20 Low-Cost Ways to Spruce Up Your Home

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

1. Trim bushes so they don’t block windows and cut down on light.
2. Buy a new doormat.
3. Put a pot of bright flowers (or a small evergreen in winter) on your porch.
4. Put new doorknobs on your doors.
5. Put a fresh coating on your driveway.
6. Edge the grass around walks and trees.
7. Keep your garden tools out of site.
8. Be sure kids put away their toys.
9. Buy a new mailbox.
10. Upgrade the outside lighting.
11. Use warm, incandescent light bulbs for a homey feel.
12. Polish or replace your house numbers.
13. Clean your gutters.
14. Put out potpourri or burn scented candles.
15. Buy new pillows for the sofa.
16. Buy a flowering plant and put it in a window you pass by frequently.
17. Make a centerpiece for your table with fruit or artificial flowers.
18. Replace heavy curtains with sheer ones that let in more light.
19. Buy new towels.
20. Put a seasonal wreath on your door.

Detroit Price: $21000 Spacious 4 bedroom home, currently tenant occupied. 24 hour notice required for showings. Some updates, 2 car attached garage, and full unfinished basement. Some appliances included. All offers are subject to bank approval.

Van Buren Township Price: $30000 Gorgeous second floor ranch in Meadows. Pond outside door, one of the best settings. Kitchen with oak cabinets and all appliances stay. Neutral color throughout; separate laundry room, appliances included. Huge master bedroom has walk in closet. Nice deck. Building 20, Unit 4.