Sunday, February 18, 2007

Landscaping For Better Curb Appeal by Bill Ucci

Selling your home is an art. Its a picture that needs to be carefully painted to ensure that your home has the best aesthetic appeal possible. This will not only draw buyers in to your home but also it will enable your home to fetch a higher price when sold. The yard is one of the most visually impacting areas of the home, its often the first thing people see and a huge part of their first impression. Sales can be made or broken on first impressions.

It can be really easy to let a yard get out of hand, gardens grow weeds, bushes and shrubs can get out of control, and laws go un-cared for. There are some of the most important aspects of any yard and should be attended to before listing a home. Planting new flowers in the garden once it has been thoroughly weeded always adds a scenic note to a home. New topsoil and mulch will help keep those gardens weed free for quite some time, also the mulch looks great. Try to coordinate the color of the flowers with the theme of the home. Then take care of the lawn, make sure to trim all the edges and if there are any bare spots, reseed or even lay new grass down. New grass can be pricey but the visual value of a healthy green lawn cannot be equaled. Next get the shrubs and trees trimmed up. Having an ordered look to the shrubbery, if you have it, adds symmetry to a yard and brings a sense of care and order to the yard.

With the major issues taken care of, there is now time to set about the small details. These can comprise of anything you think will add visual impact to the property. Remember, you want people driving by your home to stop and take notice. Even if they are not buying they will remember the house, and if they are, you just may have a prospective buyer.


About the Author
Bill Ucci is a certified Realtor® specializing in the sale & purchase of Orlando real estate. Put Bill's expertise and knowledge to work for you. Contact Bill anytime

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