A quick glance at data throughout this year will tell you that homes are spending some time on the market before they are sold. This isn’t shocking information, but as a seller, the less time a home spends on the market, the better. A recent study conducted by Frontdoor (a home maintenance company) identified and ranked the presence of features in a home in relation to the average days homes with each feature spent on the market.
While a full remodel of your home in Locust Grove may not be on the schedule, incorporating some of these faster selling features in your home could be a benefit when it comes time to put your home on the market by making it more appealing to a larger group of buyers.
Home Features You Can Do Yourself
The great thing about some of the home features on this list is that they are things that homeowners can incorporate into their spaces by themselves. While adding a wine cellar or bay windows to your home in Locust Grove may not be realistic, some of these items are weekend projects.
Vanity Lighting Believe it or not, homes with vanity lighting in the bathroom are important to buyers.
Open Shelving Open shelves in a living room add storage space and are an easy weekend project to install.
Modern Lighting One of the easiest ways to date a home is to take a look at the lights in the hallway. Updating these along with hanging pendants in the kitchen or living room will give buyers the modern lighting that they are seeking.
Subway tile An always welcomed classic, subway tile can add interest to a kitchen. Subway tiles aren’t relegated to just white anymore and can be a project you can tackle on the weekend.
Butcher Block Countertops While stone options are still popular, buyers are also enjoying the warmth that butcher block countertops bring to a kitchen.
Home Features that Help Sell a Kitchen Faster
The kitchen is always one of the most investigated areas of a home during a showing. Storage space, modern conveniences, and room to prep meals make this one important space in your home. Here are some kitchen features buyers are looking for in kitchens.
Recessed lighting Along with pendant lighting over an island, recessed lighting is a feature buyers are searching for in a kitchen
Stone countertops While butcher block countertops are a newer trend, other stone countertops like granite, quartz, or marble, are also appealing to buyers.
Walk in Pantry While not every kitchen is designed with one, walk in pantries are helping to sell homes. Having a larger space to tuck away all the countertop appliances helps keep the kitchen looking clean without losing the everyday convenience of these items.
Bathroom Home Features for a Quicker Sale
Next to kitchens, buyers are interested in bathrooms. This room can be big ticket items when upgrading, so buyers appreciate a clean and neutral space at a home in Locust Grove.
Double vanity sink Especially in a primary bathroom, having a little more space to spread out is always appreciated by buyers. Along with that vanity lighting, double sinks in the bathroom are something buyers are searching for in a bathroom.
Walk in shower Extending the accessibility of a home, walk in showers are a welcome feature for buyers looking for their forever home.
Stone tile floor While luxury plank vinyl works well in a living room, having a more waterproof flooring in a bathroom is a must. Stone tile floors are a great investment in this space.
Important things to note…
This information comes from a study done throughout the country. Some home features that are highly desirable in some areas of the country may not be of importance in others. For example, artificial turf instead of grass appeared on the list because homes in desert areas often have this feature. However, homes in Locust Grove Virginia aren’t going to have this feature.
While adding all of these individual features to your home doesn’t guarantee that it will sell faster than your neighbors, it does give sellers some insight into what buyers are looking for in their purchase.
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