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Ellijay For Sale
$7,900
0 Beds / 0 Baths
| Buildable, Gentle Wooded Lot that has new survey & soil test complete... more >>
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Blue Ridge For Sale
$31,250
0 Beds / 0 Baths
| FORECLOSURE LOT!!!! Great lot with Gentle, Rolling Terrain, Mountain View, All paved roads, End of the Road Privacy. Property is being sold as-is with no warranties expressed or implied... more >>
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Blue Ridge For Sale
$33,700
0 Beds / 0 Baths
| FORECLOSURE LOT!!!! Great lot with Gentle, Rolling Terrain. Long Range Mountain View can be aquired on this lot with tree trimming!! All paved roads, End of the Road Privacy... more >>
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Ranger For Sale
$40,000
0 Beds / 0 Baths
| Endless Panoramic Mountain Views are what youll get from this 1... more >>
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Ellijay For Sale
$53,000
2 Beds / 1 Baths
| 40 ft Hy-Line Camper with Bay Window that overlooks the river! Upgrades include high efficiency stack washer & dryer, 2 slideouts, ducted heat and air, six sleeper, 2 door model... more >>
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Blue Ridge For Sale
$55,000
0 Beds / 0 Baths
| Superb Lot in Upscale Subdivision! Beautiful Panoramic Views of Layers & Layers of Mountains!!.. more >>
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Ranger For Sale
$55,000
0 Beds / 0 Baths
| Endless Panoramic Mountain Views are what youll get from this 1... more >>
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Blue Ridge For Sale
$114,000
0 Beds / 0 Baths
| 278 Ft. of Little Fightingtown Creek Frontage!! Gentle laying lot with Easy Creek Access. Excellent Building Site Sits Above this Noisy Creek thats one of North Georgias Premier Trout Streams... more >>
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Blairsville For Sale
$119,900
3 Beds / 2 Baths
| SHORT SALE!! BRING ALL OFFERS!!!!! Great Low Maintenance Ranch Style Home with Custom Floor Plan!.. more >>
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Blue Ridge For Sale
$134,900
0 Beds / 0 Baths
| 613 of Little Fightingtown Creek Frontage!! Gentle laying lot with Easy Creek Access. Excellent Building Site Sits Above this Noisy Creek thats one of North Georgias Premier Trout Streams... more >>
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Blue Ridge For Sale
$139,900
0 Beds / 0 Baths
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Morganton For Sale
$149,900
2 Beds / 3 Baths
| Retreat to the Mountains and Enjoy Getting Away to this 2BR/3BA Cabin with a Year Round Mountain View From All Three Levels!.. more >>
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Mineral Bluff, For Sale
$174,900
2 Beds / 2 Baths
| Enjoy Peace, Quiet & Privacy in the Mountains from this 2BR/2BA cabin sitting on 6 acres..... more >>
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Blue Ridge For Sale
$189,000
2 Beds / 2 Baths
| Great Bargain on this 2BR/2BA home sitting on 4... more >>
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Blue Ridge For Sale
$199,000
0 Beds / 0 Baths
| Over 1300 of creek frontage, rolling pasture land and majestic mountain views all encompass this 12.45 acres... more >>
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Blue Ridge, For Sale
$220,000
1 Beds / 3 Baths
| Still under construction but approx. 95% complete! 1BR/2BA and sleeping loft on 1.7 acres with 175 of Toccoa River Frontage!! Come in and finish the way you want..... more >>
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Cherry Log For Sale
$259,000
3 Beds / 2 Baths
| This property has it all...lake frontage, creek frontage, private location and tons of charm! Fully Furnished 2BR/1... more >>
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Blue Ridge For Sale
$275,000
3 Beds / 2 Baths
| Astonishing Views of Lake Blue Ridge & Multi-Mountain Layers are what youre going to get from almost Every Room of this Cabin!.. more >>
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Blue Ridge, For Sale
$279,000
2 Beds / 2 Baths
| Prow Front Chalet with tons of glass so you can see the Year Round Long Range Mountain & Pasture views!.. more >>
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Reliance For Sale
$439,000
3 Beds / 3 Baths
| New 4536 Sq Ft Home In The Mountains Sitting Among Towering Pines And Hardwoods Perched On A Mountain With Mountain Views. National Forest Borders 2 Sides And Offers Total Privacy... more >>
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Remodeling your home is a great way to increase its
value and functionality, but it's very easy to go overboard and spend too
much money on the remodeling project. If you're looking into remodeling your
house, you need to consider whether you would come out better by remodeling
it or selling it and buying new.
The traditional way for homeowners to increase the
value of their house is by remodeling the existing rooms or adding on to the
current structure.
Some homeowners choose to build recreation rooms and
finished basements while others may add new fixtures, cabinets, and
appliances to enliven the rooms and make their home more attractive to
future buyers.
Here are
some things to consider when remodeling:
- The type of remodeling you are
planning to do is important. If you plan to repaint your house then
the investment will not be large. But if your plan to make an
extension in the existing structure, then it will involve a big
investment. Depending on the geographical location of the house such
an investment will be positive or negative.
- Returns will depend on the market
value for houses in your locality. If the prices of house are
increasing in your locality, then you will get a good return. But it
prices are decreasing then remodeling will not add value to your
house.
- Returns will depend on how your
house will appear after the remodeling is done. If it doesn't fit in
with the way the other houses look in the neighborhood then the
value of the house will not increase.
- If the taxes are high in your
municipality then the value of houses will decrease.
- If the crime rate is high in your
neighborhood then the returns on remodeling will be less. As your
locality will be less attractive to new tenants.
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- Returns will depend on number
factors in the neighborhood as well. If a highway is being
constructed in the neighborhood the value of the house is likely to
decrease in future.
- Returns will depend on the time
taken to commute to one's work place. If your neighborhood has easy
access to work places and highways then the value of your house is
likely to increase.
- If local transport facilities are
good then the returns on remodeling may be high.
- Returns on remodeling investment
will depend on the quality of elementary schools and the over all
quality of public education system. If the quality of education is
good then the returns will be high.
- Returns will depend on easy access
to shops, grocery stores, restaurants and shopping centers in the
neighborhood. If your house has easy access to most of the above
then the value of your house is likely to increase with remodeling.
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