Make timely and marketable improvements.

Keeping your home up-to-date, especially in the kitchen and bathrooms will go a long way in maintaining value.

Enhance your curb appeal.

Keeping your home’s exterior cleaned and repaired creates a great first impression. This also applies to your landscaping – keep things neat and well manicured.

Understand your area.

Keep up with what’s going on in your neighborhood and community. Stay on top of what’s going on with local zoning, proposed new developments, loca school districts and tax developments.

Have your home appraised.

Know the value of your home and stay informed of other properties in your neighborhood.

Help your neighbors and neighborhood.

Get together and make sure that your neighborhood’s appearance is well maintained. Help clean up the yards of vacant homes, or help a neighbor who has difficulty in maintaining his/her home.