For help, rely on your local Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Service member firm. Remodeling can make your home more valuable as well as more livable. Keep the value of your home within 15-20 percent of the others in the neighborhood. Buyers who can afford higher priced homes will shop in more expensive neighborhoods. When remodeling, pay attention to mass appeal.
Buyers prefer neutral, mainstream design.
Keep additions and improvements compatible and consistent with the existing design of the home. Choose materials and design elements that match or blend in with what's already there. First impressions are lasting impressions. Curb appeal begins at the street in front of your home and includes everything up to your front door. Painting pays off.