"It could definitely prevent me from buying the house. I’d wonder what other hack jobs had been DIYed."

I agree and would rather have had the flooring need replacing and priced appropriately than your trying to get more money based on a half-ass flooring install.

I agree, too, that saving a few dollars now will cost you $$$ down the road. Get it fixed right.

The question is whether a buyer walking through is likely to notice the extended quarter round. I'm guessing that most people will not notice. Can you post a photo?

Any pictures of what it looks like?

And to be clear, you NEVER carpet or cover up a laminate floor. A floating floor is NOT an appropriate substrate for ANY flooring product. If you must redo it, remove the DIY flooring and get it done properly.

For now, go ahead and live with what you have created. Don't count your chickens before they hatch. We are in an economic down turn (ahem...recession) in the middle of a global pandemic. If the floor is viable as it is right now (you accept it) then leave it be until you feel you want to move. Get the money out of the floor that you paid for. No use throwing out something that is fully functional.

Your realtor will tell you what is 'selling' and what isn't. Those trends change with the wind. Leave your flooring alone until you are ready to list.

One cosmetic workmanship issue would not keep me from buying a house, however such issues rarely appear alone. A single issue can be fixed but the pattern of mediocre to midrange workmanship really brings down the price.

I am not sure what you mean by extending the quarter round into the doorways but that is likely a bigger issue for me than the gap at the walls. If this is room openings with baseboard, no problem but if you put molding in front of cased openings, major issue for me.

The exact price isn't relevant; your house's position in the local market is the key point. In my local area, that is above median price and poor quality work would be difficult to sell. If you are near the bottom of your local market, buyers may tolerate such issues just to find a property they can afford. This board doesn't reflect a wide spectrum of buyers, just ones interested in residential real estate. There are buyers who will live in a shack if it is in the right neighborhood and school district.

This isn't my pictures, but here's what I mean about the doorways:

Albeit, mine is not so professional looking. I'm baking on the idea that no one will notice the baseboards as they're painted the same color as the walls and my house will still have furniture while I'm selling, which will also hopefully hide those mistakes.

As for house price, I live in Vegas which is always a hot market. Technically the cities median is around $300, but I live in a nicer area than others with decent schools around me, at least for Vegas. My neighborhood median price is around $400 and I bought my house for $265, and I wouldn't mind breaking even either.

Thank you for all your advice and replies! I'll leave it for now, but I also opened up a savings account that I'll funnel money into monthly and I named it my "home improvements before I sell" savings lol.

Really hard to comment without photos. I think your potential pool of buyers will shrink but if someone wants your house badly enough you would think they would look past this cosmetic issue. Another option would be to sell as is to a an investor. There are dozens of "We buy houses" people in your market. Just make sure to look for a legit company. I own a company here in West Michigan and we buy houses in any condition. Here is my site. Make sure you find a credible company who makes fair offers, there are a lot of shysters out there!

I know this is an older post, but the finish in both pictures looks horrible. The door jambs should be under-cut and flooring should go under it, I guess they didn't know any better.

Can you show photos of what you actually have? I don't think the example photos look horrible -- a fresh coat of paint would improve that even more.

I am with the “most people won’t notice if it is painted all the same color” crowd. I have no idea if this is something a good inspector would point out. I would not spend savings account money to fix it it. When we sold our last house we spent $$$ to fix cracked tiles in a beautiful Saltillo tile floor and the very first thing the buyer did was carpet over it. Price it right for a good location and be prepared to knock off the price if the buyer strenuously objects.

What happens when you have a poorly installed DIY project like your floor is that you eliminate all of those buyers that don't want to spend the money or time to repair or replace the item after closing. If you do find someone that is interested, they are going to negotiate the sales price aggressively. Why? Because as Lyndee Lee mentioned, poorly installed DIY projects rarely occur alone. The assumption will be that your home needs all kinds of work (seen and unseen) so it will be worth much less than it would otherwise be worth if it were in normal condition.

If you think buyers don't look at flooring and baseboards, you are mistaken.

If you want to sell to an investor (typical investor) they are looking for good deals which would be approx 65% or less of market value. This is especially true of those We Buy Houses investors many of which are just middlemen.

OP, if this is the only DIY project you have in the house - you can correct this fundamental mistake by having a professional come in a replace the floor. If you leave it in place, that floor will cost you many times what it would cost to actually replace it. I rarely suggest replacing anything but a DIY mess is the exception because it will show up in your sales price. If you have several DIY projects - fix all of them by hiring the appropriate professional. You have time now since you aren't selling for 3 to 5 years. Don't wait until just before putting your home on the market to fix the floor and other DIY "improvements".