How to Buy a Home with Good Resale Value:

by Janet Wickell

Home Buying Tip: 3

Browse your local real estate ads. A feature that's mentioned in numerous ads is likely one that's in demand.

Avoid Outdated Features

• One-bath homes sell for significantly less than homes with at least two baths--and they take longer to sell.
• Electric baseboard heat and electric ceiling heat are not as desirable as central heating systems.
• Tubs and showers in outdated colors, or scratched from years of improper cleaning, might be hard to change without ripping out doors or walls.
• Popcorn ceilings date a house--you know--those bumpy ceilings that were so popular in the 1970's.

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