Browse Forums Increasing Home Value Re: basics of increasing home value 88Apr 17, 2012 1:15 pm Today is under construction. Thank you for understanding. Re: basics of increasing home value 97Jan 11, 2019 6:19 pm Melbournevic This is an old thread but hope someone can share their thoughts or experience if you have encountered in the past. We are planning to sell our home soon. It's well maintained and we had so many upgrades, except the down-lights. We have batten lights only. I was told by someone that it isn't necessary to upgrade to down-lights as the new home owner can easily do it without too much costs, however will this impact the selling price? Is it more worth it to upgrade our lighting to LED down-lights before putting our home to market? Thanks in advance Spending money on a house prior to sale in the hope of making that money back is a tricky business. That said, batten lights are quite old fashioned and LEDs can be very cheap, but the labour costs of the changeover can be expensive. I'm in the camp of making some changes to freshen up a house before sale, whereas my wife is in the camp of touch nothing and leave the choices to the new owner. It's difficult to tell whether either approach is best, as you can never sell the same house twice in order to compare. Best of luck with your sale. Re: basics of increasing home value 98Jan 13, 2019 6:16 pm arcadelt Melbournevic This is an old thread but hope someone can share their thoughts or experience if you have encountered in the past. We are planning to sell our home soon. It's well maintained and we had so many upgrades, except the down-lights. We have batten lights only. I was told by someone that it isn't necessary to upgrade to down-lights as the new home owner can easily do it without too much costs, however will this impact the selling price? Is it more worth it to upgrade our lighting to LED down-lights before putting our home to market? Thanks in advance Spending money on a house prior to sale in the hope of making that money back is a tricky business. That said, batten lights are quite old fashioned and LEDs can be very cheap, but the labour costs of the changeover can be expensive. I'm in the camp of making some changes to freshen up a house before sale, whereas my wife is in the camp of touch nothing and leave the choices to the new owner. It's difficult to tell whether either approach is best, as you can never sell the same house twice in order to compare. Best of luck with your sale. Thanks mate! We will probably go with upgrading to LED downlights but to a minimum. Good luck with your sale too. Re: basics of increasing home value 99Feb 06, 2019 8:43 pm 8 Ways To Boost Your Home Value - The kitchen is still king - Make floor plans work harder - Don't let your home be an energy hog - Keep it simple and stress-free - Build a home for'the ages' - Paint is still a potent upgrade - Remember the great outdoors Thanks Re: basics of increasing home value 100Apr 12, 2019 2:55 pm arcadelt Spending money on a house prior to sale in the hope of making that money back is a tricky business. That said, batten lights are quite old fashioned and LEDs can be very cheap, but the labour costs of the changeover can be expensive. I'm in the camp of making some changes to freshen up a house before sale, whereas my wife is in the camp of touch nothing and leave the choices to the new owner. It's difficult to tell whether either approach is best, as you can never sell the same house twice in order to compare. Best of luck with your sale. Just checking how did you go with your sale and how long it took before you receive an offer? I just put my property into the market and hope we receive good offers soon. As a tradesmen get a private inspector although I don't think there worth it in their profession themselves the reminder they serve to the tradesmen doing the work is… 3 27344 They make the room much easier to clean for one, reflect more light (if light colour tiles are used), and you dont end up with dust on the top edge of tiles (cause most… 3 9578 The last home I lived in didn't have a pool and when i went to sell it the agents were not happy, even telling me to put one in to sell the place. The agents weren't happy… 2 4222 |