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Fall Showing Tips For Your Pullman WA Home For Sale

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Real Estate Agent with Beasley Realty
Pullman WA Lori CoferWith the temperatures dropping in Pullman, I thought I would provide a few cold weather showing tips for sellers.  Showings will most likely decrease as the the temperatures decrease and we get closer to Thanksgiving as well.

1.  Leave your porch light on.  It is about 4:00 right now and with the recent time change, we are getting darker and darker earlier and earlier. Agents and your buyers might view your home late in the afternoon.  A front porch light says “welcome and spend some time in the home!”


2.  Make sure your thermostat is turned up to a comfortable temperature.  Cold homes feel...well...just that cold.  That warm inviting feeling is absent.

3.  Leave interior lights going.  It will add to that warm inviting feeling. Let your buyer envision themselves coming home to a cozy, well lit home.

4.  If you have a gas fireplace, invite the agent to turn it on and off again before they leave.

5.  If your have surround sound or heated floors, make sure you turn these features on for a buyer to appreciate.

6.  With Thanksgiving around the corner, why not put out a nice note to the buyer thanking him for coming to look at your home.

You may have fewer showings, but remember those buyers that are out looking are serious...so treat them like GOLD!

Comments (5)

Tony & Darcy Cannon
Aubrey and Associates Realty - Layton, UT
The C Team

Lori, Great tips!  I really like the idea of treating buyers like gold this time of the year.  Most people willing to look at homes in the cold weather are serious about buying! 

Nov 08, 2011 12:02 PM
Mel Ahrens, MBA, Kelly Right Real Estate
Kelly Right Real Estate - Hood River, OR
Customized Choices for your Real Estate Needs

Nice tips for showing a home during this season. Every piece of advice helps.

Gretchen

Nov 08, 2011 12:20 PM
Nevin Williams
Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation - Cary, NC
Senior Mortgage Advisor

These are great tips!  Making someone feel welcome sure will stand out against other properties and make a buyer feel as if they are buying from nice and considerate people.

Nov 08, 2011 02:43 PM
Jane Peters
Home Jane Realty - Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles real estate concierge services

Ooh with all these good tips I would be running to a house that was so welcoming.  Good advice, Lori.

Nov 08, 2011 05:00 PM
Debbie Walsh
SHAHAR Management - Middletown, NY
Hudson Valley NY Real Estate 845.283-3036

Lori this is such excellent advice.  Nothing makes a buyer run through a house quicker than the cold!

Nov 09, 2011 05:59 AM