Four tips for selling your home during the holidays
You may have heard that the holiday season is a slow time for the real estate business, but that’s not necessarily true. Serious homebuyers don’t take a vacation from their home search, so if your house is still on the market you’ll need to stay diligent about selling it now like any other time of the year. Here are four do’s and don’ts for selling your home during the holidays.
Do make plans with your San Antonio Area REALTOR®
Are you going on a weeklong vacation this month? Do you have plans that will make your home harder to show for a day or two? Your REALTOR® needs to know. Make sure you talk to them about when your house will be unavailable for a showing or when they might need to coordinate an appointment with a house sitter.
Do decorate, within reason
There’s no reason to avoid putting up a Christmas tree or displaying your family’s heirloom menorah. However, make sure to keep holiday decor—especially faith-based decorations—to a minimum. As with any other staging you do throughout the year, you want potential buyers to picture themselves celebrating their holiday season in the home—not being distracted by an elaborate holiday village display.
It might be difficult to forgo a favorite holiday tradition while your house is on the market, but remember: it will pay off when you’re able to sell your home with ease.
Don’t set an unrealistic price
Asking price may be more important than staging the home for a holiday sale. Ask your REALTOR® to compare similar homes sold in the winter months. Some homeowners tend to set their asking price too high, basing it on sales prices during peak seasons. Don’t let this happen to you. You and your REALTOR® can look at homes that sold quickly during...