Curb Appeal Ideas to Attract Home Buyers

Before selling your home, boost its curb appeal with a little elbow grease. Each of these curb appeal ideas costs less than $100.

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Planning to sell a home? Up your curb appeal with these low-cost, DIY upgrades. These six quick projects can enhance your home’s curb appeal for under $100 apiece. Each can be accomplished in a weekend at most, and starting early will give you time to prepare before you sell your house.

What is curb appeal and why is it important?

Curb appeal is how your home looks from the street, that first impression a potential buyer gets when viewing the exterior of your house.

And that first impression matters. Homes that look loved and well-maintained get more attention when they're put on the market.

“A buyer makes their buying decision as they are coming up the front walk or walking through the front door,” says Pat Vredevoogd Combs, a former National Association of Realtors president based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Scrolling through photos of homes on real estate websites can also be a decisive moment. Since online listings almost always use the front of the house as the featured photo, it makes sense to put your home's best face forward.

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