The top five nationwide home improvements that Realtors recommend to
home sellers, based on average cost and return on investment (ROI) to
sellers, are:
• Cleaning and de-cluttering ($290 cost / $1,990 price increase / 586% ROI / 99% recommended)
• Lightening and brightening ($375 cost / $1,550 price increase / 313% ROI / 97% recommended)
• Home staging ($550 cost / $2,194 price increase / 299% ROI / 80% recommended)
• Landscaping ($540 cost / $1,932 price increase / 258% ROI / 93% recommended)
• Repair Electrical or Plumbing ($535 cost / $1,505 price increase / 181% ROI / 92% recommended)
Statistics from HomeGain.com 2011.