Viewing Homes for sale in South Lake Tahoe? Bring your snow boots!!

If you are planning on looking at homes for sale in South Lake Tahoe, make sure to bring your snow boots! Yesterday,  my wife and partner Jill was out showing houses in a snow storm and came home with wet and very cold feet. We have finally been getting some well needed Sierra snow, but it does not make things easy for house hunting!

After one of the driest January’s on record, sellers have forgotten how important it is to maintain access to their home through the snow. Many times buyers will pull up to a home that has not been plowed, and just drive away. That sure makes it hard to sell! There was one out of town agent who told Jill that she was just up her two weeks ago and shoveled a path to the front door. It has snowed a few feet since then, and there was a 4 foot berm from the snow plow!

Yesterday Jill had some very adventurous buyers willing to wade through the snow to get inside. It was a good thing,  because they wouldn’t have been able to see many homes if not!

Foreclosures in South Lake Tahoe are the most likely homes NOT have a plowed driveway after a snow storm. It is usually up to the listing agent to schedule the snow removal, pay for it, and hopefully be reimbursed from the bank. Don’t expect to warm up once you are inside either, most foreclosures for sale in South Lake Tahoe are winterized and have no heat!

A lot of homes in South Lake Tahoe are second homes. It is easy for a homeowner who lives out of town to forget that when it is raining in the valley, it is most likely snowing in Tahoe! If you have a second home in Tahoe for sale, and would like buyers to look at it, hire a snow removal company to plow the driveway!

When planning a trip to look at houses for sale in South Lake Tahoe, make sure to bring a good pair of waterproof boots, a jacket, and gloves. You may also want to bring a note pad and a pen to take notes, a digital camera, and a tape measure to make sure that your furniture will fit!

Happy house hunting!!!

If you would like to set up an appointment to tromp around in the snow and look at houses for sale in South Lake Tahoe, or would like more information about foreclosures in South Lake Tahoe or real estate in South Lake Tahoe, contact Brent and Jill Johnson today!

South Lake Tahoe Real estate blog posted by Brent Johnson on a snowy Tahoe day!