Your home is filled with memories, moment of love and tenderness; it’s the space where life takes place. It’s also likely to be the most valuable asset in your portfolio. Taking both those things into account, it’s easy to see why home upgrades are so appealing; you can reshape the space you spend most of your time, increasing your day-to-day happiness while also increasing your home’s resale value. There are a few simple things you can do to increase your home’s value, both to yourself and to prospective buyers.
 
Landscaping
 
Landscaping is a wonderful, inexpensive and serene way of adding value to your home. Consult with gardening experts about how to put a flowerbed or some other type of garden in your front yard; the beautification will please you and the neighbors, and gardening can be fulfilling activity in and of itself. Remember to maintain your lawn, shrubs, trees and any other plant life on your property; cut down overgrowth and water regularly when it’s dry.
 
Touch-Up Wear and Tear
 
Wear and tear happens in every home, especially in heavily trafficked areas like the bathroom and kitchen. Simple steps like re caulking your bathtub, resurfacing your countertops, sanding and repainting old wood cabinets and replacing broken or misshapen tiles can seriously increase your home’s value; it’ll increase your peace of mind too, as you relax in a home free of obvious blemishes.
 
Upgrade Appliances
 
Upgrading your appliances can increase your home’s value in two ways! First, when you resell your home, a kitchen with a new fridge and stove will appeal to buyers much more than one with 30 year old equipment. These appliances tend to look nicer as well, and you can plan a small kitchen remodel to modernize and keep everything in sync. New appliances will also save you money on energy costs, as they tend to be more efficient; you can often get grants from your power utility to help you save even more.
 
Windows and Insulation
 
Further to the cost-saving benefits of new appliances, upgrading your windows and refurbishing your insulation will save you energy costs. New windows will be better at keeping you cool in the summer and hot in the winter, and can reduce draft; much in the same way, new insulation will keep your home at the proper temperature. Windows have a bit more appeal for resell, as they are visually appealing to prospective buyers.
 
A New Coat of Paint
 
New paint might be the best way of increasing your home’s value. According to Time, painting your bathroom can increase your home’s value by $5000; obviously an excellent return on investment. Painting your exterior to make it attractive to prospective buyers is another great idea; the door is an especially appealing part to paint, as it tends to be the focus point when viewing an exterior. The best colours to use to make your home attractive to prospective buyers change regularly, so be sure to consult with the best exterior painting service to get a good idea of what colours to use!
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