Four Tips To Boost Your Home’s Resale Value
Let’s face it, the 2021 housing market in the Greater Birmingham Metro area is as hot as an Alabama summer and there’s no end in sight. If you’ve been contemplating selling your home and want to make sure you get the best sale price, we’ve put together four ways you can boost your home’s resale value before you put it on the market.
Increase Curb Appeal
When a potential buyer drives up, you want to impress them right away. According to industry experts, essential upgrades to your house’s exterior can improve resale value by up to 14%. Here are a couple of ideas to lure your buyer in from the driveway.
Paint the front door in a color that pops
Remove grime and mold that has built up on the exterior of the house, front porch, and deck
Clean the roof
Add porch seating if there’s room
Add landscape lighting
Prune your shrubs, apply mulch & mow the lawn
Put out planters
Install a new mailbox
Focus On Efficiency
Recently we posted a blog on our website with advice on how homeowners could make their home more energy efficient for themselves, however, if you’re considering selling, it’s also a smart move to increase your home’s energy efficiency for the next family that moves in. More than 70% of real estate professionals say that making your home energy-efficient adds significantly to a house’s sale price so why not give it a go?! Home energy efficient improvements and features that homebuyers value most include:
HVAC systems that used the least amount of energy to produce the largest effect
Replacement doors and windows that stop energy from slipping away
Energy-efficient appliances that focus on improved performance while lower energy usage
Create More Usable Space
If your square footage is on the small side, you can overcome that hurdle by creating more usable living space. A few ways to accomplish this is to:
Add storage inside and out
Create an attractive and functional outdoor living space
Knock out walls to create an open floor plan
Build out new rooms in unfinished areas such as the basement or attic
Make Your Home A Smart Home
Smart home technology is essentially about automation that allows you to control your TV, lights, the temperature of the house, and security among other things from your phone or other smart device. It’s a way of increasing your comfort and even safety without much effort on your part. In the Birmingham Metro, smart home companies are partnering with builders to develop new communities where smart home technology comes standard. While location, condition of the home, and other factors play a part in the decision process, smart homes are more attractive to buyers who love automation and improving their comfort/lifestyle.
Should I Make Improvements Before I Put My House On The Market?
If you’re planning on selling now or in the next few years and want to make a few improvements or upgrades for the purpose of getting the best price, we highly recommend reaching out to your realtor first for their advice. Greater Birmingham realtors are in and out of homes every day; they see what’s attracting buyers, and what improvements are making the biggest impressions to buyers and the sale price.
Local Remodelers & Handyman Pros Serving Greater Birmingham
Serve One Construction, a locally owned and family-operated home improvement company based out of Hoover offers a variety of services that are focused on improving and rejuvenating homes. Serving Vestavia Hills, Mountain Brook, and Pelham as well as communities throughout the Greater Birmingham Metro area, our team is ready to help you:
Remodel a room
Paint your home
Install a new front door
Install a new mailbox and post
Replace your windows with new energy-efficient ones
And more!
If you have a project in mind, we’d love to talk! Simply click the button below to schedule a free on-site consultation with Nick or one of our other experts.