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How to Make Your House Appealing
Wed 19 Aug 2009 - 15:24
How to Make Your House Appealing
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Connor_R_Sullivan]Connor R Sullivan
Seal coating and crack sealing are two very important elements in home improvement and property care. They will make your driveway look a thousand times better and so your house's value will increase dramatically, a nice driveway is always very important to a home's appearance as it is usually the first thing people see when coming to look at your house. They will pull up your driveway, anticipating the splendor that is your home, and, oh, what if the driveway is a crumbling mess with potholes and cracks all over the place, then that is that, they have it in their minds that you probably take care of the rest of your property the same way that you do your driveway.
Their very first impression of your house is that you do not take care of your driveway, so they could very well automatically assume the worst of your home. They could be thinking of it as a place in disrepair that they do not want to buy. Before they even see your house it is quite possible that they have made up their minds, consciously or subconsciously, to not buy it from you. This is a mistake that a lot of families make when trying to sell their home.
Another thing that you can do to make the first impression of your house a good one is to make sure that your lawn and yard are well kept, neatly groomed, colorful, appealing and appropriate. Make sure that your lawn is cut regularly so that it does not look overgrown and not lived in. If a buyer cannot see how people live there already, then how is he supposed to imagine himself living there? The answer is that he cannot.
Also, if you have debris or junk lying around the yard, the customer will have difficulty seeing they living there because all of your stuff is laying around for all to see. To keep your lawn neatly groomed, some good tips are to edge your grass around your driveway, sidewalk or patios, and this will help make it look like you care for the appearance of your lawn, even if you really do not. To make your yard look colorful and inviting you should plant flowers and bushes and fruit trees that bloom and all sorts of plants.
Plants make any house look lived in and cared for. They also give the house an alive feel. Make sure that when and if you decide to plant flowers and such that you do so in an appealing and appropriate way. Make sure that the flowers are not too overwhelming and that they fit into a nice color scheme with your house. This is important so that they do not clash with the facade of your home, which would not be a good thing, which is for sure. Also, be sure to remember to keep the plants alive once you have them planted. Nothing turns someone away more from a house faster than dead plants all over the property. Also, keep your lawn watered and green; no one wants a yellow lawn.
Connor R. Sullivan recently hired a [http://www.elderandsons.com/]Waco seal coating company to do some work on his in-laws driveway. [http://www.elderandsons.com/]Waco pavement striping did his drive last summer.
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