2. Highly custom designs Unless you plan to stay in your house for many years to come, think twice about renovations that are too personalized. Installing a kitchen backsplash? The specific type of tile might not matter to buyers — they could be just as happy with a simple ceramic tile as they would with an expensive Calacatta marble tile. Similarly, choosing a beveled countertop edge that’s complex and ornate, rather than a basic beveled edge, could off buyers whose tastes don’t align with yours. In fact, these custom features may wind up costing you come listing time, as many buyers will factor in the money, they’ll need to spend to change the house to suit their own tastes. If you’re going to upgrade your kitchen just for the sake of selling, stick with neutral, builder-grade design decisions. 3. Room conversions Buyers look to check certain boxes when they tour your home: For example, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a garage. Getting rid of these expected spaces (or altering them into something unusual) may harm your resale value. Bedrooms are coveted spaces that can bump your listing up into the next bracket. Buyers are looking for a specific number of bedrooms and may not appreciate the work it took to take a wall down for a secondary master suite, or the soundproof foam to convert into a recording studio.
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