What moving actually costs.
- Roughly 6% in agent commissions on the sale.
- Closing costs, title, and prorations on both the sale and the purchase.
- Months of upheaval — listing, showings, packing, and the move itself.
- A floor plan you have to learn to love, instead of the home you already chose.
What renovating keeps.
You keep the home, the neighborhood, and the equity you already built — and you add the space your family actually needs. We show stay-and-renovate vs. sell-and-move-up, to the dollar.
What the analysis covers.
- Cost to renovate your home, calibrated to real Phoenix permits.
- Your home value after the renovation (Maricopa County resale data).
- The all-in cost of staying and renovating vs. selling and buying bigger.
- Five- and ten-year equity, both paths, side by side.