| Your home is your most major investment. With | | | | it is beautifully and carefully executed. "First |
| these days of low interest rates leading to high | | | | impressions are not only important for buyers but |
| increases in home prices you may well be either | | | | for appraisers and real estate agents as well." |
| deciding to sell your home or upgrade. Homes | | | | South Dakota home assessment quantifier |
| have had the best rate of investment returns in | | | | Shinderpal Jandu says. |
| the last number of calendar years - far | | | | So how much time, effort and money should you |
| outweighing such traditional investments as | | | | put into "sprucing "up your landscape if you are |
| stocks, bonds and bank accounts. | | | | selling? |
| A house is much more than that - it is the place | | | | If you put in small amount of money, time and |
| you call home and raise your family. | | | | effort into your backyard, you will sell your home |
| If you decide that it is time to sell - perhaps you | | | | and probably get enough boosts in price to |
| are an "empty nester" Now is an exceptional time | | | | warrant the work. However, if you do extensive |
| to sell your home. Or you may just simply want | | | | landscaping, you can consider it money spent for |
| to upgrade or to change. | | | | personal enjoyment not as a payback |
| Remember that economics is ultimately supply | | | | investment... It will certainly help you to sell your |
| and demand. | | | | home faster, it may allow you to sell your house |
| The tooth is there is more demand from buyers | | | | without needing a real estate agent but it will not |
| than the supply available from sellers. | | | | impress buyers enough to increase the asking or |
| Now is an exceptional time to sell your house. | | | | selling price. |
| Your property may be very valuable - being in an | | | | Some good suggestions to improve your |
| older established neighborhood. | | | | landscape: |
| So ultimately in order to obtain the highest selling | | | | If you backyard is nothing but weeds, get a |
| price what can you look for to increase your | | | | weed eater and cut the weeds. |
| selling and asking prices as well as sell your | | | | Remove unsightly trees - too tall, large or |
| property sooner during peak real estate sales | | | | inappropriate. Ensure though that you can dispose |
| periods . (Spring and summer for both | | | | of the remains both easily, with little cost and |
| possessions before and after the school year) | | | | legally. |
| With homeowner's priorities shifting to their | | | | Plant trees that will not grow to large. Fruit trees |
| outdoor living spaces, it is more important than | | | | are always a good choice for a backyard |
| ever that your landscaping and backyard areas | | | | Plant low level flowers and shrubs on your lot. |
| look their best when it comes time to sell. And | | | | _ Make sure that your back yard as well as the |
| with more outdoor living spaces come more | | | | front is clean neat and livable. |
| elaborate and beautiful landscaping. | | | | - If there is fence make sure that it is reasonable |
| Studies have shown that attractive landscaping | | | | shape if possible. A fresh coat of paint will always |
| can increase the value of a home. " The | | | | help to improve the value of first impressions as |
| Contribution of Landscaping to the Price of a | | | | well as hide a multitude of sins. |
| Single Family Dwelling , South Carolina" pointed out | | | | Remember it is not just your house but your |
| not only homes with excellent landscaping sell 4 to | | | | home and biggest lifetime investment . When you |
| 5 % higher , but homes with poor landscaping in | | | | prepare to sell your house pay attention to your |
| neighborhoods with excellent landscaping sold for | | | | landscaping. Simple proper steps to landscaping |
| 8 to 10 % less. | | | | can both enhance the selling price of your home |
| The right landscape design can make all the | | | | and make it easier and quicker to sell. |
| difference to a prospective buyer, especially when | | | | |