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Top Five Home Improvements To Bring Value Upon Selling A Home



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very home seller wants to       observation step of getting a     
get the highest price for       home ready to bring top dollar    
the sale of their home but      and it is a very important step   
how many really know what to do       when getting started. Now let’s   
and what not to do to get the         take a look at what has been      
most return for their investment?     proven to bring a strong return   
There are many home improvements      on investment to fix a property   
that can be done. Which home          to sell.                          
improvements are proven to bring                                        
the highest return and which home     The number one item is paint!     
improvements can be nothing but a     Having good exterior and interior 
money pit? One of the best things     paint has proven time and time    
to do while getting started is to     again to bring top dollar upon    
walk your home inside and out and     sale. Buyers want a home that     
look at it from the eyes of the       looks clean and presentable and   
buyer. When you pull up in front      there’s nothing like a good       
of your home, does it have great      quality paint job to make a home  
curb appeal? What is the first        shine. Studies have also shown    
impression? This is very              that a fresh paint job will speed 
important to remember because we      up the time it takes to sell a    
never get a second chance to make     home.                             
a first impression. Next, walk                                          
around the yard and look at the       The number two item is the        
grounds, the plants, flowers and      kitchen! A great kitchen can mean 
trees. Do they look healthy,          serious profit when selling a     
green and lively? Is the front        home. The kitchen for many buyers 
and back yard free of debris?         is the heart of the home and      
What is the condition of the          therefore a very important area   
exterior of the home, the light       to consider. Changing old         
fixtures etc? This is called the      fixtures, cabinets and flooring   



can be a good place to start in       refurbished to bring extra value. 
the kitchen and can make a                                              
significant difference in the way     The number four item is adding an 
a kitchen looks. If one really        extra bathroom or upgrading       
wants to bring a great return         bathrooms! This is a very         
upon sale, a home seller can          important area of the home being  
change the sink, counter tops and     functional, comfortable and       
the appliances to make the            convenient. If the home has two   
kitchen look like a center piece.     bedrooms and one bathroom, adding 
This is a great area because a        a second bathroom will add great  
little or a lot of money can be       value. The average cost to        
spent upgrading the kitchen. In       remodel a bathroom with all the   
general, for every $5,000 spent       bells and whistles is on average  
could bring as much as $15,000 in     $11,000. In most cases this will  
return.                               do more than just pay for itself! 
                                      It will add a much greater value, 
The number three item is useable      make the home more saleable and   
space! A good home can become         bring more money upon sale.       
great if it is completely             Another selling point for         
functional and has all useable        bathrooms is to make sure there   
space. Many times the way a home      is plenty of light or adding a    
is laid out can be improved by        skylight can bring extra value.   
knocking out a dysfunctional                                            
wall, adding a bathroom or a          The number five item is adding a  
bedroom, or turning a previously      redwood deck or enclosed patio!   
unusable room into a room that        This is a great way to improve    
has a purpose. Look around the        the look of the home from the     
home to look for areas that fit       outside. This is also a great way 
into this category and figure out     to add extra space and make the   
how they can be expanded or           home more functional. Many people 



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