Thursday, February 14, 2008

The Lull Before the Storm

I don't know if everything will go gangbusters as soon as the weather warms up a bit, but for now it seems that buyers are in a bit of a holding pattern on even going outside. You can hardly blame them: who would want to be out looking at unheated cabins when it is 20 degrees below zero outside...and 30 below inside those doors?

February gets to be a bit of a drag for all of us in the Northland, but we always seem to make it through. In just a couple weeks it will be March 1st, and that is about the time the sun starts throwing off some of its warmth. The skating rinks will be closing up shop until next December, and the ice on the lakes won't be too far behind. And best of all, it is a time for everyone's spirits to get an uplift - and that normally brings a lot of buyers back out from their winter naps.

If you are thinking of putting your lake place on the market, it is not a bad idea to get it ready for this early spring rush. These are the buyers who want to be in by the Fishing Opener, so they are a little bit more motivated. If I were going to sell my lake place, now is the time I would put in on the market!

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