Which rental renovations give you the biggest bang for your buck, turning a few thousand dollars of materials and labor into hundreds of more dollars of rent per month and tens of thousands more in home value? Today, we’re going through each tier of rental renovations: easy and cheap ($5,000 or under), moderately challenging and expensive ($25,000 – $50,000), and hard/pro-level ($50,000+). This will give you a roadmap of high-ROI rental renovations you can make right now to increase your property’s value and rent.
Why are these rental renovations (AKA value-add) so important right now? Because with so many investors and homebuyers sitting out of the market, you can take your pick of homes with overlooked potential and turn them into high-value investment properties. This not only makes tenants happier due to new renovations and upgrades but also gets you higher rents and wealth-building equity to boot.
We’ll start with some easy ones—painting, tiling, adding backsplashes, etc.—and work our way up to the pro-level renovations like adding square footage and turning a single-family home into a multifamily. Based on your experience, you can go either route, but both have enormous potential to turn your initial investment into a killer real estate deal.
Dave:
I want to buy a rental property, but the numbers just don’t seem to work. But what if I could actually change the numbers? It’s actually possible you do have options. There are things you can do right now to increase your property’s value, generate higher rents, and turn bad investments into good ones. Keep listening to find out how. Hey everyone, Dave here. I’m the head of real estate investing at BiggerPockets, where we teach you how to achieve financial freedom through real estate. Today we’re talking about value add actions you can take as an investor to make your property more valuable. This can be as quick and easy as adding an accent wall, or you can do some moderate renovations to add…