Think of this as decluttering, but for the outdoors: trim overgrown hedges, clean up flower beds, collect loose branches, spread fresh mulch, paint your front door. “Those are going to be relatively inexpensive enhancements that will really improve the look and feel of your home,” says John, of Washington Appraisal. Still, he cautions that they’re harder to quantify. They might attract more buyers and potentially drive up bids, but “an appraiser is not going to say, ‘okay, because of the door, we’re going to add thousands of dollars to the house.’