What Do Your Garages Door Say About You?

If you’re like most of America, you probably have a home that you are under water on or you are ready to sale before you become underwater on it. When you’re ready to sell your home, the first tip your real estate agent will give you is to appraise your home and decide what you want to sell it for. This is not an easy task because home owners tend to overestimate the value of their home and let sentiment override the reality of the market. But it is important that you have a realist idea about what your home is worth as well as understand why your home is worth that amount.

Every part of your home comes into play when your home is valued including the size and condition of your garage. Even your garage doors say a lot about your home and it’s probably the part of your home that you pay the least amount of attention to. If you were to stand outside your home right now and look at your home from the curb, like a prospective buyer what would you see? Is your home newly painted or at least in good repair? Is your landscaping maintained regardless of how complex or simple your landscaping is? Most home owners are so accustomed to looking at their homes they don’t even see the defects that may be glaring to others.
The biggest defect most home owners over look in their appraisals of their homes is in fact the garage doors. If your door material is a low quality material such as aluminum it will show every dent and dink very easily. And those dents can make your door look abused. To a potential buyer an abused door means an abused home and they may pass on your home based on nothing more than the door not being taken care of. Buyers use the same philosophy on a smaller scale when they buy used cars. If the cosmetics on the car are bad, most potential buyers assume the mechanics have been neglected as well as take a pass.

You only have one chance to make a good impression and your garage doors takes up a good portion of your home from the curb-side and as a result, it takes up a good portion of your first impression to potential buyers.

It may very well be worth the investment to have your garage doors upgraded to a better quality door using wood, composite material or steel. Any of these materials can be color coordinated to match your home’s current color scheme and the style of your home. Sometimes a simple upgrade on your garage door can make your home pop and make the difference with a potential buyer.

Talk to a door specialist and find out what types of doors are available that meet your needs and budget and make the investment in your home.