Easy Ways To Add Curb Appeal To Your Home

Easy Ways To Add Curb Appeal To Your Home

Before a perspective buyer ever steps foot into your house, there is a good chance that they have already decided whether or not to purchase your home. A great first impression is that critical in today's buyers' market; in fact most perspective buyers will not even consider stepping foot into a house that does not make the right first impression. We call this snapshot, first impression measure of attractiveness, Curb Appeal. If your home does not have the right Curb Appeal, you might as well kiss any and all desirable buyers goodbye.

There are literally hundreds of ways to increase your home's curb appeal, but it is important to focus on the few improvements that will give you your best Return On Investment, or ROI. Always keep in mind that the goal with these upgrades is to sell your home. Zone-in on upgrades target buyers are looking for, not the dream projects you have been putting off (save those for your new home).

So what do buyers want?

In a word, landscaping. Buyers love landscaping. HGTV ranks landscaping all the way up at #2 on their "Top 15 Home Updates That Pay Off" list, with only Curb Appeal-less 'minor bathroom remodeling' beating it out for the top upgrade spot. According to them, landscaping has an average return at resale of 100%. What that means to the seller is landscaping will make your property more attractive to buyers, entice more potential buyers to enter your home, and on average you will get all of your investment back. How's that for ROI?

So where does one start?

Focus on improvements that enhance the overall first impression of your home, and avoid ones that could make your yard look busy or cluttered. One way to add curb appeal to your existing landscaping is through the use of retaining walls. Retaining walls can create landscape separation by serving as a border between your yard and your home or by creating distinct landscaping zones. Landscape separation allows you to create dynamic and functional landscaping choices that highlight your home's best features; it is all about leading the buyer's eye where you want it to go.

Think about working with a supplier that offers green retaining walls for this key upgrade. Green retaining walls are similar to standard retaining walls, but are made with eco-friendly materials or a through a more sustainable manufacturing process. A green retaining wall can be customized to serve as walled planter, adding an additional element of foliage or flowers to your yard. Transforming a hardscape to a greenscape is a big plus in buyers' eyes, and a big win on the Curb Appeal front.

Going green on this important home upgrade keeps you on trend with today's buyers, and like many green upgrades, you could actually end up saving your buyer money in the long run. That makes for a nice selling point.

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