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Fixing a cosmetics/minor issue before selling

My primary bathroom was finished quite poorly a few years ago - terrible grout job on floor and shower (missing pockets of grout, not wiped well, even bits of sponge stuck in grout) and cracked/scratched tiles on floor from dragging the tub in. on top of this it's marble, which is awfully difficult to clean without etching the marble. bad choice, I know.

we are planning on selling in four years - I think it needs to be redone before selling to make it more appealing (or rather get it up to the level it should already be at) considering it should sell in the $950k-1.1 range, and my wife disagrees and doesn't want to spend money (15-20k) that a prospective buyer might not notice/care and would rather chance crediting a buyer some cash than guarantee spending it to remodel.

any advice from someone more knowledgeable and experienced would be great, thanks!

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