With summer in full swing and our usual hot fall weather coming up, sellers are wondering what’s the best way to sell their house in the fall and if there are tricks and tips they can use to sell this season.  As the selling season is winding down at the end of the summer, are there things in Leawood to make your home more attractive

Fall will be here soon enough (or maybe by the time you’re reading this it’s already here!) Well, if you’re planning to sell your house this fall then you’ll want to know these 5 hot fall home selling tips in Leawood!

5 Hot Fall Home Selling Tips In Leawood

Tip #1. Run The Air Conditioner And A Fan

People buy houses that they feel comfortable in because they picture themselves owning and relaxing in that house. And during hot sticky fall days, there’s nothing that says “comfort” like a cool home.

Run the air conditioner and your ceiling fans. The air conditioner cools off the house and the fans help to circulate the cool air and avoid any warm spots or stale air from building up.

Tip #2. Power Wash The Outside Walls

During the winter and spring, the exterior walls of your home can attract a lot of grime and dust and over this past summer with all of our rain, we are seeing a lot of mold and mildew on the siding and even the room, which dulls your home. Spend a bit of money and an afternoon power washing the outside walls of your home to really help make your home look clean and fresh – it will surely stand out from all the other houses on the street!

Check in with the experts at Home Depot and ask them for the best solutions to power washing exterior walls, roofs, decks, and sidewalks.

Tip #3. Add Fall Flowers

Flowers are an inexpensive way to add a pop of color to your home. Buy a couple of pots of mums and a few pumpkins and squash to spruce up the front porch.  Just remember to keep them watered.  This brings the eyes of people driving by and then they see the for sale sign and decide to take a look.

Also, take the time to clean up the flower beds and bushes, nothing says high maintenance more than a flower bed full of weeds and over grown bushes.

Tip #4. Keep the Leaves Cleared

As we advance into fall and we start having cooler nights, we are going to see the leaves start to fall.  And a tree in full fall color is spectacular.  But again, a yard full of leaves says high maintenance.

We have a huge tip for you, gone are the days of raking and bagging.  You probably have the tools in your garage for easy fall leaf clean up.  First, take your blower or maybe a rake and pull the leaves away from the edges of the sidewalks the flower beds, the side of the house, etc.  Then grab your mower and mow them up.  Here you have two options.  If you have a good mulching mower just mow over them a couple of times and they will be chopped up and go back into your yard to fertilize it.  If you don’t have a mulching mower, you might go over the entire yard once with the mower, chopping up the leaves and then go back over it with the bag attachment.  By mowing twice you chop it up into smaller bits so you can get a lot more per bag before you have to empty the bag.

Tip #5. Set The Stage

People buy houses because they see themselves in the home. That means helping people see themselves in the home! For that reason, consider setting the stage so they can feel like they are already there enjoying it.

So first, before you take photos inside, take the time to stage your house for a great party.  Set up the living room for a fall football party, or the dining room for the big family dinner.  Outside, set it up for fall parties.  Bring the barbecue and patio furniture close together. Set the table. Have some fresh lemonade and glasses on the counter. Create a friendly, livable atmosphere!  Then take your marketing photos.

And if you hold an open house, be sure to have it staged for the open house.  If you can, leave the staging set up for every showing as people walk through.  So they can see themselves in the house and hosting their own friends and family.

Summary

If you want to sell your home this summer, use these 5 hot fall home selling tips in Leawood to help you make your home even more attractive to buyers.

Alternatively, you can bypass these steps and just sell your house directly to us. To find out how much we can pay for your home, click here now and fill out form .