Buying in Fall

Buying in Fall

With sweatshirt season quickly approaching buyers have to decide whether to continue house hunting or to wait till next year.  There are some pros and cons to buying in fall so to help you make your decision a little easier here are just a few of those. 

Pros

Year-end tax breaks

Home buyers can yield great dividends in tax returns like deducting mortgage interest and property taxes from gross income.

Sellers are serious

Sellers are who put their home on the market in fall usually want it to sell before the holidays and freezing weather of winter so negotiations are a little easier.

Getting ahead of the weather

Buying before it gets really cold is a good idea.  No one wants to move with freezing rain or icy roads.  Buying in autumn you will be moved in and curled up in front of your new fire place before winter sets in.

Cons

School year and holidays

Taking kids out of school to start a new school is never fun nor is having a house full of boxes during the holidays.

Daylight waning

Daylight savings time means leaving work early or only house hunting on the weekends in order to see houses

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Inventory

Some sellers will take their houses off the market before the holidays which could mean less inventory to choose from.

Now that you know the ups and downs of buying fall happy house hunting.

Cynthia Schmier, Broker/Owner 
CRS, CDPE, CNE, CIAS, MDI, 5-STAR, SRS
RE/MAX Country
Cynthia@Cynthia-Online.com
(360) 400-3475
www.cynthia-online.com

Kid-friendly Moving Tips

Planning a move is often difficult, but planning one with children is even harder.  Kids and teenagers aren’t thrilled by the prospect of moving to a new home, especially in a new location away from their friends, but these steps should help you ease the transition, say the experts at Parents.com and TLC.

Start by getting the kids involved in the house-hunting process.  Take them to see the homes you are considering buying, or show them photos or a virtual tour.  Learn as much as you can about the community and the neighborhood.

Get the kids involved in de-cluttering the home.  Go through the house, room by room, and have them identify what items they want to discard and what they want to keep.

Let kids map out their new room, and choose the colors to decorate it.  If they want, let them help arrange and decorate other rooms in the house.  For teenagers, set a budget and let them pick out colors, linens, rugs and furniture, and encourage them to shop at thrift stores for knick knacks.

Once you have moved, plan a welcome party and invite a few neighbors with kids to get acquainted.  Tour the new neighborhood to locate places of interest to children, such as a playground, school, library, and movie theater.

Moving is never easy for kids, but these ideas can help them look forward to their new home.

Cynthia Schmier, Broker/Owner
CRS, CDPE, CNE, CIAS, MDI, 5-STAR
RE/MAX Country
Cynthia@Cynthia-Online.com
(360) 400-3475