Guest Blogger: 6 Cost Effective Ways to add Value to your Home

Guest Blog #76, Entry #523, May 15, 2011

Spring is the perfect time to start thinking about home improvements. Whether you’re trying to sell your home in the near future, or you are wanting to add value for the future, now is the perfect time to start planning and getting started.

Today our Guest Blogger, Mark from Mesa Garage Doors, shows you how to add value to your home, without spending a lot of money.

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Whether you are looking to sell or not, it is always nice to have a good chunk of equity in your house, and who wouldn’t want to increase the value of where they lived?

So in this guest post, whether you are looking to downsize, sell an investment or just make your own home a little nicer, I am going to share with you a few cost effective ways that you can boost the value of your property.

1: Build an extension

This is the classic option, and if you’re interested in adding substantial value it is a great idea. Make sure that your extension doesn’t result in a top heavy house though.

A classic mistake is to add additional bed rooms but not add sufficient living space downstairs. This can result in adding less value than the cost of the extension. The key is careful planning, come up with something that makes sense for your house.

2: Add a garage

Depending on the area you live in, a garage can add a lot of value, or at least pay for itself. Nicely selected garage doors can offset your property very well and make it easier to sell when you choose to. Additionally you might be able to save money on car insurance whilst you are still living there.

3: Re-decorate

This is a really easy way to add a little value, make your house more sellable and make your home a little more pleasant all in one go. Brightening up your walls with a fresh lick of paint can really transform your home and make your rooms feel bigger.

4: Upgrade your kitchen

If your kitchen is old and in need of a re-vamp, getting a new one can be very cost effective. Compared to a old outdated kitchen, a new one can add as much as $5-7,000 to the value of your home.

Added to this the fact that if you install it yourself it might only cost $3-4,000… You might make a good profit.

Even if you don’t make a profit though, the cost need not be any more than the increase in value, which means you get a nice new kitchen effectively for free!

5: Make your home more appealing: stop smoking

Two final points here, just simple things; firstly, stop smoking in the house if you do so currently. A smokey smell can vastly reduce the saleability of a house and as a result the value too.

6: Tidy up

If you are planning on selling up, de-cluttering is perhaps one of the most cost effective things you can do. It will make your house look nicer, more homely, more spacious and better cared for – and all it will cost you is a bit of time.

This post was brought to you by Mark from MesaGarageDoors.com. We sell a wide range of high quality garage doors at the best possible prices, many with a lifetime guarantee.

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