I show many homes and receive honest feedback from my buyer-clients on a continuous basis. Buyers generally tend to gravitate to new or near-new homes, and have a difficult time imagining homes that are slightly outdated even if these homes may have potential for a minor “facelift” of sorts using new colours, flooring and/or light fixtures. I get it … it’s difficult to imagine what a home with dark walls, arches, columns and outdated finishing might look like. I wanted to show you an example of a 2800sq.ft. 15 year old home my clients purchased last summer … and with a bit of a vision and a budget of $43,000, they were able to turn it into the home of their dreams within one month. This is what they did:
