Is Your Rhinebeck, NY Home for Sale?  Don't Forget to do your Fall Clean Up!



Fall in the Hudson Valley is a beautiful time of year but for home sellers it brings curb appeal issues that must be addressed in today's highly competitive market. I suggest you take a look at your lawn, flower beds and potted plants and be sure they are looking their best.   Here are some suggestions that will go a long way to enhancing your homes curb appeal to potential buyers:

• The flowers that bloomed so beautifully all summer may now be brown and scraggly.  Be sure to trim back perennials and remove all dead annuals
• Now that the flowers are not filling the beds as much add mulch where necessary to give the beds a fresh, well cared for appearance
• If you have large areas with no color plant some seasonal mums.  In our area you should easily have color until Thanksgiving
• Be sure you keep the lawn free of leaves and don't stop mowing!  As long as the grass is growing you should be mowing on a regular basis 
• Now is a good time to access the condition of your lawn and do any necessary applications for fertilizing, pest control and weed control that will give your lawn a great jump start in the spring
• Trim back any shrubs that have lost their shape to show you care about your landscaping all year long 
• If you have patio pots on your deck or patios put some fall mums in those also to add a touch of color.  If you still have your patio furniture outside don't neglect it, keep it clean
• In our area, the deer population can ravage our shrubs.  Deer netting can protect your shrubs through the winter.  The netting is very fine and can be purchased in black or clear.  Your wrapped shrubs will not appear unattractive from the road and when buyers get close they will be happy to know that you are protecting what may be their future investment!

Yes, we are all looking forward to a break in our yard work but if your Rhinebeck home is for sale it will be well worth your while to continue to care for you property as buyers compare your homes curb appeal to the many other homes they are visiting.

Disclaimer:  The information provided herein is supplied by Diana Corcoran and is subject to change without notice.  The “Rhinebeck/Red Hook Real Estate Blog by Diana”  does not guarantee or is any way responsible for its accuracy, and provides said information without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. Entries on this blog represent the opinions and ideas of the author.  This blog  does not express the views of Paul Hallenbeck Real Estate, Inc  or those of the brokers.