The Green movement isn't just a pretty word any more. It helps sell homes, helps you save money, and preserve and protect our environment. Here are some ideas to help you market your Mercer County home and emphasize its green features.
1. Do an energy audit of your home and make a list of the changes and upgrades you have made. This could include new caulking, insulation, lighting, EnergyStar appliances (those you will leave in the home), hot water heater, and solar panels. If you have the records, show prospective buyers how much you have saved in your energy bills since you have made these changes.
2. Market your green features in a special way, through a web site or book you leave in the home for showings. Illustrate inside and outside features, from hot water heater, to bamboo flooring, to water-saving changes you have made in your landscaping. This book will be the visual presentation of the list in #1.
3. Start using green products so when buyers open your cupboards, they see green cleaning supplies.
4. If you don't have one now, create a recycling center. Even just labeling boxes or bins in the garage "Newspaper" and "aluminum cans" will show buyers you live the lifestyle.
5. Do a sniff test in your home. Do you smell paint or chemical cleaners? A vinyl shower curtain? These aren't as healthy and green, odor-free products. The sniff test includes, of course, food and pet odors. Try to make your home odor-neutral.
6. Decorate with natural products. Instead of buying a silk plant for the living room, buy a live one. This time of year you can find flowering plants for low prices almost everywhere. Use them for color and aesthetic appeal.
7. If there are items in your home that you know buyers will replace, like old carpet or flooring, be ready with suggestions on green materials and where they can find out more. Other items you can consider would be window coverings and bath fixtures as well.
8. Improving the Green curb appeal of a home can include a small vegetable garden, water-saving fixtures, native grasses, lawn alternatives, collecting rain water, and a compost bin. Whatever you have the time and the inclination to use yourself, will help the Green appeal of your Hamilton home.
Visit the GreenResourceCouncil for more information and ideas. And call or email me to talk about making your Mercer County home stand out from the competition as a Green Home.
Joe Giancarli, Sales Associate
609-658-2612
jgiancarli@remax.net
http://www.joegiancarli.com/
http://www.njhomesource.com/
http://www.newjerseynewhomes.blogspot.com/
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