4 Disadvantages of Selling a House During the Holiday Season

If you want to sell your house but it’s the middle of the holiday season, you might be wondering if you should sell. That’s a valid question and, frankly, it makes sense to ask. In this blog post, we’re sharing 4 disadvantages of selling a house during the holiday season, which applies to sellers anywhere in the 60614 zip code area and other surrounding areas…

While there is still some debate as to when the best time to list your house for sale in the Chicago area is, there is little debate that selling you house during the holiday season is the most difficult time. While there are still are some dedicated buyers house hunting during this time of year there are certainly fewer buyers looking for a house during the holiday season. In today’s post we are going to highlight some of the main reasons the holiday season is the most difficult time of the year to sell your house in the Chicago area.

4 Disadvantages Of Selling A House During The Holiday Season

#1. Selling during the holidays can be disruptive to your holiday plans

The holidays are often times when you might have your extended family over for dinner, or maybe a nice quiet evening in with your family, drinking hot chocolate and watching a classic Christmas movie on TV. But if a buyer wants to look at your home, what choice do you have but to pack everything up and leave while the agent shows your house.

#2. Selling during the holidays can be messy

If you get a lot of snow or rain in your area during this time of year, it can be extra messy, with potential buyers tracking in the snow, ice, mud, and dirt from outside as they wander through your house. It is not very pleasant to clean!

#3. Selling during the holidays can be cold

When buyers walk through your house, they don’t care about your heating bill – so they wander inside and outside, leaving the doors open, even opening up the windows… and you pay for it all. Unfortunately, there’s not much you can do about it!

#4. Selling during the holidays can cause delays

You want to sell, and you probably prefer to sell quickly. But those potential buyers are on their own timetable. In other words, they may expect you to disrupt your plans for holiday dinners, but they might not make a decision over Christmas. And even if they do, they may not be able to get financing from their bank if their bank shuts down several days between December 24 and January 1.

That covers the main disadvantages for selling a house during the holiday season. However, it is important to understand this isn’t an all-inclusive list and there several other disadvantages to selling you house during the holiday season. Luckily there is an alternative and easy way to sell your house during the holiday season and that is how we can help…..

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