buyer is out in cold or bad weather they are probably motivated and not just tire kicking. If they like another home, they may not wait to see yours.

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