If you’ve ever searched for homes on line, you know the feeling of looking at the interior pictures of a property and falling in love with it, but when you pull up to the property itself, you cringe. First impressions mean a great deal. You can spend all you want on updating a property, but if the outside looks like the Munster’s home, you can be losing potential buyers before they even get through the front door.
In a recent CNBC article, two of the repairs that one can make to a home with the highest return on investment were manufactured stone veneers and new garage doors. Removing construction debris from the yard, ensuring that grass in front of the home is healthy and well-manicured, and creating clearly-defined, neat planting beds will really help in increasing your chances for a quick sale.
It has been our experience that many fix-n-flippers ignore the front yard when attempting to flip a home. Those that do tend to leave money on the table. We’re not advocating spending a fortune on new sod and expensive plants, but ignoring the curb appeal will likely hurt the sale-a-bility of your investment.