Opinion on rehabbing house before listing?
TL;DR: for sale listing, rehab house with LVP throughout or keep carpet upstairs?_______________________________________
House hasn’t been updated since it was built in 1992 except for a stainless steel, refrigerator and a dishwasher. Everything is white, including the carpets. To improve listing appeal the low cost rehab recommended was to update flooring and paint.
Currently, white tile in the kitchen, entryway, sunken living room area bathroom and laundry room. everywhere else, white carpet (yes, even the upstairs bathrooms). it’s not quite a luxury home in the market but upper end of the East Valley (metro Phx)—neighborhood houses have sold ~$800k to $1M.
One flooring guy said, “New LVP through the whole downstairs is what buyers want to see the second they walk in — it shows up huge in listing photos. Going all LVP upstairs (Option 1) costs about 1/3 more and you won't get it back in the sale. Buyers actually prefer carpet in the bedrooms anyway. Carpet on the stairs is safer, quieter, and feels more "home" in a showing. Neutral colors appeals to the widest buyer pool. Fresh baseboards throughout make the whole place feel new”
opinions appreciated