It depends on your market. If houses are selling quickly, no one will reject your house because of the doorknobs and hinges. If your competition is new construction or there are many homes in the area at the same price point, those miner details may matter. Most of the time, clean and tidy inside and out will make more of an impact than minor details. BTW, the last home I purchased was a doorknob museum with every different kind. One of the first upgrades was to make them all match.

lol graywings, that's a good point.
As far as the neighborhood, it's strictly regulated by the city and there have been no new builds in a decade, nor will there be. The homes in this subdivision are taking backup offers in an average of 5 days.

I do, however, have a bunch of brushed nickel hinge plates in the garage to at least do the downstairs "hall of doors" as I call it (the weird pics I posted) and I think enough doorknobs to switch them.

I want to do everything I can to get top dollar, and for people to think, "oh! Truly move in ready!" 🤷‍♀️

I doubt switching out the doorknobs will do a thing. I would only change them out if the finish is worn or scratched, or if there were several mismatched ones in a different style.

I dont think you have to change them out. It wouldnt be a deal breaker for me, although, I do have to admit, I would be changing them out, probably before I moved in. LOL

Leave as is - as others have said it's not a deal breaker - plus brass is back in vogue. It's the brushed nickel and ORB that are now passe.

Not worth changing for the sale at this price point and in an area that is selling quickly.

I'm with you Tracy, change them out. I just put a house on the market today and changed all the brass out on the doors with brushed stainless. Will it make a difference? probably not but the brass was distracting to my eye and just didn't feel quite right, and nothing else is brass in the house. The pictures taken were fantastic on the listing and brass would of pulled your eyes right to the nobs like Jimmy Durante's nose, so I wanted to make people not want to leave and believe I accomplished this with $15K worth of changes down to the small things like hinges and knobs.

So far there have been 30 showings scheduled and this morning I parked down the street and Timed the A.M. showings to see how long they stayed in the house (it's a small house). From 6 showings they averaged 25 minutes inside and I think I achieved my goal, no one left in a hurry and I want bids above asking.

I noticed this trait when touring parade of homes, the bad ones had very short visit times from people while the good ones had longer visits. One from 2006 and another other from 2019 had people who didn't want to leave at all, me included and people congregated by the dozens. I even went back to the 2019 home a second time just to study why it had such a hold on people, it was the color selections selected down to the door knobs, It was $600K and I almost took the bait.

A contractor buddy gave me about 200 new brass hinges because they replace them on new doors for the same reasons you stated. Change the brass, and I would also suggest changing the brown paint and losing the oval mirror. I received 4 additional showing notifications while typing this and know it was because of the new door knobs, lol. Oh no! A agent just notified me a showing was over and they only stayed 14 minutes, Ouch.

Update: Friday night we learned there are 4 offers from the Thursday showing, 2 above list.

Sunday we'll look at the offers and take the best dependent on any contingencies and price, and sometimes the highest offer may not be the best.

The hinges and doorknobs are the last thing I would notice especially in a seller’s market. I would be looking at the location, livability and condition (repairs and major remodel projects) of the home. I can change doorknobs paint easily and fairly inexpensively. It is more expensive to remove walls, remodel bathrooms. It may be the ex-appraiser in me but brass vs silver doorknobs not be something I noticed.

I don't know Jlhug, I changed the knobs from brass to silver and have a great signed contract for 22% over the already inflated asking price I was looking for. I installed new used cabinets, had everything painted pretty and replaced exterior doors along with the knobs but 22% over asking!!! Must of been those knobs. Solid offer and buyer is putting down 30% on a conventional loan.

Many people look right past something they don't like knowing it is an easy fix, but many others are overwhelmed just looking at something they don't like and others dislike the house but can't tell you why. Not knowing which person is visiting your house makes it a good plan to fix the maybe objections.

I sold new homes with porcelain knobs and 24k gold-plated rosettes. You've got me wondering how many prospects were put off because of the "cheap" brass.

