What not to fix when selling a house in 2024 - best realtor in ventura Harold Powell

What not to fix when selling a house in 2024 can save considerable time, money and effort. When looking at what not to fix we can often identify what can be a money saving alternative when selling a house. I will cover the 7 things you should not fix when selling a house. Harold Powell - best realtor in Ventura.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Intro
1:38 - #1 remodel kitchen and bathroom
3:13 - #2 replace roof
4:08 - #3 replace flooring
5:54 - #4 cracks in driveway
6:14 - #5 replace front door
6:44 - #6 replace window coverings
7:10 - #7 major landscaping
7:59 - 2 best things to do that don't cost money

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[MayaPaisley-]

I'm 54 and my wife and I are VERY worried about our future, gas and food prices rising daily. We have had our savings dwindle with the cost of living into the stratosphere, and we are finding it impossible to replace them. We can get by, but can't seem to get ahead. My condolences to anyone retiring in this crisis, 30 years nonstop just for a crooked system to take all you worked for...

[HEHE-dxog]

We listed my moms house last year for sale AS IS. It was in great shape. The buyer had a home inspection done. After they wanted the A/C replaced, All the screens replaced. The a/c was old but working fine. two of the screens had a few pencil size holes. Then they wanted the walls in the garage painted due to a few stains. Then they wanted the irrigation that was not even on the listing repaired. The list went on and on. I told the buyer, Do you know what AS IS means??? He was getting a great deal on this move in ready home. He ended up giving us full asking price and we did not do anything o the house.

[movinngroovin]

People will change it for their taste no need wasting money on something you are selling.

[Riggsnic_co]

Back in the day, when I purchased my first home to live-in; that was Miami in the early 1990s, first mortgages with rates of 8 to 9% and 9% to 10% were typical. People will have to accept the possibility that we won't ever return to 3%. If sellers must sell, home prices will have to decline, and lower evaluations will follow. Pretty sure I'm not alone in my chain of thoughts.

[frederickgiebel]

As a State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser for 43 years, I think this agent is "on point". Clean, and deodorized cannot be encouraged enough. Great advice!

[Upstream]

My husband and I toured the house we ended up purchasing while the owners were still living in it and at home. It was a crazy experience. Immediately, their little dog ran up to me and the wife yelled at her husband, "Don't let him pee on her!" After that, the lady loudly chattered non stop. She was a close talker, too! A very bewildered and sad old lady sat on the couch. I learned that her husband had died the week prior. The house was very clean looking, but I could smell a cat litter box in the bedroom, from where I stood in the dining room. All the rooms in the house had been sloppily painted in various bright Easter eggs colors, trim included. The fenced backyard was a blank slate, except for one scraggly rhubarb plant.
The house, built in 1917, was structually sound and it had a three car garage, although narrow bays. We we were able to look past the garish paint, small closets, only one bathroom and no parking on our side of the street, and bought it. Never regretted it! First things we did was repaint the entire interior, take out the rhubarb plant, and plant trees and shrubs.

I love changes we made to the place. My husband is gone now, but when or if I decide to downsize, I will not be doing anything but removing any clutter, personal items, and cleaning it well. New owners may want to paint over my soft, neutral walls and chop down the trees. I won't care, I'll be on to a new place.

[williamrichards]

Don't:
Remodel kitchen and/or nath completely.
Replace roof.
Replace flooring
Fix cracks in driveway or walkways
Replace front door
Replace window coverings
Don't do major landscaping
Do:
Declutter
Deep clean

All good advice. Watch all the way for tips . Good advice and well done.

[KarlyNoorda]

The fact that there is already an excessive amount of demand awaiting its absorption, despite how everyone is frightened and calling the crash, is another reason why it is less likely to occur that way. 2008 saw no one, at least not the broad public, making this forecast, as I'll explain below. The ownership rate was noted to have peaked in 2004 in the other comment. Having previously peaked in the second quarter of 2020, we are currently at the median level. Between 2008 and 2012, it dropped by 3%, and by the second quarter of 2020, it had dropped from 68 to 65.

[roxiecariere]

Cleaning and decluttering is one of the biggest things you can do to show the space in your home and make it shine and sparkle and take all personal items and pictures and everything and put them away

[gwortman]

I agree with all these points.
Location is the most important part in my opinion. People want to remodel and make it "their own" A house's location is the selling feature.

[kevoreilly]

Re This advice - do this while living in the house !! You’ll love it and never leave :)

[jstar]

Home inspector for over 20 years here. My take for the average home owner selling their home is do nothing other then making sure the home is livable. Working AC, furnace, water heater and so on. Don't do anything else except remove clutter and clean the place up as good as you can inside and out. Consider making repairs when they ask, some folks ask for everything others don't ask for anything. Why guess at it and potentially spend money you didn't need to spend? Also people have different taste then you so don't spend money on remodeling when they may just change it anyway.

[BlueSaphire]

This is solid advice. I would add that when you are decluttering, remember to organize your closets and pantry because people do open closets. If they're too full, or you have too much furniture, consider renting a storage facility for a month or two as a short term solution to get them out of the way while you sell. It won't hurt because you will already be half packed when you leave. Also, a few new cushions will make your old bedspread look fresh, as well as your sofa or loveseat. Don't forget to replace anything broken or missing such as baseboards or switch covers or torn such as ratty towels or holes in the drapes. If you have pets indoors, make absolutely sure that their area is spotless.

[katiehale]

Thank you. What I’m hearing from you is basically clean it up. I couldn’t agree more.

[colinmoore]

I have seen a previous neighbor change out all their flooring before selling house. The new buyers changed it out before setting foot in the home. All this advice from Harold gives me heart. I do realize we most definitely fit into the 'Declutter and Deep Clean' category!!!

[davidh]

A few years ago, good friends decided to downsize and move. They poured a boatload of money into the house to fix it up, remodeled the kitchen, all the baths, painted, landscaped, all the things you said not to do. When it was done, the house was spectacular. I took one look at it and asked myself, why do they want to move, I would love to live here. Anyway, I went home and decided that I wanted my house to look good enough to sell tomorrow. We remodeled some very old and needy bathrooms, our kitchen, and the cabinets. I can't tell you how many people came in and asked a) are we moving? and b) can they buy it? We absolutely love our "new" home, the market value went up in value dramatically, we enjoy every minute we are living here without the moving hassles! (Well, yes our friends did downsize, and they lost tens of thousands in the process.) Excellent video, very sound advice.

[transplant-fp]

Some realtors have teams of trained people who know what must be fixed and how to make repairs. That recently happened to me and having things done this way saved time, reduced worry, and was well worth the money.

[ryanwilliams]

I’m in Florida and the housing market here over the last 7-8 years is unlike anything I’ve ever seen. Homes that were bought for $130K in 2015 are now being sold for $590k. I’m talking about tiny, disgusting, poorly built 950 square foot shit boxes in quiet mediocre neighborhoods. Then you’ve got Better, average sized homes in nicer neighborhoods that were $300K+ 10 years ago selling for $750k+ now. Wild times.

[rosemarie]

Simple and great advice! So true - I am always amazed that people don’t clean and declutter when trying to sell their home

[roxiecariere]

As a former realtor in Beverly Hills, this is exactly what I did to my house to make it sell quicker and a realtor that I have wanting to sell it tell me the exact opposite, but I’m right in reference with you and I agree with you 100%