Wasilla and Palmer Residents, Find Out Which Home Improvements Will Give You The Highest Returns on Your Investment

I get asked all the time about home improvements and which ones will actually be the best investment.  Of course there are always maintenance repairs that need done and those should never be neglected, but if you are putting your house on the market you may want to know the top four places to put your money so that you will get the biggest return out of it. According to a survey done by HomeGain, in order to get the highest return on your investment, spend your repair dollars on the following in this order:

1. Cleaning and de-cluttering
2. Lightening and brightening
3. Home staging
4. Landscaping

Obviously the monetary returns may vary slightly based on where you live in the country, due to the cost of a repair and the importance of each particular improvement to buyers in that area. Lightening and brightening could include brighter light bulbs and new paint!  It's amazing what new paint can do to freshen a home.  I have a list of over 19 specific items home owners can complete to prepare their home for sale.  Email me for that report.  Also, when you list your home with me, I provide a professional home stager to give you advice and helpful hints that are proven to give you more money at the closing table.  Other things never to overlook when putting your house on the market are dirty windows, electrical repairs, plumbing problems, old carpeting, old paint and damaged floors. In this real estate environment, sellers are in a pricing war and a beauty contest at the same time.  It is critical that sellers put the work in the front end and prepare their home in advance of buyers seeing the home.  We are here to help you do just that.  Contact me if you would like to know what your home is really worth and whether this is a good time for you to sell your home.