Reasons to Skip Remodeling in Kansas City Before Selling Your House

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How many times have you heard that in order to sell your home (quickly and for the best price possible), you have to make it perfect? That is that you must ensure that the entire household is in pristine condition. One too many times, right? Yes – and that is why you are here reading this article and looking for reasons to skip remodeling in Kansas City before selling your house.

You came to the right place! We are here to tell you that there are many reasons, aside from laziness and a small budget, not to renovate your house before putting it on the market. We hope that you are relieved. If you are not, you will be after reading the article. Thus, here are some reasons to skip remodeling before selling your house.

It Can Be Too Expensive

Imagine this – you inherited a house in Kansas City. That house is not in good shape, so in order to sell it, you think you have to renovate the entire thing. Wrong! Renovating the whole house will cost an arm and a leg. You will have to get everything out of the house, hire a contractor and all specialized workers, renovate each and every corner, and buy all the new things for the interior. Doing all of this will cost a fortune, and the chances of you getting all your money back will be relatively low!

Moreover, besides being too expensive, renovating the entire house can be too time and energy-consuming. Depending on your house size, you will need anywhere between 3 months and a year to renovate the entire thing! Save yourself from these troubles – skip remodeling before selling your house, and you will save you money, time, and energy!

An unfinished wall.
Sometimes, remodeling a house is not going to bring back your money.

You Can’t Read Your Potential Buyers’ Mind

Or imagine this – you spend thousands and thousands of dollars to renovate your house in Texas, but all the potential buyers keep walking away. This is because you probably renovated everything to your taste and made it suit your needs. But your taste and needs are different from everybody else’s! We are all different! And, when it comes to homes, we all want to make them truly ours.

So, if you want to sell your house fast, experts from verifiedmovers.com suggest finding a good moving company and relocating to your new home, don’t renovate anything (and, of course, set a fair price for your house). Future buyers will do what they want and renovate the home to fit their lifestyle, not yours.

If You Renovate on the Cheap, It’ll Show! 

Renovating your entire house before listing it might be a good idea – but only if you know what you are doing. However, remodeling your home on the cheap is never a good idea. By doing this, you still spend your money, but you lower the value of your house. If you replace your old wooden floors with new laminate ones, if you replace your lighting fixtures with those from the dollar store, or if you replace your kitchen cabinets with some you found on the flea market – it’ll show. And it will push away all the potential buyers! 

If you want to increase the overall value of your property, you have to invest a lot of money in it. Renovating on the cheap will do you no favor. Thus, if you have a distressed property in Kansas City, it is much better to leave it be and sell it as-is than to use up all the savings, renovate poorly, and lose your money.

An old staircase inside a house.
In some cases, remodeling before selling your house is just not worth it.

DIY-ing Usually Goes Wrong 

Since we want to sell our house, we need money. And we will do whatever it takes to sell the house for the highest price possible. Usually, that means doing many DIY projects. DIY projects are there to save us money. But they can’t do that if we are not skilled and experienced. For instance, how will you replace that entire kitchen alone if you have never done that before? Or how will you install new tiles in all bathrooms if you have never even seen tile glue? DIY-ing a house renovation usually goes very wrong – not only will it lose you your money, but it will also end up in damaged walls and floors, broken bones, and lost nerves. 

Imagine you are planning a long-distance move out of Kansas City. You would surely look for experts at your disposal. They are there to do everything moving-related, so you don’t lose your head. The same applies to renovating your house in Kansas City. If you must make some upgrades, hiring the pros will be much better, cheaper, and safer!

A man holding a drill.
If you have to renovate something, leave it to the pros!

What to Do Instead of Renovating 

If you have read everything we have written so far, you are probably wondering how to sell your house. If you skip remodeling before selling your home, what should you do to sell it quickly and profitably? Well, our advice is to seek a professional’s help. A professional real estate agent and a professional contractor will be able to advise you on certain (small) things to fix before you list your house in Kansas City. Once you do that, start cleaning, decluttering, and organizing each and every corner of your home. Make your house look loved, not new – that is what will attract all the buyers! 

As you have seen, there are many reasons to skip remodeling before selling your house. But, at the end of the day, it is up to you! However, before you start any remodeling project, be sure to know what you are doing. As we mentioned before, not being experienced in specific remodeling tasks can result in losing money, damaging your home even more, and hurting yourself.

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Jason F

Great experience

Great experience.  I was selling my father’s house. Very glad he sent a letter.  The house was dirty, it was stinky, it was packed with junk.  I just didn’t want to deal with it. If you want a hassle free sale, give Scott and kcmoHomeBuyer a call.

Kim Tucker

Kim Tucker along with her husband Don and son Scott make up the core kcmoHomeBuyer Team that has been buying homes across the Kansas City Metro since 2000!

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