Low-cost ways to spruce up your home’s exterior

Make your home more appealing for yourself and potential buyers with these quick and easy tips:

- Trim bushes so they don’t block windows or architectural details.

- Mow your lawn, and turn on the sprinklers for 30 minutes before the showing to make the lawn sparkle.

- Put a pot of bright flowers (or a small evergreen in winter) on your porch.

- Install new doorknobs on your front door.

- Repair any cracks in the driveway.

- Edge the grass around walkways and trees.

- Keep your garden tools and hoses out of sight.

- Clear toys from the lawn.

- Buy a new mailbox.

- Upgrade your outside lighting.

- Buy a new doormat for the outside of your front door.

- Clean your windows, inside and outside.

- Polish or replace your house numbers.

- Place a seasonal wreath on your door.