Need Landscaping suggestions for curb appeal to sell!
Kelley
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Comments (35)You guys are awesome! I finally got back here today to see if anyone responded and I couldn't believe the number of people who were willing to help. I love the ideas. I'll have to talk to my dh about the shrubs. I like the idea of hiring a professional to trim. The t.v. antennae was actually removed a couple of weeks ago, so I'll have to give my dh a high five for that one! The front door is painted red, but could use a new coat. The house is brick, so we will not paint it, but we have always thought that a lighter trim color might help. The windows are vinyl, so there's nothing we can do there. The entire side of the house (both sides) has a dark wood vertical siding - not sure what that's called). We should probably paint that a lighter tan? The flowers around the lightpost were the ones that were there when we bought the house. Last summer, I changed those to pansies, I believe. There is a nice selling point to this house - our back yard was beautifully landscaped by the former owners. I have no idea what I'm doing when it comes to landscaping or taking care of plants, but I am going to try really hard this spring to get the back yard ready. It has a water feature that I'm also clueless about. I may need to get some help with that. I'll attach a picture of our back yard, so you can see our true selling point. The pictures taken in August were taken on move-in day, thus the van in the back yard. Any pictures taken last summer would not be suitable for viewing since I was due for baby #4 in September - not a lot was done to the back yard! Some occasional weeding - that was about it. The rest of my energy was used up on the vegetable garden. Phew! Thank you again! Caryn Here is a link that might be useful: back yard...See MoreDesperate for Curb Appeal/Landscape Ideas. Any Advice/Suggestions
Comments (3)So brand new to you?? Is it new construction as well? If not, it is suggested to wait for a season to see what you have before making major changes. But we really need to see snow-free pics to make any meaningful suggestions anyway....See Moreselling house— curb appeal suggestions?
Comments (17)In my earlier years I worked for a real estate eminent domain attorney and then as a real estate agent. I sold my last home in 3 days with dark green carpet in the living room, 12x12 tile flooring throughout the other living areas, laminate counter tops and burgundy walls in the kitchen and family room. Every realtor told me I needed to replace my flooring, countertops and repaint with a neutral color pallet. Many also gave me unrealistic expectations of what my home would sell for. (There were several new home golf course communities in the area that had higher sale prices than my 1970s neighborhood). I did not use a realtor. I used a MLS listing service and sold my home using the comps that most closely realted to the home I was selling. I wrote my own description of the property "Well maintained ranch home that checks all the right boxes. Located on a quiet cul-de-sac in a great neighborhood. Walking distance from Richland Elementary, Woodland Park MS and Mission Hills HS, all part of the desirable San Marcos Unified School District. Close to Woodland Community Park (Pool, Tennis etc). Amazing backyard. Perfect space for entertaining & for kids to play. Home features interior colors selected by Devine Color. Just minutes from CSUSM, Restaurants, Freeway Access and more!" When people are buying a home they look at zillow and they limit their search by price and city or zip code. When realtors search for homes they limit the search to a price range, city/zip code, number of bedrooms. If your home is overpriced it is going to be competing with the other listings at that price point and will not be purchased. It will sit on the market and when you lower the price people will wonder why it didn't sell for the first month or three months it was on the market. The longer it sits the more low ball offers you will get. Statistics show that homes that are overpriced at the onset of listing will be sold at a lower sales price than those that are correctly priced at the start of process. When people come to your home the first thing they will notice is if your home looks neglected. It will frighten off buyers if they think you did sub par repairs or fixes in your home or didn't address repairs. Your home looks like it was loved and well cared for. Make sure the inside looks the same. Look for any signs of disrepair or lack of maintenance. Touch up any chipped paint, trim plants and hedges, keep the front patio swept and the yard mowed and watered. Do what you can to make your home look wonderful without spending much money on those changes. The return on investment for almost all home improvement projects is south of 90%, so you will spend at least 10% more on the renovation than you will yeild in sales price. Many have a ROI of 50 or 60%. Paint is often the exception. If your homer needs painting - paint it. I made the decision not to paint because my paint was fresh and clean and the colors were kid friendly, worked with the other colors in my home and kept me from trying to compete with the new home builds that were all neutral. It was also a first time home buyer price range. Almost all apartments are white walled or very pale neutral walls. The color was a change from apartment living, so I played up the designer color angle. My advice - Keep your money in your pocket. Decluttering and keeping everything clean and neat is the best thing you can do....See MoreImprove curb appeal: First home help; Front landscaping suggestions?
Comments (43)Flo, I like your sketch very much (although without knowing the basic sun/wind info I mentioned above, it may or may not be what she needs.) However, the suggestion of polished black Japanese river stones for a first time home owner in Oklahoma is probably not helpful.b You will drain her budget and she will find herself looking at dusty, not shiny, stones. If she likes your concept of creating a dry bed/ river effect (as I do), you or someone else might teach her how to do this with grasses native to her area. Ones that can be easily propagated by division, require no water or weeding, and will blow in her prairie breezes while attracting birds and wildlife. Can, I urge you to google images of landscapes by Oehme, Van Sweden. They are known for using sweeps of native plants, especially grasses. My suggestion to you is to play around with flexible hoses or ropes in dividing your wide open space to see what shapes please you. Then imagine the spaces filled with different color blocks of various heights. Which ones do you want moving, which ones static? Designing a three dimension landscape from scratch like yours can be overwhelming. Break it down into digestible parts. 1) Gather all information about your conditions. 2) Get out the hoses and ropes and draw on the ground like a canvas....See MoreKelley
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