Peaceful Dove
My grandfather left me his three bedroom brick home some months ago. The house is 46 years old and has had only one owner. It needs some TLC. The house needs painting, the bathroom fixtures & windows need replacing. Otherwise, the home is beautiful with hardwood and poured floors. [...]
Tags: Bathroom Fixtures, Bedroom Brick, Money
PurdeeGirl
Home Renovations during a Home Appraisal-Can it be done? I am having a home appraisal done in a few weeks, however I am having major work done on my single family home. I am updating a kitchen and a bathroom, among other areas. The reason for the real estate appraisal is [...]
Tags: Home Appraisal, Home Renovations, Real Estate Appraisal
MissLiss
We are renovating our house and were wondering what reno’s will give us the best selling stand point. We plan on renovating the kitchen (new counter tops, flooring and perhaps cuboards), painting, trim, windows, doors. Any ideas of what best let me know
We want to eventually to put hardwood but the people who [...]
Tags: Home Renovations, Living Room, Windows Doors
dani6121981
I have been approved for a home equity loan but the computer appraisal is only valuing my house at 222k. I just completed 45k worth of renovations on my home including a new kitchen and bathroom so I know it will appraise much higher. My question is, if they ordered the walk [...]
Chrissy
We owned the home for only 2 years during our marriage but put 14,000 into upgrades such as insulations, new bathroom floor, sink etc, new water heater, running heat ducts to each room upstairs instead of 1 vent by the steps, replaced old sliding doors with french, new front door etc.. This is 14,000 [...]
Tags: Divorce, Home Appraisal, Vent
sathi anusiah
I am thinking of a 3 bedroom 3 or 2 bathroom home. with little or no renovation required somewhere near a substation or bus stop.
Tags: Bus Stop, New York City, Substation
silky_vixen
We are moving to Ontario, in the Owen Sound area (within an hours radius from there) and are trying to decide whether to build or buy and then renovate. What would cost more…to build outright (including cost of land) or to buy and then do quite a few renovations…ie bedrooms, bathrooms, laundry room???? [...]
Tags: Bedrooms, Building A House, House Buying
fighterace26
I am paying PMI on one of my houses because I wanted to take the downpayment money to do renovations. Can I get any lisenced appraiser to find the new value of the house now that its done? Can I just take that to the bank and request PMI be dropped ?( its [...]