20 Ways to Add Value to Your Home: #20-#11

HGTV experts have compiled their brightest ideas for adding value to your home.

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#16: Get a New Roof
If yours is a roof that the neighbors talk about — and not in a good way — fix it! A shabby roof leaves a first impression that the current homeowners do not take good care of their place. If the roof is plain, flat and turning green in the corners, people will look at it and see major problems that could be showing inside the house. Replace the old, three-tab flat shingles with architectural shingles (pictured above) that provide a lot more texture and depth. It can really change the character and the feel of the house, and the cost can be easy on the pocket. From a purely aesthetic stand point, a new roof that is architecturally interesting, can only be a plus.

R & D Industries, Inc.
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Resources
appraisal services — Appraisal Institute
Website: www.appraisalinstitute.org

real estate service — J & R Realty
Website: www.jandrrealty.com

National Association of Realtors
National Association of Realtors (NAR)
Website: www.realtor.org

real estate service — Tutt, Taylor, Rankin, Sotheby's International Realty
Website: www.ttrsir.com

home builders group — National Association of Home Builders Remodeling Council
Website: www.nahb.com

remodeling consultants — National Association of the Remodeling Industry
Website: www.nari.org
Guests
Linda Braley
Appraiser, Linda Braley Real Estate Appraisal Service, Inc.
Website: www.braley.biz

Vince Butler
Home Builder/Remodeler, Butler Brothers Corporation
Website: www.bbcbuilders.com

James Donnelly
Appraiser, J Lee Donnelly & Son
E-mail: jleedon@aol.com

Terry Haas
Realtor, Designed to Sell
Website: www.terryhaas.com

Todd Martz
Designer, American Eye Design
Website: www.americaneyewdc.net

Shirley Mattam-Male
Real Estate Expert, Designed to Sell
Website: www.smattam.com

Ricardo Matus
Remodeler, Case Design / Remodeling, Inc.
Website: www.casedesign.com

Kevin Moody
E-mail: moodykc@erols.com

Taniya Nayak
Interior Designer, Design Digs / Designed to Sell
Website: www.designdigs.net

Jill Hudson Neal
Design Editor, The Washington Post Magazine
We apologize no contact information is available.

Yvette Piaggio
Designer / TV Personality
Website: www.piaggiosloft.com

Mark Richardson
Remodeler, Case Design / Remodeling, Inc.
Website: www.casedesign.com

Ivan Thomas
Appraiser, Quest Alliance
We apologize no contact information is available.

Alex Venditti
Realtor, Sotheby's International Realty
E-mail: dcvenditti@aol.com
Website: www.ttrsir.com
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