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AGoing green: a smart real estate selling strategy
re you thinking of sell- can boost your home’s value ing your house and now and prepare it for a higher want to know some sales price in the future? Here
of the best ways to boost are five improvements to
your home’s value, demand top dollar and potentially in- spire a bidding war? Whether you’re selling in a few months or a few years, there is one strategy that gets noticed in real estate markets across the United States: green home im- provements.
Green homes can sell fast- er and for more money than comparable houses without eco-friendly features. Better yet, green homes are increas- ingly in demand. More than half of people rank green and energy efficiency as top requirements for their next homes, according to the U.S. Green Building Council.
What are some of the most in-demand features that
consider to green your home and help it stand out from the competition.
Solar panels
Can you imagine producing enough energy that your local utilities company pays you for the surplus? With solar pan- els, this is possible. Plus, solar panels are extremely attrac- tive to buyers who like that a system is already in place, and they can simply move in and enjoy the benefits. Plus, there’s a $5,911 resale increase per installed kilowatt, according to the USGBC, which means a 3.1 kilowatt system could improve your home’s resale
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