4 Affordable Homeseller Updates

4 Affordable Homeseller Updates

by | Nov 12, 2008 | Blog, Restoring

Thinking of remodeling and on a budget? You’ll need to keep your return on investment in mind, too, when deciding what changes to make. To help, HGTV.com has determined that the four best updates for a homeowner (later to be a homeseller) are: 1. Interior...
4 Affordable Homeseller Updates

New Survey Shows Homeowner Attitudes about Remodeling

by | Nov 9, 2008 | Blog, Restoring

The fall 2008 Remodelormove.com Remodeling Sentiment Report, a semi-annual survey of 5,000 U.S. homeowners, reveals “that homeowners who have less home equity or who are living in lower-value homes have put their remodeling projects on hold while homeowners with...
Twilight for Twain House?

Twilight for Twain House?

by | Sep 26, 2008 | Blog, Restoring

The housing market is slumping worse than Alex Rodriguez during the playoffs. It has even begun to drag some of the most historic homes in America down with it. The Mark Twain House and Museum is in jeopardy of being unable to repay bank loans and meet their nearly $3...
4 Affordable Homeseller Updates

Top 5 Tools of Mass Destruction

by | Jun 5, 2008 | Blog, Restoring

One of my favorite blogs is Charles and Hudson. They have some wonderful DIY advice. In a recent blog entitled “The Top 5 Tools of Mass Destruction” they compile their list of the right tools to get the job done quickly so you can begin building. Check it...
Twilight for Twain House?

Amazing Conversion

by | May 25, 2008 | Blog, Restoring

Hard to believe the house in this photo was once a horse stable. Archer & Buchanan Architecture recently won an award for the conversion of this 1898 William L. Price designed stable into a 4-bedroom, 3 1/2-bath private residence in Wayne, Pa. The Heritage...
4 Affordable Homeseller Updates

6 Deadly Sins of DIY

by | Dec 19, 2007 | Blog, Restoring

HGTV’s has a list of the “Six Deadly Sins of DIY Projects” that really touched a nerve with me. I have to admit my greatest weakness is tackling too many projects without comprehending how much time each one is going to take. They are: Time. Too many...