Friday, March 18, 2011

Spring Projects Add Value

March 18, 2011

This Sunday, March 20 will be the first day of Spring. While sometimes in Southern California we think we experience all four seasons in one day, we still do have a real Springtime.You have only to drive around and see the trees flowering and beginning to leaf out.

As the days become warmer, it is a good time to check out your landscaping. Are there plants that did not survive the few freezing days? Trim them or replace them. A well manicured yard adds real value to a property. Overgrown shrubbery, dead plants and a yard full of blooming dandelions, in this present real estate environment, shouts foreclosure or at best, neglect.

The local garden shops are filled with beautiful flowering plants, soil enhancers and any kind of garden tool you might need. A yard renovation project now will create much pleasure by summer.

Spring cleaning has long been a phrase that folks used to denote that time has come to sort through closets and garages. Washing windows, cleaning curtains and all sorts of chores to give your property a needed "pick-up" Staying on top of one's accumulation of stuff makes living so much more pleasant.

Check out smoke detector batteries. Change furnace filters. This first weekend of Spring is a great time to do the chores and check these tasks off your "to-do" list. Keeping up your property always adds to its value - both if you want to sell it or just enjoy it.

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