Home improvement options: getting the most bang for your buck

[Chrisk327]

Landscape and correct any real defects and you're done

adding patios, sheds etc are not going to add value beyond what you put into it, most of the times far less.

[Zarathu]

Originally Posted by MrRational

Clear and clean throughout the property.
Caulk, prime, paint and similar surface remedies. (tree trimming, flower bed mulch)
Fix anything that's actually broken. (from appliances to roofing)

$10,000 won't go a lot farther than that.
No substantive changes to anything at all... and especially if the plan is to sell.

hth

10K renovated my whole house: new flooring everywhere, new ceilings, 2 completely new bathrooms and laundry room, refinished kitchen, most of the roof, new 10 x 40 foot deck, on and on.....

of course.....

I have the contracting skills to do ....it....myself.