Selling Your House? Mow Your Lawn!
By Jan Nicholas, Fri Dec 9th
A property that has a well manicured lawn has one of the bestchances at showing pride in ownership than any other outdoortechnique.
For one thing, there is a large upswing in the priority thathomeowners place in their outdoor living spaces.
Therefore, the landscaping of your front yard (especially) aswell as that of your back yard should look its very best whenit’s selling time. Your landscaping will make a hugecontribution to the resale value of your home, so make sure thatit’s doing its best to help you out.
In fact, studies have shown that when the landscaping of a homeis in excellent condition, it can sell for about 4 to 5 percenthigher, while homes with landscaping in very poor condition cansell for 8 to 10 percent less. That’s a huge difference in theoverall selling price of your home.
You might be wondering exactly how much time you should dedicateto sprucing up the landscape of your property. How much time andmoney is worth it for your sale?
Even if you put a minimal amount of money, effort, and time into your landscaping, it will help you in selling your home, andperhaps even getting a boost in the selling price. Every effortyou make will help.
However, don’t overdo it. Remember that it’s not a sellingfeature; it’s only something to help the overall
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