High-end, major remodeling projects don’t always offer the most favorable return on investment when you sell your home. Lower-cost but highly visible changes can often do more to increase profits in a sale, as Tim McKeough writes in this week’s cover story in the Real Estate section. Here are some simple improvements that may offer the most bang for the buck.
In apartments and houses:
Refinishing hardwood floors
Painting walls
Replacing kitchen countertops
Installing new kitchen appliances
Replacing kitchen cabinet doors and drawer fronts
In houses only:
Replacing the front door with a new steel-and-glass door
Replacing the garage door
Replacing siding
Adding a wood deck
Replacing windows with wood windows
