Question:
“Should I change my carpets before we sell our house?”
Answer:
Good question. It depends on what I call the “Eww, Oh, Ooo Test.”
- “Eww!”
If your carpets are so torn, worn, stained, smelly, or of such an ugly color that a homebuyer would say “EWW!”, it could make your home hard to sell and cost you. So it would be smart to change the flooring. - “Oh”
If your carpets don’t look great but aren’t offensive and would elicit a neutral “Oh” response from a homebuyer, it may still be marginally profitable to change them, but not 100% necessary. - “Ooo!”
And of course, if they look and smell just fine, then there’s no need to do anything.
