How To Achieve A High Home Improvement Resale Value

August 6th, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

Easy Ways To Achieve A High Home Improvement Resale Value

People think of their houses in different ways. Your house may be a place thatyou wish to improve to get a good return on your investment. Or maybe you have bought a property to improve and sell on? Whatever your reasons for purchasing a house, you want to see your home improvement value rise.

Estimating your home improvement resale value is simple enough, and increasing that value is also simple if you know what to do and how to do it. A basic rule of thumb is that every dollar you invest in your home should increase the resale value by two dollars.

Regardless of where your home is located, what size it is, or what amenities it has, everyone can increase their home improvement resale value.

DIY Home Improvements

It doesn’t take much to increase your home improvement resale value, but it does take time, planning and a little money. Sit down with a pen and paper and envisage your dream home. Next put a line down the middle of the page and title each column ‘House Currently Has’ and ‘House Doesn’t Have’. Fill in what your house has, for example:

* One Bathroom
* Two Bedrooms
* Family Area

Once you have that section completed, think of your dream home again and what it would have. This should be filled in in the ‘House Doesn’t Have’ column. Realistically, you probably wont be able to achieve all you add to the list here, however most of it will be achievable and will go a long way to increasing your home improvement resale value.

Expected Standards

Today most people expect a certain standard of living. Some people just won’t look at properties without an en suite, multiple bathrooms, and a multi-car garage. What if you don’t have an en suite bathroom? Don’t panic, an en suite bathroom is not that hard to achieve. In most homes the bathroom is next to the master bedroom and achieving an en suite bathroom is as simple as putting a connecting door between the two rooms and straight away you’ve achieved a rise in your home improvement resale value.

Adding bedrooms and bathrooms to a house are the starting point to improving your home’s overall value. You may have a downstairs cupboard which would be large enough for a guest toilet. It won’t cost a great deal to convert this cupboard into a toilet and immediately you’ve increased your home improvement resale value.

If the above project seems outside your price range then try something simpler. A fresh coat of paint or new flooring can make all the difference. If your kitchen or bathroom is looking dated just remember there are plenty of fresh white bathrooms and kitchens out there which are not expensive but will add that all important value and keeping things white keeps things simple and contemporary which will appeal to most buyers.

A Small Investment Now

Remember the basic rule; a small investment now is a big investment in the future. Your home improvement resale value is something you need to keep an eye on. It’s up to you to maximize the return on your investment.

Keep things contemporary, modern and fresh and you will be on to a winning ticket. Remember, visualize your dream home and try to achieve it as much as possible and watch your home improvement resale value increase dramatically.