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And do those sources of information have any interests involved in the
question? Who advertises on those shows? And if it was generally
believed that renovation didn't pay off, how many people would watch
them? Do the realtors who advise owners to renovate before selling get
commissions based only on the pre-renovation value of the house?

Amazing the divergence of opinions on thisa subject. my situation
invested 12 grand made a extra 18 grand and the house sold faster.
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Made an extra 18 compared to what? For you to know that you made an extra 18
you would have to have your house on the market and get several solid offers and
use those to assess the highest amount you would get without renovating the
kitchen, turn all of those offers down, do the renovation, and then receive an
offer from one of those same buyers for 18,000 dollars more AND have that buyer
tell you that the reason he offered the extra 18 was because of the renovation.

My theory is that you have absolutely no idea whether the renovation returned
one cent more than if you had not done it. The above scenario being so
implausible that there would be no way to know one way or the other.