The real estate market has been full of many obstacles and challenges for buyers and sellers, making it difficult to decide whether or not you should sell your home now or later. If you’ve decided to hold off until 2024, now might be the time to consider making a few home improvement projects to prepare your home to sell quickly and for top dollar next year.
When coming up with your home improvement budget, here are a few top home improvement projects to consider adding to your list and budgeting for.
Upgrade Your Kitchen
One of the main rooms in the home that buyers look for upgrades in is the kitchen. The kitchen is considered the heart of the home and a place where you spend a lot of time, so it has a significant impact on the overall interest and value of your home. Larger and more expensive kitchen upgrades include appliances, countertops, and cabinetry; however, if that’s not in your budget, updating lighting fixtures, painting cabinets, and adding a backsplash can make a world of difference.
Upgrade Your Bathroom
In addition to the kitchen, bathrooms are another huge area of improvement. Sometimes, sellers tend to upgrade other rooms in the home that are more used by family and friends for entertaining that they forget about bathrooms; walking into a home and seeing upgrades to the entire home aside from the bathrooms is a huge turn-off for buyers. Larger upgrades include upgrading the countertops or adding a tiled shower, but replacing broken tiles or adding a fresh coat of paint are minor cosmetic upgrades that can help.
Exterior Upgrades
The exterior of your house gets buyers in the door to see the rest of your home. When your home is live on the market, one of the first photos they see is of the outside, so make sure your home is making a good impression! While it’s an expensive upgrade, if you know your roof doesn’t have much time left, it’s an upgrade that buyers love to see because it’s one less thing they have to worry about. Replacing old windows with double-pane windows is another considerable upgrade that can help add home insulation to prevent losing heat or air, saving buyers money. If it’s not in the budget to make huge upgrades, adding some landscaping, replacing broken siding panels, or adding a fresh coat of paint to your front door are great options!
Don’t wait until 2024 to make upgrades to your home; now is the time! If you have any questions about what upgrades you should make to get top dollar, reach out to me! I’m always happy to help.
