Simple Tips for Sprucing Up Your Home’s Curb Appeal

Simple Tips for Sprucing Up Your Home’s Curb Appeal

The weather’s heating up, and so is the Minnesota housing market. It’s a great time to put your home up for sale. But if your front yard took a beating from Old Man Winter this year, it’s time to spruce up your home’s curb appeal.

It’s a little cliché, but it’s true: Your home only has one chance to make a great first impression. If your property doesn’t appeal to buyers, they won’t get out of the car to come take a look, no matter what palace may await them inside.

Now that it’s springtime, take a weekend or two to clean up your outdoor space, plant some colorful new plants, and make some simple, cheap changes that will get buyers to stop, get out, and tour your home.

First, take a moment to walk your property, seeing it as a potential buyer would. What do you notice? Are there neglected aspects of your yard that stick out like sore thumbs? Make a list of all the potential deal breakers you see and come up with a plan to remedy them.

Curb Appeal Home Repair and Cleaning Tips

Here’s a list of potential outdoor home repair and cleaning projects that will help your property shine:

·        Declutter your yard, especially if it’s full of toys or gardening equipment

·        Finish or put away any unfinished projects

·        Wash the outside of your windows

·        Power wash your siding

·        Clean out your gutters

·        Give your exterior doors a fresh coat of paint

·        Spruce up your mailbox with paint and flowers

·        Update your house numbers

·        Upgrade your outdoor lighting

·        Repaint or reseal your wooden deck

·        Sweep walkways, including sidewalks and your driveway

Curb Appeal Landscaping Tips

Once you’ve finished any repair or cleaning projects, take your outdoor space to the next level to really impress buyers. Here are some landscaping tips to improve your curb appeal without spending thousands.

·        Trim unruly trees and shrubs

·        Pull weeds

·        Fill in any empty-looking spots with inexpensive shrubs

·        Plant colorful annuals to add interest

·        Spread new mulch on all garden beds

·        Tend to your perennials and dig up any plants you want to take with you when you move

·        Add a couple of container gardens to your front stoop to add color and invite guests in

·        Clean your water features to make them sparkle.

Curb appeal is an important factor in how long your home is on the market and how much it sells for. For more tips on building curb appeal or a free market analysis, contact Brooks Johnson, your friend in real estate, today.