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Best Home Renovations Before a Sale

Renovations can be one of the most crucial factors in selling your home.

Renovations can be one of the most crucial factors in selling your home. Homeowners are spending more and more for remodeling their homes. According to Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, homeowners spent more than $139 Billion on home improvements and repairs over the past year. Understanding the cost and value of home improvements is valuable information to know when considering a remodeling project.

The question to ask yourself is which renovations will increase market value on your home?

Kitchens and bathroom projects are consistently high performers in most markets. When remodeling comes to mind don’t let the higher end projects distract you from you houses main needs. If you have a window that needs replacing or a roof that was poorly maintained, think about focusing on those as well as your new dream kitchen. In the end having a wonderfully hi-tech kitchen only helps to an extent but it can really hurt the sale once a potential buyer see’s the unmaintained roof.

There are also more improvements to think about when remodeling your home. You can upgrade your landscaping or add a swimming pool maybe even a pond. These type of improvements can help increase your marketability but not necessarily increase the sales price.

Talk to your realtor when landscaping comes to play, they can help you with the types of jobs would be best for your location. Say you have a home in central Kihei where the sun is always shining, you want to add more trees to keep cooler throughout the day. If your home is in the beautiful Haiku area its sure to rain, try adding a covered lanai area to sit outside and enjoy the cool haiku breeze.

Smaller investments bring positive results too

In addition to large remodeling and renovation, your home can improve and influence your property for a quicker sale by just a simple interior and exterior project. If your home looks dull and hidden paint the outside a fresh new color, redo the sidings and gutters.

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