Ways to Boost Your Home’s Value With Simple and Cost-Effective Upgrades

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Did you know that in addition to increasing the resale value of your home, renovations can also make it more comfortable, energy efficient, and safe? Home renovation projects can be a scary thought if you’re on a tight budget. However, with the proper research and attention to cost-effective details, you can upgrade your home with simple and affordable renovations that won’t break the bank. In addition, there are plenty of small projects that will have a significant impact on resale value. 

Double-check the Resale Value of Your Home

Before investing in any major renovation, you’ll want to research to ensure your home will have the best shot at a quick and profitable resale. Start by studying the average resale value of similar properties in your area and speaking with a real estate agent about what will increase or decrease your home’s value. This will help you narrow down the renovations that will significantly impact improving the resale value of your home. Then, beyond just square footage, consider the condition of your home’s exterior, the proximity to local amenities, and your home’s overall aesthetic appeal. While certain things are out of your control, like the condition of your neighborhood and the style of your home, you can still make intelligent renovations to give your home a modern boost in appeal.

Brighten Up with Fresh Paint

Painting your interior walls can instantly brighten up a room and give it a fresh and modern look that will impress buyers. Beyond just aesthetic appeal, painting your walls is a quick and cost-effective way to refresh your walls and improve the comfort of your home. Think beyond primary paint colors: You can use bold, vibrant tones or exciting textures to give your home a unique and modern look.

Spruce Up Your Garden

Finally, you can also invest in small renovations that will significantly impact your home’s resale value. For example, you can spruce up your garden by adding decorative planting, like beautiful flowers and plants. Besides decorative planting, you can also upgrade your garden with a brand-new patio, walkway, and driveway. Again, this will not only help to boost the resale value of your home, but it will also make your daily life easier.

Your outdoor area is easy to overlook in favor of indoor renovations, but simply keeping your garden neat and ensuring you don’t need a fence repair can help potential buyers walk away impressed. 

Add Square Footage with an Addition

Finally, if you’re feeling cramped in your home, consider adding an addition to boost the square footage of your home and increase its resale value. While additions can get expensive and complicated, simple options will boost the resale value of your home at a relatively low cost. For example, you can add a sunroom or patio that adds extra living space and can significantly increase the resale value of your home. Unlike a full-on renovation that might not appeal to all homebuyers, an addition is a cost-effective way to increase the resale value of your home without breaking the bank.

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Mavian Arocha-Rowe

Mavian Arocha-Rowe

Editor-in-Chief at Chispa Magazine
Mavian Arocha-Rowe is known as an asset to the business and communications industry and is motivating and advocating “your authenticity should be your strategy,” for all women, regardless of their season and roles. For the past 20 years she has directed magazines, plus multiple art and marketing departments as creative director and brand manager. What supersedes all of her great career moves is her role as wife and mother living in Atlanta. Challenging herself to discover and bravely pursue the calling for her life, Arocha-Rowe helps other women discover and pursue their life’s assignment. She is a passionate, and loud-laughing speaker on the topic of purposefully redeemed, and mentors young women so they can exercise a mind that is doctrinally pure, along with a heart that beats toward sanctification. She will almost never turn down Marlow’s Tavern double-tavern cheeseburger, a cooking-demonstration from Leaning Ladder, or any opportunity to head to Miami to spend time with family.
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Mavian Arocha-Rowe is known as an asset to the business and communications industry and is motivating and advocating “your authenticity should be your strategy,” for all women, regardless of their season and roles. For the past 20 years she has directed magazines, plus multiple art and marketing departments as creative director and brand manager. What supersedes all of her great career moves is her role as wife and mother living in Atlanta. Challenging herself to discover and bravely pursue the calling for her life, Arocha-Rowe helps other women discover and pursue their life’s assignment. She is a passionate, and loud-laughing speaker on the topic of purposefully redeemed, and mentors young women so they can exercise a mind that is doctrinally pure, along with a heart that beats toward sanctification. She will almost never turn down Marlow’s Tavern double-tavern cheeseburger, a cooking-demonstration from Leaning Ladder, or any opportunity to head to Miami to spend time with family.