How Can You Sell Your Home This Winter?

Homes actually sell faster and for more money during the winter months.

Follow these tips to pull off a successful winter home sale.

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Winter is traditionally thought of as not the best time to sell a property, but statistics actually tell us that homes sell faster and for more money during the colder months, even in cities like Minneapolis.

For example, we recently put two properties on the market and both sold in less than a week. If you’re thinking about selling this winter, follow these tips:

Make sure your sidewalks and driveway are perfectly cleared of snow to keep your home open and inviting. Turn up the thermostat a little bit and make sure your fireplace is on. You also want to be sure all the lights in your home are on, including the closets. This is especially important this time of year when it gets dark so early.

Statistics actually tell us that homes sell faster and for more money during the colder months.

Staging your home is another key component. If you list with us, we’ll spend hours with you helping your home get ready for sale because this is a critical step. You can even check out some staging tips in advance on our website.

Winter is a great time to sell your house, so why wait for spring when all the competition comes out on the market?

If you’re thinking about selling your house this winter, give us a call or send us an email today. We’d love to hear from you!

Set the Stage for Buyers to Fall in Love with Your Home

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Before working with our team, Rich and Carol worked with another broker who wasn’t able to sell their home. However, our superior advertising and marketing systems came to the rescue, especially in the way that we managed to stage their home. We did an initial walkthrough of the home and then sent in our professional stagers to make the home feel more appealing to buyers.

Staging can set the stage for a buyer to fall in love with your home.

The staging set the framework for the photographer to come in and take some fabulous pictures of the home that helped it stand out to online buyers. At first, Rich and Carol were a bit defensive about the idea of staging their home, but they warmed up to the idea when they saw what our professionals managed to do. Our home stagers were very diplomatic in the process, and also listened to what Rich and Carol had to say. In the end, they didn’t do anything that Carol didn’t want, and they politely explained their recommendations.

Staging may seem like a small issue during a home sale, but it can really set the stage for buyers to fall in love with your home. If you’re interested in learning more, please don’t hesitate to contact me!

Home Staging Can Make a Huge Difference

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We recently sold several properties that had previously languished on the market with other agents. With a few changes, we were able to do some staging and decluttering, and get those homes sold within two to three weeks.

We average about one of these a month. Just by doing simple things like rearranging furniture and opening up the space in the home by decluttering, we are able to see some great results. We love going into these properties because we are able to generate some great photos, good feedback for the seller, a quick sale, and a happy customer.

If you have any questions for us about home staging or how it can help sell your home for the most money possible, don’t hesitate to give us a call or send us an email. We would love to hear from you.

How to Create Ambiance When Selling Your Twin Cities Home

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Staging your property can bring in a ton of traffic. Barb is here to answer a few questions about staging.

1. How can we bring accessories into the property? Why do accessories help? Oftentimes, we’ll bring accessories into the property in order to neutralize the decor. Let’s say you have a modern style. We want to broaden the appeal to a wide range of buyers, not just those who like modern accessories. Rather than the seller investing in what they won’t use, we recently acquired a storage facility for accessories. That way, we can bring them in free of charge. Consider these items as props until the house closes.

2. Why are paint and carpet so important? Paint and carpet are two of the biggest areas where sellers can recapture their value. We like to get there ahead of time to help you choose the right carpet and paint colors. Remember, it’s important to think neutral. We work with a couple of different vendors that can help update your home. We trust them not to oversell. We want buyers to see that the carpet is fresh, because that helps raise the value of the property.

3. What other small updates do you recommend? We want to make the process as stress-free as possible for our sellers. We will help with simple upgrades like switching out a light fixture or mirror. Sometimes, that’s all it takes to give a space a whole new look. We will pick up a mirror on occasion, but we are not trying to spend your money. We are just looking to maximize your return.

If you have any other questions for us, give us a call or send us an email. We look forward to hearing from you!

Consider Our Early Packing Advice When Selling in the Twin Cities

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I always tell sellers that how you live in a home day-to-day and how we set it up to sell are always a little bit different. 

We recommend early packing. Sellers can find this part challenging, but afterward, they find that it's the thing that they most appreciate when they get that offer on their home. We'll come in and consult with you on which pieces are best to pack early, like furniture, art, or accessories.

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Since you're moving, you're going
to have to pack anyway.

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Since you're moving, you're going to have to pack anyway, so we simply help decide which pieces are better to pack early. Then, we can work with what you have left to maximize the space and direct the eye to the home’s selling features. We want potential buyers focused on those aspects of the property.

If you have any questions about early packing, give us a call and we can help you out!

How Staging Affects Home Sales in the Twin Cities

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I'm joined today by my assistant Barb Larsen to talk a bit about staging. She's been staging for almost 10 years. It's been a passion of hers for a decade.

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Staging your home gets fantastic results.

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We recognized early that there are two things that impact the sale of a home: price and condition. To address the condition part, we started using staging as part of our free service, and we've had just fantastic results from it.

If you have questions about staging or are considering buying or selling a home, please feel free to reach out to us. We'd love to help!