If you are going to sell an older home in Palo Alto which has really ugly counters you may be in a quandary about whether to leave them the way the are, or replace them so the house does not look so bad. Since so many of our older homes are being purchased as tear downs, or at a minimum for major remodel you may wonder if it is worth spending the money if the house and or kitchen are going to be demolished anyway.
I actually think that unless your home is red tagged by the city and unsafe to enter, it is a good idea to make it look livable, and as welcoming as possible when you are selling a home in Palo Alto.
The reason is simple. While it is true that many older and especially smaller homes in Palo Alto are sold and torn down, it is not true for all of them. There are still Palo Alto buyers out there who want to buy a home in Palo Alto and live in it. Some of them will eventually remodel or tear down, but they still plan on spending time living in the Palo Alto home you are selling.
Also, even if the plan for the home in Palo Alto you are selling is to tear it down and build a new one, this process takes time, often a year or more. During that time period it is very common to have the home occupied, either by the person who purchased it, or by a renter. the more livable the home in Palo Alto you are selling the more it will be worth to a potential buyer.
Ikea sells counter tops that are laminate, but look very nice and are cheap. It is about $60 for an eight foot counter plus installation.
The improvement in look is worth much more than the cost to do it.
Remember, when selling a house in Palo Alto the goal is to get as many people as possible interested in your home, no matter what the condition. My making some inexpensive cosmetic improvements you can appeal to end user buyers, people who want to remodel, and people who want to tear down.
If you have any questions about selling a home in Palo Alto please feel free to contact me.
Marcy Moyer
Keller Williams Realty Palo Alto
CAl BRE 01191194
650-619-9285
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