It's been a great week for Pocono real estate! I showed homes
when it was 16 degrees outside, took a break the next day because of road
conditions , then was out with the same couple the following day when we had a
little warm spell - 25 degrees. Today I will be out with a different couple; it
is 18 degrees outside.
A lesson to be learned here, my friends. Serious buyers are out looking at homes NOW.
We missed seeing some great homes because the driveways weren't plowed, or the
driveway was plowed but the walkway wasn't shoveled and the buyers did not want
to trudge through snow and ice. Other homes had very brief showings because the
home was unheated and the buyers were freezing and wanted to get back to the
warmth of the car.
If you are serious about selling your home, you must plow
your drive, shovel your walkway, clean off the deck and any steps leading into
your home and keep some heat on. The thermostat doesn't have to be set high;
most of the vacant heated homes we visited had the heat set at 50 - and it felt
warm inside. One home we visited this week was done halfway - it was plowed and
shoveled, but the deck wasn't cleared off and I couldn't open the storm door
because of the snow and ice build up (despite how much I kicked at it - the
snow and ice, not the door!) The buyers didn't get to see that house either.
So let's plow through this winter and get your house sold!
#poconorealestate #sellingyourhomeinthewinter
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