I went ahead and took a photo from a local realtor’s site and used photoshop to show how easy it is to do a few minor updates (okay, maybe a fence isn’t “minor” but you get my drift) and make the house immediately look much more impressive.
Before:
After:
Excuse the amateur work, but I hope you get the idea! I had fun trying this out :) If you want me to do a number on your house, I’d love to experiment. You can e-mail me a photo here!
My Friend Staci 
Oh, I like very much! Very nice job. I think shutters on that one window facing front would be just darling.
-Ashley
anylovelything.blogspot.com
You’re right! That would be perfect!!