Everyone of my co-workers tells me, “December really slows down because of the holidays.” Now on one hand I can understand this, people are extremely busy with everything that needs to be done before the 25th. The other side of the equation is that there is a wasted month where moves can be made. If you’re listing your home for example, it takes time to get your place good enough for showings. If you get in contact with your Realtor now (hopefully me) then you can get on the right track and know what you need to do. This way in January you’re ready to get your place sold. It goes without saying but it takes time to sell your place and to let a month go by will not help anything.

The home-buyers credit everyone keeps talking about is over by the 2nd quarter of 2010 so every day counts in order to increase the buyer pool. When selling your home it’s important to appeal to a large variety of people in order to move things along. This is why it’s so important to price your place correctly, stage it to look great on showings, and take advantage of macro level programs like the home-buyers credit.

The moral of the story, don’t fall into the December black hole mentality. You can get a lot done this month without a bunch of work. All your work will pay off by being ready to go for 2010!

Give me a call and we’ll get started.

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