The Real Estate Market slows down considerably during our winter months, as very few of us want to look at homes when the property is snow covered. We seem to want to see what the property looks like in the Spring and Summer months, and avoid the cold harshness that Winter home buying may offer.
It is true that if a home is snow covered then you may not be able to visualize certain aspects like the condition of roof shingles, degree of landscaping, the grade of the lot etc.
There is a positive side to buying a home in winter though. You will be able to identify just how well the home is insulated. This applies to both new and older homes. Here are two examples of being able to discover just energy efficient a home is.
Note that the first photograph shows a completely snow covered roof. You will also notice that there is not a single icicle hanging from it.
As heat rises in the home, it makes its way into the attic area. If the roof area is properly insulated, then the heat will not be escaping from the roof.
In the next photo you see icicles hanging from certain parts of the roof. This shows that heat is certainly escaping through the roof, and melting the snow to form these icicles.
For some, icicles are not a bother, and look ‘pretty'. Just imagine how much money that is costing you in wasted fuel to heat your home!
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