Bamaman
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How often a home needs remodeling is a product of how up to date the home was when it was built. Some homes are of standard trim, and some have highline trim doors, cabinetry, appliances, flooring and bathroom fixtures ahead of their time.
Homes built with "contractor grade" materials might warrant an 8 year remodel.
We were in our last house 10 years, and it was built to standard trim levels. I repainted the bedrooms and put new carpets in the bedrooms. I also replaced vinyl tile in the main bedroom bath with 58 cent per square foot ceramic tile--total cost $138. For $1.5K, we had the house in completely new condition and it sold to the third person that looked at it for list price. It helped greatly that we'd already cleaned out the house completely and had moved into another home. Buyers want completely move in houses with colors they won't have to repaint.
Our new home was a foreclosure in remarkably good condition. And it is a home built of higher level trims including high line lighting, soaring ceilings and a den that's 26 x 48'. We were fortunate to have the cash to buy it, as the credit union just wanted it liquidated. And we're in it for less than new homes half the square footage.
Homes built with "contractor grade" materials might warrant an 8 year remodel.
We were in our last house 10 years, and it was built to standard trim levels. I repainted the bedrooms and put new carpets in the bedrooms. I also replaced vinyl tile in the main bedroom bath with 58 cent per square foot ceramic tile--total cost $138. For $1.5K, we had the house in completely new condition and it sold to the third person that looked at it for list price. It helped greatly that we'd already cleaned out the house completely and had moved into another home. Buyers want completely move in houses with colors they won't have to repaint.
Our new home was a foreclosure in remarkably good condition. And it is a home built of higher level trims including high line lighting, soaring ceilings and a den that's 26 x 48'. We were fortunate to have the cash to buy it, as the credit union just wanted it liquidated. And we're in it for less than new homes half the square footage.