Low-Cost Ways to Spruce Up Your Home's Exterior

Make your home more appealing for yourself and potential buyers with these quick and easy tips:

• Trim bushes so they don't block windows or architectural details.
• Mow your lawn, and turn on the sprinklers for 30 minutes before the showing to make the lawn sparkle.
• Put a pot of bright flowers (or a small evergreen in winter) on your porch.
• Install new doorknobs on your front door.
• Repair any cracks in the driveway.
• Edge the grass around walkways and trees.
• Keep your garden tools and hoses out of sight.
• Clear toys from the lawn.
• Buy a new mailbox.
• Upgrade your outside lighting.
• Buy a new doormat for the outside of your front door.
• Clean your windows, inside and outside.
• Polish or replace your house numbers.
• Place a seasonal wreath on your door.