 | Justin Cawyer is the CEO of American Lawn & Landscape Inc., and has been in the landscape industry for 22 years. Starting out as a mowing service, their business has expanded to include everything from landscaping to fertilizing and weed control. For a complete list of services, you can see their ad in Names and Numbers, visit yardsbyamerican.com, or call 620-249-5700. |
Lawn, Garden & Landscaping
2011-05-01 10:46:00
What are the advantages of curb appeal?
Question: We are planning on selling our home soon and are trying to decide how to spend our budget getting it ready to sell. What are the advantages to investing in updating landscaping and can it add real value to the home?
Answer: Think of landscaping as part of the packaging of your home. It has the potential to either capture a buyer’s interest or turn them away before they even see the rest of the home by highlighting and framing the home’s architecture and creating a peaceful and inviting entry.
Whether you are selling a home, or just want to improve your curb appeal, landscaping should be a consideration. In fact, it surprises many people just how much of an impact landscaping can have on the value of your home. Consider these statistics:
•Professional landscaping can
increase the value of a home by
14%
•A landscaped patio can increase
the value of the home by 12.4%
•A landscaped curb can increase
the value of a home by 4%
•The time it takes to sell a home
can be decreased by 6 weeks with
attractive landscaping
Many people, like you, wonder how much should be invested on landscaping. A good rule of thumb is 5% of the home’s value should be invested in lawn design and architecture which can raise your home’s value by as much as 15%.
A professionally designed, prepared, installed and maintained landscape using quality plant material is not only a great investment, it is also has an intrinsic value of improving quality of life.
