Home Repairs and Upgrades

Quick answer: Usually not, at least in dollars. Nationally, a midrange primary suite addition costs about $170,500 and adds about $55,100 in resale value, so it recoups roughly 32% of its cost. An upscale one recoups about 18% (Zonda 2025 Cost vs. Value). Build one because you will enjoy it for years, not as an […]

Quick answer: Often, yes. In NAR’s 2025 Remodeling Impact Report, painting was the top project Realtors recommended before selling: 50% suggested painting the whole home and 41% suggested painting at least one room. Painting a bedroom can run about $200 to $500, while a midrange major kitchen remodel costs about $82,800 and recoups only about […]

Quick answer: Yes, if your goal is resale value. Nationally, a garage door replacement costs about $4,700 and adds about $12,500 at resale, recouping about 268% of its cost. A midrange major kitchen remodel costs about $82,800 and recoups about 51% (Zonda 2025 Cost vs. Value). If you plan to sell your Pierce County home […]

Look, nobody buys a home thinking about their water heater dying on a Sunday night in January. But here’s the thing—it’s going to happen. Your home has dozens of systems, appliances, and moving parts that will break down. Not if. When. And when that garage door decides to give up the ghost or your HVAC […]