Home Repairs You Should NOT Do Before Listing Your Home

Major Renovations

While a fresh coat of paint or some new landscaping can improve your home’s curb appeal, major renovations like adding a room or remodeling a kitchen can be costly and time-consuming. Unless your home is in dire need of such renovations, it’s usually best to leave them to the new owners.

Personalized Features

If you’ve added personalized features to your home, like a custom-built entertainment center or a themed children’s room, it may not appeal to everyone. While you may love these features, potential buyers may see them as a liability and it could negatively impact the perceived value of the home.

Certain Cosmetic Repairs

Small cosmetic repairs like fixing a leaky faucet or filling a hole in the wall are generally a good idea, but don’t go overboard. Trying to fix every single small flaw in your home can be a waste of time and money, and buyers may not even notice or care about these minor issues.

Expensive Upgrades

Upgrading to the latest and greatest technology or adding high-end finishes may be tempting, but unless you can recoup the cost in the sale of your home, it’s best to hold off. Buyers may not be willing to pay more for these upgrades, and it could end up hurting your bottom line.

Also note: Certain upgrades will add virtually no value to your home. Going for the costly upgrade on the windows to get the super, mega-window 5000 as opposed to just a simple, quality window is likely to go unnoticed by buyers and draw very little attention from an appraiser assessing the value of the property as a whole.