Selling Your Home? Consider These Renovations

Homeowners and prospective buyers look at a home very differently, so it is very important to remodel your home based on a buyers prospective.  

What would a potential buyer take notice of? What will contribute to increasing the value of your home? Give you the best return on investment?  Your home renovation should always increase the home resale value.

Upgrades and renovations can make all the difference to a potential buyer who has many homes to choose from. With still a dim outlook on the housing recovery, many people have opted out of  spending excess money on home improvements, however now might be the perfect time to find a great deal!

Some remodeling projects not only add to the home's value, but they give prospective buyers more incentives to buy in the first place. While a good return on your investment is important in every remodeling project, experts say that the most important factor in your decision should still be whether the project improves your comfort in your home currently.  

Best:

1. Kitchen Remodel

2. Bathroom Remodel (particularly the master bathroom)

3. Resurfacing ceilings and ditching popcorn ceiling

4. Front yard (curb appeal)

5. Steel entry door knob replacement

6. Window replacements and new screens

Worst:

1.   Home-office remodel

2.   Sunrooms addition

3.   Built in home entertainment units

4.   Bathroom addition

5.   Garage addition