Perking up your home’s exterior does two things: it increases resale value and it makes your neighbours jealous.
Home improvements are never a bad idea. Unless you are going to badly DIY your home improvement, the chances are that it will add serious profit onto the cost of your home. Adding an extra room, upgrading your bathroom and your kitchen, and re-painting the interior walls, are all things that can up your quality of life and improve resale values. However, today we want to talk about what you can do to the outside of your home to make it sell faster, be more appealing, and leave your neighbours gagging.
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Home Upgrades for Better Resale Value
The main reason to upgrade your home is to up the value locked inside it. Before we get started talking about the things you can do to make your home more appealing from the outside, let’s talk about pricing. Some of these home upgrades are pricey, but the return on your investment can be massive. Remember, every penny you put into your home, you get back out at the other end.
For the pricier home upgrades listed below, we suggest you consider a homeowner’s loan or a HELOC. You can find out more about using a HELOC loan for home improvements with Selina Advance. They are now providing Home Equity Lines of Credit to UK customers, having previously only been available in the US and Australia.
In the meantime, let’s speculate as to what you might do with all that cash. As long as you spend it on your home, it’s not money lost. It’s an investment for future wealth.
Exterior Home Upgrades that your Neighbours will Hate
Want to stand out from the crowd in your street? Here are some home upgrades that will help.
1 – A New Garage
Installing a new garage can cost under £10,000 and make you double your money. Besides adding extra square yardage to your house, it grants the possibility of an extra room addition on top of it, on the second storey. New garages can increase your property price by up to 20% for a double garage. People like having somewhere to put their car.
2 – Get the Garden Landscaped
It’s one thing to tidy up the garden or hire a gardener, it is a whole different thing to get the land around your house adjusted to aesthetic perfection. Landscaping lets everyone know that you mean business. If the outside of your property looks so tidy and special, what does the inside of your property look like? Your neighbours will rush to copy you in this case.
3 – Paint the Exterior
IS your house a white home? Is it coloured with paint? If so, upgrading the paint job can make a huge difference to the curb appeal of your home. Painting has a huge ROI, meaning it creates more funding than it costs you. If you want a home that’s the envy of the whole street, paint it on the outside. You won’t regret it.