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Makeover Can Help Sell A Home06-24-11 | News

Makeover Can Help Sell A Home

Overgrown plantings, looming like animated gargoyles, can chase off prospective buyers. "First impressions are very important; buyers will judge the interior of the home by the conditions on the outside," says Jolon Ruch, Metro District vice president of the Colorado Association of Realtors. "It doesn't matter what the size or price of the house is ?EUR??,,????'?????<

How To Increase Home Sell-Ability With Landscaping

Splashes of Color. Bountiful beds that set off a swath of healthy lawn roll out a "Welcome, buyer" mat. Clients who have spent a few hundred dollars on improving landscaping can earn sellers a few thousand on the sale price.

Prefect The Lawn

"If all of the green stuff is weeds, start fresh with new sod," Cobb says, owner of Blue Iris Landscape in Littleton. "If the grass is bad, but not dead and you can't afford re-sodding, aerate it, put down weed-n-feed, water it correctly and nurse it back to health. "Most buyers like grass, preferring an expanse of green with splashes of color from shrubs and flowers. If you're planning to sell in winter, pop in a few evergreens, like junipers.?EUR??,,????'?????<

Think Picture Worthy

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Avoid These Errors

"In a 3-foot-wide space, people put in a 6-foot-wide plant. Then they're always cutting it back and it looks bad,?EUR??,,????'?????<

Avoid adding shrubs in singly, with one of this and one of that, says Cobb; it makes the yard look cluttered. Plant them in masses of three or more to smooth the look of the landscape.

When the day comes that you have to sell your house, these small improvements will have them beating a path to your door to get a peek inside.