SELL YOUR HOME THIS SUMMER

The North Fork, in summer, is absolutely the best place to be!  We are a destination, resort community this time of year – everything is green, flowers in bloom, amazing waterways – bays, creeks, harbors, Long Island Sound - for boating, kayaking, swimming, we have spectacular sunrises and sunsets, we have open land, farms, vineyards, fun breweries, great restaurants and interesting shops.

Who wouldn’t want to be here?  EXACTLY!!!  If you’re selling your home, now is the time to make it shine and aggressively market when everything around you is at its peak.  So, avoid the temptation to slow down with the summer heat, and keep the marketing process going. 

Here are 5 TIPS to keep things rolling and get your home sold in the height of the North Fork “in-season”:

1.    KEEP YOUR HOME IN “SHOWING SHAPE” with beds made, dishes in the dishwasher, you know what I mean.  It doesn’t have to be spotless- I’d rather show a house that’s just a little messy, rather than lose an opportunity to sell it. Prospective buyers understand its summer and the family is about.

2.    SAY “YES” TO THOSE APPOINTMENTS when your agent calls to show the house.  There are about ten weeks left to summer, and you should take every opportunity to show your house in the prime season. 

3.    DO THOSE OPEN HOUSES even though you’d rather hang in the pool.  It’s only a couple of hours a week, you can use the time to go swimming, boating, shopping, lunch!  Buyers who come to open houses account for 20% of our sales. Serious buyers plan weekend time to shop for homes on the North Fork.  Open houses help agents as well, since they have more flexibility to schedule a showing with their client, during the broader time slot of the open house. 

4.    DON’T LET THOSE LAZY DAYS OF SUMMER slip through your hands.  Keep up with your home, if something breaks fix it. Keep up with the lawn and gardens. And welcome every opportunity to show your home.

5.    GIVE EVERY OFFER SERIOUS CONSIDERATION. View the offer without thinking of possibilities that may or may not happen, try to keep emotion out of the evaluation. Look at it as a business deal and give it your best thinking. Make the deal and enjoy the rest of the summer! 

Call us, at 631 765 5333, we’re happy to help you through the process from the first day, through the closing. Or visit our office at the corner of Main Road and Horton’s Lane in Southold.