My wife and I want to sell our house on the edge of a historic neighborhood in San Antonio and move to NC to be closer to family. Our home has seen a pretty large increase since COVID, but other homes for sale have been sitting for a while. It’s in a fairly trendy neighborhood downtown with higher home prices than your average home in this city. It’s an older renovated home, 1800 sq/ft, current Zestimate and property tax valuation is about $500k. I’m worried that it won’t sell and that it could take a while. I’d rather try to rent it out than sell it for less than it’s worth. I’ve asked a few people about things we can do to help it sell better and I’m getting mixed opinions. Here’s my list so far:
- Repair roof leak in nursery
- Patch drywall in areas where settling has caused cracks
- Realign all doors so they can shut completely (pier and beam foundation makes it so we have to do this every couple of years)
- Recaulk baseboards and touch up baseboard paint
- Paint laundry, bath, and guest room to match the rest of the house
- Fix uneven blind
- Realign cabinets
- Add mulch, fill flower beds, and seed grass where it’s missing
- Blow more insulation in attic
- Restain back deck
- Declutter house
Here are some things that have been suggested that I’m unsure about:
- Repaint exterior
- Cover concrete front patio with decking
- Repair driveway (city part is cracked, but so are all the driveways on my street)
- Refinish bathtub
- Replace grout in primary bath
- Add more landscaping gravel in backyard
I’m curious what you all would recommend to make it easier to sell. Edit: here are some exterior pics Imgur: The magic of the Internet