Increase your home’s value in 6 steps: Landscaping updates that increase your resale value

Your home is the heart of your family. It’s where you live, it’s where you gather, it’s where you make memories. So, it’s easy to see why, to you, your home’s value is priceless.

However, when it comes to selling your home, potential buyers are probably not going to be thinking the same thing. That crayon on the wall? Buyers don’t see your kids’ first masterpiece like you do. Stain on the carpet? Your buyers won’t know that’s from a homemade mother’s day card gone messy. Potential buyers are looking at your home with a critical eye, not a sentimental one.

That’s why it’s so important for you to impress them from the very first peak they get of your home. And the good news? That doesn’t mean you have to go full Joanna Gaines and knock out 80% of the walls in your house. You can improve your home’s value with easy, cost effective options.

One of the easiest ways to completely transform the look of your home is to update the landscaping.

You might be thinking “landscaping? That’s not even part of inside my house, why would I focus on that?” Apart from the fact that it’s the very first impression someone has of your home, it can increase your home’s value as much as 10% and help it to sell faster!

Why wouldn’t you want to take care of the first (and last) thing that your potential buyers will see when they visit your home?

One of the best things about updating your home’s landscaping is that you can see results regardless of your budget.

Here’s some ideas for all budgets:

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Small Budget Landscaping Updates:

Go Back to Landscaping Basics

Simply cutting your grass and edging your yard is a task that is far underrated in our book. A clean cut and well maintained yard is an eye catcher every time.

PRO TIP: make sure you don’t cut your grass too often or too low as that can cause brown spots in your yard.

Fresh Mulch in Your Flower Beds

Adding some quality mulch to your landscape is a budget friendly option that will step up your landscape easily, making it look clean and well kept.

Plant Flowers in Groupings

Strategically planting flowers in a way that highlights the better parts of your yard is an easy way to create an eye-catching landscape that attracts the interest of potential buyers.

Landscaping Updates for Larger Budgets:

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Extend Your Home with Outdoor Living Spaces

Outdoor living spaces are extremely popular right now and for good reason! With everything that’s been going on recently with COVID and quarantine, people are spending more time at home and want to make their space as enjoyable as possible. Not to mention get their home ready for hosting all those (socially distanced) parties when we’re able to do that again!

Fire Pits are also a great add-on to a home to act as an extended living room in a way. There’s something about a fire-pit that builds community and encourages people to spend time together.

Another great addition is an outdoor kitchen. You don’t have to have an extravagant setup to make an outdoor kitchen feel like a million bucks. Add a simple outdoor kitchen with a paver patio and a firepit next to it and you’ve got a higher asking price ready to go.

Create a Paver Walkway or Patio

If you have a great area for a patio, a paver patio is the way to go. Add a beautiful paver walkway to it and you just increased your home’s value by alot! They look simple, but they add so much to your outdoor space, especially if you decide to add a pergola as well. You’ll have everyone wanting to come hangout (and buy) at your place.

Have a Landscape Architect Design your Planting Layout

It’s pretty easy to see a flower and know it’s pretty. The hard part comes when you have to figure out where to put the pretty flowers in your yard. This is where it pays to have a landscape architect do the work for you. They somehow can look at a space and know exactly what needs to go where. Plus, it’s pretty fun to see the design go from paper to reality.

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If you’re looking for some projects to increase your home’s resale value, or maybe just to increase your enjoyment at your own home (thanks quarantine), Saluda Hill Landscapes has all the experts with all the answers!

We have almost 30 years of experience and want to use it to help make your home everything you need and want it to be. No matter the project, big or small, we’re here to lend a hand!