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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 709171" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>I would call several realtors and I would ask them to give you a sense of what your house is worth, and what repairs or remodeling make sense. They would know your market. They would give you a ballpark appraisal. You are not committed to them. You would not sign a contract. Who knows? You might decide to go with one of them, and change your mind.</p><p></p><p>You know that commissions are negotiable. The standard in my state is 6 percent, but I have heard of 4 percent. And Redfin.com I think it is, has their own agents that will market a house for much less. I am not sure if it is a percentage or a fixed price, but it is worth looking at the popular real estate websites like: Redfin and others.To me it has to do with how much of a potential price difference it will make to do these upgrades.</p><p></p><p>I have been looking at carpet for a rental. I want to get "good" carpet that does not look cheap and will wear well. I found one at Home Depot for $1.43. For a 1450 sf house it will cost $2750.00 or so. This is a lot of money for what really, is a crapshoot. You could market your house by saying that you will give a credit for the buyer to replace the flooring. I think this would appeal more to buyers.</p><p></p><p>If it were me buying your house I would want to pick out my own carpet. Actually, when I bought my own house I tore up all the carpet and I painted the floor white. I took up the tile, too. My house is painted white/white. I do not think even 1 percent of the houses in my area would be painted in a color I would like. So, I would rather have a "credit."</p><p></p><p>That is my point. If I were the buyer the changes you make would not increase my potential to buy. It could be I am atypical. I am sure I am.</p><p></p><p>Now. My sister and mother's houses sold at top price. My sister had put in terrazzo flooring (like Marble) and had painted the whole house within the year or two before. My mother had beautiful furniture...and the house showed well. Like Apple talked about. It was extremely clean, most personal effects were gone. But the thing about their houses is that they lived in upscale areas, with high demand. Prices were rising and people wanted to get a house, before the prices went up more. This was a buyer's market.</p><p></p><p>I live in an area that is considered fairly desirable by buyers, but the general real estate market is not that hot. I do not think I would gain by doing any remodeling but I would gain by doing with Apple advises: deep cleaning; detailing; showing the house to advantage; removing clutter; fixing broken stuff.</p><p></p><p>I think there are too many variables to consider, to give good advice. I recommend calling realtors. They will know and they will know the area and how the market is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 709171, member: 18958"] I would call several realtors and I would ask them to give you a sense of what your house is worth, and what repairs or remodeling make sense. They would know your market. They would give you a ballpark appraisal. You are not committed to them. You would not sign a contract. Who knows? You might decide to go with one of them, and change your mind. You know that commissions are negotiable. The standard in my state is 6 percent, but I have heard of 4 percent. And Redfin.com I think it is, has their own agents that will market a house for much less. I am not sure if it is a percentage or a fixed price, but it is worth looking at the popular real estate websites like: Redfin and others.To me it has to do with how much of a potential price difference it will make to do these upgrades. I have been looking at carpet for a rental. I want to get "good" carpet that does not look cheap and will wear well. I found one at Home Depot for $1.43. For a 1450 sf house it will cost $2750.00 or so. This is a lot of money for what really, is a crapshoot. You could market your house by saying that you will give a credit for the buyer to replace the flooring. I think this would appeal more to buyers. If it were me buying your house I would want to pick out my own carpet. Actually, when I bought my own house I tore up all the carpet and I painted the floor white. I took up the tile, too. My house is painted white/white. I do not think even 1 percent of the houses in my area would be painted in a color I would like. So, I would rather have a "credit." That is my point. If I were the buyer the changes you make would not increase my potential to buy. It could be I am atypical. I am sure I am. Now. My sister and mother's houses sold at top price. My sister had put in terrazzo flooring (like Marble) and had painted the whole house within the year or two before. My mother had beautiful furniture...and the house showed well. Like Apple talked about. It was extremely clean, most personal effects were gone. But the thing about their houses is that they lived in upscale areas, with high demand. Prices were rising and people wanted to get a house, before the prices went up more. This was a buyer's market. I live in an area that is considered fairly desirable by buyers, but the general real estate market is not that hot. I do not think I would gain by doing any remodeling but I would gain by doing with Apple advises: deep cleaning; detailing; showing the house to advantage; removing clutter; fixing broken stuff. I think there are too many variables to consider, to give good advice. I recommend calling realtors. They will know and they will know the area and how the market is. [/QUOTE]
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