May 06

Rainy Days Could Be Best for Home Showings

Rainy Days Could Be Best for Home Showings

Although real estate pros know many buyers may be tempted to cancel a home tour if the weather is nasty weather, they say rainy days are actually the best circumstances to view homes.

Gail Hardy, a real estate pro in Knoxville, talks about the advantages of touring homes on a rainy day in a new TikTok video. She says a rainy day offers the potential to spot any water-related issues outside a home by watching how the water moves around a house.

In her TikTok video, she shows a pool of water next to the home’s foundation. She also shows how a gutter that has been clogged by rocks isn’t doing its job. That gutter could be preventing water from draining away from the house.

A home inspector can look at a home for grading or potential water issues. But a buyer who makes a visual inspection on an inclement day can also flag potential problems.

Buyers can also spot any potential water-related issues inside the house.

“Water is one of the most destructive issues for a homeowner, and it also creates issues that can often be missed,” Craig McCullough, a real estate pro in Washington, D.C., told Apartment Therapy. “Leaks in a ceiling, moisture in a basement, and mildew smells are heightened on a rainy day. If these are new leaks, they may not have developed water stains or dissolved drywall yet.”@gailsellsknoxville Best day to look at houses? #GailSellsKnoxville#homebuyingtips#rainyday#knoxvilletn#knoxvillerealestate#knoxvillehomes#drainage#gutters♬ original sound – Gail Hardy, Knoxville Realtor

7 Home Inspection Myths Source: “Here’s Why a Rainy Day Is the Best Day to Look at a House,” Apartment Therapy (May 3, 2022)

©National Association of REALTORS®
Reprinted with permission

admin

For all of your Real Estate needs, place yourself in the competent hands of a career Realtor who is a Philadelphia native and Delaware County resident. Skilled, smart and enthusiastic about his work and his life, Anthony DiDonato has the appealing combination of business sense and people skills gives him an edge in an industry that demands both.

Educated at Drexel University with a dual major in accounting and finance and minors in management and psychology Anthony DiDonato offers over 25 years of experience in the real estate industry. He has been a real estate investor since 1985 and a member of H.A.P.C.O. (Landlord Association). He became a licensed Realtor in 1992 and a member of the Local, Pennsylvania and National Associations of Realtors. Anthony DiDonato is also a member of the Computerized Multiple Listings, (MLS) and Internet Marketing Programs. In 1997 Anthony DiDonato became Century 21 All-Elite, Inc. Corporate Secretary.

Anthony DiDonato believes in taking his profession to the highest level of quality service. He is known for finding that “perfect” property in Philadelphia, Delaware County, Chester County, Montgomery County and surrounding areas in Pennsylvania for his buyers and helping his sellers prepare their properties so they sell quickly and efficiently.

When it comes time to negotiate the terms of a contract, Anthony DiDonato has the knowledge, experience, and professionalism applied to meeting – or exceeding – his clients’ expectations. His service to his clients is second to none. His honesty and integrity have been his claim to fame.

For Superior Real Estate Representation in the Delaware Valley, Philadelphia, Delaware County, Chester County, Montgomery County and surrounding areas in Pennsylvania… call Anthony DiDonato.