Home Improvement

I have done some sweating the last three days on an improvement project.:

Everything in that bed, including the water meter tank, has been refurbished to at least 8" in depth. Brick pavers will be installed on the pad prepared between the dogwood tree and the light pole. This is a project which has been carefully planned and executed with thoroughness. Getting this house into the condition I desire will require about 200 projects of this scale. Each project has to be as focused on results as this. I haven't spent any money doing this. I have used materials I have on hand. We bought a flat of Asia Jasmine for about $7.00 which will be planted here.
I doubt the value of this improvement can be calculated. However at some point this project and a bunch of other projects executed with skill will begin to influence our property value in a positive way that is undeniable. While I was working on this project a German couple rode up on bicycles and inquired about property available for sell in the neighborhood. I thought of Sandra Rinemato  on HGTV and the way she sells property. I could do that. Our house is pretty good, but this couple wanted something that was solid and complete inside and out. If our house were improved up in the neighborhood of twice it's current appraised value, they would jump on it and buy it.