Increasing The Curb Appeal Of Your Investment Property

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Thousand Hills Realty

The beautiful interior design of every home is what makes a potential buyer or tenant more interested in the property. The appealing exterior part of your home from the entryway to the yard, driveway, walls, doors, and windows also needs to make a good first impression of your home. To make your home attractive to others, follow these simple ways to increase the curb appeal of your investment property.

Wash Your House

Before you start to worry about the exterior part of your home, you should focus first on cleaning both the interior and exterior of your home. Just as you take your time to scrub your bathrooms, kitchen cabinets and floors, you should take the time also to clean your home exterior. By merely spaying down the outside of your house, you can make your home more appealing to your potential occupants.

Cleaning on both interior and exterior of your home can quickly be completed over a couple of weekends. Look for the things that you need to use such as a pressure washer, a bucket of soapy water, and a long-handled brush. Whether your home has wood, tiles, bricks, or fibre-cement siding, a little washing can remove years of dust and dirt. Don’t forget to also wash your windows, clean your eaves, and power-spray your garage door.

If the color of your walls has faded, consider repainting. It may not be a cheap option, but you will see the difference. If painting exterior walls of your home is out of your budget, consider retouching the faded portions.

Take Care of Your Roof

Most homeowners often forget the roof and don’t even think about cleaning it, but it’s one of the first things that many will notice, and most appraisers will make it a part of the assessment. If your home has curled or faded shingles, it can severely diminish the value of your home. The key is to know if your roof needs cleaning or if it should be replaced entirely. Taking care of your roof can make a difference.

Keep Your Lawn Properly Manicured

A lawn that is poorly manicured can give a wrong impression to potential tenants. A beautifully landscaped lawn can make a massive difference in the appeal of your home, however make sure you don’t overspend on premium landscaping. Appropriate landscaping can cost you only a few hundred dollars and can increase the value of your home by 5 to 10 per cent.

Make sure to neatly cut your grass and replace dead patches with sod from your local hardware store. You should also trim any trees and prune your shrubs. If you want to make it more appealing, plant a few new shrubs to replace dead plants or fill in blank spaces. It’s also essential to remove dead foliage, pull up weeds, and put down a fresh layer of mulch.

Enhance Your Home’s Polish

Enhance your home to help take it from just looking like a simple house on the block to making it “the house” that can attract potential buyers or tenants. These days you can affordably purchase many attractive options from your local hardware store to polish your home’s exterior. Here are some ideas that can help you increase the appeal of your home’s polish:

Replace your old, outdated house numbers with shiny new numbers that match the style of your home. Use something unique like bronze, copper, or brushed nickel. Add lighting to the entryway of your home to get good illumination at night. Also, add solar light fixtures to your walkways and custom light fixtures around your garage door.

Add Character and Style

Repairing and cleaning are not enough to increase the curb appeal of your home. You need to add a bit of character and style to your home. People are more likely to rent or buy a home that they can easily picture themselves living in. You should make the most of the opportunity and take the time to add that little extra appeal.

If you think your front door is rather dull, consider making it your home’s focal point. Replace the typical color of your door with an artistically rustic creation or paint it red for a burst of color. You can add character by adding a mailbox or laying down a cheery welcome mat.

When you want to make your home more attractive, you should do something to increase the curb appeal of your home so you can fetch higher prices. Any property with high curb appeal can easily demand higher rates and can take less time to rent or sell.

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