While we navigate through these ever changing days, we realize our “needs” for our home are now with plenty of space for life, work, school, exercise, and an outdoor space to enjoy the fresh air and beautiful sunshine. Before the pandemic, most of us had rooms you hardly used? You know the rooms that you might have only gone into if you had company staying over or, when the kids had friends over so, off to the bonus room they went? Now, you find yourself fighting over every inch of space in the house looking for peace and quiet. We can all agree that life has changed!  In an instant, the kids needed their own space to do homework, someone had to navigate working from home and setting up a make-shift office in the dining room, and the gym is currently the small space you have left on the living room floor.

 

Sellers are having to meet the largest group of home buyers, millennials, new expectations and desires by getting their homes ready for this next generation. At this time, homes with an office seller faster and for more money than ones without. And all the smart, touchless options to satisfy the sanitary concerns are not just a convenience anymore. Those nasty germs on all the faucets, lights, and locks are not an issue if these new features are used. Making simple DIY upgrades now, while quarantined or snowed in, will also help offer a good return on your investment when you do decide to list.