Your home is not called an investment for nothing. Besides giving you roof over your head, it gives you plenty of money. You can have it on lease or you can sell it. And as lot’s value increases over time, so does that of your home. But there’s one thing that may eventually decrease its importance and value: lack of proper maintenance.
Potential home owners do not want to deal with improperly maintained home. Though you may sell it at a very low price, they know they are going to spend more repairing it. Besides being costly, these homes also take a lot of their time and effort, something eager owners frown upon.