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By Ruby Frazier
The Common Renovation Mistakes Sellers Make and How to Avoid Them
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o, you want to sell your home, and you have heard that doing some renovation here and there will significantly improve the value of your home. But are you also aware of renovation mistakes that have the potential of sinking you into irreparable problems, massive costs, and worse, a low return on investment? Remodeling your home, if done properly, can be both financially and mentally rewarding, and as a homeowner, you hope to spend less while increasing the value of your home. It, however, is easy to fall in head fast and make common renovation mistakes. But to avoid these common mistakes, you must be aware of them. WWW.THEPOWERISNOW.COM
1. ADDING CUSTOM FEATURES You might want to add custom features that might make the home more attractive in your creative mind. The problem with doing this is that the very pretty feature might only be attractive to yours only. In fact, the buyer might find them appalling and might be put off making an offer on the house. If you are thinking of selling your home, remove any custom feature and leave a blank slate which the next owner may customize to their own taste. 2. MAKING COSMETIC REPAIRS You might get carried away with giving your home a facelift. Primarily focusing on making it more visually appealing but unfortunately neglect to address real structural features. The cosmetic repairs may make the home appealing, but they are a money suck. On top of that, you will more than likely end up spending more money addressing real structural damage in the long run. Therefore, save yourself money l
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