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Pros and Cons of Renovating a House

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Renovating or remodeling a building maybe to give the house a facelift it desire or to attract good rental rates and less time in the market. If the purpose of renovating a house is to sell immediately, be sure not to spend more than you can sell the property for. Always try to stay within your budget while keeping the house beautiful and inviting. Also be careful not to bring in too much of your own personal style/features as prospective buyers may not share your views.

Pros of Renovation
  1. You will be able to get a property at choice location: Areas that are fully developed will have some houses for sale that are good for renovation either for rental purposes or for outright sale.
  2. You may get a good price for a building that just needs renovation to bring it to an inviting taste for tenants or buyer without having to spend too much money: The cost of buying plus renovation may be far less than building a house from scratch.
  3. It increases the property value: Using plaster of Paris (P.O.P) on the wall, ceilings design or other structures and changing out the windows, doors, kitchen cabinets, redesigning the compound with interlocking stones, new gate and using fresh new paints on the house will completely add value to the property.
  4. You can decide on the finishing: You can decide on the finishing looks of the interior by using quality tiles, doors, windows, cabinets, electrical fittings, plumbing fixtures and beautiful paints. 
  5. Less time may be used for renovation and getting the property to rental or sales market: If the purpose of renovation is for sale or rent, buying an existing building and renovating may get the property to market faster.
  6. Reduces maintenance cost: Most of the maintenance associate with old buildings are likely to be issues with plumbing, door handles, electrical fittings etc. Addressing these issues increases functionality and beauty of the property while also increasing its value.


Cons of Renovation
  1. You may end up spending more than budgeted: This may be as a result of complete revamping of the roof and unforeseen plumbing or electrical issues. It can also be a result of little remodeling work that became enormous due to structural integrity issues or compound drainage issues that are hard to resolve if the pre-existing building is below the road level.
  2. Hidden issues with the building: It may take longer than expected to get the renovation work done due to unforeseen plumbing, electrical or structural integrity issues.
  3. You may not be able to get the interior and/or exterior looks you want: Some architectural layouts are hard to change due to structural constrains. In such a case you are stuck with the design of the living space and/or the architectural design.
  4. You may not be able to get the numbers of apartments and this may affect the return on investment: The space in the apartment may be extremely large and has no significant effect on the rental rate.
  5. Longer time to eject tenants: Sometimes it may take longer time than anticipated to eject tenants from the house, if you purchase the house with tenants in them.
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