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When people have a job interview, they find a sharp outfit and groom themselves to look like a million bucks. Selling your home isn’t all that different, considering it must be immaculate to create a bidding war. Tackle these important repairs before selling your house and get the biggest bang for your buck.
“Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head” is a soothing, relaxing song of the year’s past. However, you wouldn’t be in a good mood if you said that inside your home. Trying to sell your home with a roof on its last leg is tricky.
For starters, a bad roof will produce a significantly lower appraisal. Additionally, you may have to renegotiate a new deal with the buyer to appease everyone involved.
It would be wise to repair the roof before putting it on the market to avoid this headache. While it’s a costly investment, you would reap the rewards when you sell, earning the profit you imagined.
You can apply the same reasoning for repairing your roof to the home’s foundation. A cracked, water-damaged foundation is a giant eye sore and red flag to curious buyers. Adding this repair to a new roof may cost upwards of $15,000, but you have to consider the money you’ll earn back when selling the house.
Another costly repair or upgrade may drain your current financial situation, but it makes your home more attractive to buyers. They could get cold feet if the home’s HVAC system is old enough to buy a lottery ticket legally, so installing a new unit is worthwhile.
Like the roof, this repair will be costly, but it’s hard to sell a home with an aging system or one that doesn’t have an eco-friendly cooling system for scorching Northeastern summers.
Nothing causes panic in a home quite like a plumbing problem. Repairing any plumbing complications can range from hundreds to thousands of dollars. Some homes may have minor leaks that are a quick fix or a more extensive concern like tree roots blocking the drain.
Regardless of the problem, eliminating any red flags you know would show up on an inspection report assures buyers they won’t have toilets overflowing all over the home.
You know that light switch you have in your house that you can’t figure out what it does? It’s time to find the answer because many buyers steer clear of any home with electrical glitches. On average, repairing the electric system will be a hair below $1,500, but it depends on how many issues exist.
Taking care of these important repairs before selling your home allows you to focus on improving the style of your home. Let Energy Windows Doors & More work on that with a sliding glass door replacement and quality vinyl replacement windows. Contact us for a quote today, and we’ll take care of the rest!
