"Steve Pope" > wrote

> Goomba38 > wrote:
>
>>Steve Pope wrote:
>
>>> I have always heard that kitchen remodeling has the lowest
>>> return of any major upgrade, about $0.50 on the dollar.
>
>>That is contrary to everything I've ever read or seen.
>>http://www.realtor.org/press_room/ne...value2005.html
>
> Perhaps my information is old then; the above article says
> in 2002 a kitchen remodel would return only $0.66 on the
> dollar; but it's improved since then.

I hear realtors say that kitchens and bathrooms sell houses. I can
see that because those are costly remodels that home buyers might
not want to do. I think if you have a hell hole in place of a kitchen,
it might be worth putting some money into it if you want to sell above
fixer-upper prices.

nancy