Whether you are planning to move or just want to improve the value of your property, how can you be sure that the work you are planning to do is actually going to improve the value of the property at all?

After all there must be nothing worse than spending an awful lot of money and time on a project only to find that the work done will not add anything to the value of the property and in some cases may even devalue the property price as is the case with some personalized work.

Sound Money Tips has produced a list that gives you the sort of return on your investment you can expect from a few specific jobs, these jobs are not major works, but mainly the sort thing that all homes require from time to time, but by knowing what sort money you are going get back means that you can decide which job is better for you, when time and cost has to be considered.

So exactly what return on your investment can you expect, the list below will give you an idea.

Clean / de-clutter - 973% Average Return on Investment.
Lighten and brighten - 865% Average Return on Investment.
Yard - 426% Average Return on Investment.
Plumbing and electrical - 260% Average Return on Investment.
Staging - 251% Average Return on Investment.
Update kitchen and bath - 168% Average Return on Investment.
Paint interior - 148% Average Return on Investment.
Carpeting = 104% Average Return on Investment.
Flooring - 101% Average Return on Investment.
Paint exterior - 76% Average Return on Investment.

As you can see the higher return is from the tasks that can be done by yourself, with just a bit of expense on materials, but as the jobs involve more skills and materials the return on investment goes down, but as you can clearly see even the last on the list produces a 76% return, which is still good.

Source  [Behind The Walls]