Tuesday, 21 December 2010
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Reviving Your House - Part 2
Off-Street Parking - An Issue?
One thing that is very uninviting to a potential viewer is seeing lots of cars parked in front of your property. Many people think just because they don't have a garage there is nothing they can do about parking their motor vehicles on the street. If you don't have the area available to extend your drive, then check with your local council who may provide you planning permissions to drop the curb of the pavement next to your house. An off-street parking space can add up to 10 percent to the house market price.
Swimming Pool/Tennis Court
Think about whether you would like a pool indoors or outside, also look at the position of your property before making the final decision If you live in colder climes, an indoor pool or one inside a swimming pool enclosure may be more useful and will interest more buyers. An outdoor pool with a cover on it will, on the other hand, concern buyers since it would stay that way for most of the year when it's cooler. A more favourable choice would be a lovely heated indoor pool, possibly with attractive doors leading out to a decking area; bring the outdoors inside. An exquisite pool just invites house buyers to think about themselves having fun. Putting in a pool, when finished correctly, is going to be something that will add a nice sum of money to the value of your property, about 10 percent.
A tennis court is one more extravagance you can add to your house, but only in certain neighbourhoods it should fit in with the other houses. As with the swimming pool, a tennis court can add up to an extra 10 percent to the value of your house.
These builds are without doubt something you can offer a potential viewer. Unfortunately these type of additions could make the potential buyer base a lot smaller. Nevertheless, if all goes well, you will sell your property for a price that may surprise you.
Building a Waterside Attraction
My experience with dealing Vancouver MLS listings proved me one theory. This type of feature more often than not will hold its value, so you should at least make the cost of installing it back when you sell your house. You may find, according to a survey, that it might increase the value by a third, which is fantastic news. I know many of us wish we had a stream or lake in our grounds, unfortunately few of us do; although there is nothing stopping us installing a pond. More conventional definitions of a pond say: areas of water where light penetrates to the bottom of the water body' and 'bodies of water shallow enough for rooted water plants to grow throughout,' You can make a pond extremely uncomplicated or you could build one to contain fish and make it feature of the garden with fixtures surrounding it.
Do your research before you even start building a pond; the water source, the depth you want and will the water be flowing freely so mosquitoes are avoided are just some items to find out about. Professional advice at least, should be pursued before attempting this type of job, after all if it is done right it will definitely pay off.
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