Get the Best Bang for Your Buck with these Home Improvement Tips from Equifax

Have you recently put your home on the market and looking to make some updates to make your home more attractive, while getting a good return on your investment? A recent Equifax Finance blog article, “Inexpensive Ways to Increase Your Home Value” gives some tips on easy, cost-effective improvements you can make on your home without busting your budget.

Update the flooring in one room of your home – Wide-planked wood flooring (five inches or more wide) is an updated version of classic wood floors, and is a way to make that room pop. Wood floors are easier to clean than carpeting and healthier than carpeting (it doesn’t trap dander and allergens).  Hardwood flooring is available starting at about one dollar per square foot and going up to six dollars per square foot, not including installation, which should be left to the pros, the article says.