Purchasing a house is a huge investment. In fact, it’s often the biggest investment people make during their lifetime. Like many investments, you need to take action to protect it. This can be done by performing routine maintenance tasks and completing home improvement projects. In fact, you can grow your investment by increasing the value of your home through such projects. Below are four ways you can increase the value of your home.
Update Your Kitchen
It may seem cliché, but the kitchen is still one of the most important rooms when it comes to selling your house. You don’t have to completely rebuild your kitchen to increase home value, either. A moderate investment will suffice. Focus on replacing appliances, countertops, and flooring. Remove outdated wallpaper or anything that looks old. Consider a countertop made out of stainless steel, copper, granite, butcher block, or quartz.
Replace Your Garage Door
According to Bankrate, replacing your garage door is the home improvement project that pays back the most during resale. Choose an attractive garage door divided into four sections with tracks made out of strong galvanized steel. It can impress would-be buyers and increase the amount they are willing to pay for your home as a result. Installation is quick and can be finished in an afternoon.
Upgrade Your Flooring
Something else buyers certainly pay attention to is the flooring in a home. If you have laminate flooring in certain rooms, you may want to consider giving that flooring an upgrade to boost your home’s proposed selling price. Obviously, wood is the most sought-after flooring choice. New wood flooring is indeed expensive. However, you can choose to use reclaimed wood flooring in your home to save money. This is wood flooring taken from homes or buildings that have condemned or are on schedule to be demolished.
Curb Appeal
Lastly, curb appeal is a huge factor in selling price. This is how a home looks from the street. It is the first impression for buyers, and it’s a big factor in home value. Make lawn care a priority. If you can keep your lawn and shrubbery manicured, it can certainly increase curb appeal. Even consider learning how to create topiary through trimming. Another excellent choice is installing an automated gate. This can make your home appear and feel much more luxurious to onlookers.
A home is an investment. To preserve and grow that investment, you need to reinvest into your home by completing different home improvement projects. These can make your house more enjoyable to live and increase your home’s value by a substantial amount.
Get Real About Real Estate: 4 Sure Ways to Increase the Value of Your Home
Written by Lizzie Weakley Posted On Tuesday, 05 March 2019 10:51
Lizzie Weakley
About the Author: Lizzie Weakley is a freelance writer from Columbus, Ohio. She went to college at The Ohio State University where she studied communications. In her free time, she enjoys the outdoors and long walks in the park with her 3-year-old husky Snowball.
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