tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292163132011-04-21T21:01:55.239-07:00House Hunting Asistance, Aforable Homes In virginia, maryland and Dc. Real Estate consultant, New homes specialist, Hud Properties specialist, Resale homes especialist. See my website for more infoReal Estate Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07087322411513006399noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29216313.post-1149361926513626932006-06-03T11:31:00.000-07:002006-06-03T12:12:06.523-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/277/3107/1600/casa.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/277/3107/320/casa.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />There are two principal factors which affects Real estate values in North America.<br />a. The number one is location. the closest your property is from attractived places, comunity centers, High ways and main cities the higher its value is.<br />b. The second one is based on the physical shape of this, let's face it if your home is not looking good or simply is outdated then you may need to do some work on it to make its value go up.<br /><br />Here are some tips to make your home look better and incresase the value on your investment.<br /><br />1. Kitchen is probably the most important place for some families.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Investment Cost</span><br />Updated cabinets: $1000<br />New countertops: $ 500<br />New Floring; $ 400<br />New Appliances: $ 1500<br /><br />Total: <span style="color:#ff0000;">$3400</span> Increase in Value: <span style="color:#000066;">$10.000</span> you made <span style="color:#000066;">$6600</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">2. Bathrooms is one of the places you want to keep in really good shape</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Investment Cost</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Ubdated cabinets: $250</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">New Floring: $200</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">New Bathtub: $350 </span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">New Sink and Toilet: $350</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"><span style="color:#000000;">Total:</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">$1150</span> <span style="color:#000000;">Increase in Value:</span> $3000 <span style="color:#000000;">You made</span> $ 1850+</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Now If you have enough space to build up a whole bath the appreciation on your home could be from $5000 to 7000 dollars depending on the quality of the improvements you add.</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">The increase in value from a 1/2 Bath to a full Bath could be $3000 to 4000. </span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29216313-114936192651362693?l=usahomes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Real Estate Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07087322411513006399noreply@blogger.com2