Green Tips for home selling

Home Selling Advantages - Green Tips

Despite the slowing housing sales trends in most areas, Realtors who can highlight a homes 'greener' qualities may be gaining a competitive advantage for their sellers.  What is a green home?  A green home is designed, built, renovated, or improved in ways that make it more ecological and efficient with natural resources.  While some people go all out in building green to lessen a home's environmental impact, most people simply want to upgrade their home for the following four reasons:

Reasons to be green

1. Have more control over future maintenance costs.
2. Lower and better predict monthly expenses.
3. Enjoy health benefits from lower emissions and better air quality.
4. Improving their homes marketability and resale value.

How to get green?

The following are just some of the ways for homeowners to improve their homes, enjoy economic benefits, and increase marketability:

• Install Tankless water heaters.
• Replace old windows with Low-E windows.
• Install a storm door.
• Use paints that contain low- or no-VOC (Volative Organic Compounds).
• Spray foam insulation.
• Landscape responsibly (think Xeriscaping).
• Programmable thermostats.

Again, these are just some ways, there are many more. If you need additional tips concerning marketing your home, we're happy to help.