A Huge Item!

One of the frustrations a professional agent has to deal with is after having made an appointment on a home that will meet the buyer’s requirement, driving up in front of the home and having the buyer say, "I don’t want to look at this. I don’t like the looks of the front." It takes a lot to overcome a statement like that, so the first place we’re going to start is with the front of the house.

Stand at the street and look at the house. If all you can see are trees and shrubs, you have some yard work to do. Landscaping is to enhance the home, not hide it. One of the easiest things to do is trim the shrubs that are overgrown. They should be lowered to a height near the bottom of the windows. If there are any branches hanging low in the yard, you’ll need to prune them. Clean out the flowerbeds and make them look good. This means getting all the weeds out and having a distinct border between the beds and the yard.

Everyone dreams of a "Home and Garden" type home with flowers in the beds. Why don’t you invest in a few flats of flowers such as petunias or periwinkles that will last the entire growing season and will add color and beauty to the front of your home? You might even consider putting some nice looking flower pots on the porch with some red geraniums or some other blooming plants in them.

Next, take a look at the front door and the area around it. If you paint nothing else, at least give your door a fresh coat of paint. If the doorbell is broken, replace it. Wash the mailbox. Keep the porch swept. Get an attractive mat for people to wipe their feet.

Next, learn about the Basics.

Mike Burns, CRS, GRI, REALTOR®
RE/MAX Realty Associates LLC
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