Staging Your Home During the Winter Months

Staging your home for a quick sale can be a time consuming task, even more so during the winter months. Not only does one have to contend with other homes on the market, and numerous buyers, but the weather can present a problem in terms of access to the home and the cleanliness of the interior. In some areas this is not really a big deal. Places like Arizona and Florida do not have to contend with snow and ice. In order to ensure your home shows to its full capacity during the winter months, here are some good things to do.

Access to a home is crucial during the winter. Sidewalks and driveways can easily become danger areas as ice and snow can turn even the nicest yard into a skating rink. Its a daily task to ensure that the driveways and walkways are clear and safe. Keep a good supply of rock salt or another de-icing agent on hand. The last thing you want is a prospective buyer to slip on their way to the door. Remember if people have to trudge through knee deep snow to reach your front door, it won't look good for you as a seller. Keep the driveway shoveled and de-iced at all times. Its also a good idea to clear snow off the eaves and edges of the roof. Make sure there are no dangers to the visitors to your home.

Keeping the inside of a home clean while the weather is cold and snowy presents a different challenge. This is compounded if your home is a popular showing. With numerous people coming in during a day, its a great idea to have plastic shoe covers to help stop the problem of snow and dirt getting tracked into your home. During the cold months is a great idea to keep the house warm and inviting. If you have a fireplace, light it. The ambience and warmth will help visitors to stay longer and explore all that your home has to offer. Ideally you would like your home to be as inviting and interesting as possible. The winter months give a homeowner the opportunity to showcase their homes during the dreary winter weather. It's a chance to turn your home into a winter palace that will interest buyers from the moment they see it.

Posted by Joanne McFarlane on December 13, 2008 at 12:00 AM

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Local Information for Olney, MD

Latitude: 39.153022 -- Longitude: -77.0747

ZIP Codes for Olney, Maryland	20830 20832
Area Code for Olney, Maryland	301
Time zone for Olney, Maryland	EST

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Originally known as Mechanicsville, the village which became Olney was established in 1800. The area was mostly farmland, but it soon began attracting artisans. Early residents Sarah Brooke and Dr. Charles Farquhar were devotees of the English poet William Cowper, and named their home after the poet's hometown. The area was in turn named for their home, which still stands and is known as the Olney House. The Brooke family held the largest tracts of land in Olney, whose central village was at the intersection of the Rockville to Baltimore road, and the one which connected Washington with Westminster, Maryland to the north. The Quaker community in Sandy Spring thrived just to Olney's east. St. John's Episcopal Church was established in 1842 and survives to this day. After the siege of Washington by the British in 1814 during the War of 1812, President Madison and his family passed through Olney en route to taking refuge in the neighboring town of Brookeville. -- Source: Wikipedia.com

Maryland 2000 Census Population Profile Map

	Olney	Maryland	United States
Population	31,438	5,296,486	281,421,906
Median age	36.7	36	35.3
Median age for Male	35.8	34.9	34
Median age for Female	37.4	37	36.5
Households	10,274	1,980,859	105,480,101
Household population	31,242	5,162,430	273,643,273
Average household size	3.04	2.61	2.59
Families	8,648	1,359,318	71,787,347
Average family size	3.34	3.13	3.14
Housing units	10,415	2,145,283	115,904,641
Occupied units	10,274	1,980,859	105,480,101
Vacant units	141	164,424	10,424,540

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Staging Your Home During the Winter Months

Local Information for Olney, MD

Latitude: 39.153022 -- Longitude: -77.0747

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