Trim the outdoor foliage.
Remove snow from shrubs and trees so that possible buyers don't get wet as they walk up the walkway to your home. Brush off snow, prune the tree limbs and trim the hedge as needed. You can even hire a tree service to do this for you if you are short of money for time.
While your grass is dormant this time of year, you can at the very least make it look well maintain to give buyer a sense of what it looks like during the spring and summer. You can also show photos in your entrance way of how your home looks outside during the greener months.
Keep the house warm.
While you don't have to keep the heat on all the time, keep the house warm during showings. You don't want people wobbly while they seem through the home. Set the thermostat to at least 70 degrees whether you will be in the house or not.
Show off the fireplace.
If you have a fireplace, you should showcase it as part of your home's artistic appeal. A gas fireplace is simple to turn on before a showing, and it adds natural beauty to your home not to talk about warmth. A wood-burning fireplace is a bit harder to maintain, since you can run out of firewood. So you need to time the lighting just right before the showing.
Handle winter conditions.
If you have ice and snow on your driveway and sidewalk, you need to take care of it way in advance of showings. Clear ice and snow with shovel and salt, so that your external looks nice and safe to buyers. It will also raise the aesthetic quality of your home to buyers and keep you from getting sued by a buyer who falls or slips. If you have exacting trouble with ice and snow, you can call a snow removal service to do it for you.
Make sure your home is well lit.
Since winter takes away a lot of sunlight, you need to use light bulbs lighting. Candles, LED lighting more bit of lighting is vital in the interior and external. You want all lights on when buyers are walking through your home don't center on your power bill right now. You also want to make as much use of natural lighting as possible. Open your window treatments during the day showings.
Add comfort to your home.
There are other steps you can take to make your home more comfortable and inviting during the winter months.
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