Debra’s Dozen
Quick and Easy Ways to Make Your Home More Appealing to Atlanta Buyers
1. Clean up shrubbery. It is easy to allow bushes to grow up over the windows and hide the great architectural details of your home, especially in an older home with older shrubbery. Make sure they are trimmed back to enhance the curb appeal of your Atlanta home.
2. Cut the grass and maybe even turn the sprinklers on a few minutes before the showing to make the yard look
sparkly and alive.
3. Put a pot of bright flowers out by the door. That extra color is will draw their eye to the entrance.
4. Install new doorknobs on your front door. A new coat of paint on the door will give it a fresh new look.
5. Repair any cracks in the driveway. Another idea to freshen the look of the entry.
6. Neaten the yards by edging the grass around walkways and trees.
7. Clean up the yard and remove any tools, hoses, or children’s toys that might be laying around.
8. Install a new mailbox. This is an inexpensive trick that does wonders for your home’s presentation.
9. Buy a welcome mat for the front door and upgrade your outside lighting.
10. Please “do windows”. Clean them inside and out. This will show you care for your home and have taken care of it.
11. Replace the house numbers, or at least paint or polish them. Make them look new and make sure they are seen.
12. Put a wreath on the door appropriate for the season. Now your home is ready to say “Welcome Home”.
