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Originally Posted by rconverse
In regards to fixing things, I guess it just depends on what your priorities are as a seller. If a $1,200 fix will get you more than $1,200 in the end, then why not do it? Also not sure I'd blow up a deal over $600, assuming a house value of $200kish.
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it's not always about tangible money though. My house is probably going to list between $135-$145 depending on the market in 6 months. If I spend $1200 on a kitchen floor, I'm not necessarily going to list for $136,200. It's about the aesthetic- the look might bring a few more people to the open house, to private showings, etc. It's something they can cross off their list of things they have to update. I'll be selling to a 1st time buyer, so the shorter their list is the better.
that said, here's where I need some advice (and why I may not do the floor). The idiot owner before us painted the bathtub. Yes, don't be an asshole, you read that right. It's been peeling for several years now. To us it's more annoying than anything but it looks like absolute shit. I had bathfitter come in and they quoted $7,000 (fuck that). I asked my plumber and he quoted at about $3000, but that doesn't include the footprint (tiling on the floor, drywall around the tub).
No idea what I'm gonna do with this one because it will absolutely come up