What minor improvements pay back biggest when you are preparing your house for market?
HomeGain has figured it out.
- Cleaning and de-cluttering – Costs: $290; Average value added: $1,990
- Lightening and brightening – Costs: $375; Average value added: $1,550
- Home staging – Costs: $550; Average value added: $2,194
- Landscaping – Costs: $540; Average value added: $1,932
- Repairing electrical or plumbing – Costs: $535; Average value added: $1,505
If your house needs even more work, these projects are more costly, but you will probably recoup the expense – while attracting an offer.
- Updating electrical systems and/or plumbing
- Updating the kitchen and bathrooms
- Replacing or shampooing carpets
- Painting interior walls
- Repairing damaged floors
- Painting the outside of the home
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1 comment:
Thanks for this helpful post. I think by just simply adding a fresh layer of bark to your gardens and doing a trim on your shrubs will greatly improve your houses curb appeal.
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