Curb Appeal

I found this picture somewhere on the web and it absolutely astounds me that someone would do this to their home! CURB APPEAL does not exist with this home what so ever!
I am hoping that these people do not ever sell their home or even their neighbors because I can pretty much guarantee that no one will want to buy any house that surrounds this one unless they are willing to take a hit on their selling price.
Curb appeal adds thousands of dollars on your list price, and it is really easy to obtain a good curb appeal on a budget.

How can these people improve on their curb appeal instantly?
1) Remove clutter from the yard & house front,
2) Paint the exterior of the home one colour,
3) Trim their hedges in front of the windows (no one wants to look out a window to a bush)
4) Adds some flowers to the front area to form a garden,
5) Keep the garden constantly weeded during the selling process,
6) Paint the front steps a lighter colour (anything but the black that is their)
7) What number is this house? always have large visible numbers that buyers can see from the street.
8) They did do a great job of keeping the leafs off of the yard so keep it up!

and VOILA! a beautiful home ready for sale.....or at least keeping the neighbors happy with bring back some normalcy into the area.

GOOOOO STEALERS!..................keep it inside! :)
Note: These tips can also be applied to die hard Leafs or Senators fans!