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You’veGotQuestions? Lynnhasanswers.

Really,“that”won’thelp?

byLynnArseneau

DearReaders,

Manyofyouhaveaskedwhether certainupgradesincreasethe valueofahome.Wecontinue withtheseriesIcall,REALLY? THATWON’THELP?

Theinformationbeingshared todayisfromRealSimple.com.

GarageConversions

Doyouliveinas ma llhome? Thenyoumight be t hi nking about convertingyourgarage intoanoffice orguestr oom. However,ac cordingtoexperts, you ma ywanttor econsider. “Convertingagarageinto alivingspa ce mightseem likeag ood ide a, butitcan reduc eoverallfu nc tionality, esp ecia llyinurbanareas whereparkingisscar ce .”Also, inareaswhereweatherisa factoragarage could be very

valuabletoabuyer.

Findingawaytomakearoom moreversatileisalessexpensive andbetterlong-termplan. Considergettingapull-outsofa orinstallingaMurphybedin ahomeofficeinstead.Bestof all,theseideasdon’trequire permits,construction,orahuge budget.

ASinkintheIsland

W hileitmightfeelconvenient tohaveasinkinyourcenter island,unlesstheplumbingis alreadythere,itmayendup havingtheoppositeeffect.

“It’sabigmistaketomovethe kitchensinktotheisland,” sayexperts.It’srecommended keepingtheislandas“alarge spaceforgatheringandfood prepandfreefromtheclutterof dishesanddryingracks.”

I’vebeenaRealtorfor38years.Peoplefrequentlyaskfor myadviceandopinions,andbysharingthosequestionsand answerswithyou,Ihopetoo ersomehelpfulinformation

High-Tech Toilets

Everyoneusesthetoilet,but investinginasuper-upgraded oneisbasicallyflushingyour moneyaway.

Aswonderfulandluxuriousas theyare,similarperkstothe ultra-high-endtechtoiletscanbe achievedbyaddinganaccessory toiletseattoastandardtoilet foracoupleofhundreddollars. Homeownerswillboastabout thecostofthesetop-of-thelinebidettoiletst hatoperate automaticallywithloadsof functions,butintruth,one canspendfarlessforsimilar functions.$1,000to$10,000 isunnecessary.Yes,thereare $10,000toiletsoutthere!

However,t hatdoesn’tmeanyou can’t haveabidet.Justinvestin aninexpensiveattachmentfor yourtoiletinstead.