I thought the realtor was just being a bit crazy when she suggested that we replace the heating and cooling equipment prior to putting our house on the market.
The HVAC unit we had was 15 years old and had, at the very least, another decade of good quality heating and air left in it.
When we bought this house, we replaced the HVAC equipment and got the best residential HVAC we could find. Heating and cooling are just so essential to us that we wanted to be sure that we had the latest when it came to residential HVAC. Plus, we made sure to join the HVAC service plan to be sure that the HVAC equipment got all the necessary HVAC maintenance it needed. By being part of the HVAC service plan, there wasn’t a missed HVAC maintenance appointment because the HVAC company set them. So when the realtor said we needed to replace that HVAC unit, I was just sort of incredulous. Where was the value in that? It was in perfect working condition and had never suffered so much as a hiccup when it came to providing quality heating and air. To her credit, the realtor didn’t relent. Instead, she proved it to me that replacing the HVAC equipment was in our best interest. She produced data from comps in our community and our region to show that new HVAC technology was a top priority for home buyers. Boy was she ever correct. We did spend the money to replace the HVAC unit and we got it back with so much more once we sold the house. Indeed, at least in this region, residential HVAC and HVAC technology add enormous value to the home one is trying to sell.