Comments on: Do Built-ins Add Value to Home Sales?

By: no_credit_check_auto_sales

no_credit_check_auto_sales — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:20:50 +0000

Excellent! Great article, I already saved it to my favourite,

By: Home Repossed

Home Repossed — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:07:58 +0000

Don't do anything to your house to increase the value over what your neighborhood comps are.
Reason - You will never get the money back.

In days gone by when buyers could finance 120% of the value of the home, and home prices were increasing on a daily value, I would say yes add the extras. For More Used Manufactured Homes For Sale Check here.

But now it is extremely difficult to get 100% financing, and banks today will only lend to the apraised value of your home which includes the neighborhood comps.

But if you intend to stay in your home for a while, do what you want to make the perfect setting for you and your family.

By: darrys

darrys — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:25:05 +0000

I think we must differentiate the customer categories here: there are customers with smaller incomes and that can't afford to make their own built-ins and there are the customers with larger incomes that won't make compromises in buying their dream home. I think that would explain the contradiction.
Darrys at Dallas remodeling

By: cletch

cletch — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:09:29 +0000

Ria – I agree. It seems the larger pieces that go in and out of style are not as pleasing as the smaller storage type pieces such as recessed shelving etc. Great to hear from you!

By: Ria

Ria — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:42:36 +0000

Hi Pat,
I love looking at photos of homes too!

As to your question, my husband and I rented a home with built-ins last year - what a pain!

We didn't like them because they were restrictive. Although it did mean saving money by not having to buy certain types of furniture, in particular these were built-in dressers, and a captain's bed frame.

On the other hand, my friend Julie and her boyfriend bought a house last year, and they really like the built-in's on their second floor which are built into the eaves. It saves them space, and it meant not having to buy dressers for the two bedrooms on that floor.

xoRia

By: boston moving labor

boston moving labor — Thu, 14 May 2009 09:55:33 +0000

It depend on the built in the owner will put, if it does beautify the home then it will definitely become a positive feature.