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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#14: Invest In a Major Kitchen Remodel
Having the same old tired kitchen in a 1978 house is likely to stop a house from selling. If you have the yardage, extend your kitchen into the backyard. Size really matters when it comes to kitchens — the bigger the better! Update it with lots of recessed lighting and cherry cabinets (pictured above), if you can. It won't be cheap, but it will be a great investment for the long-term. It could be the difference between being able to sell your house or not in a tighter market.

Butler Brothers
Website: www.bbcbuilders.com



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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