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<a href="https://fsbrcarolinas.com/insights/roi-by-project-type" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://fsbrcarolinas.com/insights/roi-by-project-type.png" alt="2026 Remodeling ROI by Project Type — Four Seasons Building & Remodeling" style="width:100%;max-width:680px;height:auto;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:4px" /></a><p style="font:12px sans-serif;color:#555;margin:6px 0 0">Source: <a href="https://fsbrcarolinas.com/insights/roi-by-project-type" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2026 Remodeling ROI by Project Type</a> by <a href="https://fsbrcarolinas.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Four Seasons Building & Remodeling</a>.</p>
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What this shows
Resale ROI is the question every homeowner asks and the question that's hardest to answer honestly, because the real answer depends on the house, the comps, and how long you intend to stay. The chart above shows the cost-recouped percentages we use as a working baseline when homeowners are weighing whether to remodel before selling, blended from national remodeling-industry research and the Upstate SC comparable-sales data our agents share with us.
A few patterns are durable enough to trust. Exterior projects (garage door, siding, entry door, windows) consistently outperform interior projects on pure cost-recouped percentage. That's not because they're better investments emotionally — it's because they drive curb appeal and the appraisal photo, both of which move sale price more than a finished basement does. Kitchens and baths are the biggest emotional drivers but rarely return 100%+ at resale; they earn their keep through faster days-on-market and stronger offer leverage, neither of which shows up as a percentage on a chart.
If you are remodeling solely to sell, prioritize the exterior, refresh-only kitchens and baths (don't gut them), and stay close to your neighborhood comp ceiling. If you're remodeling to stay, ignore ROI entirely — build for the years you'll live there, not the day you might sell.
Key takeaways
- →Exterior projects (siding, windows, garage door) lead pure cost-recouped percentages.
- →Kitchens and baths drive faster sales and stronger offers, not the highest ROI percentage on paper.
- →Remodel-to-stay decisions should ignore ROI — build for the years you'll actually live in the home.
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