{"id":1562,"date":"2015-02-16T17:03:44","date_gmt":"2015-02-16T17:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orangesand.com\/?p=1562"},"modified":"2015-02-16T17:03:44","modified_gmt":"2015-02-16T17:03:44","slug":"top-5-ways-to-raise-your-homes-value-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thebains.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/16\/top-5-ways-to-raise-your-homes-value-part-3\/","title":{"rendered":"TOP 5 WAYS TO RAISE YOUR HOME&#8217;S VALUE &#8212; part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(5)\u00a0 ENHANCE THE EXTERIOR &#8211; cost range is $150 &#8211; $7,500 and potential return is about 2 to 5%.\u00a0 Start with basics:\u00a0 mow the lawn, trim overgrown shrubs, apply a fresh layer of mulch to garden beds + plus add something that is seasonal blooming in the shrub beds.\u00a0 Or do potted blooming plants at front door.\u00a0 A fresh painted front door always inviteS inside.\u00a0 Also if you have a deck clean it and coat with a good semi-transparent weatherproof wood stain.\u00a0 Same for any siding.\u00a0 The roof is important and must not show excessive wear or REPLACE.\u00a0 Has their been hail damage in your area recently?\u00a0 Check with your insurance.\u00a0 Hairline cracks in the foundation wall are usually harmless, but wider than 3\/16 of an inch can be a problem.\u00a0 May need to pay a structural engineer to look at this and write a report.\u00a0 Just be AHEAD of a buyer to GET A BETTER PRICE FOR YOUR HOME.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(5)\u00a0 ENHANCE THE EXTERIOR &#8211; cost range is $150 &#8211; $7,500 and potential return is about 2 to 5%.\u00a0 Start with basics:\u00a0 mow the lawn, trim overgrown shrubs, apply a fresh layer of mulch to garden beds + plus add something that is seasonal blooming in the shrub beds.\u00a0 Or do potted blooming plants at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thebains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1562"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thebains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thebains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thebains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thebains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1562"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.thebains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1563,"href":"http:\/\/www.thebains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1562\/revisions\/1563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thebains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thebains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thebains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}