One Way to Start Preparing for Your Winter Home Sale

Minneapolis Real Estate Podcast with Erik Winegarden

Having professional listing photos taken of your home ahead of your winter sale goes a long way with buyers. Here’s what I mean.

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The fall season is almost here! Before it arrives, though, today I’d like to look a little further into the future and discuss a topic that comes up not in our fall market, but in winter.

I often have clients come to me looking to sell their home during the colder months. Now, anytime a home goes on the market, the best way to showcase it to buyers is to have professional listing photos taken, which can be tough when the home’s exterior is partially concealed by snow.

A lot of times, we learn that our sellers didn’t think to take photos of their home in the spring, summer, or fall, but the good news is we don’t let this deter us from making the best of the situation. No matter what time of year, the professional photographers our team works with will have your listing photos looking like a million bucks.

And on that note, if you know you’ll be selling your home this winter, let’s not wait to start making preparations: We can take full advantage of this beautiful fall weather and set up a professional photo shoot of your home now, which, in turn, will give us a decisive advantage when it comes time to list your home. We know that the first place buyers will look for their new home is online, so if they’re interested in a home’s listing photos, they’ll be interested to see it in person as well.

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If you’re planning a winter home sale, we can take full advantage of this beautiful fall weather and set up a professional photo shoot of your home now.

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For the sake of argument, let’s say we listed your home in February after we’ve been hit with heavy snowfall. Let me ask you this: If every other listing is accompanied by photos taken in the winter and yours were captured in the fall, whose home do you think will garner more buyer attention? The answer seems obvious.

The bottom line is if you’re looking to sell your home between this winter and even as late as spring of next year, now’s the time to get a leg up on the competition and organize a strategy that includes snapping some professional photos.

If you have any questions or would like to get preparations for your winter home sale started a little early, don’t hesitate to reach out to me and my team. We look forward to speaking with you soon!