Home Trends from Lou Benis

Lou Benis •

Real Estate Lethbridge

OUTDOOR MAINTENANCE WHILE YOUR HOME IS LISTED

Selling in winter requires you to take a few extra steps to prepare the outside of your home for potential buyers. Start by looking at your home by standing on the curb or street. First, you want to remove all obstacles and dangers winter may create for guests on the path to your front door. Take care to clear snow and other debris from the driveways and walkways. Apply sand or salt to icy patches and add grip strips to slippery stairs. Remove any icicles that may be hanging over the entrance and consider installing solar-powered lights to line the walkway. Once the path is safe, you can address any landscaping issues. Clean up any pet droppings or yellow snow and remove piles of leaves and branches that you may not have gotten around to composting in the autumn. Use outdoor rugs and mats to welcome buyers to your home and once they enter your home, ensure you have a welcome mat and space for everyone to leave their soiled winter shoes while they tour the place. If you're selling a condo, you shouldn't have to worry about shovelling the walkways and such, but do consider your unit itself and how it appears from the street. Clear snow off of the balcony, ensure exterior light fixtures work and hang a decorative wreath on your door.

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