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How to Prepare to Sell Your Home After the Holidays

Written by Posted On Monday, 12 December 2016 14:43

Even though you might be currently enjoying the holiday season, you might also be a bit worried about something that is coming up shortly afterward: selling your home. You may have decided that you wanted to wait until after the holidays to put your home on the market, which isn't a bad decision. However, the holiday season will be over before you know it, so you have to ensure that you are ready to get your home up for sale afterward. These are a few steps to take is that you are ready for this big change in the beginning of the New Year.

Start Looking for a New Place to Live

First of all, you will want to make sure that you have a new place in mind before you sell your home. After all, even though you might think that it will take a while for you to sell your home right after the holidays, it might sell more quickly than you think. Working with someone like Donna Lasater Real Estate & Property Management can help you find a rental or another home to purchase, depending on your plans.

Be Prepared to Take Down Decorations

You might have decorated your home cheerfully and festively for the season, and you may want to enjoy your last holiday season in your home with all of these decorations. However, you will need to be prepared to take them down right after the holidays so that you can put your home on the market. After all, having too many decorations can make your home look cluttered when people view it, and religious decorations can pose a problem, too. Make sure that you have enough help on hand to help you get your decorations taken down and put away, and consider renting a storage unit to rent them in after you take them down. You might also find that the storage unit is handy for storing other things after you take down your decorations and start staging your home and preparing yourself for a move.

Focus on Winter Home Maintenance

Making sure that your home is properly maintained for the winter is important if you want it to do well once you put it on the market. For example, you'll want to focus on things like clearing the snow and ice off of the roof, shoveling the driveway and ensuring that the heating system is in good condition.

Work with a Real Estate Agent

Selling your home will be a whole lot easier if you have a good real estate agent on your side. Now is the time to start talking to a reputable real estate agent in your area so that you can start taking the right steps to getting your home ready for the market.

If you are planning on putting your
home up for sale after the holiday season, it is important to ensure that you are ready to do so. Luckily, following these steps can help.

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Lizzie Weakley

 About the Author: Lizzie Weakley is a freelance writer from Columbus, Ohio. She went to college at The Ohio State University where she studied communications. In her free time, she enjoys the outdoors and long walks in the park with her 3-year-old husky Snowball.