Big-ticket items such as a roof, furnace or foundation issue rarely pay for themselves at resale, because a buyer's own home inspection, typically $400 to $600, will surface the same problem and they will simply negotiate the price down by roughly what the repair would have cost you anyway.
Smaller items behave differently. A dripping faucet, a cracked switch plate or a loose railing costs little and removes a distraction that can make a buyer wonder what else was ignored. Fixing those before photos are taken keeps the conversation on the house rather than on a punch list.
Joel Dyck reviews the specific defects on a Saskatoon property and tells sellers honestly which ones to fix and which to price around. Get your hand-reviewed valuation from Joel Dyck.