It's a long time ago (my closing here in TV was 6 years ago today), and things have certainly changed a great deal. But, you may also want to look at selling "as is."
My guesstimate was that bringing my then-100-year-old 3-story house with full basement up to "snuff" would cost me close to $75,000, plus several months of hassle. With close discussions with local realtors and others, I elected to do the "as is" thing.
At the time (early 2005), I had an accepatble offer within 10 days and completed the deal a few days later. I ended up with little - almost no - hassle and some $25,000 more than my built-to-order home in TV cost me.
Very acceptable to me. True, the timing was undoubtedly a huge factor here. The buyer - a forward-thinking architect - flipped my old house within a year! Whether she made a profit or not, I rather doubt, but, by then, I didn't really care!
SWR
