If your assets are owned free and clear, that's like a big sign on an old couch you've left by the curb...Free...Take Me.  

Should I just invest in landscape and curb appeal up front and hope for the best?

The pedal broke, he went over the handlebars, hit his head on the curb, and died.

It would uplift the look and curb of your home. best wishes.

Do the work and know your stuff, and kick their butts to the curb man!

I know there is much to learn though I kicked the corporate world to the curb in 2016, and I never look back!!! 

We also have plans to upgrade curb appeal, minor reno to bathrooms, change interior doors and light fixtures. 

Firstly, the prices of Chinese real estate, especially in major cities like Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai are so high that potent fears of a bubble have pushed the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) to institute capital controls to curb real estate speculation.

So the things that will make you money here is upgrades and curb appeal.

It will likely add value of the curb appeal variety.