Whether you are selling your house For Sale By Owner (FSBO) or listing it with an agent in MLS, make sure the curb appeal is as good as it can be.
Front Yard:
• Keep your lawn cut.
• Trim shrubbery and trim back limbs that touch the house
• Weed the yard and edge along the driveway, sidewalk, and curb.
• Plant new flowers. They look fresh and welcoming and are inexpensive.
• Get rid of any dead shrubs, tree limbs, and even stumps.
Driveway, Walkway, Front Porch:
• Clear driveway and clean any oil spots.
• Add exterior lighting. Inexpensive solar lights are easy to install and add a sense of warmth to the home.
• HOAs will not allow old cars in the yard but if you are in a non-HOA neighborhood, get rid of any old cars or junk in the driveway and yard.
• Clean out the garage. Get rid of anything you don't use and organize the rest.
• Power wash your home. It's cheaper than repainting. But don't power wash stucco.
• Touch up paint the exterior (and interior) of your home. If you don't have some of the original paint, buy a small can and touch up any scrapes or marks.
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Indeed, don't power wash stucco, but you can wash it, especially if your home doesn't have gutters and you have the lower 24 inches or so looking all dirty.
Thanks Russel. Stucco can start looking dirty around the lower part of the exterior.