In this era of COVID, we understand the monumental task of selling or rebranding your home. It’s always an excellent idea to raise the value of your home prior to selling, as well as getting it appraised. But improving your home’s value isn’t a straight line. Sometimes it’s as simple as a paint job. Sometimes it’s as complicated as a wicker man sacrifice.
After much research, debate, and a few turf wars, our experts cracked the code on how to raise your property value.
- Flood your backyard to list your home as waterfront property
There’s nothing that’ll drive your value up faster than living by a body of water. It’s an aesthetically pleasing look to a house. Don’t live by a lake? No problem! Drowning your yard in your self-made pond is a quick and easy fix. There’s no need to worry about ruining the soil; it’s all about that body of water. We recommend between four to six feet deep for peak effect. Appraisers tend to rate your house a little higher when they can’t see the bottom. If you don’t live in a fenced-in yard, perhaps consult your neighbors about doing this project together; a large backyard lake goes a long way. If not, try investing in a solid fence before moving on to the water.
2. Have Ryan Gosling living in your attic
The attic is an often overlooked aspect of home appraisals. However, the solution is surprisingly a simple one. Famed actors living in basements or attics have been a hot commodity for a while and we did extensive research on which celebrity will bring the most bang for your buck. Many folks try to ascertain George Clooney or Jennifer Lawrence but unfortunately, these equate to scalping prices; also George is too high strung and Jennifer is known to raid people’s fridges. Our dedicated researchers realize Ryan Gosling is the perfect human turtle that you’ll forget is there and he’ll never complain. The attic does not need to be habitable, you just need to occasionally spoon-feed him cereal. A content Gosling is a gleeful appraisal.
3. Attach a bounce house to the side of your house to increase square footage
You’ll most likely need to enlist professionals to help out with this project. There’s an element of DIY when it comes to inflating a bounce house and aligning it to the house wall of your desires. However, we recommend finding a third party to safely tear down that wall so that the bounce house can officially be a part of your home. As for the shape and size, it should equate to the height of your home. We also recommend finding a good rain tarp for when the bad weather makes its way. When it comes to the shape, castle designs are the safe bet. They add an air of finesse and are always guaranteed to raise the property value.
4. Have a room solely dedicated to Garfield
We know what you’re thinking: isn’t Garfield out of style? Calvin & Hobbes is what’s in! Though Garfield may not be the cool choice anymore, it’s much more affordable. The cost to create a room around one fictional character is much more affordable than a fictional pairing. Garfield still sells and drenching one of your rooms in that cat-like lasagna color will do wonders for your house value. We’re all for experimenting, but in this era of COVID, it’s probably best to stick to what works and what guarantees. Garfield stans guarantee.
5. Turn the floor into lava
The oldest of Generation Z are now in college and they’ll soon be looking to become homeowners. Our analytics say that lava floors sell well with them. A childhood game has become an essential personality staple of their generation so lava, pardon me, is quite the hot commodity. Isn’t it dangerous? You certainly don’t want to melt your appraiser. Don’t worry. I promise you home appraisers are well aware of this trend and have taken the precaution needed to stay alive on sight. If a lava livelihood isn’t for you, then I recommend incorporating it only in your final months of living in your home. This one is certainly the most out-of-the-box entry on our list so I can understand why it won’t work for everyone.