If you can plan ahead at least two years before you place your home on the market, you will receive a "Big Reward".
In order to increase the value of their home, most people think that they have to install a large Spa quality bathroom, the size of a small apartment or a trendy kitchen with the latest fad counter top and a big island professional cook area.
Don't get me wrong the conditions inside your home are very important, such as a nice clean painted walls, carpet and other floor conditions. Make sure that the interior of your home shows well.
How Can You Increase Your Property Value The Most?
1. Curb Appeal - First impressions are always the most important. What
condition is the landscaping? Make sure the grass is in good condition, no weeds
in the shrub beds and the shrubs are pruned.
In today's Housing Market Slump you will have to do whatever you can to make
your property stand out.
When a buyer drives up to the home will they be impressed or just keep driving.
If they are not happy with what they see, it won't make any difference whether
you have gold plated faucets or granite counter top. Walt McDonald of the
National Association of Realtors tells people, if they don't fix up your landscaping, you won't get top dollar
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If your home has great landscaping, you will attract more buyers and get a quicker
sale. An added bonus would be a boost in your sale price. If you spend 5% of
the value of your home, on your home landscaping and do it with a good
designed plan, you might get 150% to 200% return on your money spent.
It could translate to a 15% increase in your property value.
You will be rewarded if you plan ahead and have the work completed at least 2 years ahead of when you think you would be ready to place the home on the market. It takes awhile for a landscape to mature. Remember, from landscape installation
to sale time, maintenance is critical. It takes a great design, proper installation
and regular maintenance to make a beautiful completed landscape setting
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Landscaping include the total picture, hardscape and plantscape. The hot trend at
the moment is a curving pathway of concrete pavers or brick from the street to the
front door. You must eliminate that 3 foot wide front walk from the. garage to the
front door. Flower planting or large containers near the front entrance will help to give the home a inviting appearance.
2. What about the backyard? Develop a outdoor living area and bring the
indoors out. We are seeing outdoor rooms and living spaces that have all the
features of indoor kitchens and family rooms. That may mean cooking areas
such as a barbecue fire pit or a whole professional grade kitchen setup in the backyard , pool with a build-in-bar with stools or a super designed gazebos.
Maybe a stone fireplace and full kitchen right on the patio with a shade structure built over the patio.
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Of course, a great deck and or patio is a natural extension of the indoors out.
Just remember, that a major hardscape job may injure existing tree roots. Rope
off areas around trees to prevent damage.
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