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eVa
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ue
1.FI
XSTRUCTURALPROBLEMS
Bef
or
eyouevenbegi
nt
oconsi
dercosmet
i
c
i
mpr
ovement
sandr
epai
r
sl
i
kenewbat
hr
ooms,
ki
t
chens,f
l
oor
i
ngandr
edecor
at
i
ng,makesur
e
youf
i
xanymaj
orst
r
uct
ur
alpr
obl
ems.
Cosmet
i
csol
ut
i
onscanhi
depr
obl
emsf
r
om
pot
ent
i
albuyer
sbutar
ever
yunl
i
kel
yt
of
oola
val
uerandt
hi
swi
l
lbesur
et
oscupperanysal
e.

2.ADDCENTRALHEATI
NG
Addi
ngorupdat
i
ngt
hecent
r
alheat
i
ng
syst
em wi
l
lal
waysaddmor
et
ot
he
val
ueofapr
oper
t
yt
hani
tcost
s.I
twi
l
l
beconsi
der
edanessent
i
al
bymost
buyer
sandmor
t
gageval
uer
s.
Usi
ngapl
umbert
oaddcent
r
alheat
i
ng
t
oanaver
aget
hr
eebedr
oom Vi
ct
or
i
an
orEdwar
di
anhousewi
l
lcost34,
000.

3.UPDATESERVI
CES
Updat
i
ngser
vi
cessuchaswi
r
i
ngand
pl
umbi
ngi
sadi
s
r
upt
i
vej
ob,i
nvol
vi
ngl
i
f
t
i
ng
f
l
oor
sandchasi
ngoutpl
ast
erwal
l
s,sof
i
nd
outexact
l
ywhati
sr
equi
r
edandcompl
et
et
he
wor
kbef
or
emaki
nganycosmet
i
c
i
mpr
ovement
s.
El
ect
r
i
ci
t
y:
-Updat
i
ngt
heel
ec
t
r
i
c
smaybees
s
ent
i
al
i
ft
hehous
e
hasnotbeenr
ewi
r
edf
ors
omey
ear
s
.
-Addi
ngex
t
r
as
oc
k
et
swi
l
l
al
s
oaddv
al
uet
oy
our
homeandi
ns
omec
as
esi
tmi
ghtbewor
t
hopt
i
ngf
or
at
t
r
ac
t
i
v
ef
ac
epl
at
esf
ors
oc
k
et
sands
wi
t
c
hes
.

Pl
umbi
ng:
-Ol
dpi
pewor
kc
anbev
er
yf
ur
r
edup,l
eadi
ngt
opoor
hotandc
ol
df
l
ow,k
noc
k
i
ngorr
at
t
l
i
ngs
oundsand
ot
hernoi
s
esatwor
s
t
,i
tc
anl
eadt
obur
s
tpi
pes
.
-I
fy
ouhav
er
oom f
orac
y
l
i
nder
,y
ouc
ans
t
i
l
l
hav
e
s
t
or
edhotwat
erf
orf
i
l
l
i
ngabat
hqui
c
k
l
y
.

4.FI
XALLSUPERFI
CI
ALDEFECTS
Smal
ldef
ect
sdonotdi
r
ect
l
yaf
f
ectt
he
val
ueofapr
oper
t
y.However
,
cumul
at
i
vel
yt
heywi
l
lpr
eventi
tf
r
om
sel
l
i
ngatt
heopt
i
mum pr
i
ce.

5.CONVERTTHEROOFSPACE
At
ypi
call
of
tconver
si
oncost
sar
ound
500600/
mcompar
edt
oar
oundt
wi
cet
hi
s
f
oranext
ensi
on.
I
nt
er
msofaddi
ngval
ue,i
ti
sl
i
kel
yt
obea
ver
ygoodi
nvest
mentpr
ovi
di
ngi
taddsmor
e
accommodat
i
ont
hani
tt
akesaway.
Remember
,youneedt
omaker
oom f
oraf
ul
l
st
ai
r
caseandt
hi
swi
l
lt
akeupexi
st
i
ngspace.

6.REPLACEWI
NDOWS
Newdoubl
egl
azedPVCuwi
ndowscan
addconsi
der
abl
eval
uet
oapr
oper
t
y
andi
nt
hel
owerendoft
hemar
ketar
e
consi
der
edessent
i
albymostbuyer
s,
r
egar
dl
essoft
hei
rst
yl
eorl
ackofi
t
.
PVCuwi
ndowsr
equi
r
ever
yl
i
t
t
l
e
mai
nt
enance,ar
eener
gyef
f
i
ci
entand,
dependi
ngondesi
gnandi
nst
al
l
at
i
on,
canbever
ysecur
e.

7.MAKEOVERTHEKI
TCHEN
Anat
t
r
act
i
ve,hygi
eni
cl
ooki
ngki
t
cheni
s
essent
i
albot
ht
obuyer
sandval
uat
i
on
sur
veyor
s.Bef
or
er
epl
aci
ngaki
t
chen,
consi
dert
hef
undament
al
ssuchasi
t
sshape
andposi
t
i
onanddeci
dei
fyouar
egoi
ngt
o
makeanyst
r
uct
ur
alchangest
ot
hespace,or
i
fyouwantt
or
el
ocat
ei
tel
sewher
e.

8.REMODELEXI
STI
NG SPACE
Addi
ngnewspacewi
l
li
ncr
easet
heval
ueof
apr
oper
t
y,butf
i
r
styoushoul
dconsi
derhow
youcani
mpr
ovet
heuseoft
heexi
st
i
ng
space.Maxi
mum val
uewi
l
lbeaddedby
i
mpr
ovi
ngpubl
i
cspace,suchast
heki
t
chen,
di
ni
ngandl
i
vi
ngar
eas.Dr
awupasi
mpl
e
f
l
oor
pl
anoft
heexi
st
i
ngl
ayout
.Youcanget
abasi
cCADsyst
em f
oryourPCf
orasl
i
t
t
l
e
as10.Pl
ayar
oundaddi
ngandr
emovi
ng
wal
l
st
oachi
evet
heopt
i
mum l
ayout
.

9.MAKEOVEREXI
STI
NG
BATHROOMS
Bat
hr
oomsneedt
obef
r
eshandhygi
eni
c
l
ooki
ng,somakesur
et
her
ei
sadequat
el
i
ght
andpai
ntt
hewal
l
sani
ceneut
r
all
i
ghtshade
i
deal
l
yanof
fwhi
t
e.
I
ft
her
ei
snotenoughl
i
ght
,r
epl
aceasi
ngl
e
pendantwi
t
hat
r
i
pl
ehal
ogenspot
l
i
ghtuni
t
.

10.I
MPROVEORADDTO EXI
STI
NG
ACCOMMODATI
ON
Agr
eatdealofval
uei
spl
acedont
he
numberofbedr
oomsi
napr
oper
t
y,and
soaddi
ngbedr
oomswi
l
lusual
l
yaddt
o
t
hesal
epr
i
ce,al
t
houghbeawar
et
hat
t
her
ei
sacei
l
i
ngval
uef
orever
yst
r
eet
andsoatsomepoi
ntt
headdi
t
i
onalcost
ceasest
obr
i
nganyr
et
ur
n.

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