Trim the greenery
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Ensuring that your property’s landscaping is well maintained helps make your home more alluring to prospective buyers as well. Property owners can hire professional landscapers or break out the lawn mower and get busy themselves. “Trim the trees, trim the hedges … [and] add a little color to the flower beds,” says Paul Zuch, the president of Capital Improvements.



