Ideas for making your home more attractive to potential buyers during the cold season.
Enhancing curb appeal helps attract buyers and sell homes. In warmer months, home sellers get an assist from Mother Nature with blooming flowers and trees in full foliage. Improving curb appeal in winter can be a bit more challenging. Here are tips for making your home stand out during the cold season.
Make a good impression from the street
Consider how your home looks when viewed from a car. The condition of elements you see from a vehicle—like the mailbox, house numbers and front door—can attract or repel buyers. Spruce up these elements with paint or replacements to make your home look well cared for.
Introduce an eye-catching splash of color to your exterior. This can be as simple as a wreath on the front door or filling planters to enhance your home’s curb appeal in winter. Search Google or Pinterest for “winter planters” and you’ll get ideas for everything from small evergreens to lighted topiaries.
Remove leaf debris that accumulates around shrubs and trees and around the foundation for a tidy look from the curb.
If you have pets, make sure there’s no evidence of pet droppings or yellow snow.
Clear walks and driveways
A driveway or walkway filled with snow or covered with ice can be enough to turn a potential buyer away. Clear sidewalks invite potential buyers to come inside. Shovel the snow and apply ice melt as needed.
Turn on interior and exterior lights
Overcast winter days can make even the most beautiful home look dreary. Turn on the lights inside and out to give your home a glow-up.
Address roof problems
Missing or curled shingles are quite obvious when surrounding trees are bare. Make roof repairs before listing your home.
Keep gutters clear
Clogged gutters can lead to icicles and ice dams on the roof. The presence of either is a negative in the eyes of a buyer. Remove debris from gutters so water can properly drain away.
Remove fallen branches
It’s not unusual for heavy snow and ice to result in fallen branches. A lawn free of debris like this has more curb appeal to buyers.
Even when the lawn, trees and shrubs are dormant—and possibly covered with snow—your home can have lots of curb appeal. When you do sell your home and are ready for the next one, be sure to turn to us for a no-hassle mortgage.
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