Renovating Your Home for Maximum Profit, 2nd Edition

Explains which renovations will increase the value of a home, offers advice on financing and contractor selection, and tells how to enhance the exterior of a property

Any homeowner is faced with a set of decisions when it comes to home repairs and renovations. There are those renovations one does purely to satisfy personal taste and desires--and these can be value-enhancing for the home--and then there are those renovations and enhancements that are almost guaranteed to increase the sale value of a property. Dan Lieberman zeros in on the latter. With people moving and selling their homes as frequently as they do these days, making improvements to enhance the potential resale value of your home is smart and prudent. This new, revised edition covers financing renovations, dealing with contractors and subcontractors, estimating remodeling costs, avoiding common and costly mistakes, creating warmth and comfort in the home, enhancing buyer demand for your home, and significant improvements you can accomplish yourself throughout your home at minimum cost for maximum return at sale time. --Mark A. Hetts