to repair, replace, or remove anything that could turn buyers away, no matter how small a change it might seem. $200 TO $400 IMPROVEMENTS • Engage a lawn service to clean up the yard. The key to curb appeal is your front yard. Carelessly mowed grass, patchy brown areas, and untrimmed bushes or hedges are a fast turn-off to prospective home buyers. A lawn care service can be engaged for a few hundred dollars to trim your lawn and shape your hedges. The curb appeal will go from messy to maintained. • Clean even where it’s not seen. Expect people to be picky when they are shopping for and choosing a new home. Cleanliness counts — and you only get one chance at a first impression. So make the interior of your home sparkle from the moment buyers walk through the door! For about $400, hire a cleaning service for a thorough top-to-bottom scrubbing. Even a well-maintained home has overlooked nooks and crannies. For about $200 more, get all the windows in the house professionally washed. • Minor bathroom updates return big dividends. Even if you can’t afford a full bathroom renovation or remodel, small changes such as repainting, removing
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