Landscape Design Strategies to Make Your Home Stand Out
To boost your home's curb appeal, start with a well-manicured lawn and clearly defined edges along walkways and garden beds. Add layers of visual interest by incorporating plants of varying heights, with taller specimens at the back and shorter ones in front. Choose a cohesive color scheme that complements your home's exterior, and include seasonal plants for year-round appeal. Strategic outdoor lighting can highlight architectural features and provide safety after dark. Adding hardscaping elements like a stone pathway, decorative rocks, or a small water feature creates focal points that draw the eye. Finally, maintain your landscaping regularly by pruning overgrown shrubs, removing weeds, and refreshing mulch to keep everything looking polished and inviting.
- When you need to work on your credit. Maybe your credit score is just starting to recover, but you need more time to pay down debts for a couple of years. With rent-to-own, you could start investing in a home while you bring up your score.
- You’re close, but not quite ready to secure a mortgage. You might have a good job with a significantly bigger salary, but you haven’t been there long enough for a lender to consider it a stable source of income. Or maybe you’re self-employed and you’re still building a reliable track record. Rent-to-own allows time to build personal wealth and financial credibility while working toward your homeownership goals.
- When you know you’re going to buy when the lease expires. If you’re not ready to buy when the lease expires, then you will lose any rent credit, i.e. investment, you’ve put into the home.
