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Preparing To Sell Your House If you're getting ready to sell your house, you basically have two options: list it as-is, or make improvements to add to your profit. Here are some tips to help you decide what to fix before you list your home. |
AskMen.com
January 18, 2004
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Worthwhile Home Renovations Renovations around the house are a great way to expand and increase its value. However, not all renovations are beneficial in the long run. |
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How to Increase the Value of Your Home While the price of your home is largely determined by market conditions, there are steps you can take to maximize the value of your home. |
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November 22, 2004
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Showtime For Your Home These days it's not enough simply to clean the house before putting it on the market. To net top dollar, you have to banish most traces of yourself and create an idealized living space. |
The Motley Fool
August 15, 2007
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What to Do When Your House Won't Sell Times may be tough for people trying to sell their homes, but that doesn't mean you're doomed to failure. There are things you can do to best handle the struggling real estate market. |
The Motley Fool
March 25, 2004
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10 Home Enhancement Tips To boost your home's value, consider improving it in a big or small way. There are many ways to make your home more snazzy or pleasant, and not all of them cost a lot of money. Here are 10 suggestions submitted for your consideration. |
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November 1, 2005
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Americans Getting Into the Closet We're spending more time and money in our storage spaces. Overdone? Not as much as you might think. When it comes to upgrading your abode, think "Resale, Sweet Resale." |
Popular Mechanics
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Cheap Homemade Remedies to Clean Home Appliances How to remove caked-on dirt and more from the the grill, the microwave, the dishwasher, glass shower doors and other challenging surfaces. |
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Remodeling Returns Renovations that pay you back |
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April 5, 2005
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Resale, Sweet Resale Before you remodel, consider what a complete stranger will think when it's time to sell. If you're a home buyer, the buzzword is "location." For sellers and dwellers, though, the catchphrase is "resale value." |
The Motley Fool
November 2, 2006
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The Basics of Basis A lot of the gain or profit on a home isn't taxed, but if you're in a hot real estate market -- or you plan to live in your house for 25 or 30 years -- keeping track of your basis can make the difference between paying taxes or avoiding them. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2003
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Painting Kitchen Cabinets Every kitchen eventually reaches the point at which it looks worn-out. That's the time to take stock of your options. Everyone is well aware that kitchen remodeling is costly and inconvenient. However, a simple and low-cost alternative is to paint the cabinets. |
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July 7, 2006
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Recoup Those Remodeling Dollars How much will improvements add to your home's resale value? |
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October 7, 2006
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August 2008 |
6 Easy Steps to a Long-Lasting Paint Job: DIY Guide Six key steps to preparation -- which unlocks the mystery of why paint jobs by pros last and those done by a homeowner may not. |
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Why Barns are Red and More Paint Color Cues The stories behind certain hues associated with the American landscape. |
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Father Knows Best Not every new homeowner can get America's top contractor to stop by and offer advice. All the more reason to pay attention to what Kate Silva learned from her dad. |
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Split Personality The challenge, as an architect and also a first-time homeowner, was to marry the traditional bungalow to a contemporary addition. And "challenge" was the right word. |
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Painting Kitchen Cabinets A fresh coat will bring your kitchen back to life without breaking your budget... |
AskMen.com
Anna Della Zazzera |
Make Your Basement A Game Room One way to redecorate is to make your basement a game room, which will serve as the perfect place to get away from all the stresses that work and girlfriends offer |
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Location, Location, Location An architect's advice for where to put the addition. |
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Surrounded by Stuff How much do you spend to keep, maintain, and protect your possessions? |
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Clothes Encounters Here are a handful of ideas that can improve the function of any closet, regardless of its size or what items you stow in it. |
AskMen.com
April 30, 2003
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How To: Perform An Emergency Cleanup In less than 10 minutes, you can turn your place from disgusting to totally comfortable, and save your "stud" status from slipping to "single slob." |
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The (don't get burned) Remodeling Guide A 4-phase plan for getting the kitchen you want at a price you can afford. |
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How To: Paint Your Pad So you moved into your new, bigger bachelor pad. Congrats. Or maybe you're tired of plain ol' white on your walls and want to make your living space more exciting. Good on you. |
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November 30, 2007
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Recouping Remodeling Costs Don't rush into any remodeling job without doing a little research first. Such jobs are not alike -- not in their cost and complexity, and not in the amount you'll recoup when you eventually sell your home. |
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No Less Than 52 Skills You Need to Survive Homeownership From pulling nails without denting trim to getting a big paint spill off your carpet -- fast fix-it advice when it's time for you to do your homeowning duty. |
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Old Cabinets, New Color How to transform your kitchen cabinets with a paintbrush instead of a sprayer. |
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Max Alexander |
9 Steps to Getting the Kitchen You Want The key: Learn how to work with your designer. |
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November 4, 2000
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Finding Kitchen Design Help You've got an excellent source in your hands right now... |
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Centerpiece Items For Your Pad Take a tour of all the rooms in your pad that can be updated with the help of a centerpiece item. |
