Real Estate Matters
By Elisa Jo Eagan
Staging your home is crucial any time of year, but especially during winter. In the colder and sometimes snowy weather, these staging tips are sure to put your home in the front of potential buyers’ minds and warm things up for your home to stand out this season.
Tastefully Decorate
Use the wintery feel of these months to your advantage. Twinkly lights and elegant winter decor can instantly take your home up a notch. A pinecone wreath, seasonal flowers and greenery, and other small landscaping touches could make all the difference to a potential buyer pulling up to your home.
Make Your Home Welcoming
The great thing about winter is that no matter where you live, it automatically beckons a cozy feeling into your life. Blankets, the possibility of snow, and a warm fire make you that much more excited for the season.
Drape a few throw blankets and pillows on your couches, turn on the fireplace, and light a candle or two to embrace the toasty winter ambience.
Use Natural Elements
Winter tends to get a bad rap for being dreary, dark, and cold. But there are ways to make the most of these months.
Decorating is one way, but you can also bring light into your space by pulling back curtains and opening all of your blinds. Turn all of the lights up and switch out darker lampshades for lighter colors.
Tidy Up
Those wet gloves and muddy shoes lining the entryway won’t make the best first impression.
Triple clean commonly used areas, especially places where debris from outside tends to get tracked in. Wipe down countertops, dust the trim, and vacuum rugs to freshen up.
When showings are scheduled, place a shoe bin by the entrance and encourage visitors to take off their shoes before coming into your home, especially in inclement weather.
Staging during the winter will liven up your interior, making your home more warm and inviting. Remember that spring is right around the corner.
News flash! Interest rates are becoming more affordable. There are additional first-time homebuyer grant and assistance programs to help you become a homeowner.
Check out the options up to $17,000 for first-generation homebuyers.
For real estate advice and questions, call/text Elisa at 609-703-0432 or see TheRealEstateGodmother.com.
For More Real Estate Questions, Information and Advice Contact Elisa Jo Eagan “The Real Estate Godmother” (609)703-0432 and Remember…”There’s No Place Like Owning Your Own Home!”
