{"id":7618,"date":"2024-07-10T08:14:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T15:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=7618"},"modified":"2025-01-24T06:35:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T14:35:15","slug":"should-i-renovate-my-house-before-selling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/should-i-renovate-my-house-before-selling\/","title":{"rendered":"Should You Renovate Your House Before Selling?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/home-improvement\/features\/home-improvement-spending-decrease-bottoms-out\/\">homeowners spent $481 billion<\/a> improving and maintaining their homes. While it would be great if owners recouped this money when they sold their home, this isn\u2019t always the case. So, should you renovate your house before selling?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve seen examples of both, where people have spent things on the right issues and gotten a pretty good return, and then spent money that, in my estimations, didn\u2019t attract many buyers,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/agents\/robert-ryczek-fl-00205673\">Robert Ryczek<\/a>, a top-selling agent in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/gainesville-fl\/top-real-estate-agents\">Gainesville, Florida<\/a> with 46 years of experience.<\/p>\n<p>If you decided to renovate your house before selling, how do you end up on the winning end?<\/p>\n<section class=\"building-block bb-type-default bb-agent-quote bg-none\" id=\"bb-1\"><div class=\"body block\"><div class=\"container-fluid\"><div class=\"block-content\">            <blockquote class=\"post-blockquote\">\n                <q>You want to work with a good real estate agent that knows the neighborhood and knows the location. They know what\u2019s worth doing and what\u2019s not, because they\u2019re taking clients in there and know what people are complaining about.<\/q>\n                                    <div class=\"contributors\">\n                        <ul class=\"list\">\n                            <li>\n                                <div class=\"inner\">\n                                    <div class=\"opener\">\n                                        <div class=\"avatar\">\n                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.homelight.com\/uploads\/agent\/picture\/3362531\/bd8b7eec-c4f3-41fa-85ba-9b7795aa47dc.jpg?width=121\" alt=\"Jerome Leyba\">\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"info\">\n                                            <strong>Jerome Leyba<\/strong>\n                                 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data-toc-header=\"Advantages of renovations\" data-toc-type=\"head\"><\/div>\n<h2>Advantages of renovating your home before selling<\/h2>\n<p>Before we dive into what renovations make sense before listing your home, it\u2019s helpful to know why you\u2019d want to renovate your home in the first place. Making changes you can enjoy for years to come is one thing, but spending money on alterations right before you move out is another.<\/p>\n<p>When you choose the right type of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/what-upgrades-increase-home-value\/\">renovation project<\/a>, your home value can increase and attract more potential buyers. According to a 2022 Home Improvement Report of over 1,200 participants conducted by Curbio, <a href=\"https:\/\/curbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/curbio-2022-report.pdf\">77% of buyers<\/a> would not consider buying a home that isn\u2019t move-in ready.<\/p>\n<p>When more people fall in love with your home, you can expect more offers, leading to a potentially higher sale price. Before you jump in and get started with renovations, learn what buyers in your area are looking for. This is where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/find-a-realtor\/\">finding a real estate agent<\/a> can come in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou want to work with a good real estate agent that knows the neighborhood and knows the location,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/agents\/jerome-leyba-nm-52445\">Jerome Leyba<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/santa-fe-nm\/top-real-estate-agents\">top-selling agent in Santa Fe, New Mexico<\/a>, who sells homes 32% faster than the average agent. \u201cThey know what\u2019s worth doing and what\u2019s not, because they\u2019re taking clients in there and know what people are complaining about.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re wondering \u201cShould I renovate my house before selling?\u2019 consider the ROI of projects and the marketability of your home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":318,"featured_media":45527,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[320,333],"tags":[790],"class_list":["post-7618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-add-value","category-increase-value","tag-remodel-vs-renovation"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.1 (Yoast SEO v25.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Should You Renovate Your House Before Selling? 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