What part of the house should I start fixing up first?

What part of the house should I start fixing up first?

Michael Corbett (Real Estate Expert) gives expert video advice on: What part of the house should I start fixing up first?; At what point in the fix-up process should I list my property for resale?; Which fixtures should I spend the most money on?

When you're starting out to renovate and fix up your property, you really want to have an overview to start with. You want to have a calendar in front of you, and you want to actually sit down and plot it out. Just like if you were creating a Broadway show or if you were creating a production of a TV show, you want to know what the order is and how long things will take. You want to talk to your contractor and ask "How long will the kitchen cabinets take?", "How long will the tiling take?". You want to be able to know ahead of time. Set down a calendar and actually plot it all out so that you know when things need to get done. Some of the big elements, the systems, obviously have to be done first. The electrical, the plumbing, the roof, and while all of that is going on you want to make sure that you get your landscaping in, so that it has time to grow.