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Planning To Sell Your Rhinebeck Home This Spring - Could Pruning Add to Your Homes Curb Appeal?

By Jennifer Fivelsdal

Real Estate Broker/Owner with JFIVE Home Realty LLC | 845-758-6842|162 Deer Run Rd Red Hook NY 12571 10491201242

February 10, 2008 04:09 AM

In the Northeast winter can be severe and take a big toll on the landscape. If selling your home this spring is one of your goals it might be a good time to pay some attention to the plants on your property. We all know how important curb appeal is; I have taken buyers to a listing and just based on the outside they decided to forego the showing.

One Item that should be addressed at this time is the trees, if we did not address them during the fall season. Many shrubs and trees need to be pruned for various reasons.

Broken Branches
Height control
Disease
Reshaping

Just to name a few.

The thing to remember is that to be effective there is a timetable that has to be followed. Pruning of most trees needs to be addressed during the dormant period.

Here is a great article by Marie Iannotti at About.com

So get busy and improve your curb appeal to ensure a faster sale.

If you would like to know the value of your home please call or email me.

Jennifer Fivelsdal 845-758-6842 or jfivelsdal@hvc.rr.com

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Wendy Torres

CENTURY 21 Mulvey Real Estate - Yorktown Heights, NY

Your right about making the outside look good. I've had clients not want to go inside a house because the outside doesn't look maintained.

Feb 10, 2008 04:52 AM

George Souto

George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT

Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Jennifer the way a house looks on the outside is very important. Most Sellers seem to worry about chipping paint and keeping the grass cut, but keeping the trees well pruned trees also play a big role on how the rest will look.

Feb 10, 2008 05:08 AM

Kimberly Grant

Exit Leon Crawford Realty - Huntsville, AL

Real Estate Agent - Huntsville Alabama

Excellent post for those planning to put their home on the spring time. Its so easy to neglect the outside of the house even though its the first thing buyers see when they arrive at the home.

Feb 10, 2008 05:41 AM

Cynthia Tilghman, Realtor® Onslow County NC Home Specialist

Kingsbridge Realty, Inc - Hubert, NC

Hi Jennifer,
Pruning is something Sellers often overlook and it is something that can make a big difference in the appearance.

Feb 10, 2008 07:52 AM

Jennifer Fivelsdal

JFIVE Home Realty LLC | 845-758-6842|162 Deer Run Rd Red Hook NY 12571 - Rhinebeck, NY

Mid Hudson Valley real estate connection

Cynthia - I couldn't agree more.

Feb 10, 2008 07:59 AM

Wendy - This happens when the client insist on seeing that specific property but on arrival is turned off by lack of curb appeal.

George the outside appearance is as important.

Kimberly - Good to hear from you. Yes the appearance of the front yard is the first thing a buyers sees and if that's a turnoff the tour usually goes down hill.

Feb 10, 2008 08:04 AM

Rosario Lewis

DDR Realty - Newburgh, NY

GRI, SRES - DDR Realty - Orange County, NY

Great advice. Pruning is a project that cost next to nothing, and one can't over emphasize the importance of curb appeal.

Feb 10, 2008 11:15 AM

Randy L. Prothero

eXp Realty - Hollister, MO

Missouri REALTOR, (808) 384-5645

We do not get a dormant period here in Hawaii, so we can prune year round. It is a great tip that many overlook.

Feb 10, 2008 03:35 PM

Joseph Ellman

Realty Executives- Williams-Sykes Realty - Poughkeepsie, NY

Jennifer - Great info! I'm looking forward to the warmer weather and all that it brings.

Feb 10, 2008 07:45 PM

DDR Realty

Orange County NY

The property's landscape is the initial scene a buyer sees before entering the home. An attractive landscape does add much more appeal to one's property.

Feb 10, 2008 10:19 PM

Don Draughn - Mortgage Professional

High Point, NC

This is a great post, Jennifer. It just so happens I am going to put my house on the market and this is good information. Thanks.

Feb 11, 2008 01:27 AM

Rosari - You are right, pruning is something the homeowner can do and there is so much information as to how to do this correctly.

Randy- In your case thats true, the trees and shrubs are accustom to pruning year round.

Jo - I am looking forward to spring but I know with spring I will have so much more to do.

Derrick - Yes it can decide the impression the potential buyer will form about the property.

Don - You are welcome and best wishes with selling.

Feb 11, 2008 07:37 PM

Planning To Sell Your Rhinebeck Home This Spring - Could Pruning Add to Your Homes Curb Appeal?

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