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Which Home Renovations Are Your Best Investments?
If your refrigerator and stove are still a matching shade of avocado green, or you are forced to share a bathroom with your three teenage daughters, it may be time to look into a home renovation.
Though remodeling can cost a pretty penny, it can provide significant returns when it comes time to sell your home -- if you do it right.
Certain home renovations are a win-win situation, providing enjoyment to you, the homeowner, and then making your home more marketable, and worth more, in the future. Other renovations, however, can set you back thousands with no guarantee of future payoff.
Smart Home Renovations
1. Kitchen
Kitchens have replaced living rooms and family rooms as the new "heart of the home." Whether entertaining or spending time with the family, the kitchen is likely "the place to be."
Kitchen remodeling can range from installing granite countertops or tile floors to adding built-in appliances, an island or changing layout.
Says Mary Johnson, residential specialist with Premier Properties in Naples, Florida, "The younger buyers, especially the baby boomers, want a modern kitchen with the cooktop stove and nice cabinets, not to mention wine coolers and subzero refrigerators. I think it does make a difference. Even if it's just a cooktop stove, they walk in and say, 'Oh, it's a remodeled kitchen!'"
Estimated Return on Investment (ROI) at Resale: 92.9 percent, according to a 2004 survey by Remodeling magazine.
2. Bathroom (Remodeling)
How does a couples' walk-in shower, new skylights, Jacuzzi tub or vaulted ceilings sound, for starters? According to Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies, a mid-range bath remodeling (which costs an average of $10,499), will add $10,727 to your home's value. The ROI based on these numbers? 102.2 percent.
" ... If money's tight, just replacing the water fixtures helps," says Johnson.
ROI: 90.1 percent for a mid-range remodel, according to the Remodeling magazine survey.
3. Adding a Bathroom
An extra bathroom will always add extra appeal to buyers with families. If you're not sure you have the space, consult with a contractor.
"You can't lose by adding a bath," Johnson says.
ROI: 86.4 percent for a midrange addition (approximately $20,000). 80.1 percent for an upscale
addition ($40,000 or more).
4. New Siding
New siding can give a major facelift to your home, and the return you'll receive is one of the highest out there.
ROI: 92.8 percent.
5. Add a Room
At the top of the list are family rooms and bedrooms. Doing so can be expensive, as it often involves extending walls, rearranging rooms or adding box-bay windows, but the investment will likely pay off in the future.
ROI: 80.6 percent for a family room ($50,000 or more investment). 82.7 percent for a bedroom (costs about $35,000).
More Renovations Not Necessarily Better
Before you begin any major projects, it's important to assess your home's value and the neighborhood it's in. It is possible, through a lot of renovations and money, to boost your home up so high that you're no longer in the market.
"Are you going to do work that makes your house worth $300,000 when it's sitting in a $100,000 neighborhood?" asks Israel Ramos, a real estate agent in Phoenix, Arizona.
Be sure that your home renovations will add to the value of your home, but be aware that getting too extravagant may not bring the return you're expecting.
"Don't exceed the ceiling for the neighborhood, or you won't get your money back," Ramos says.
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