Article: Home Improvement ? Don?t Exceed Comps In Your Area

Home Improvement ? Don?t Exceed Comps In Your Area

For most homeowners, the pride of ownership includes a consistent home improvement effort. While this makes sense, be careful you don?t improve the property so much that you can?t recover the costs when it is sold.



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You?ve picked up a heck of a deal on a home in a nice neighborhood. The purchase price was $200,000 and you put twenty five percent down [$50,000]. The comparable homes, ?comps?, in the neighborhood appraised for $300,000. Yes, your home is a bit run down, but that?s why they have Home Depot and weekends! You?ll just fix the ugly ducking up and pocket a quick $100,000 in equity when all your projects are done. What a country!



This situation definitely has potential. The value of the home is so low when compared to the...
 

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