There are a number of things you can improve in your home that will increase your home’s value. You can add a bathroom, finish your basement and renovate your kitchen – just to name a few. Unexpected home improvements like a new roof can be an expensive surprise. Rather than waiting until your home is [...]
Are home improvements tax deductible? Home improvements, like renovating a home or making permanent additions to the home, increase the value of the house while making it more habitable. Home improvement loans, availed for the purpose of making certain improvements, qualify for tax deductions. In addition to these loans, certain expenses also qualify for tax [...]
In our years of experience selling real estate, we have easily walked through more than a thousand homes for sale in the Charleston, SC area. Some homes are very well staged for showings, and you can tell that the home owners have really taken care of the home and have made good improvements to it. [...]
I bought a regular cookie cutter 3bed-2bath-2car 1590 sq. ft. house brand new in December 2008 for $125,000 with nearly NO upgrades, being a handy person that can do them myself for cheaper. My question is: approximately how much value will I have added to my house through home improvements? So far I’ve: 1. painted [...]