Are you thinking fall is the time to pull up the for sale sign and wait until spring? At Redesign + More in Charlotte, NC we think it’s time to set the Stage for your home and add the curb appeal before winter weather appears and make sure your home is ready to compete for buyers’ attention. Typically winter brings fewer buyers to the market place, but these buyers are generally more serious and focused on buying a home.
Short on time and money these days? Here are some ideas that don't take a lot of time and doesn't break your bank. Your landscaping can have fabulous appeal all winter long by taking a few extra steps now!
Walk slowly past your house from both directions. What stands out the most? The faded paint on the garage door? A mailbox that hangs askew? Dead grass and patches of dusty, bare ground? The goal is to fix and replace the things that will show the greatest return on your investment.
Even more important is knowing the right type of repairs that can add thousands to the selling price of your house for......
There are a number of ways to enhance your home's appearance by setting the stage, from smaller tasks such as weeding and mowing the lawn, to larger projects such as an exterior remodeling project.
It's well known that potential buyers make up their minds in the first few minutes of seeing a home. How your home presents itself from the road can actually make or break the sale.
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- Rich lush lawn Those thin areas can be beautiful quickly by reseeding now. With the warm days and cool nights seed will germinate quickly and the lawn can be established with less watering and care.
- Time to take care of those dandelions and weeds! Weeds germinate in the fall so by applying weed and feed over the yard there will be fewer dandelions in the spring. Clear flower beds of weeds now and avoid their growth through the winter months. We use a pre-emergent product after we weed which helps reduces weed germination. Our flower beds in the spring now take a few minutes not hours.
- Colorful leaves are beautiful on the trees, but once strewn on your lawn decrease your home’s visual appeal. They can damage lawns and become slippery on walkways. Remove leaves quickly.
- Remove overgrown or straggly plants. Take a hard look at your landscape. Shape shrubs, remove dying or overgrown plants. Flower beds should have a crisp and clean look in winter months.
- Add some affordable landscaping. Nurseries are having great sales this time of year and not only can your yard look better all winter, plants started now can be bigger and well established by spring. We love what a few colorful mums planted along the walkway does for curb appeal for months and months.
- Freshen Your Front Door, a front door says a lot about your home. Paint your front door or stain it if the color is faded! Red is a dominant color and your eye will go right to it when you walk into a room or drive by a home.
- Replace or paint old mailboxes.
It helps to write down a complete inventory of what is wrong with your home's appearance, then make a list of ways in which you can fix those problems. It could be as simple as adding a flower bed or planting a tree. A walkway lined with bright flowers is always helpful.
The most important thing to keep in mind when preparing your house is to be objective. Look at your house and yard as if you were a buyer, and determine curb appeal from that perspective. You may notice things you've spent years overlooking. Spend a little time and you will create a beautiful curb appeal for your home.
