Building Your Home with Resale in Mind!

BY Reid Boles, REALTOR

Building a home from scratch is your chance to put your personal style and creativity into it, but it’s a good idea to keep in mind what the next buyer might want if you end up deciding to sell. While custom finishes are exciting, some choices might be harder to undo or replace, which could affect the resale value of your home.

For example, paint can be freshened up and cabinets can be refaced but a unique type of stone countertops would need to be torn out and replaced if it isn’t to a buyer’s taste – an expensive change that not everyone wants to make when buying.

Similarly, hardwood floors might look beautiful at first, but when the light hits them at the right (or wrong) spot, all you will see are the dents, dings, and scratches from regular use. It is also important to remember that your home might not always look like a show home, sure, there’s a lot of traffic in them but kids and pets will always quickly change the look of things.

Think about glass panels in your home, they look beautiful and open up the space but a buyer with three small kids might not see the same value in them. They’ll likely imagine the consistent cleaning of fingerprints.

This isn’t to say that you shouldn’t not do what you like, it is your home at the end of the day. But, if you’re thinking of selling within five to ten years, you want to select upgrades and finishes that will get you the highest return on your investment.

We specialize in helping people decide which improvements will provide the biggest returns, give me a call at 204-799-3951 and let’s answer any questions you may have!