Best $2,000 You Can Spend To Improve Your Home Value in 2025
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Purchasing a home not only can provide you with a stable place to live, it’s one way to grow your net worth over time by building equity. Improvements and renovations to a home can also speed the increase of your home’s value, but not everyone has the funds to sink into a big home renovation project.
There are ways, however, that you can spend a much more reasonable amount of money that can go a long way toward increasing your home’s value.
Here are several of the best ways to spend $2,000 or less to improve your home value this year.
Interior Paint
Paint is like a makeover for your home. Years of grime, stains and other signs of wear and tear can make an entire room look dingy and old. Certain colors can also date your home as having been decorated in a different era. DIY painting of your interiors can be way less than $2,000, and while hiring a painter can certainly go above $2,000, the average range starts around $967, according to Angie’s List. If you were to put the same home on the market, with a paint job versus without, chances are high you could get a better price for the painted one.
Upgrade Electrical Panel
Your electrical panel is like the central hub for major electrical components, like circuit breakers and fuses. If your house is old, your electrical panel probably is too, and that can make it difficult to add more modern appliances or even renovate your home down the road.
By upgrading your electrical panel you bring your home up to modern standards and can increase your home’s value. While the range to replace one of these is around $520 to $2,100, that price can vary depending on how much of an upgrade you need, according to The Spruce.
New Air Conditioning Unit
If your home is operating under an old air conditioning or heating system, this is a great year to upgrade. Good AC goes a long way toward the value of a home, especially if you live in a warm climate in the summer months. While AC units and installation can certainly run well past $2,000, ductless mini-split systems, which work for homes that don’t have ductwork, can begin around $2,000, according to All Air.
Landscaping
If you’re willing to put in the work yourself, you can improve your front landscaping for $2,000 in a big way. Things like mulch, wood chips, some native (particularly drought tolerant) plants and some pavers can transform a dingy or under-loved lawn into a lovely oasis that impresses anyone who views it and contribute to an improved home value at the same time, according to Lawn Lover.
Light Fixtures/LightingÂ
Everything looks better in the right lighting — and old light fixtures can instantly date your home. Places like Home Depot, Lowe’s and other home improvement stores offer a variety of affordable light fixtures to transform your home easily for $2,000 or less. Couple that with some interior paint and you can change the whole look of a room or home, and improve its value.
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