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So you have vacant property for sale? Is it accessible?

One of the wonders of living in New England is that we enjoy each season to the fullest. Right now we are experiencing the typical snowy time of the year.

Showing a home to buyers during this wondrous snowy time is best when a few extra steps are taken to clear that snow for access to the property. Driveways, walkways and steps need to be cleared so buyers can safely enter and view your home for sale.

If you can not remove the snow, try hiring someone to take care of snow removal. It is a smart idea to stay on top of this to be assured that all requests for showings from buyers can happen. Not only will this help to allow safe access to the home, it also may detour vandals from lurking - for it shows that the home is being watched over and maintained from the exterior.

In the summer months, mowing the lawn and maintaining the yard is done. It only makes sense to do the same during the winter months by maintaining the exterior with snow removal.

Don't worry, the snow will melt and it will warm up again soon here in New England.

Enjoy it while you can!

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Posted by Marlene Pellegrini REALTOR® ERA REALTY PROs - Eastern Connecticut on 01/12/2009 10:38 PM

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9 Comments on So you have vacant property for sale? Is it accessible?

JAN

Marlene, Great advice for those in the northern part of the country. So far I have not had the need to shovel snow in Florida! Best wishes for a great new year.

Hi Kari! I really love to visit Florida. I have relatives down there. I also love having the seasons in New England.

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had a buyer out on Saturday, who looked at 12 houses...10 were vacant, unheated and unshoveled! Welcome Home...I think not! What if the buyer falls and breaks something? Talk about liability!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pat, liability is a big motivator to get those walkways shoveled. Thanks for stopping by.

JAN

This is an excellent point! It is hard to sell a home you can not get into! your friend in Charlottesville!

Hi Marlene I must admit I am not fond of this time of the year. I am already dying for Spring to get here for these exact reasons. Being out in the frigid cold showing homes is not a lot of fun.

I agree, I hate showing houses that are impassable, either from the outside or the inside. I have tried to view a couple recently that had no power turned on. It's really hard to get an idea of what a basement looks like without lights!

Bill, just a few months it will be March 21st, the 1st day of spring.

JAN

Brian, Yep...I agree with you. It is also tough to have a home inspected if it is winterized (the plumbing and heating systems).

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