By Nathan Bangs & Associates - Keller Williams Realty

05/15/2013 The first thing a prospective buyer sees when browsing real estate is the outside of your home. Whether a buyer is taking a leisurely Sunday drive and hitting all of the open houses he/she sees or skimming the listings on the Internet, the curb appeal of your home can determine whether or not buyers give your home a second look.
Hyde Park real estate is a popular choice for buyers migrating to the Sunshine State and looking for the feel of old town charm with the amenities of a city. With the real estate market always ebbing and flowing, you want to keep your home in the best condition when planning to sell. This includes not neglecting the outside property and making sure that your home looks good from the outside so that potential buyers want to see the inside.



Take a Day to Refresh the Yard

Before listing your home with a real estate agent, take a day to clean up the yard. Remove dead trees and flowers, clean up any debris, prune hedges and overgrown growth, and pull out any unsightly weeds. If you have patches of dead grass, which isn’t uncommon in Florida during a drought or extremely hot summer, do the best you can to make the areas that are fresh and green look appealing.
Part of refreshing the yard is making sure the front exterior looks good, too. Do you have shutters that need a fresh coat of paint or a front door that could use a good scrubbing? Is there a front patio that would look better with a quick power washing? Anything you can do to make the front of your home brighter and cleaner helps with curb appeal.



Update the Yard with New Plants



New landscaping can increase the asking price of your home. If you’ve neglected your yard for years, it may be time to invest just a couple hundred dollars in some new flowers or hedges to add some curb appeal. Browse the listings of other Hyde Park homes for sale and see what other sellers are doing to their yards. Are there bright patches of colorful flowers, ornamental trees, or fresh mulch on the ground?



Investing in some bright annuals and fresh mulch can give your home instant curb appeal. It not only adds a pop of color, but it makes your home look like it’s been well maintained for years, even if you just purchased everything and popped it into the ground.



Hyde Park is a historic city with lots of charm. Hyde Park real estate buyers want to experience that charm and know they can achieve it with their own home.

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