Monday, June 19, 2006

Working on My House

As some of you may know I am working on my own re-modeling experience. My wife Sarah and I bought the house last Christmas and we have been slowly working on it ever since. Since remodeling is on my mind its now on my blog. Here are a few good reads on the subject.

Tip On Getting The Best Return On Home Improvements
This is an article that trys to actually represent the value of different home improvements costs vs. return when selling a home.

For the most part it seems to make sense and has a lot to do with staging:

1. Clean / de-clutter - 973% Average Return on Investment
2. Lighten and brighten - 865% R.O.I
3. Yard - 426% R.O.I
4. Plumbing and electrical - 260% R.O.I
5. Staging - 251% R.O.I
6. Update kitchen and bath - 168% R.O.I
7. Paint interior - 148% R.O.I
8. Carpeting = 104% R.O.I
9. Flooring - 101% R.O.I
10. Paint exterior - 76%R.O.I


10 cheap fixes to boost your home's value
(Short on cash but ready to renovate? Think new door handles, not new doors, and spiffed-up appliance fronts, not new appliances.) from MSN. Usually I don't care for the news articles flashing before my eyes on MSN.com but this one caught my eye. Its nice to see that I am pretty much hitting all points in one way or another. Just recently I have been dedicating 3-4 hours a day working on the house after work, my goal is to get the house up to our standards by September. I started with the elecrical which is still an unfinished project. As for the inside we have decided to get the walls and ceiling done first.




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