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The Importance of Curb Appeal in Real Estate

There are many things that can go into making your house appealing, some are just little things while others can be seen as major renovations. Here are five tips to increasing your homes curb appeal.

You may not be able to judge a book by its cover, but with a house, the outside is the first impression for people you don’t even know. From blatant things like uncut grass and liter across the lawn to subtle things like flowering and housing lettering, people who are merely driving down the street take in these things and can form a judgment of you without even meeting you. So what can you do to help your houses curb appeal?
1) When owning a house, the biggest eye catcher is the landscaping. Try to add flowery and make your grass green to create a welcoming and beautiful atmosphere to the front of your home.
2) If you have old looking additions in the front of your house such as dreary light fixtures and door handles, try to replace those with newer models.
3) Adding decorations to the front door adds more to the house, yet having a dried up bush wouldn’t do much. Have some kind of lively decoration such as a wreath or something similar.
4) Dressing up your driveway or walkway with plants, brick tiling and outdoor lighting would make your house look very inviting and beautiful.
5) Updating the paint job and exterior accessories such as shutters and gutters are a great way to increase curb appeal and show passerbyers that you love keeping up with your home.

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