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Your Home's Exterior
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Increase Your Home's Curbside Appeal
Your home's exterior is the first thing
a potential buyer sees when visiting your home. The following tips
will help you increase your home's curbside appeal and create a
strong first impression to potential homebuyers.
Fence
Replace missing slats, stakes and posts.
Repair broken hinges and paint or stain the fence if necessary
Yard
Mow,
trim and fertilize the lawn
Weed
flowerbeds and replace dead plants and trees
Driveway,
Garage, Carport
Clean
up grease or oil spots on concrete surfaces
Make
sure the garage door opens freely and the automatic door opener is
working
Provide
an unobstructed view of your home from the street by not parking
cars, boats or other vehicles in the driveway
Front
Entry
Polish
door handles and door knockers
Replace
worn or broken items, such as an unsightly mailbox or rusty doorbell
Be sure
porch lights are working and add welcoming features such as a new
doormat and flowering plants
Siding
and Trim
Consider painting the highlight features of your home, such as trim
work, shutters, gutters, downspouts and railings
If
necessary, add a fresh coat of exterior paint to the exterior
siding.
Roof
Remove
debris such as tree branches and leaves
Make
any necessary repairs to worn shingles or cracked surfaces
Patio,
Deck
Flowering plants and outdoor furniture add appeal
Remove
any unnecessary items such as gardening equipment
Tidy
any visible items, such as an outdoor grill or barbecue
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