space to store it. They also want a way to clear the clutter. According to the National Association of Realtors®, most homebuyers would have preferred improved and greater closet space, as well as other storage options. Consider these statistics showing what buyers are looking for in a home:
• 93% wanted a laundry room • 90% wanted a bathroom linen closet • 86% wanted garage storage • 85% wanted a walk-in kitchen pantry
STORAGE IS A PLUS
Give buyers great storage and you’ve won their hearts. If you can add new closets to your home easily, do so. Building a simple closet isn’t difficult if you are moderately handy. If you’re selling an older home, where closet space is typically minimal, this will help considerably! Remember, according to Southern Building Code, a room has to have a closet to be classified as a bedroom so a room with a bed in it with no closet, is technically an office and not a bedroom. If you have two bedrooms with closets and one without, your home is technically classified as a two-bedroom home. Adding a closet to the third room makes it a three- bedroom home and increases the value of your home. This can be a big deal when the lenders' appraiser values your home as a two- bedroom home instead of a three-bedroom home. Simple and inexpensive closets can be purchased and assembled on-site and screwed to the walls as a permanent fixture to add considerable value to your home at a modest cost of time and money. If your rooms are already small, you might not want to take any square footage away from them. Existing closets can be updated to maximize the space at hand. If you don’t have the skills or the funds to hire someone to build new space, consider investing in closet organizers to make the 41
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