home Revovations that give you the highest return for money spent...

Some remodeling projects not only add to the home's value, but they give prospective buyers more incentives to buy in the first place, particularly in a competitive market such as this one.

Many buyers judge a house by its exterior. So it's little surprise that among the home improvement projects most appreciated by buyers are midrange wood deck additions and siding replacements, according to Remodeling magazine's 2008-2009 Cost vs. Value Report, which looks at the return of investment for various remodeling projects. Owners who put decks on their homes recouped 81.8 percent of their money, and siding replacement projects gave homeowners 80.7 percent of a return on investment.
How to get your home to stand out from the crowd?
Top 5 midrange renovations by return on investment
Project Job cost Resale value Cost recouped
Deck addition (wood) $10,601 $8,676 81.8%
Siding replacement (vinyl) $10,256 $8,274 80.7%
Minor kitchen remodel $21,246 $16,881 79.5%
Window replacement (wood) $11,512 $8,946 77.7%
Window replacement (vinyl) $10,537 $8,132 77.2%

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Source: Remodeling magazine's Cost vs. Value Report 2008-09

Quick no cost ways to make your home more inviting...

5 Simple and easy fixes to make your home more inviting ...

1. Place an attractive a plate of cookies in the kitchen. This will make them stay and look around.

2. Hide pet toys, bowls and litter boxes. Make sure pets are away for all

home showings.

3. Heat an apple pie in the oven. Studies show that the smell of baked goodies gives your home a welcome...stay awhile smell.

4. Turn on lights in dimly lit hallways and rooms. Light up the Kitchen with

all the lights you have. This is the most important room in your home.

5. Put away toilet brushes, plungers, sponges, toothbrushes and medications.

Place fresh soaps and candles in the baths.

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Homeowners Insurance things to remember...

Then there is homeowners insurance….

This is often a last rushed through item on the long list of important things to remember when buying a home.
Ask anyone who has suffered through a fire or one of natures’ many natural disasters, they will tell you “homeowners insurance can means the difference between losing everything or getting back close to what you had before.”

What the difference between Replacement Costs and Actual Cash Value?

Sounds simple enough on the surface but let’s take a closer look at what these two things mean.
Many policies severely restrict how much money you'd get to replace your stuff and limit or even exclude some common household items from your policy.

If you have a policy that pays out actual cash value on your home's contents, for example, you'd get a check for what your possessions were worth when they were destroyed, not what they would cost to replace.

It's much better to spring for replacement cost on your contents. You'd typically still get an initial check for the depreciated value of your items, but after you replaced them (and provided receipts to your insurer), you'd get another check to make make up the difference.. The cost of this coverage is typically about 10% to 20% more than actual-cash-value coverage.
Even with this extra protection, you could still be vulnerable.

Some policies provide replacement-cost coverage for most items but make exceptions for others. Your policy might give you a check to buy a new couch, for example, but decide to depreciate your carpet and give you only a fraction of the replacement cost.

The only way to know how you're protected is to read your policy, front to back.
Many policies set your contents coverage to a percentage of your overall policy limit. If your home is insured for $500,000, for example, your contents coverage might be half or less than half that amount, depending on the insurer's policies.

Obviously, there's a lot of variation, and these limits don't reflect whether your furniture consists of Chippendale or chipped-and-dented. The only way to be sure you're adequately covered is to do a detailed household inventory, writing down all of your possessions and what they would cost to replace.

Boring and time consuming but it's time you'll be glad you invested if you're ever faced with making a claim.

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Grand Townhome with private interior elevator.

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