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As far as home improvements go, landscaping is a solid investment – in fact, a well designed outdoor project can offer a better return than most of those inside the house. Good landscaping can add between seven and 15 per cent value to your home and has a recovery value of 100 to 200 percent, so shell out now and get it back when you sell.
Many realtors will tell you that a well designed landscape will help you sell your house faster. With today’s explosion of subdivisions, where many of the homes look similar from the outside, landscaping can set your home apart from a neighborhood of clones.
But the key to a profitable landscape is the design, so start with a plan. A poorly designed layout could end up costing you more time and money: without proper planning, that lovely deck you’ve laid may crack in next winter’s frost. So before you go running into the yard with your pick and shovel, get out your paper and pencil.
First consider what you want to use the area for. If you want to have an outdoor kitchen area or pool then your design will look quite different from someone looking for a vegetable garden or a private refuge. There are plenty of garden magazines on the market; study them to get a good idea of what you like and don’t like. Even if you aren’t planning on doing the whole yard now, plan what you’d like to see eventually. Otherwise you may find yourself ripping up this year’s hard work because it interferes with next year’s project.
Plan for your level of maintenance. Think about whether you want a garden that requires a lot of work or something a little easier to deal with. After you put all this work into the design you don’t want to watch it go to waste. If you don’t have time to maintain it yourself you might want to hire someone to take care of it for you, but look into those costs before you start planting.
Which brings us to the ever popular topic of budgets – it’s important to start out with an idea of how much you have to spend, because it’s easy to get carried away out there and there’s no shortage of lovely plants, features and furniture to sink your hard-earned cash into. Be realistic: you might not be able to put in both the pool and the outdoor kitchen this year, but you’ve got your plan. You know it’s coming.
The next step is to sketch out your yard. Divide it into sections and map out what you would like where. Call your utility company and map areas with underground wires and pipes. Identify areas that have special needs (drainage issues, acidic soil, shade and full sun). Next, add the feature that need to “hardscaped”, like patios, fences, fountains, pools and walkways. Depending on the complexity of your design you may want to consider involving a professional, at least to look at your design. If you are undertaking any structural projects it might be wise to have the plans vetted by an engineer. In any case, consult local building codes and do your research. You want to ensure that your hardscaping is appropriate for your particular location and climate concerns.
When deciding on plants, refer back to your sketch to match your greenery with its preferred light and soil conditions. Use marking paint or chalk to mark out planned features and bedding areas in your yard. This will give you a basic idea of whether your design works spatially. You may need to play with the width of the beds or paths to make the plan more visually appealing.
Before you plant, lay your plants out in their place and take a good look. Does the layout look crowded? Try to visualize the final size of the plant. Make sure you leave them enough room, even if your garden feels a little sparse to begin with. It’s better to have a little room between them now rather than ending up with some plants being overpowered by others when they are full-grown.
And now you’re ready to go! It may seem like a lot of work to get started, but a well planned design will ensure that you maximize your investment and create a beautiful space that you (or the next owners) will enjoy for years to come.
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The first home owners association was developed by a real estate agent to manage and sell a housing development. It transferred partial ownership to the home owners after selling many of the lots. This became very popular in about 1964.
The laws for these associations are different from state to state, and some states have absolutely no laws for these associations. Massachusetts is one of those states without laws in this regard.
Because the home owner own a part of the development, it is basically governed by them, as well. They have a board, they vote of issues, and they elect officials of the association. There are dues, also. And many times these are scheduled to increase over time.
The association gets to even vote about who can live in the development. After a person or family has qualified for the loan to purchase the home, they are voted in, or not, as part of the neighborhood.
There is sometimes a neighborhood watch system in place, as well. Since it can be a tight knit community, the neighbors feel a sense of responsibility to keep their children and elderly safe. They may take turns watching different areas of the complex or development at different times of the day or night. The often do this with the awareness of the local police department, so that if help is needed, the police are ready to serve that community. If the development is in a gated community, one of more security guards handle this job.
The dues cover the security, as well as the common maintenance areas. This can include mowing and edging the lawn, and keeping it green and weed-free. And there may be garden maintenance, as well, so that all can enjoy the smell of roses as they walk the walkways and sidewalks. The shrubbery is also kept neat and manicured. If the sidewalks, driveways, or streets need repair, this is also included, as is leaf blowing, snow removal, and the like.
There is a sense of community when you are a part of a home owners association. It becomes your neighborhood, and the only neighborhood worth caring about. If your neighbors are clean and considerate, it can be the best place in America to live. If they are not, it can often become a nightmare to be a part of that neighborhood. You do, however, have a voice, unlike a neighborhood without an association. You can vote on different laws, or submit suggestions for new ones. If it is in the best interest of the entire locale, the new law will most likely pass. But the neighbors that you are not happy with will be voting, as well. So, this is not always a solution.
Today there is a form of housing called CIDs, or common interest developments, in the United States. This includes single family homes, condos, co-ops, and planned unit developments. In the year 2006, the home owners association groups governed twenty three million homes in America, including fifty seven million residents.
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