5 Reasons to List your Tahoe Home for Sale this Winter!
One of the hardest decisions that a Tahoe home owner will ever make is the decision to sell their Lake Tahoe – Truckee, California, vacation-resort, second home.
For many Tahoe home owners, their property here in the Lake Tahoe region is so much more than just an investment.
Tahoe home ownership often represents great times, a lifetime of memories, and it symbolizes the pure joy that has come from being here in Lake Tahoe.
If the time has come to sell your Tahoe lakefront property, mountain home, cabin, or condo, here are 5 good reasons to list right now, in the winter, rather than waiting until spring.
- Less Competition / Low Inventory – Local Lake Tahoe – Truckee, California home and condominium inventories for sale dramatically drop, by as much as 50%, if not more, during the winter months.
Many sellers take their Tahoe homes off the market thinking that no one is looking to buy a home here in Tahoe during the winter months, which is a myth and selling mistake.
We sell lakefronts, mountain homes, cabins, cottages, and condominiums all year-long. By being listed during the winter months you have far less seller competition, and increase your chances of getting your home sold at your price.
- 1031 Tax Exchanges – A good reason to have your home listed and on the market during the winter season is so your property can be considered by those buyers who have a 1031 Tax Exchange to complete.
Just because it’s snowing in Tahoe, does not mean that real estate in other parts of the country has slowed down, or stopped.
If a buyer has a property that is being sold and they want to do a 1031 Tax Exchange, they only have 45 days from the closing date of the sale of their other property to find a replacement property.
That means a buyer needs to identify up to 3 properties now, not later in the spring, or summer. If your Tahoe home, or condo is not on the market, that buyer won’t be considering your place. A big selling mistake and missed opportunity by sellers, who hold their property off the market during the winter months.
- Open House – If it’s not snowing (snow covers open house direction signs), it’s a great time to have an open house.
Those buyers that are up in Tahoe during our winter months are serious buyers and having your home open is a great way for them to see it.
Again, there is less competition for open house events as most agents only think of open house as a summer marketing tool and stop doing them as soon as the snow begins to fall.
Having an agent that uses open house events as part of their marketing plan during the winter months to market your home is a great way to get vacation-resort second home buyers into your Tahoe property and getting buyers into your home is the first step to getting it sold!
- Serious and Qualified Buyers – The buyers that are up in Tahoe looking at lakefronts, mountain homes, and condos during our winter months tend to be more serious, and financially qualified.
It’s a lot more work to come up to Tahoe once we have snow on the ground. Winter sports are not inexpensive, and they tend to draw a more affluent crowd, which means a more qualified buyer that is in our area during the winter months.
Being listed for sale during the colder, winter months exposes your property to a group of high-net worth pool of buyers that may only be here during the winter months and may never see your Tahoe home during the traditional spring/summer selling season.
- Easy Seasonal Transition – You may not be ready to list right now before the holidays, but if you list your Tahoe home during our Tahoe winter season, in January, February, or March, your property will still take advantage of the winter selling season, but will also be in a better position to make an easier seasonal transition into the spring selling season, especially if we have a long winter.
As a seller you will already be clearing the driveway and walks of snow, and your marketing programs will already be in place, making the transition into the next spring/summer months easy.
These are just a few of the reasons and advantages of having your Tahoe property listed for sale now, during our winter season, rather than waiting until next spring, or summer to list it for sale.
Want to know what you Tahoe home may be worth in today’s market? Call me 530.414.1260, or email me at Laura@TahoeLaura.com
Ready to sell your Tahoe home? These 5 reasons to list your Tahoe home, or condo for Sale this winter are just a few reasons why now is a good time to sell!
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For all of your Tahoe real estate needs –
Laura A. Allen | 530.414.1260 | Laura@TahoeLaura.com
BROKER ASSOCIATE, Tahoe Real Estate Agent
CalRE# 01473598
Coldwell Banker, Tahoe City, CA CalRE#01908304
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5 Reasons to List your Tahoe Home for Sale this Winter!