Why Spring is the Perfect Time to Sell Your Home

Spring is the optimum time to sell a home. Regardless of whether it’s a buyer’s market or a seller’s market, inventory almost always rises in the spring. Why? Because the largest number of buyers are actively searching for a new home during the months of April, May and June.
Here are 10 things you can do to improve the odds that your home will stand out among the sea of new listings flooding the spring-time real estate market:
1) Wash windows inside and out / polish all mirrors
Sparkle is free, and sparkle sells homes. A potential buyer may not realize why your home seems so inviting but will feel drawn to it if the windows and mirrors are spotless.
2) Rake the yard / trim back bushes
Clean out dead leaves and debris in your lawn. Don’t let overgrown vegetation block the windows or path to the entrance.
3) Mow diagonally and edge lawn along driveway / sidewalks
Artfully manicured lawns are edged and tell buyers you pay attention to small details.
4) Transplant tulips and daffodils or buy flowers in containers
Yellow flowers stimulate buying urges. After a long winter, everybody is anxious to see the first signs of spring. Yellow tulips and daffodils induce feelings of happiness and contentment.
5) Set out fresh-smelling flowers such as just-clipped lilac branches or peonies
Natural scents are more appealing than artificial and trigger fewer allergies among those susceptible. Clever home staging brings color and fragrance indoors.
7) Polish floors to a high gloss
Your hardwood floors should be refinished, if necessary. Make your ceramic and linoleum floors twinkle and shine. Bleach dull grout. Thoroughly clean all area rugs.
8) Utilize towels, throws, pillows in light colors – yellows, pinks, pale blues, lavenders
Even if it means replacing items, towels, linens, throws and sofa pillows are inexpensive accents you can buy.
9) Offer an outside mat for cleaning shoes & put umbrella stand at entrance
If it’s raining, give buyers a place to stash umbrellas and wipe their feet before entering your home.
10) Fill sink with ice to chill bottled water for guests