Hey there, Shane Huey, Get Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty in Atlanta. And today I've got some great news for you. I'm going to share with you what not to fix when selling your home in a sellers market. I've got seven things I'm going to cover here and then at the end I'm going to give you a bit of extra advice on how to maximize the amount of money that you can put in your pocket on your home sale.
Number one cosmetic issues, such as countertops, tile, electrical fixtures, plumbing fixtures, things of this sort as long as they are in fair condition and functional you should be fine. Even if you've got that old yellow brass from the nineties hey you're still good. As long as you don't have with wires hanging out everywhere or waters leaking, you can't even turn the fixture off, you'll be good. I mean, just be reasonable in that regard.
So number two, kitchen and bath updates. Kitchen and baths indeed are the two most important places in a home that's going to determine value however a full-blown renovation project is always only going to return a percentage of your dollars invested. So, as long as it's in reasonably good condition, fair and functional, you're going to be in good shape.
Number three, old appliances. As long as they are in fair condition and still functional I would leave them. If they're broken, get rid of them, get them out of there and let the buyer replace them with their own appliances. They can take care of that.
Number four, finishing your basement. You've been living in this home for a number of years and never got around to finishing that thing, why would you do it now so that somebody else can benefit? Best case scenario, above grade living area versus below grade living area you're only talking about 60 to 70% of the value. So you're already behind the eight ball at that point but it doesn't pay to finish out a basement in most cases so I would leave it be and let the buyer handle that.
Number six is utility buildings. As long as they're in decent shape and not falling in just leave it alone as is. And now if they're falling in and really dilapidated I'd hire somebody to get them out of there. All right.
And number seven, landscaping not affecting the curb appeal of the home. As long as your landscaping compares favorably to the average home in your neighborhood, you should be fine. If you've got some really ugly shrubbery or something there that you need to do something with that detracts from your home I would have it removed and not replaced. That's what makes the most sense here with our current market conditions.
So my caveat for these seven tips is you need to know the market data for your neighborhood. It's going to reveal that homes, comparable homes are indeed selling with these conditions and then you know no question on what to expect with your home as well. So if you like this video and want to see more like it please subscribe to the channel. If you would like to get more information on things that you can do that's going to help put more money in your pocket on your next home sale please click the link below and we'll see you here on the next video.
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