| RE:Home improvement (not tim alan) |
Subject: RE:Home improvement (not tim alan) by BillH on 2008/2/3 16:34:19 One sure way to make money on these improvements is to do the work yourself, if you can and if you have the time. I was quoted $13k to put cement clapboard siding on and have it painted. I did it myself for $4k in materials. I was quoted $5k labor to add extra insulation,housewrap and install the windows and doors. Did it myself. If you're going to do a kitchen makeover and sell the house, find out what kind of countertops, cabinets etc. are in the houses in your area that are for sale. If you put in Formica and the others are granite, it's not going to speed up the sale. I'm stuck with granite, stainless steel appliances and all because every house in this area has them. And with the time on market running 180 to 200 days here, you have to be competitive. If you don't do the remodel, you have a fixer upper and just cut your prespective buyer base by a good percentage. From the web last week: The top 3 remodels that will return close to 100% are: cement board siding, energy efficient windows, kitchen remodel. |
