A WELCOMING WALKWAY The path to your front door is the “ambassador” for your home. It’s important that it be beautiful and pleasant to look at. Your walkway is the “red carpet” to your door. Ensuring it generates the right first impression for prospective buyers will gain you points in the real estate sales arena. The pathway, landing, and your front door should all blend together to provide an appealing journey from your street or driveway up to your house. Incorporating too much in the way of lawn decoration will make your walkway look cluttered and disorganized. If you’re going to decorate your walkway, go easy on the decorations and lawn ornaments. Keep a decent balance, keep it elegant, and don’t go overboard. Keep to a limit of four or five, depending on how big your walkway is, and how full of flowers, rocks, trees, and other aesthetics it already is. Low-cost investments like power-washing the house and concrete, repainting trim, and adding landscaping also add to your home’s curb appeal.The goal here is to get moremoney for your home. Home buyers generally aren’t interested in a property that needs work unless you don’t mind selling it below market value. Make the necessary improvements to update the exterior of your property, and you’ll benefit from the many people who are drawn to the inside
of your home when they see how beautiful it is from the curb!
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