home improvements: Improving your home to sell for "top dollar" - 06/08/11 10:40 AM
Improving your home to sell for "top dollar" Yes, many sellers are still selling. Many need to upsize, downsize, re-locate, or liquidate. Whatever the reason may be, the same is true for all of our sellers, they want to get "top dollar". In today's, market where values have fallen dramatically in comparison to a few years ago, homeowners understand that the market "is what it is" and that they can either make the best of it, or sit tight and not sell.
In our business, we try to maintain a realistic "edge" that, in turn, will allow us to say "yes I can confidently reach … (0 comments)

home improvements: The Smart Way To Look At Home Improvements. - 07/07/08 01:51 AM
 
THE SMART WAY TO LOOK AT HOME IMPROVEMENTS
 
By Brendan Winans
Century 21 Metro Alliance
Office (303) 452-0540
Mobile (303) 829-7214
 
         What home improvements really pay off when the time comes to sell your house?
         That’s an important question for any homeowner contemplating moving or remodeling.  And the only possible answer is a somewhat complicated one.
         That answer starts with the fact that really major improvements – room additions, total replacements of kitchens and baths, etc., -- rarely pay off fully in the near term.  It ends with the fact that small … (2 comments)

home improvements: REMODELING YOUR HOME: HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH? - 06/23/08 08:14 AM
REMODELING YOUR HOME:  HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH?
By Brendan Winans
Century 21 Metro Alliance
Office (303) 452-0540
Mobile (303) 829-7214
     The classic way for homeowners to increase the value of their house is by remodeling existing rooms or adding on to its current plan.
     Some choose to build recreation rooms and studies while others add new appliances, fixtures and cabinets to enliven rooms and make their home more attractive to future buyers.
     But, when should you decide to stop sinking money into a home and buy a bigger place?  And how much rehab is too … (2 comments)