The housing market is flooded with a lot of home now. The big, small, all within your price range that a potential buyer.

So how do you decide which one to buy, as a buyer? And as a seller, how to make your home more attractive to potential buyers that yours is selected as the home of his “coming”, among a host of other options?

Yes, there are the traditional methods of leaving all the lights on and clean up the site, remove clutter, etc. But from an energy perspective, how to make your home more attractive?

One of the bonus guides including assistance in the professional version of the Home Energy Audit Kit is the checklist Energy Homebuyer, which outlines several important areas of a house to look at in terms of energy use and energy loss.

As a seller, your job is to ensure that all elements of this list are available for potential buyer to see. In other words, use the list too!

One of the things big and easy you can do is to highlight the effectiveness of your appliances, or equipment are kept at home. The big ones are heating, hot water heater and air conditioning units. Everyone has a tag number of the energy in them (at least in North America) that shows how much energy is used the unit, and compares it with the most efficient and least efficient model tested in a laboratory.

Do not worry if the unit we have is a high-efficiency (HE) unit, or if not on the top of the scale. While it is important to note, what most people do not understand about these stickers is that it comes down to usage. The new owners of his house will not use the device in the same way you do. So their costs are different.

Also, make it a point to respond to the energy information when asked. The most common question is “What is the average electricity bill in January? Of July?”. Here’s a trick. When people ask for an average, tell them the budget payment, if known … and be sure to mention a budget payment. A budget payment is the weighted average energy costs out over a period of usually 6-10 months. Most people understand this. It has the added advantage of the afternoon the channels, so to speak, so you do not have to disclose your electric payment 0NE month was $ 300 – because it is disseminated and adding in the months down, pay only $ 126. And it sounds better than a buyer with a limited budget? An electricity bill of $ 300 or a constant, friendly budget $ 126?

Do not volunteer this information unless asked, unless there are more devices that may be a concern for buyers. For example, most people are very wary of old furnaces and air conditioners, but what almost no one realizes is isolation is more important than a new oven HE (high efficiency) in most cases. However, buyers can not be on board with his house because the furnace is old. You may be able to ease their minds by telling them their heat budget payment – and noted that it is average.

There are, of course, many many many more areas of opportunity to help sell your home for more and actually make a profit at home. I recommend you check the Energy Homebuyer checklist for more tips and of course, follow them!