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Thursday, May 19, 2011
Sierra Foothills Equestrian Property Set-up & Ready For Your Horses
Hidden and private, this 7.2 acre equestrian property set-up and ready for your horses is nestled in the Sierra Foothills with a short drive to either Hwy 49 or Interstate 80. The comfortable 4 bed, 2.5 bath house has a large great room and an additional bonus room perfect for a theater, newer paint in the inside and a cozy family feel with skylights and a whole house fan. Walk out onto a large rear deck with beautiful foothill views. Horse amenities include a newer barn with tack room and hay storage, sand arena, fenced pastures and seasonal creek with plenty of room to park all necessary trailers or RV's.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Top 3 Do's & Don't Before Listing Your Home
Today's real estate, the best and worst home improvements. Sprucing up your home can lead to a payday when it's time to sell but when is an upgrade an investment and when is it a waste of money.
This is a question every homeowner has to ask themselves. Where do I put my money and spruce up? Is there a rule of thumb before the specifics on the list?
Typically, we spend 5% of the value of the home and not even think about it, in a rare instance you could spend 10% and get the money back.
The three best home improvements that make sense & and the worst.
1. The first thing a prospective buyer sees is the front door - replace it.
* It's inexpensive, costs $ 1200 and you get more than that money back. What's great about replacing the front door other than that it's shape is people immediately decide if they don't want your house and it is often based on a first impression. You walk up to the front door and it looks awful you assume what's inside the front door will also be awful.
2. Replace the garage door
* You get roughly 87% back & the average cost is $ 1291 and you get back about $ 1083. The reason the garage door is important is for many homes, particularly one-story homes, the garage door is more than 50% of the front facade, you can't afford to overlook it.
3. Finally in terms of good suggestions for home improvements is adding a deck.
* If you look at a house without an outdoor wood deck today it looks like something is missing. buyers love decks and even daydreaming about using it in the summer. You need to do it well, if you don't bring in someone who knows what they are doing it looks like the deck landed next to your house from outer space. There are bad decks but it's roughly 10 by 30 at a cost of $10,000 and you get $7,000 of it back.
The worst ideas.
1. A home office remodel is a bad idea.
* It's a bad idea, they are expensive to put in, expensive to equip and you will never get the money back. Right now they are typically $28,000 to get $13,000 back. For one other thing, you lose a bedroom & that's a terrible idea, buyers shop by bedrooms.
2. Next home improvement is adding a sunroom. Why is a deck a good idea and a sunroom a bad idea?
* A deck is always used a sunroom is never used, people typically furnish it with leftover furniture. They are about $75,000 to add one and after you pay for it you have to heat and cool it which is expensive.
3. Adding a new bathroom is not worth the money.
* People will just not pay the premium that it costs to add a bathroom although it's the smallest room in the house it costs $40,000, you are better off doing a quick nip and tuck on a few things in the bathroom will make it look good enough.
This is a question every homeowner has to ask themselves. Where do I put my money and spruce up? Is there a rule of thumb before the specifics on the list?
Typically, we spend 5% of the value of the home and not even think about it, in a rare instance you could spend 10% and get the money back.
The three best home improvements that make sense & and the worst.
1. The first thing a prospective buyer sees is the front door - replace it.
* It's inexpensive, costs $ 1200 and you get more than that money back. What's great about replacing the front door other than that it's shape is people immediately decide if they don't want your house and it is often based on a first impression. You walk up to the front door and it looks awful you assume what's inside the front door will also be awful.
2. Replace the garage door
* You get roughly 87% back & the average cost is $ 1291 and you get back about $ 1083. The reason the garage door is important is for many homes, particularly one-story homes, the garage door is more than 50% of the front facade, you can't afford to overlook it.
3. Finally in terms of good suggestions for home improvements is adding a deck.
* If you look at a house without an outdoor wood deck today it looks like something is missing. buyers love decks and even daydreaming about using it in the summer. You need to do it well, if you don't bring in someone who knows what they are doing it looks like the deck landed next to your house from outer space. There are bad decks but it's roughly 10 by 30 at a cost of $10,000 and you get $7,000 of it back.
The worst ideas.
1. A home office remodel is a bad idea.
* It's a bad idea, they are expensive to put in, expensive to equip and you will never get the money back. Right now they are typically $28,000 to get $13,000 back. For one other thing, you lose a bedroom & that's a terrible idea, buyers shop by bedrooms.
2. Next home improvement is adding a sunroom. Why is a deck a good idea and a sunroom a bad idea?
* A deck is always used a sunroom is never used, people typically furnish it with leftover furniture. They are about $75,000 to add one and after you pay for it you have to heat and cool it which is expensive.
3. Adding a new bathroom is not worth the money.
* People will just not pay the premium that it costs to add a bathroom although it's the smallest room in the house it costs $40,000, you are better off doing a quick nip and tuck on a few things in the bathroom will make it look good enough.
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