Most listing alerts tell you what hit the market. We’re looking for what the market might be missing.
Each week, we curate Utah homes with the clearest upside — value hiding in the location, layout, lot, flexibility, or smart improvements still left to make.
This week’s theme: homes that work harder.
The strongest picks have more than curb appeal. They have ADU potential, separate entrances, oversized lots, big garages, park-adjacent settings, or enough space to solve more than one life stage.
When rates are high, every dollar has to do more. These are the listings where the price-to-potential gap stood out.
Upside = how much more value a home could reasonably have today, with improvements or based on similar homes and current demand. Sometimes that value is already there. More often, it needs a few smart upgrades to show up.
2801 Valley View Ave, Holladay
$1,250,000 · 4 bd · 3 ba · 4,034 sqft · Upside up to +$193K (15.4%)
A main-level Holladay rambler with more than 4,000 square feet, two fireplaces with custom built-ins, a spacious great room, an updated primary suite, private atrium views, and a fully finished walkout basement. It is not the trendiest home on the list, but the livable space, flexibility, and Holladay location are hard to replace.
2023 E Hubbard Ave, Salt Lake City
$1,100,000 · 4 bd · 2 ba · 2,379 sqft · Upside up to +$142K (13.3%)
A classic Yalecrest / Harvard-Yale home with original hardwoods, architectural character, mature trees, and walkability. The renovated kitchen, updated systems, and rare indoor-to-outdoor fireplace setup make this a strong east-side character play that still has built in upside.
355 E 825 N, Centerville
$469,000 · 3 bd · 2 ba · 2,058 sqft · Upside up to +$63K (13.4%)
A brick Centerville rambler under $500K with mountain views, hardwood floors, an updated kitchen, a finished basement, and a two-car garage. The upside is in the combination of established neighborhood, usable square footage, and major systems already handled — roof, windows, furnace, A/C, and plumbing have all been updated — leaving room for the next buyer to build value through lighter cosmetic improvements instead of starting with expensive maintenance.
3156 E 4430 S, Holladay
$699,900 · 4 bd · 2 ba · 2,200 sqft · Upside up to +$109K (15.6%)
Located directly across from Olympus Hills Park, this Holladay home has the kind of private, mature backyard that often feels more valuable in person than it does on paper. Add a two-car garage, spacious living areas, and a separate basement entrance for future ADU or mother-in-law potential, and the upside story is really about irreplaceable setting plus flexibility.
715 E 260 S, Midway
$949,000 · 6 bd · 3 ba · 3,086 sqft · Upside up to +$146K (15.4%)
Midway is not usually the place buyers expect to find more than 15% modeled upside, but this one has the right mix: six bedrooms, fresh paint, new basement carpet, a large flat backyard, Wasatch Mountain views, and serious RV / boat parking. For buyers who want the Wasatch Back lifestyle without jumping into resort pricing, this deserves a look.
4544 S Stonewood Dr, West Valley City
$425,000 · 5 bd · 3 ba · 2,364 sqft · Upside up to +$80K (18.7%)
Under $450K with five bedrooms, three remodeled bathrooms, an updated kitchen, and major improvements already completed, including newer roof, windows, paint, doors, cabinets, lighting, and plumbing fixtures. This is a good reminder that upside does not always mean fixer — sometimes the market just has not fully credited size, bedroom count, and functionality.
988 E Silver Falls Dr, Washington
$615,000 · 4 bd · 3 ba · 2,266 sqft · Upside up to +$59K (9.6%)
A move-in-ready Washington Fields home on a .28-acre lot with four bedrooms, three bathrooms, fresh paint, new carpet, mountain views, and Crimson Cliffs school boundaries. Southern Utah upside is often about lifestyle as much as square footage, and this one has the right mix: space, condition, school appeal, and a strong location in one of Washington County’s most consistently desirable pockets.
A FINAL WORD
This week’s theme is flexibility.
The best opportunities are not just the prettiest houses or the biggest discounts. They are homes with multiple ways to create value: live in one part and rent another, finish unused space, benefit from a rare lot, preserve historic character, or buy into a location where replacement options are limited.
That is exactly why upside is useful. It helps separate “priced low for a reason” from “priced below what the market may actually support.”
Quick note: estimated upside reflects the midpoint of Stairtop’s modeled upside range. It’s not a promise. It is a much better filter than “priced to sell.”
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