Springtime Photos Yield Year-round Curb Appeal

April 6th, 2007

Buds and blossoms are bursting forth here in Portland as we enter 70-degree spring days.

Springtime’s early harbingers, iris, daffodils, and tulips, are at their peak. Lawns are greening up with a quick shot of fertilizer. It reminds you of the landscaping you see at the Masters tournament at Augusta. You step back and note how good your home might look to a potential homebuyer.

The problem? You aren’t planning to sell until later in the year. Perhaps at a time of year when your garden is fallow. Or when it is 43 degrees and drizzly. Or late summer, when it’s tough to keep that lawn from browning a bit.

No problem…plan ahead. You need to take photographs now if you want show potential buyers later in the year what your home looks like during the peak blooming months of spring. Pull out your camera on a bright day. Try different lighting conditions. Be careful of too many shadows creeping in and muddying up your shots.

Tuck them away on your computer and when your real estate agent comes calling to put your listing active, let them review your bright shots of daffodils, plums and cherries, azaleas, and more.

If you don’t use the pictures in your listing photos, you can put them in a photo album on your countertop or in an expanded online photo tour. Since nearly 80% of homebuyers are now using the Internet to begin their hunt for a home, you want to put your best foot forward in the visual marketing of your home.

Even if you plan to sell in the summer, fall, or winter, capture your home’s springtime curb appeal now. You (and your agent) will be glad you did.

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