I went through this last year and was pretty gutted by the process… at first.
When the final bill came in for all the renovations and prep for sale, we just added it to the list price. Our realtor’s thinking was that we could entice buyers with something that is turn-key, rather than just doing the bare minimum. It was boring looking, but you wouldn’t have to change anything because it was perfectly inoffensive, if not without flair. And the buyer gets to finance un-doing our to-taste changes along with the house. Win-win.
The key here was that our realtor had the float to finance the renovations, a crew that could do the work for a steal, and felt our home was a sure bet. YMMV.
Now, my new place… yeah. Still saving up to un-fuckulate what the last guy did.
I went through this last year and was pretty gutted by the process… at first.
When the final bill came in for all the renovations and prep for sale, we just added it to the list price. Our realtor’s thinking was that we could entice buyers with something that is turn-key, rather than just doing the bare minimum. It was boring looking, but you wouldn’t have to change anything because it was perfectly inoffensive, if not without flair. And the buyer gets to finance un-doing our to-taste changes along with the house. Win-win.
The key here was that our realtor had the float to finance the renovations, a crew that could do the work for a steal, and felt our home was a sure bet. YMMV.
Now, my new place… yeah. Still saving up to un-fuckulate what the last guy did.