CHAPTER 6 Outdoor Improvements ements
Curb appeal is undeniably critical when it comes to making or breaking the sale of your home. Having your front yard in pristine condition will give you a leg up in the buyer’s opinion of your home.
IMPROVING YOUR FRONT YARD
Landscaping plays a key role in curb appeal, and is generally the first impression that a buyer gets. Properly planning your landscape is an absolute must in swaying a buyer’s decision, and in potentially raising the value of your home. If you don’t believe that landscaping is the icing on the cake, consider these statistics: • 90% of all real estate agents encourage their clients to invest in having their landscape cleaned up prior to putting their home on the market. • Having a beautiful landscape can increase your property’s estimated value by 12% on average, and will increase your resale value by up to 14%. • Your home will spend as much as six fewer weeks on the market. • If you spend 5% of your home’s value on landscaping, the ROI can be 150%, if not more. However, before you start planting flower beds and trees, sit down and plan on paper what exactly you will do with your front
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