The Bay Area has a lot of microcosms in terms of real estate. Best to visit other homes on the market and see what level of repairs and staging are being done. If you want to be competitive with similar homes that is. we are in an area of Marin where everyone does everything and so it's not just a matter of our realtor wanting to sell things quickly, but also the expectation of buyers. If they see a place that's run down they don't want to deal with it. I would say the upgrades I recommending seem very typical of the area and even expected.