Pre-sale renovation ROI

What pays off at sale: improvement cost vs price uplift — edit to your market

Depersonalize + clean + staging

233% ROI

Kitchen-living cosmetic refresh

100% ROI

Neutral wall paint

100% ROI

Bathroom refresh

40% ROI

Visible electrical/plumbing fixes

40% ROI

Window replacement

-33% ROI

Shelving/built-in furniture

-50% ROI

Designer reno 'to taste'

-60% ROI
Total: Cost, UAH535,000 ₴
Price uplift, UAH440,000 ₴

Base figures are a Ukrainian resale-market guide: a bright neutral flat with a tidy bathroom sells faster and higher. Designer renovation 'to taste' almost never pays back — buyers pay for square metres and condition, not your taste. ROI = (uplift − cost) / cost.

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