Posts in category 'Home Improvement'
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Wonderful Warming Windows
We finally bit the proverbial bullet and got some new replacement windows. I'll warn you right up front that there's about 65,000 different brands, installers, manufacturers and salesmen out there all vying for your money. Do your homework. Talk to a few folks who have had their windows replaced. And take your time deciding. I won't name names here, but the company we chose did a good enough job. They represented themselves mostly honestly. And the quality of the windows is adequate. It may sound like I'm upset with them, but I think the best word is "underwhelmed". I have to keep reminding myself that what comes out of a salesmen's mouth is almost never what the actual end-result will be.
If you happen to be an honest salesperson and are offended by the abov...
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Renovation ROI
I sit and type this article in a finished basement/home-office. A couple years ago we re-painted the walls, updated the full bathroom and finished the floors with that cement etching paint stuff. Now it looks like a workout room/office and "counts" as additional square feet. One mistake the previous owners made was including a closet down here so now we have to count it as a bedroom, but that aside the extra space is invaluable.
Basement remodels are one of the top projects you can do in your home that will provide a significant return on investment or "ROI". Lots of projects are valuable to you as the owner and may let you enjoy the home more while you are there. That does not mean that those projects will pay off when it comes time to sell. Today we're going to exp...
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What Women Want
Don't kid yourself. If you think I'm crazy enough to write an article about what women want, you must think I either: (a) have a death wish, or (b) don't want my job writing this article anymore. The truth is I thoroughly enjoyed that movie with Mel Gibson back in 2000. I believe that any guy would love to have that power if only for a few days. But what about today's sellers? I know there are a ton of agents out there that would love to educate their buyers on a few things. None of these are earth-shattering revelations, but most are tough to hear, easy to fix and a little dose of reality. All of them are things I believe most North Conway NH home sellers...
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Rockin Rental Remodel
Tis the season. Regardless of whether you live in a college town or not, fall is a popular time for rental tenants to migrate. For landlords, this is the perfect time to invest a little into your property and ideally give you the opportunity to increase your rental rates. There are loads of options you have when doing a renovation of your property, but today our focus will be on those upgrades that will provide a solid return on investment. At the same time, we don't really want to break the bank so our focus will also be on those projects that we can (maybe) do ourselves and that are cost-effective. Let's dig in.
Two weeks...