Comment by delichon
5 hours ago
We had a contractor doing repairs before we sold our house. Without being asked he took an orbital sander to the wooden hand railings along the stairs to the front door and said "people really notice this".
A family came for the tour and before walking in the father put his hand on the rail, looked up at the house, and said "this place seems well maintained". Then they bought the house after a small pleasant (for us) bidding war.
The contractor earned his high rate and then some.
A real estate agent told me that a customer decides to buy/not buy a house as soon as they put their hand on the front door knob. If he decides to buy, he'll look at the rest of the house looking for a reason not to.
I.e. putting in an expensive door knob is a good plan!
There's a reason the three most important things in real estate are "Location, location, location"
Also make sure the door operates smoothly and is well-aligned.
Certainly wasn't the case for any of the houses I've bought. All were compromises in various ways; none were houses we loved on first sight.
Have you ever driven by a prospective purchase and never bothered to get out of the car?
> All were compromises in various ways
That's true of just about everything.
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