Hello World! Welcome Friends! Please welcome Jessica Kane to the blog! As you contemplate the prospect of putting your home on the market, one of your focal point needs to be considering what remodeling efforts might help enhance the value of your residence. When it comes to upping the value of your home in advance of placing it on the market, there are three principle areas you need to take a sharp look for property refurbishment. These are:
- kitchen
- bathroom
- front exterior
In so many ways, the most important rooms inside your residence are the kitchen and bathrooms. In addition, if your residence lacks curb appeal, you’ll find yourself having issues getting prospective buyers into your home in the first instance.
Make Your Home’s Curb Appeal Pop
Making plans to put your home on the market demands that you spend time considering the curb appeal of your property. You might even want to step across the street and take a look and examine your home from that vantage point. Indeed, you might want to take it a step further and drive by your home and see if it really does have an appealing look that captures attention.
When it comes to remodeling in advance of putting your home on the market, the exterior of your residence is a place to start. You actually can take some affordable steps that will enhance the appearance of the exterior of your residence and other overall curb appeal of your home.
The entryway to your residence should be a focus of your remodeling efforts. Taking some simple steps like installing a new front door and giving the porch a bit of a facelift typically are good steps.
Perhaps the simplest and most effective exterior remodeling tactic is giving your residence a fresh coat of paint. (As an aside, house painting is one of the basic home revamping efforts that can readily be undertaken as a do it yourself project, if you are so inclined.)
Considering your landscaping should also be part of your efforts to remodel and revamp the look of the exterior of your residence in advance of putting it up for sale. In this regard, you will want to make certain that your lawn is in good condition. You need consider other elements of landscaping as well.
If you are considering adding flowerbeds, you do not want to overdo in this regard. You want to keep flowerbeds tidy and fairly compact. You don’t want to overwhelm prospective buyers with landscaping that appears complicated and time consuming to maintain.
Finally, when it comes to the curb appeal of your home, the overall curb appeal of your neighbors also has an impact on potential buyers. The reality is that some of your neighbors may have homes that “need some help.”
Of course, you can’t get your neighbors to do an exterior remodel on their homes as part of your own efforts to enhance the value of your residence. On the other hand, you may be able to bring the people on your block together to join in on a “front yard cleanup” effort. If you’ve a decent relationship with your neighbors, they may be willing and able to join together in cleaning up front yards by doing things like trimming trees and bushes as well as weeding their lawns. These efforts can improve the overall look — the overall curb appeal — of the block.
Serve Up a Magnificent Kitchen
Most residential real estate experts maintain that the number one remodel you can undertake that has the most significant impact on the value of a home is to upgrade the kitchen.
One key are you will want to consider is the countertops in the kitchen. Countertops typically prove to be the first thing a visitor to a kitchen, including a prospective home buyer, notice. Granite countertops are a good investment.
Cabinets are another element of the kitchen that you will want to consider as part of a remodel. You can do something more simple like staining or painting the cabinets. You might want to consider replacing the hardware, another easy step. You can take it all a bit further when it comes to your cabinets by replacing them.
Stainless steel appliances typically enhance the overall look and feel of kitchen. If a buyer wants to keep the appliances, you can add that directly into the sales price.
Another remodel tip is to add a rolling island in the kitchen. This is becoming a popular attribute in kitchens, particularly when people enjoy cooking, baking, and entertaining.
Turn a Bathroom from a Pit Stop to an Oasis
You will also want to focus on some basic remodeling ideas for your bathroom or bathrooms in your home. The bathrooms will have endured a great deal of wear and tear. A fresh coat of paint and new flooring are both relatively simple and likely necessary remodeling steps you will want to take.
One easy remodel is to replace the hardware in your bathrooms. This includes everything from faucets to cabinets.
As is the case with the kitchen, consider the countertops. Granite or marble are ideal choices for a bathroom and significantly enhance the overall look and feel of the space.
These suggestions will freshen and enhance the overall look of your home. As a result, the market value of your residence will move upward.
Jessica Kane writes for Advance Online, a leading provider of web-based OSHA. DOT. and HAZWOPER training.
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Toodles,
Wow these tips are really useful. I’m planning on renovating the house I inherited from my grandparents to increase its value. I hope its worth it! Thanks for these!