If you are thinking about selling your home this summer, now is a great time! It’s estimated that 50 percent of homes are sold in the summer, making this a great  time of the year to put your home on the market. We have outlined a few tips that will help you get ready for potential buyers:

Make all the needed repairs -If your home needs some obvious repairs, take advantage of the great weather and be sure to tackle them before you list your home. Avoid slowing down the closing process by haggling with potential buyers over the cost of repairs.

Focus on the outside - Everyone tends to spend more time outdoors in the summer, so use this time getting the outside areas of your house ready for showing. By adding cozy seating areas to decks and setting up a grilling station you enhance your outdoor living space. Remember to keep your lawn fertilized, watered and trimmed and add colorful annual blooms to decorative pots and gardening beds. You want your outdoor spaces to look as inviting as possible and serve as extensions of the indoor living space.

Bring the outdoors in - We mentioned expanding your indoor areas outside by adding furniture to your decks and patios, and the same is true for inside your home... bring the outside in with plants and flowers. Add beautiful vases of colorful flowers to the kitchen, dining room and living area to brighten and add a lovely light fragrance to each room.

Cool it off - Have the air conditioning serviced and consider keeping the thermostat a little lower than usual, since potential buyers people will be opening and closing doors and windows when they come to visit.

Get the air moving - In the summer the air inside your home can get a little stagnant when the windows remain closed. Be sure to give ceiling fans a good cleaning and then turn them on to provide some cool circulation.

Keep it light - Remove heavy drapes from windows, tie back lighter curtains and open all the blinds in your home - you want to have as much light inside as possible. Make sure the windows are clean, especially if your home has nice views, and turn on all the inside lights. If your home is being shown in the evening, be sure all the outdoors areas are well lit.

If you are thinking about putting your home on the market, call us today so we may share with you our listing presentation or find you your next home here in the Park City area.  Put our team's 18 years of real estate service to work for you.

What's new in Park City... Shape Magazine posted - 7 Reasons You Should Book a Fit-cation to a Ski Town This Summer - and their recommendation "Go fly fishing near Park City, Utah". Spend a day perfecting your cast while wading into the Weber or Provo River, just 25 minutes from downtown Park City. All Seasons Adventures will hook you up with a fishing license and gear, pick you up at your hotel, and take you out with an experienced guide who will help you make your first catch.

Ski Utah has shared that Deer Valley has become a destination for mountain bikers. Last year, Deer Valley embarked on a massive trail improvement project enlisting the assistance of Gravity Logic, one of the top mountain bike trail designers in the nation. Gravity Logic provided a five-year plan for improvements, which included the construction of the Tidal Wave trail last summer, plus another trail this summer.

The Jordanelle State Park launched the 1st open-water floating park in Utah which opened June 23 and will be open daily for the summer. A session lasts one hour and costs $20 for adults and $15 for kids 6-10 years old. A full day on the floating park costs $50 for adults and $30 for kids 6-10 years old. Tickets can be purchased at the beach house or online. The Aqua x Zone Water Park and Fly Dive activities will be open daily — Monday to Thursday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

This Week's Events in Park City:

Oakley Rodeo and 4th of July Celebration - 6/30, 7/1, 7/2, 7/4

Farmer's Market - Every Wednesday

Park City Film Series - All month Long

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Ramon Gomez, Jr. Associate Broker, ABR, RSPS, SFR, PCBR, CIPS        Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices - Luxury Collection Specialist 435-640-0590 If you already have a strong working relationship with a Park City Realtor we are by no means trying to interfere with that relationship.