Tips For Selling Your Helena Home During Winter Months From Bruce Swinney and Associates

Selling your home during the winter months is a whole different ballgame than selling during the more lively spring and summer seasons. When you sell your home during the winter you can fall into a trap where the season can hide some of the best attributes of your home. If you have a great lawn, a pool, or other great outdoor amenities they can be hidden by snow cover, leaves, or just the dreary nature of the season. The winter season can also highlight flaws that your home may have, especially any leaks. This does not mean that you should simply wait until the season changes to sell your home. After all there are people looking to buy homes in the winter too, and you don’t want to miss out. If you are selling a home in Helena, Montana The Bruce Swinney Real Estate Team can help you get the best value for your home this time of year. Here are a few tips when it comes to selling your home in Helena during the winter months. 

• Make a Clear Path to the Front Door- This may be the single most important thing you can do when showing your home in the winter time. Take a few minutes and make sure that your potential buyers can get to the front door without slipping and sliding all over. The last thing want is to have someone who is interested in buying your home not be able to get inside. By clearing a path inside it will also alleviate potential buyers concerns about the entrance if they are to own the home.
• Have Good Photos of The Home When it is Sunny- It is important when you are marketing your home to potential buyers that you can show them what the home looks like when it is not covered in snow. Use photos that you have of the home when the sun is out and the true beauty of your home can be shown. This will go a long way when it comes to getting people interested in seeing your home.
• Have a Winter Marketing Plan- If you are selling your home in Helena, MT the Experts at Swinney and Associates can help make your home more visible to potential buyers. Sometimes this is as easy a jazzing up a for sale sign so that it is more visible during the snowy times. Bruce and his team can look at your location and sales goals and make sure that your home is visible both in person and online.
• It May Be Cold Outside, But Warm Up The Inside for Open Houses and Showings- During this time make sure that your home portrays a warm and cozy feeling inside. This will create good vibes when potential buyers are inside the home. You can do this both by providing the buyers with warm colors and décor as well as physically raising the temperature. Turn up the thermostat and if you have a fireplace throw a log on it before people arrive.  

Bruce Swinney and Associates can help you with all your Real Estate needs in the Helena Area. Give us a call if you are looking to sell your home in Helena, MT and we can show you just how we can help. 406-442-3616