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Summer Selling - Maybe It's Not the Time to Conserve!

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Mortgage and Lending with ReadySetLoan Condo Team LLC

Patricia Kennedy is a real estate agent and blogging extraordinaire in Washington DC.  Her real estate blog is one of the most prolific that you will find online.  She regularly posts articles that are pertinent and important to Washington DC real estate and also general tips that can be applied in any part of the country.  If you aren't following her blog, you are seriously missing out.

In her article below, she points out some of the ways in which home sellers might be selling their homes short during the summer by trying to conserve energy.  She points out that it could be costly to the bottom line by trying to save a few bucks.

Please comment on her original article HERE.

Original content by Patricia Kennedy AB95346

We all want to be "green" and reduce our personal carbon footprints.  But I think whoever passes out dispensations includes people who are trying to sell their homes, especially during the summertime.

First, DC has been hotter than Houston lately, and sometimes the humidity is so high that it feels like you can swim through the air.  So having a super functional air conditioning system is really important.  Have the system serviced before you put your house on the market, and be sure to change the filters often.  I recommend setting the thermometer at somewhere around 75 degrees.  And yes, your electric bill might go up a bit, but keeping the house warm is a false economy.  You want people to think your house is hot, and the only way to do that is to be cool!

Many people are using draperies that, when pulled closed, help keep the room cool.  But when your home is for sale, you want to pull them back and let the sun shine in.  Brighter is better.

And speaking of brighter, there is another good habit you it's good to change.  We recommend that you use the same type of bulbs in all of the lamps and fixtures in the room- and not the new energy saving products.  If you've been hoarding incandescent bulbs, this is the time to pull them out and up the wattage.  Even if a room gets a reasonable amount of natural light, helping it out with a few lamps is a good idea.  If you know there is going to be a showing, turn on every light in the house.  If you won't be home and don't know if any agents will show up with buyers that day, leave at least some lights on so they don't feel like they are walking into a cave.

If you follow this advice, your electric bill may go up a big while the house is for sale, but the idea is to help you increase your sales price to way over your expenditures for energy use. 

Then, once your house in under contract, you can go back to conserving energy!

 

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Comments (6)

Conrad Allen
Re/Max Professional Associates - Webster, MA
Webster, Ma, Realtor

Hi Eric.  Pat's blogs are full of great information.  Thanks.

Jul 18, 2014 08:50 PM
John Wiley
Fort Myers, FL
Lee County, FL, ECO Broker, GRI, SRES,GREEN,PSA

Eric, this is a very helpful reblog. Great tips that if followed could tip a buyer into becoming an owner.

Jul 18, 2014 08:52 PM
Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

Oh yes, lighting and AC are so important to selling your home (or heat in the winter).

Jul 18, 2014 08:56 PM
Joe Petrowsky
Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT
Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

Good morning Eric. I have been a regular reader of Pat's posts. I can understand why she is ranked number one in AR land.

Make it a great weekend!

Jul 18, 2014 09:02 PM
Mark Neighbor
A O Home Solutions - Sell House Georgia - Buy House Georgia - McDonough, GA
Sell House Fast In Georgia

Thanks Eric. Good information on the reblog. Cool houses and bright light do help sell a home.

Jul 18, 2014 11:42 PM
ReadySetLoan Team
ReadySetLoan Condo Team LLC - South Windsor, CT
Residential, Commercial & Condo Financing Experts

Pat is one of the best, Conrad

I hadn't recalled reading this information before, John.

Debbie - it is common sense but not to many!

She's great, Joe.  Loads of great information.

Whatever makes the buyer feel "at home" when they are viewing the property, Mark

Jul 19, 2014 10:33 PM