Opinions on all or none doing up idea of selling?

[winewolfhowls]

Hello. We are looking to sell and when I bought our house it was empty and I was a first time buyer so I am less experienced.

We have just had an estate agent around to value the property and when I was talking about repainting a room he said, do all or none. He meant have it all done up or leave as a doer upper. For context we have a 2 bed mid terrace. Big garden and parking at front. We have two kids so obviously would declutter and get a professional clean. The problem is the house is structurally sound but quite scruffy in terms of decor. Some ceiling cracks peeling paint in random areas
We are looking for a house similar in profile to ours.

Do you agree with his opinion? Thanks

Agree. People looking for places to do up won't value what you have done, so it'll be wasted; people looking for finished places won't be interested because of what you haven't done.

The most I have ever done when selling a house is do a good clean and declutter, and spot-paint anywhere prominent where paint looked tatty in a prominent area.

Thank you both for taking the time to reply.
Its a bloody minefield😁

I agree, make it as tidy and clean as possible and then leave it,

or thoroughly renovate.

I rarely like other peoples colour or wallpaper choices and always factor in the cost of totally repainting a house, when buying.

Tidy means I can see the possibilities and clean means I can live with the interior until I can get a painter.

If you totally renovate you restrict yourself to buyers who share your tastes (e.g my heart sinks when I see brand new grey carpets) but you can profit from having had the agro of completing the renovation.

I agree too…
clean and tidy beyond that don’t bother. You won’t recoup the cash…

Agree with all or none.

I'd probably do none and let new owners do it

Agree. Do it all or not at all. To do it halfway gives me the vibe that you are trying to hide costly faults or have run out of money/desperate for a quick sale, so as a buyer, I would be going in well under your asking price if the I was looking to buy.
You as a seller want the maximum you can get, so decide on wether you can get significantly more than any investment needed to do the whole property. Otherwise leave it tidy and clean so people can see the potential.

I'd do the painting and repair of cracks.

People looking at a house that's posted on the RE site have no idea how structurally sound it is, and the appearance of chipped paint or cracked ceilings is going to make them think there's more "deferred maintenance" that they can't see - damp, mould, funky plumbing and wiring, etc.

Put your absolute best foot forward.

Agree with all or none. But I'd definitely fill.and paint cracks, it's likely to be 1st time buyers buying your house and cracks might put them off. I believe ots a tough market, so I'd be tempted to get it really shiny to appeal to nervous buyers. You don't need to add to their worries with chips and cracks.

Are there other properties you can look at locally on rm to compare?

How much has it been valued at?

I'd been inclined to get a decorator in to fill cracks and paint it all in a neutral colour.

I'm not drawn to scruffy houses myself as I'm always worried about what's lurking underneath. A house that is clean and well looked after but a bit dated I can cope with because it's something I can live with for however long I need to.

It's been valued at 160k in a popular area with regards to schools and location generally.

I think I will take the advice on board about the cracks for sure thanks everyone.