If you plan to sell your home soon and would like to see a great return on your investment or already have a home on the market that you have struggled to sell at the price you desire, then you should consider replacing your outdated garage door.

A recent survey of realtors revealed that about 70 percent of them agree that adding a new garage door to a home can help it sell more quickly and for a higher price. In fact, most homeowners who add new garage doors to their homes before selling them see an increase in their home purchase price of about $8,000 to $14,000.

Read on to learn four ways a new garage door can help you sell your home for top dollar along with tips for choosing a garage door that helps you see a great return on investment.

The last thing you want to happen when selling a home is to accept a great offer and then have a buyer lower or even withdraw the offer due to garage door problems identified during the buyers’ home inspection.

During a garage assessment, a home inspector will ensure the garage door opens and closes with little effort and examine the door for structural damage, such as cracks or blistering. The inspector will also check the pressure release system, photoelectric eyes, and emergency release cord of your garage door opener to ensure these important garage door safety features function properly.

If your home is equipped with an older garage door that may not pass these tests, then investing a new door now can keep the home selling process as stress-free as possible.

Increasing the curb appeal of your home is one of the most affordable and easiest ways to sell your house more quickly and for a higher price. Home buyers form their first impressions of homes based on how the exterior looks as they drive by or enter the driveway. If they are not impressed with the exterior of a home, they may never come back to view the interior.

Since a typical garage door occupies about one-third of the front exterior of the average home, replacing a garage door that is an eyesore with an attractive new door is an easy way to quickly increase home curb appeal.

When selecting your new garage door, be sure the color complements your home well and the door style matches the architecture of your home. For example, while classic carriage house garage doors complement farmhouse homes well, more contemporary garage doors are better options for modern homes with contemporary appearances.

Every home buyer wants to purchase a new home they feel safe in, so many consider the security of a new home more important than any other aspect when deciding which home to purchase. A great way to increase the security of your home so it appeals to today’s security-minded buyer is to replace your old garage door that has outdated security features with a new one that was designed with home security in mind.

When choosing a new garage door with security in mind, opt for a steel sectional door. While steel is simply a strong metal that would be difficult for an intruder to break into with brute force, sectional doors close tightly, leaving no gaps that burglars can stick tools or objects into to pry the door open.

Also, consider upgrading your garage door opener to one equipped with modern rolling code technology that makes the opener more difficult for high-tech intruders to hack into; these intruder record door opener codes and then replay them to gain access into garages and homes.

Another aspect of a home that most home buyers today find important is the home’s overall energy efficiency. In fact, many buyers will spend much more money on a home that is energy-efficient than they will spend on one that lacks energy efficiency because they know that long-term savings on their energy bills will help them recoup this extra investment relatively quickly.

When you replace a drafty, old garage door that lacks proper insulation with a well-insulated door with airtight weather seals, you can increase the energy efficiency of your garage and potentially your home. In fact, a well-insulated garage door can decrease the temperature in your garage by up to 20 degrees in the summer and increase garage temperature by up to 20 degrees in the winter.

If your garage is attached to your home, then the room(s) adjacent to the garage may also heat up less in the summer and stay warmer in the winter with less heat transfer through the shared wall.

If you plan to sell your home soon or already have a home on the market that you would like to sell more quickly and potentially for a higher price, then consider upgrading your home’s garage door to increase your home’s value and make your home appealing to more buyers. Contact the garage door experts at Plano Overhead Garage Door today for new garage door installation today.

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