When attempting to make improvements to your home, it\u2019s important to determine which changes are going to give you a good return on your investment. Spend your money wisely by avoiding these 6 downgrades that are disguised as upgrades.<\/p>\n
High end appliances are a nice touch to a kitchen. There\u2019s no denying that. However, a buyer isn\u2019t going to pay more for this feature. It\u2019s not something that\u2019s high on \u2018dream home wish lists\u2019. If someone is passionate about cooking, they will put in their own high end appliances. It\u2019s not a difficult change to make. Buyers will not, however, purchase a home based on the appliances. Before you spend a small fortune making these purchases, consider putting that money into other areas of your home.<\/p>\n
Even if you work from home, creating a home office does not yield a good return on investment. Buyers still consider designated office spaces as too \u2018niche\u2019. Again, people typically won\u2019t buy a home specifically because it has a home office. However, they will buy a home with an extra bedroom that they can use as a workspace.<\/p>\n
If you ever find yourself debating whether or not to get rid of a bedroom in your home, the answer is always no. Don\u2019t convert a bedroom into a giant walk in closet. Don\u2019t combine two bedrooms to create a giant master suite. When people are looking for homes to purchase, they\u2019re often basing their search criteria on the number of bedrooms a home has. Taking away bedrooms takes you off the radar of a lot of buyers.<\/p>\n
Do not convert your garage into anything. No bedrooms, no mother in law suits, and no weird expansions are going to add real value to your home. Leave your garage as is. If you want to do an addition to your home in another area, go for it. But the garage needs to stay intact.<\/p>\n
Think twice before you construct an outdoor shed. An article written by Sarah Crow for bestlifeonline.com<\/a> states, \u201cOutdoor space is a major selling point for many buyers all over the country, one they’re willing to pay top dollar for. In fact, according to the 2017 Taylor Morrison Consumer Survey, 56 percent of buyers said they’d be willing to sacrifice a larger house for more outdoor space. Given that statistic, it’s no surprise that a massive shed dividing up your yard would be a downgrade, and an expensive one at that.\u201d<\/p>\n While a heavy duty surveillance system might bring you peace of mind, it\u2019s not an upgrade that will result in more money when you sell. Extensive security systems actually creep buyers out. It makes them feel like their potential neighborhood isn\u2019t safe.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re spending your hard earned money, make sure it\u2019s on upgrades that will make you money in the future when you decide to sell your home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When attempting to make improvements to your home, it\u2019s important to determine which changes are going to give you a good return on your investment. Spend your money wisely by avoiding these 6 downgrades that are disguised as upgrades. High End Appliances High end appliances are a nice touch to a kitchen. There\u2019s no denying… 6 Home Downgrades Disguised as Upgrades<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1408,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,32,4,6,35],"tags":[41],"class_list":["post-1407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-decor","category-home","category-home-improvement","category-organization","category-outdoor-spaces","tag-home-improvement-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/homesweethomeowner.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/homesweethomeowner.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/homesweethomeowner.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homesweethomeowner.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homesweethomeowner.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1407"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/homesweethomeowner.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1407\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1410,"href":"https:\/\/homesweethomeowner.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1407\/revisions\/1410"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homesweethomeowner.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/homesweethomeowner.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homesweethomeowner.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homesweethomeowner.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Heavy Duty Surveillance <\/strong><\/h2>\n