1. Get the front yard landscaped
The front yard is the first thing that potential buyers will see. A pretty well maintained front yard will make a good initial impression on potential buyers. Features you may want to include in this home improvement are brick walkways lined with lighting, water feature, potted planted and manicured shrubbery. Also include the front door in this process. If it looks a little tired replace it or give it a fresh coat of paint. You can expect to spend anywhere from 3,000 to 10,000 dollars landscaping your front yard. This should pay off in an increase of you property's value by 15,000 to 20,000 dollars.
2. Spruce up the bathroom The master bathroom adds a great deal of value to your house. A nice bathroom makes the house much more appealing to potential buyers. If your bathtub looks a little yellow have it bleached so it looks like new, re-tile the floor, shower and tub areas. Put new fixtures on the sink, shower and tub with sleek new styles. Get rid of that tacky looking shower curtain and install glass shower door. Put in new stylish lighting fixtures as well as a new medicine cabinet. Add a new curtain to the window and give the walls a fresh coat of paint. Each bathroom that you spruce up in this home improvement can add as much as 10,000 dollars to the value of your house. The cost of redoing a bathroom could range from 1,000 to 5,000 dollars each.
3. Redo the kitchen
This is one of the best areas of the house to improve and can add a great deal of value to your house. However it is also a very expensive home improvement. A nice kitchen is often a selling point and can make the difference between and offer or not. If your kitchen is worn out it may leave a bad taste in the buyers mouth. If you can afford to have the kitchen professionally remodelled adding new cabinets, counter tops and flooring go for it. In most cases you will get away with keeping your old appliances unless they are particularly old and crummy looking. Also paint the walls and put up new curtains. Expect this home improvement to cost from 20,000 to 25,000 dollars. A new kitchen can add a much as 40,000 to the value of your home, plus increase the impression your home gives buyers in a positive way.
4. Paint
Even though the colours people choose to paint their walls is down to taste have freshly painted walls definitely improves the impression your house gives off to buyers. Dirty marked walls could create a negative vibe, putting buyers off. Try to paint warm non-offensive colours like sage green and khakis to tans. Avoid dark colours and boring old white. When you paint don't forget the little details like window trim, crown moulding and door trim. The cost of painting your home could cost as much as 5,000 dollars. You should get this and more back on the value of your home if you carry out this home improvement. Also nicely painted walls help to bring in more offers.
5. Entry Area
This is the first glimpse of your home's interior the potential buyers will see. It is important to get this first impression right to keep the buyers excited about viewing the rest of the house. Make sure that the entry way has bright lighting, put down new flooring and add a brightly coloured rug.
These home improvements tend to be the best areas of your house to consider when trying to make your house more appealing to buyers. In a buyers market you want to make sure you stand out from the crowd.
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