CHAPTER 5 Upgrading with ROI in Mind
The condition of the home is the one and only thing you can control to affect the sale of your home. You won't be moving the location and unless you do a major addition, the square footage and rooms are set. This and the next two chapters provide the most important information to elevate your home 's desirability to elicit top dollar. It may be very easy to get caught up in the glamour of an HGTV show that reveals the before and amazing transformational after, with claims of making huge profits, but that is not what we are going to discuss here. They are usually major full home renovations. This book is addressed to people who do not need a major overhaul to sell. However, if you need to do significant renovations, as an Architect and a Realtor I can assist you in completing your project. Making upgrades can be as easy as replacing the handset on your front door and freshening up the paint job, or as daunting as remodeling an entire kitchen or master bath. The question always is, what home improvements give the best return on the remodeling dollar?
THE TWO CATEGORIES OF UPGRADING
Category One is the BASICS. Every listed home should meet the basic expectations of safety and being sound. This includes major and minor "checks" on your property. Category Two is the FINESSE. Although having the fanciest kitchen in town may get you buyers, it may not be worth 24
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