Benefits to Remodeling Your Existing Home

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(Free-Press-Release.com) July 23, 2010 -- Here are some reasons to remodel:

•Remodeling allows you to customize your home to meet your needs and desires.
•Remodeling means that you don't have to give up a familiar neighborhood and schools.
•Remodeling is a more efficient use of your financial resources. According to the American Homeowner Foundation, selling your home and moving typically costs about 8-10% of the value of your current home. And much of this goes into moving expenses, closing costs, and broker commissions - items that have no direct impact on your home's quality.

•Remodeling can be stressful, but few experiences are more stressful than moving.
While there are many reasons that people choose to remodel.

But there is no doubt that, as far as improving the sale of your home, all remodeling projects are not created equal. The general rule of thumb is that any remodeling project that brings your home up to the level of your neighbors' is a worthy investment. But it doesn't pay to be the most expensive house on the block - real estate experts recommend that a remodeling investment should not raise the value of your house to more than 10-15% above the median sales price in your neighborhood.

Remember that potential buyers will compare your home to ones newly built. Therefore, you'll want to look at the design trends and amenities being built into new homes. Great rooms (open kitchen/family room arrangements), master bed and bath suites, and higher ceilings are a few of the features sought by today's home buyers.

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