6 Easy Improvements to Increase Your Home Value Before You Resell It

1. Replacing your front door

Your front door is the first impression visitors get when they come visiting. A new steel door will kick up your curb appeal and help increase the value of your house. Even though it might cost a handsome figure (up to $2,000), you will recover up to 75% of what you spend on it upon resale of your house.

2. Upgrading the kitchen

According to the National Association of Remodeling Industry (NARI), the kitchen is the most important part of the home and should therefore take a good chunk of your home improvement project. Experts estimate a 65% return on the investment of a kitchen remodel upon sale of the house.

3. Turning your attic into a bedroom

The bedroom beats all other rooms in the home for romantic retreats in the house. Turning your attic into a bedroom not only makes your house bigger, but it also has no extra footprint. Since you already have the floors, ceilings, and walls in place, the cost involved will be significantly low.

4. New Siding

You can either use fiber-cement or vinyl side both of which have different advantages. Vinyl siding is the best option if you have a tight budget. It is also low on maintenance costs. Fiber-Cement siding might cost more but just like the steel door, it has a good return on investment if you are thinking of replacing your house in the near future.

5. Adding a patio

This is another low-cost home improvement project that will add value to your house. On average, a deck or a patio will only cost you $8-$35 per square foot. You get to increase your living space at quite an affordable price.

6. Replacing the garage door

Another perfect remodeling option before you put your house on the market is replacing the garage door. The remodeling impact report of 2015 estimates that if you spend $2,300 on a steel garage door, you will get a return on investment of at least 87% upon the sale of your house.

Even though a house is an asset, it is not uncommon to get quotes from prospective buyers that are lower than what you paid for to acquire the house.

The surest way of making sure you get the best value on your house is to make sure you improve your house by adding some fixtures and doing some remodeling. This way, you can rest assured you will get quotes that are a match of the effort you have put into making your house habitable over the years.

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