I’d have sold my house sooner, but the floors…
We have all heard one of our friends or family talk about selling their home. Sometimes, a home sells really fast..like, less than 24 hrs fast. Other times it stays on the market for months and months…and then a few more months. Others are in the middle somewhere. One thing that seems to be a constant though in the home selling “game”, is that often times people “almost” sell their home (in their minds anyway), if it wasn’t just for “that one thing”. More times than not in 2017, NOT having wood floors is becoming that “one thing”. Check out this quote from a recent article in Time Magazine;
“Forget the wall-to-wall carpet, today’s homebuyers are looking for hardwood floors on the main floor of the home, according to the National Association of Home Builders. Hardwood flooring looks especially beautiful when flowing throughout an open floor plan.”
So if your home’s flooring screams “1985”, and if you are considering replacing it so you can sell your home in the near future, don’t even look at carpeting. Hardwood flooring gives you an advantage according to almost every article from the past year that has been written on the subject. If you are trying to decide between upgrades to your home, know that an in ground pool and other amenities are amazing if you are staying in your home for the foreseeable future, but nothing will help you sell your home quicker, in our opinion than a beautiful hard wood floor. You will also have a MUCH better chance of recouping your investment with hard wood than a pool or a three season porch, or other similar upgrades. “