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Can Custom Closets Help You Sell Your Home?

Mike Merritt • Sep 26, 2019

As a homeowner, you likely put a good deal of thought into your home upgrades. Sometimes, it is a balancing act between what will most positively impact your daily life and what will most positively impact your resale value. Even if you have no intention of selling your home within the past decade, it’s often wise to consider whether the updates you are making will help or hinder you in selling your home later.

When it comes to custom closets , you might not realize that while their primary benefit is, of course, to make your daily life simpler, they also can help you sell your home later. Skeptical? Here are some ways that custom closet organizers can help you make your home appeal to buyers, possibly shortening the amount of time your house sits on the market and even raising your final selling price.

Storage Space Is Highly Desired

If you think back to when you were purchasing your home, what did you look for? Your wishlist might have included a big backyard, an extra bathroom, perhaps a den or home office. Many buyers also look for ample storage on the main floors of the home. While basement and attic storage is useful and desired, nobody wants to store their clothing and accessories in a basement. So you likely opened closets and cabinets, trying to determine whether your items would fit in the storage space available.

The people who will eventually buy your home will be doing the same thing. Most houses have at least some small closets in addition to larger closets, and custom closet organizer s can make your small reach-in closets look larger because they optimize all of the available space. Walk-in closets look even more luxurious when they are lined with drawers, shelves, shoe racks, and all of the other closet accessories you choose. The kitchen pantry will also look more impressive when it is outfitted with the organizers needed to maximize the space. All of these features will stick in the minds of potential buyers as a big “plus” when the time comes for them to narrow down their list of homes that they fell in love with.

Stage Your Home With the Help of Custom Closet

Have you ever sold a home before? During your pre-sale consultation, your real estate agent will point to various items in the home that need to be stashed away. You might need to pack up your family portraits, unique pieces of art, and other items that really showcase your personality. Why? Because the goal is for buyers to picture themselves in your home, and that can be difficult when you have family pictures adorning every wall.

Having well-organized custom closets gives you a place to store all of that stuff. Pack it into boxes, tape them shut, and neatly stack them in your closets during showings. Your potential buyers will be impressed with how much the closets can hold, and they won’t be distracted by your personal belongings left out while they are trying to decide whether their own family photos and furnishings will look amazing on your walls and filling your rooms.

If you are currently preparing your home for sale and need some pointers on getting your closets cleaned quickly, Impeccable Closets in North Carolina recently published a piece called What’s the Fastest Way to Clean a Closet?

Optional Upgrades Often Indicate Good Maintenance

Nobody wants to buy a house that will turn out to be a money pit, and when buyers are looking at pre-owned houses, they generally want to know whether the current owners have kept up with regular maintenance. Some of that will be obvious; if there has been a new roof put on recently or if the water heater is new, those are good clues that maintenance has been done. But what about the unseen components of the house like the electrical systems and the septic system or plumbing? Have those been kept up with?

Without doing a full inspection, which comes after an offer has been made, buyers need to rely on their instincts. A well-kept home is more likely to have been maintained. Also, if you have invested in organization systems , that is a clue that you probably were not struggling to maintain the well or the roof. Most people will handle necessary maintenance before investing in optional upgrades, so having custom closetsin your home can indicate that you have also kept up with routine maintenance over the years.

Closets Can Be the Tipping Point

All things considered, choosing a house to purchase relies on instinct, what a person likes and dislikes, and meeting various criteria that an individual or family has decided are important. It is unlikely that custom closets alone would be the reason for someone to decide to purchase a home that otherwise does not meet their needs. However, if your home is on someone’s shortlist of homes they’d like to see a second time, it is possible that an excellent organization system will be the tipping point required for them to decide that your house is the one they’d like to bid on. Also, all things considered, it is possible that your real estate agent will suggest setting a higher asking price on your home based on the organization systems you have in place.

A qualified real estate agent is the type of professional you need to help you determine whether a custom closet system will be likely to help you sell your home.

If you are ready to learn more about custom closets or if you would like to schedule a free in-home design consultation, please contact Life Uncluttered today!

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