Wondering what you need to fix up before selling your house in Kansas City? 🏠
Well, before you pick up the hammer, here are 5 renovations that RARELY give you a healthy return on your investment. Or you can always contact us and we can help you with our free cash offer so you don’t have to lift a finger!
Beware…here we go!
1. Plumbing Or HVAC — Buyers only really care about what they can see, so unnecessarily upgrading to PEX when you have functional plumbing or upgrading an HVAC unit that has been serviced and already works is probably going to cost you more money than it’s worth.
2. Bathrooms — According to Bankrate, most sellers who update their bathrooms only make back about half of what they spend. We’d recommend deep-cleaning instead and only replacing what absolutely must be replaced. It’s never a bad idea to recaulk and install a new shower curtain.
3. New Windows, Carpet, & Floors — Before you go replacing something, ask yourself, “Can I just clean it or polish it instead?” Usually, you can. Good thing, too. Because new floors usually cost more than they’re worth, new windows are silly unless your current windows are single pane or the seals have failed, and most buyers will put their own carpet in anyways.
4. Knocking Down Walls — You might reconsider knocking that wall down. It’s often less important to have a big living room or master bedroom and more important (for re-sale value, at least) to have multiple bedrooms.
5. Replacing a Bathtub With a Gorgeous Walk-In Shower — It’s extremely unlikely that this will make you money. Extravagant renovations rarely pay off (many buyers prefer functional and clean over extravagant). Plus, if any potential buyers have kids, then they probably would have preferred the bathtub, anyways.
Instead of spending time and money on the above renovations, try a fresh paint job, professional photos, a mowed lawn, and a sparkly clean interior — you’ll be shocked at what those things can do.
Or if this whole thing is too much of a hassle, give us a call at (816) 290-7004 we buy houses for cash, as is in Kansas City and surrounding areas.
About Liberty Road Homes
Thank you for visiting our blog. We’re proud Kansas City residents dedicated to purchasing off-market properties for cash without involving commissions. Unlike some ‘flippers’ or ‘investors’ looking to pay pennies on the dollar, we approach buying your home differently than everyone else…and we do that by LISTENING TO YOU.
We want to know, not just why you are selling, but what your goals are and how selling the house will help you reach them. We want to approach buying your home the same way we would as a friend or a family member. Our goal is to help create a scenario that is a win-win for everyone involved and everyone to end up better off than when they started.
This is what separates Liberty Road Homes from everyone else.
