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Weichert,
Realtors
All real estate professionals know that a
sale can be made or lost in seconds, based solely on curb appeal. Curb
appeal is often the first, most powerful impression that your home will
make on a buyer. Good curb appeal will make buyers react with emotions
and imagination to your home, rather than thinking practically and
seeking faults.
An investment of time and very little money,
will give your home the irresistible appeal it needs to sell before the
buyer even walks through the front door.
Below is a list of the top
ten
must do projects
to ensure curb appeal for your home which, were recently
written by Weichert Realtors.
Remember, you only
get one chance to make a first impression!
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10. |
 Take down all
holiday lights and decorations. |
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9. |
Keep Fido quietly in
the back, or send him/her on a vacation with a pet-sitter. |
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8. |
Straighten the
garage, and keep the garage door closed. |
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7. |
Make sure that
exterior light bulbs are new and bright. |
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6. |
Polish to a gleam
all exterior light fixtures, mailbox, house number, kick plate, and
door hardware. |
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Put away garbage
cans, lawn equipment, tools, barbeque implements, older vehicles and
parts. |
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4. |
Inspect and repair
cracked walkways, foundation, steps, patios, siding, shingles,
gutters, as well as any peeling paint. |
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Clean windows,
remove anything blocking them from inside or outside. |
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Prune tree limbs,
cut back shrubs, clean and mow the lawn. Add a layer of mulch around
shrubs and trees to make them look cared after. |
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 And the top,
most important thing to do to increase curb appeal for your home is to freshen-up the front door area. Apply a fresh coat of paint to
the front door, sweep the stoop and walk, add a new welcome mat, and
place potted yellow flowers here and there (yellow being the first
color people notice and associate with joy and good feelings). |
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