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In about six months, I’m putting the raised ranch home I have owned for 20+ years on the market. I know I must say goodbye to years of accumulated items — I really don’t think I need 12 colanders anymore — and I also know there are some repairs and upgrades I need to do to entice a buyer. I am thinking of starting with my kitchen — the most-used room in my home — because, well, it needs some TLC.

According to experts, I’m onto something: The kitchen may be the best room in the house to upgrade, in terms of return on investment.

According to the 2017 Remodeling Impact Report, a joint report by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI), 54 percent of Realtors suggest sellers complete a kitchen upgrade before attempting to sell; and 23 percent said a kitchen project actually has helped close a sale in recent years.

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