Tagged : Home Improvement Tips

Ulster County Real Estate: Tips To Add Value To Your Home

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010 at 7:59am. 864 Views, 0 Comments.

Continuing from my previous blog: Ulster County Real Estate: Improve The Saleability Of Your Home, this is tip # 2: Let the light in – don’t forget about the front door!

Here we go with another home tip that adds curb appeal, light and value to your excising home. The front door.

On the first viewing of my current home,  entered a nice sized entry hallway and noticed that once the doors shut behind me, it was dark. The solid double doors were painted a reddish / coral color, possibly to attract a prospective buyer. I guess after a year or so on the market, it may have been time to take another look at that entry door for a makeover. I knew I had to change those front doors.

Whether a single or double door, or a door with side lights, just remember that this…

Ulster County Real Estate: Improve The Saleability Of Your Home

Sunday, January 10th, 2010 at 12:41pm. 1587 Views, 4 Comments.

How do you take a 1970’s ranch style home and improve it without breaking the bank? I have several tips that I have used on my own home and will be sharing those with you over the up and coming months. Even if you’re not interested in selling your home right now, I still hope that you enjoy reading about some of the creative low cost updates that I have done myself.

To give you a bit of background, I purchased my home in 2006 after it had been on the market for over a year. The house basically sat because it was so outdated on both the interior and exterior that most people wouldn’t even make it past the front door.

I was told by most of my friends and co-workers to pass on it all together. I loved the location, that was not a problem. It was on a quiet…