If possible, plant a good cover crop (grass).

The problem with randomly picking something off of Amazon is that the reviews are often faked.

Planting some annuals, putting up some solar yard lights and maybe painting the porch can improve the value, but none of these things will be expected to add to the life or servicability to the property.

At least here in CO anyone can grow some limited number of plants.  

There are also trees around the lot, which states that if I plan to cut it, I have to plant new, which is fine because I can add it to cost.

Prices are higher but rent is also high due to the Logan Martin (spelling) lake as well as the large Honda plant in Lincoln.

So far I have thought to avoid putting plants anywhere they would block windows or doors, and not put plants anywhere it will make it more difficult to maintain the yard.

Some guy wanted it to plant flowers in.

You are obviously in a different market than mine, but here are my suggestions:- No siding on garage, just new paint- Leave the roof on garage as-is unless it is leaking or really old- Definitely remove the awnings- Upgrade to two full baths- Recoat or resurface the driveway rather than make it concrete unless concrete is standard for the area and for your comps- For missing plumbing, do whatever is expected for your area- Trim all bushes and also add some plants with colorful flowers- Do the basement wall if the basement will be living space or if required by code now, otherwise no- We never include washer and dryer here, but maybe it's different where you are- I'd suggest doing stainless steel or faux stainless appliances; it's not much more and they look a lot better- If you can get inexpensive, nice cabinets from a distributor, great, otherwise Lowe's has some nice looking cabinets for the price- We always do granite countertops at least, but that's normal here- If that basement floor sealant is inexpensive, I think it will make the basement feel a lot nicer

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