Monday, May 9, 2011

Which Home Repairs Result in the Greatest Return?

Are you trying to sell your home and not seeing success? Perhaps you know that selling your home is on the horizon and you want to know how to prepare.
Either way it’s tough in this market to know what buyers want. You work hard for your money, so knowing how to invest in your home is tricky. It’s important that you make strategic decisions that will get you the highest return on your investment and appeal to potential buyers.

Before you get overwhelmed, take a deep breath and find relief that HomeGain has done the hard work for you and StarFloors is here to help!
In a list of the top 12 Home Improvement Projects you can do to improve the value of your home AND get the highest return on your investment, flooring ranked twice!
According to a 2009 national survey replacing or professionally shampooing your carpets can increase the value of your home by $1,000 - $1,500 and gives you an average return on your investment of 295%. In addition, 97% of agents recommend this home improvement to their homeowners. WOW!

Replacing damaged floors such as hardwood, vinyl, laminate, tile, etc. rank 9th out of 12 and can give you a %250 return on your investment. Depending on your region, neighborhood, and the price of the average home in your area will affect home much you should spend updating your floors.
The results for all 12 Home Improvement Projects are listed below:

Some additional tips when thinking about your floors:
1.       If you are selling your home and you have pets, hire a professional, like StarFloors, to deodorize your carpets.
2.       Replace worn carpet
3.       In you do replace your worn carpet- install new neutral-colored carpet with thick padding so prospective buyers feel comfortable as they walk on your floors.
4.       Make sure carpets are secure- stretch and tack down any loose or curling carpet.
5.       Vacuum your carpets. Make sure they are free of any pet hair.
6.       If you decide to replace linoleum floors, choose a neutral color. StarFloors has plenty of options to fit your needs.
7.       Replace worn out vent covers.
8.       If your home has hardwood floors, get the hardwood into its best condition. A StarFloors professional can help you decide what method would be best on your floors.

With StarFloors Your Home will be "The Best in Show and The First to GO!"

For more information visit us at www.starfloors.com or call toll free 866-503-STAR (7827)
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Statistics and survey information provided by: HomeGain
http://www.homegain.com/sellertools/tips/carpet_floors

1 comment:

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