Another home had Emtek living bronze handles throughout. I wonder how many prospects hated their inconsistency.

Good points, everyone.
I think the inconsistencies of having different doorknobs and handles of different colors is important. Some people might not even consciously be able to articulate what looks "off." I am leaning towards changing them out to modernize the house more, making it a more transitional style vs a totally traditional style, since the house itself that was a very late 90's feel traditional home is now updated to a modern traditional look in the kitchen and bathrooms. (We all know kitchens and baths sell houses.) This particular hallway is already weird, in that the ceiling is low (from a header at the start of it, that come to find out is boxed in, but not hiding plumbing or electrical, so there's no reason to have it so low!) The amount of doors is weird too- coat closet, under the stairs closet, then bedroom on the left, and linen closet, bathroom, and another bedroom on the right. 6 doors in a 15 foot long space- so to me all that brass just stands out. With all the work done, this feels like leaving a final look a bit undone or neglected. Move in ready to me means I don't have to change anything.

Maybe I'm trying to convince myself because I don't like it, and since I know it's there, I focus on it.

To the person who said lose the mirror at the end- curious why? I'm not opposed to it, just wondering. originally it had artwork there but was switched out so our baby could see himself up close when being held since his nursery was right there. Are end of hallway mirrors a no-no?

I mentioned the mirror and hope you're not offended. For you the mirror has reflections of loving memories and I consider it priceless. But to a prospective buyer they're looking to create their own memories and the mirror creates hesitation going forward and distracts from their own personal visions. The energy flow slows because of the mirror and should continue into the bedrooms uninterrupted without reflections of pause.

Since you mentioned the ceilings it makes even more sense to move people into the bedrooms quickly without pause before heads start scratching. As you said "Some people might not even consciously be able to articulate what looks "off." So get them into the bedrooms quickly so their minds become overwhelmed again with possibilities.

You mentioned art work at the end and may be a good idea if it takes buyers into the picture on a path to future opportunities in life. Something bigger than the mirror which signifies a welcoming path ahead like maybe a view of a wonderful garden through an open gate. I'm not sure and would need to see it so I'll reserve the right to waive the idea if it doesn't work. I spent a little time walking through the house I'm selling today and released I did a good job. They could create a vision of what they wanted in each room without first tearing out what wasn't right or felt "Off" to them, which isn't a good feeling to give selling a house. We had 50 showings in 3 days and received 12 offers.

Thanks, Kevin! No offense taken at all! I appreciate the input. One thing I learned from way too much HGTV, and my own multiple times of buying a house, is that the house needs to be clean, and staged.

When I sold the house previous to this one, I spent two hard, hard weeks staging. We rented a storage unit and got all the "stuff" out, things like holiday decorations and luggage from the closets, all the things you store and all things personal that weren't furniture, and most knickknacks. I worked so hard, and took the pictures for the MLS myself, with a great camera, at the Golden hour of evening when the lights in the house glow ethereally but the sky through the windows is still just before dusk blue. The house was not huge, but it was well appointed, and it looked worthy of a magazine. At open house, we left and went to a movie. Not halfway through, less than 2 hours later, we had 3 offers! A bidding war went 12k over asking. So I fully embrace your thoughts about the mirror. You are so right. A mirror will make everyone, especially women lol, look at themselves, and give them pause. I know I can't help but look in it; that's what they're for, but not good for moving people down the hallway. Little things like that are huge, because they impact the subconscious. I'll be on the lookout for the right piece of art to replace the mirror with. Ironically, I never liked it anyway. Reminds me of my grandmother's house. Not the vibe I want. 🙂

I would absolutely change them out. You can buy inexpensive lever handles and hinges on ebay and swap them out yourself. It should be under $300 for the whole-house change, and will make the house feel more cohesive. I doubt anyone will consciously say "I don't like the finish of the door hardware so I'm moving on," but there will be a subconscious feeling of the decor that will lend itself to a positive feeling about the house. Well worth $300 in my book.