Exterior Spring Cleaning Tips to Add Value to Your Home: Part I

It's everyone's favorite time of year, get ready for some SPRING CLEANING! While this may not seem like the most exciting thing to do with your time, it's a great opportunity to add value to your property. We've got a lot of helpful tips to improve the exterior of your home, and the better care you take of your property, the bigger the payoff! 

Paint

This one is probably a no-brainer. You want your house to be appealing and show that you maintain a nice property. Sure, it looks nice, but it also protects your property from the elements.

Pressure Washing

Talk about an economical way to spruce up the home! Rent a pressure washer for a day or two and reap the rewards many times over with results that can make the place look much nicer and years newer.

Landscaping

There's so much you can do with this! Ask around and pay a reputable landscaping company to do it for you, or if you have a green thumb, all the better. Save some money and do it yourself.
You can:

1) Trim and edge the lawn.
2) Pull weeds.
3) Plant flowers.
4) Find some inspiration and get creative! 
5) Depending on your region, here are some plants that are easy to care for and perk up your lawn:
Peonies, Lavender, Queen Anne’s Lace, Snapdragon, Caladium, Black-Eyed Susan, Maiden Grass, Daylily, Yaupon Holly, Spiraea, Clethra, and Sourwood trees.

Caulk the Cracks

To say that caulking is an economical option for saving you money and increasing the value of your home is an understatement. Buyers know that a well-sealed home saves on heating and air-conditioning costs. That green in their pocket can translate to green in yours. 

What spring cleaning tips have helped you increase the value of your properties?