Before putting your home on the market, it's important to consider the resale value. Below are common and simple upgrades that can increase this value and make your home more appealing to buyers.

Kitchen Upgrades

Increase the odds of making the sale by upgrading your home to appeal to your targeted buyers. For many buyers, the kitchen can make or break a sale.

Granite countertops are a great addition to any tired looking kitchen. Their light catching appearance and smooth feel add a depth to the kitchen that cannot be achieved with any other countertop. Other common upgrades include sanding and painting cabinets, recessed light built into the bottom of cabinets, and new cabinet and drawer handles.

Bathroom Additions

The addition of a half bath can increase your home's total value by 10%, while a full bath can increase it by 20%.

Additional bathrooms are a fantastic selling point for buyers who entertain, or for those with a larger-than-average family. These additions can be as expensive or as cheap as you'd like. Even the most basic of bathroom additions can make a sale—the hard part (plumbing) is already taken care of and even if the buyers aren't particularly fond of your options, they can easily remodel how they'd like.

Curb Appeal

Before buyers even set foot into your home, it's important to hook them. The inside of your home can have all the bells and whistles, but without interested buyers, that means nothing.

Landscaping is an easy and cheap way to improve the curb appeal of your home and make it more welcoming. Even if the rest of the outside needs work done, updated landscaping makes it easier for potential buyers to envision their dreams, and that's what the staging and selling of a home is all about.

Other common fixes include residing of the home, the addition or remodeling of a porch, and lighted walkways. These things not only draw potential buyers in, but add to the resale value as well. While these could easily be done by buyers after the sale, one of the selling points is not having to.

It's always a good idea to consult with a real estate agent, as well as ask those that you know who recently sold what they feel were selling points in their home. Even the simplest of upgrades and additions can add to your home's resale value and make the sale. To learn more, or if you have other questions, try contacting a company such as Artisan Granite & Marble to learn more.