Ceramic vs. Vinyl; big diference in marketing my home.
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July 22nd, 2009
We are finishing our basement and mid-project we found out we are being re-located across the country. We are just getting ready to put the flooring in so should we stick with the ceramic tile with easy heat floors in the bar/kitchenette and bath as per the original plan or should we go with vinyl and save the money. will we get much bigger of a return if we do go with ceramic being that it is a basement and not a main floor. (BTW all the baths and kitchens in the rest or the house are laminate or lenolium because we haven’t gotten that far in the remodel)
One more thing: We have one of the smaller homes in our developement - all of the homes are new(er) custom homes. so we have some stiff competition.
DeeDee says:
ceramic tile is always a good selling point. If you do it yourself, the cost isn’t that much.
July 22nd, 2009 at 6:30 am
Just Me says:
Go cheap since the rest of the home is done in the cheaper flooring. People who want tile are going to want and expect it throughout the home. People who do not care about the rest of the house being vinyl will not care about the basement being the same.
July 22nd, 2009 at 7:29 am
elizabeth says:
ceramic, it will make your home more luxurious
July 22nd, 2009 at 8:17 am
cottonlily84 says:
Leave it alone and offer to put in what the new buyers want. You can have the nicest most expensive tile but if the new owners wanted something else they aren’t going to give you big bucks for it. You can add it into the contract just as new home builders allow prospective buyers to pick colors and materials. In this housing market you don’t want to spend money on anything you can’t recoop.
July 22nd, 2009 at 8:49 am
Isabella B says:
You are best talking to your realtor about this. Markets vary from location to location. What sells in one neighborhood, won’t sell in another.
Upgrades are always a good selling point if your home is pretty much identical to others in the area. If you and your neighbor have identical homes selling at the same price, items like ceramic floor tile could be the difference in what sells your home first.
At the same time, you don’t want to over-improve. If everyone in the neighborhood has laminate and linoleum in their houses, don’t spend the extra money on radiant heating, but do consider the tile upgrade.
The best person to answer this is someone familiar with selling homes in your neighborhood. And don’t necessarily go with the first realtor that you come across. The majority of people find their realtors through referrals and aren’t necessarily the most qualified person for the job. Many of them will pay their past customers referral fees for referring you. Instead, check your local MLS listings or drive around your neighborhood to see who has a lot of homes listed through them. That person who has spent the most time researching your neighborhood probably also has the largest customer base of people interested in buying in your neighborhood.
Good luck.
July 22nd, 2009 at 9:19 am
dawnb says:
Going ahead with the tiles would be the best bet. Even though other rooms did not get upgraded flooring, this would be one less area a buyer would have to re-do themselves. Every little extra counts in homes and it’s one less reason for a buyer to say no and move on.
July 22nd, 2009 at 10:02 am