Helpful Tips!
A great way to bring life to your home during the winter months is to have indoor plants. From indoor trees to fresh herbs makes it so you and your family live green and eats green!
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Lawn Maintenance/Fertilization
Lawn and Value
It's that time of the year to get ahead of your neighbors and start thinking about spring and your lawn. Landscaping not only makes your house look and feel more beautiful but more imporantly brings up your home's property value.
Investing in Your Landscape
- Trees can reduce bothersome noise by up to 50% and can mask unwanted noises with pleasant sounds. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Landscaping can reduce air conditioning costs by up to 50%, by shading the windows and walls of a home. Source: American Public Power Association
- Landscaping can bring a recovery value of 100 to 200% at selling time. Kitchen remodeling brings a 75 - 125% recovery rate, bathroom remodeling a 20 - 120% recovery rate. Source: Money Magazine
- Homes with "excellent" landscaping can expect a sale price about 6 - 7% higher than equivalent houses with "good" landscaping, while improving landscaping from "average" to "good" can result in a 4 - 5% increase. Source: Clemson University
- In one study, 99% of real estate appraisers concurred that landscaping enhances the sales appeal of real estate. Source: Trendnomics, National Gardening Association
With today's Real Estate market your home has to stand out from the rest to sell. Here at Green Level Landscapes we have your solution!
According to moneycentral.msn.com the most bang for your buck is landscaping. That 'curb' appeal is what is going to bring all the buyers to your home this spring!
"Families that spent more on remodeling than they put into landscaping show less of a return."-MSN Money
Here are some helpful hints for selling your home in 2010
-Spend money on what can be seen vs. what can't be seen
-Fix up the exterior first, then the interior
-Focus first on the 'yikes!' appeal- people notice dead plants, grass, and clutter