Plumbing improvement pays off in profitable sale

"From the standpoint of residents, plumbing fixtures are something they handle every day, so when the plumbing fixture is something that's new, [such as] pull-out faucets on the kitchen sink, that helps improve their perception of the quality of the unit," [Ray Polverini] noted. "And from the buyers perspective they walk in and [think], 'These units look very nice, even down to the plumbing fixtures.'