One of the basic concepts in marketing anything is having an item appeal to the largest amount of people possible; this concept also applies to selling your Shoreline home. The more appealing it is to the market as a whole, the faster it will sell.
If you're thinking about doing some home improvements to add value to your home, here are some that you may want to avoid. These improvements will not add as much value as kitchen or bathroom renovations would when you are selling your Shoreline home.
Additions
While some additions can add a lot of value, some rooms appear to be tacked on to the rest of the house. Buyers will get the feeling that the room simply doesn't belong to the rest of the house and this will be a turn off for a lot of them.
Additions need to take into account the overall flow of the house and need to appear as natural as possible. It can be a problem adding a new room because you may not be able to sense the flow of the house as an insider. If you're serious about putting up an addition get some outside help from a professional that can look at the layout and make suggestions.
Upgrades
Any type of upgrades that you add to your home need to be matched to the rest of the home. If you have a modest house and buy high-quality upgrades for one room only, that room will look completely out of place when compared to the rest of the house. Again, it is maintaining the flow of the whole house that will attract more buyers when selling your home in Shoreline.
Pools
A lot of people are not even going to look at a home that has a pool. You will be limiting your target market by adding a pool to your home. If you are thinking of selling in the not too distance future, avoid getting a pool for the home you're in now and put it in your next home instead.
Talk to a real estate agent about the home improvements you are planning before going ahead with any of them. The agent will let you know what kind of return you can expect by upgrading and whether it will hinder the buyer's market when you are selling your current home.
Talk to Adrian Willanger with any of your real estate questions in Shoreline or Seattle area.
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