Home renovations are often seen as part and parcel of modern life. We’re all supposed to want to have a gorgeous, glossy home that is Pinterest and Instagram-worthy, and if that means being trapped in an endless cycle of renovations, so be it.
There’s just one problem with this attitude: home renovations aren’t always a good idea.
While renovating your home to improve it, expand your living space, or just upgrade your decor can be a good idea, there are a few occasions when this just doesn’t apply. Rather than put yourself through extensive renovation work on your home, it might be preferable to look to sell as is and move on. Here’s when such an extreme-sounding solution might actually be the best choice.
When… the cost of all the renovation work is more than you can afford
If a house needs substantial renovations, and you just don’t have the budget for huge amounts of work, moving on might be the best choice. Renovations have a habit of being far more expensive than you imagine at the start of the project, so if you’re unsure about the costs before you even begin, that’s a bad sign.
When… you simply don’t have the time or energy to complete the necessary renovation work
Renovations are time-consuming, and cause no small amount of disruption to your living environment. If you simply don’t have the time to go through a long, drawn-out renovation process, then moving on might be your best choice.
When… you suspect that the property is still unsuitable, even if renovated to a high standard
While it’s theoretically possible to gut and renovate any building in an effort to bend it to your personal preferences, such a choice is far more difficult to accomplish in practice. If, for example, you want a large open-plan area with plenty of natural light, then there’s relatively little you can do if you can’t remove load-bearing walls. This is just one example in which renovations aren’t ever truly going to be enough to bend your property to your preferences, and moving elsewhere is likely to be your best choice.
When… you dislike the neighborhood
If you invest a huge amount of time, energy, and effort into renovating your property, then you’re going to want to live in what you have created for awhile. If you have issues with the neighborhood, or any other aspect of the location the house is located in, it’s unlikely that large renovation jobs are truly going to be worth it. Unfortunately, you can’t renovate the neighborhood, so you may as well move to one that you do like and work on creating the home you want from a location that is more to your liking.
In conclusion
As accustomed to renovations as most of us have become, there’s no denying they pose fairly substantial problems in a number of scenarios. If any of the above apply, then it might be best for you to move on, and invest your time and effort into a new property that will truly be worth your endeavors.
