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If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves and apply a little elbow grease, you can take your productivity to the max and boost your asking price by knocking out a few simple projects that increase home value.
Don’t have the money for a major renovation? No worries—expensive remodels aren’t as glamorous as the home improvement TV shows would like you to believe. You can’t count on getting your money back on any of the classic home makeover projects (buyers are too picky, and might gut your pricey granite, anyway).
Declutter your house room by room
The no. 1 way to increase the value of your home before you sell is to declutter it (which makes cleaning much easier). This project could add nearly $2,000 to your home’s value, and shouldn’t cost you more than $300. That’s an ROI of 586%!
Suds up your carpet for a deep cleaning
The worst thing about carpet is that you could live in total filth and comfortably ignore it. With hardwood or tile, what you see is what you get. But carpet fibers are experts at hiding mounds of dog hair, allergens, dead skin and dust bunnies.
If you take good care of your carpets and vacuum weekly, then good for you—that’s a big part of the battle. But there’s nothing like a deep shampooing to make your carpet look and smell fresh again, like a baseball field that’s been mowed into perfect rows. Experts recommend you do this twice a year, anyway.
Replacing or shampooing your carpets has a 169% ROI. You can save costs by going the DIY route and renting a machine from a place like Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Ace Hardware or your local grocery store. You can find and compare machine rentals in your area using RugDoctor.
Deweed your yard without using chemicals
Outdoor landscaping can boost your home’s value anywhere from 5% to 20%.
Not everyone has the time or money to drop thousands of dollars to overhaul their landscape design, but any little improvements you make to the outside of your home will be well worth the effort.
One top project expert consistently recommend is deweeding your yard the natural way—without harsh chemicals that could do more harm than good or pose a safety risk to yourself (or your furry friends!)
Cover your walls with a neutral coat of paint
Paint livens up a room, freshens up a high-traffic area like a kitchen or living room, and cleans up old scuffs, splatters, stains, and even neutralizes bad smells.
Choosing a neutral color scheme and repainting makes it clear you stayed on the pulse of home trends and updates. About 68% of realtors recommend painting walls, and 62% recommend at least paint touch-ups, according to a 2017 survey from the National Association of Realtors.
Play matchmaker with your hardware
Sometimes a major home makeover is a risky investment. That’s true, but it doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t make small upgrades to key spaces like your kitchens and baths to impress buyers.
One easy and inexpensive project is to update all your hardware, across these rooms and even the entire house.
Kiley says every fixture in your home (light fixture, sink, door knob and light switch plate) should show a cohesive style. It’s an inexpensive way to make your home look move-in ready and up to date.
Update your light bulbs to LED to boost efficiency
If you’ve lived in the same house for decades, you might be used to buying the same replacement light bulbs to swap out the ones that burn out year over year. It’s just something you do on autopilot!
But light bulb technology has come a long way toward becoming more efficient. In fact, LED lights last 25 times longer and use 75% less energy than their incandescent counterparts.
If you replace your fixture bulbs with LEDs across your entire house, inside and out, that can be a huge selling point you can highlight in your listing description when it comes time to sell.
Consistently in the top 20% of all REALTORS, Tasha Osbourne provides concierge white glove service to all her customers giving her a stellar reputation throughout Central Florida. For the past 10 years she has built a relationship business, always going the extra mile, helping match buyers with their dream home and sellers to exceed their real estate goals.
Tasha’s area of expertise covers all facets of the real estate transaction. Diligent negotiation, creative financing, savvy social media and extensive market reach to our global network enables Tasha to handle even the most unique situation. She specializes on lifestyle; farms and ranches, equestrian, waterfront, golf, historic and urban living.
TASHA OSBOURNE, BA
MANAGING | LUXURY HOMES & EQUESTRIAN GROUP
Premier Sotheby’s International Realty
Serving Ocala & the Surrounding Area
603 E Fort King Street Ocala FL 34471
c (352) 613.6613
Top Selling Lifestyle Producer:
Luxury, Golf, Equestrian, Ranch & Farm
Luxury is not a price point but a level of service.
