Every wonder if it will ever stop raining?  Ever wonder how it might affect the sale of your house?

I can tell you from personal experience that this prolonged period of rain is no help whatsoever when you’re trying to sell your house.  I’m challenged from day to day to keep my grass mowed neatly and the garden area from looking like a jungle gone wild.  It’s not an easy task.  My back yard has a small slope and because of the clay soil that is so prevalent around here it is not draining fast enough before the next rainfall begins. That makes for some tall grass.

Here are some other challenges that you may be facing that could slow down the sale of your home:

• wet basements — people sometimes get a bit nervous when they see a sump pump in the basement but I’m always glad to see it.  If the sump pump is working properly that means the basement is being kept dry.
• leaking roofs — if there was a problem with the roof this weather will bring it out.  If the roof was “on the edge” of needing repair or replacement this prolonged wet spell is going t tell the tale on whether or not a new roof is in order.  This is a big ticket item but vitally important to the sale of your home.
• soggy yards — this is my problem and it could be worse if the water didn’t actually drain completely away after a day.  No one likes a yard with puddles and they could be a danger sign for mosquitoes and other annoying critters.
• window condensation — this is what happens when double paned or triple paned windows get a small pinhole in them allowing the humidity to create condensation between the panes.  This shows up as “foggy” windows and there is nothing that can be done but to replace them.  Typically, windows that have this type of condensation problem won’t have any effect on the energy efficiency of the window.  It’ll still help maintain the temperature inside the house.  People are funny, though. They like to be able to look out their windows and see the outside.
• gutters and downspouts — if they need repair or if they need to be cleaned out this would be the time to do it.  Gutters clogged with leaves and debris are bad news for your roof or siding.

These are just some of the challenges.

One more, that really doesn’t have anything to do with your house, as such, is just the fact that hardly anyone likes to trudge around in the rain to look at houses.  It’s wet and messy and you can’t spend a lot of time looking around in the yard or at the exterior of the house and neighborhood.  Not to mention, that if someone is out looking at houses, they’re going to be trudging through your home with their wet and muddy shoes, dripping umbrellas and soaked rain gear.  Not pleasant.