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Now that fall is in full swing, it is a good time to take care of some home maintenance chores before it gets too cold. Taking proper precautions to protect your home during the different season will make it easier to sell your Lake of the Ozarks home when the time comes. Check out these fall home maintenance tips brought to you by your trusted Lake of the Ozarks REALTOR : Exterior Rake Leaves Although leaves in your yard makes for natural autumn decor, they should be picked up as they can damage your lawn. Grass needs sunlight in order to be healthy. Although some grasses go dormant in the winter, in order to be healthy in the spring, they need sunlight. The leaves not only block the sunlight, they also trap in moisture, which could cause your lawn to become moldy. Raking leaves can be a never ending battle, but don't worry. You do not need to hunt down every last leave in order for your lawn to be healthy in the spring - unless you want to rake leaves for aesthetics purpose...

It's that time of year when the gorgeous leaves of the season that we admired for the past few weeks are scattered all over the place.  They don't seem so pretty when they are covering every inch of your yard.  Your home at the Lake of the Ozarks looks much nicer when all of that leaf clutter is cleaned up. Here are a few tips for taking care of this task. Mow them over If there is a thin layer of leaves over the grass in your yard, use the lawnmower on them.  The leaves used nutrients that came out of the soil while they were growing, and using them as mulch for your yard returns some of these nutrients back to where they came from.  Most mowers today come with a bag to attach and collect the leaves.  Spread this beneath shrubs and in flower beds to benefit the soil in these spots too.   Rake them up Raking the leaves takes a little more work, but may be necessary once the leaves begin piling up.  There are a few things that you can do to ma...

Summer is not over quite yet, but it's not too early to start thinking about preparing your home for the Fall and Winter seasons.  If you start doing a few things now to your Lake of the Ozarks real estate , you'll have plenty of time to get it all done before it's too cold.  Going through the following list will ensure that the outside of your house stands up to the weather and the inside keeps you safe and warm.      Outside your home: Take the time to walk around the outside of your house while the temperature is still pleasant and before the leaves begin falling and cover things up.  Making sure that the following things are taken care of before the snow begins falling will help to assure everything is in good shape when Spring rolls back around.  Inspect and clean out gutters and downspouts. Replace any missing or damaged weather stripping on doors and windows. Caulk all cracks and gaps to prevent drafts from entering the hous...