10/01/2026
You do not need to renovate anything before you list.
Fix what a buyer clocks in the first ten seconds, which is the dripping tap, the door that sticks in humid weather, the cracked tile by the back step, and the two bulbs nobody has replaced since spring. Leave the kitchen alone unless something in it is actually broken, because a full remodel almost never returns what you put into it.
My free book covers where that line sits, and the link below will get you a copy.
https://elizabethavery.book.live/biz-card-book