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Facts About Lexington Park Homes for SaleLexington Park FAIR MARKET VALUEWhen you buy Lexington Park real estate or refinance your present home, your lender will ask you to pay for an appraisal to help ensure that the sales price and mortgage amount is consistent with the property's market value. The appraiser uses the Rule of Three. What that means is the lender wants to evaluate three "comparables"—recent sales of nearby homes that are very similar to the one you are buying. Based on this information, the lender will make adjustments to reflect the differences between the properties and arrive at a fair price for your home. Bitten by the Lexington Park Home Improvement Bug?Before you finalize your decision regarding remodeling versus moving, it is wise to get a professional estimate of your Lexington Park home’s current value, the actual costs of moving to a different home and the estimated return on investment of the most common types of home improvement. I’ll be happy to provide you with a complimentary analysis of your home’s current value. Simply call or E-mail me whenever you are ready. As for improvements that traditionally bring the highest rate of return on investment, here are some statistics. Kitchen remodeling and adding a bath tends to bring rates of return with averaging anywhere from 85% to 95% return on your dollars spent. Compare that with the 64% return on investment for adding a home office. Building Lexington Park Home EquityAs a Lexington Park homeowner you have the right to pay more towards the principle loan amount each month. Let’s say your monthly payment is $700.00 a month and $100.00 a month is being applied to the principle. If you choose to pay $900.00 instead of $700.00, the $200.00 overage will be applied entirely to the principle. Thus, instead of gaining $1,200.00 a year in Lexington Park home equity, you gain $3,600.00. The only factor being considered here is Home Equity. In individual cases it may be wiser to invest than to pre-pay your home loan. It also may be wiser to pay off high-interest, non-deductible loans before considering your Lexington Park home equity building options. Your financial advisor is the one to consult for these matters. If you would like up-to-the-minute information about Lexington Park home appreciation values in your area, please call or E-mail me today. Buying a Lexington Park Fixer-UpperThis, of course, depends on the condition of the Lexington Park home and the estimated cost of the repairs you must make. Lexington Park real estate in a good neighborhood that is priced about 25% lower than others that are in good shape may be a good deal if it simply needs cosmetic or minor structural repairs. If the house is a gut job, that is the entire inside will be torn out and rebuilt the 25% rule may work and may not so estimate your costs as closely as possible. Shopping by neighborhood makes good sense when considering the purchase of a fixer upper. As a buyer, the more you know about the Lexington Park homes in a particular area the better able you are when it comes time to judge whether or not a home your are considering meets the financial parameters you are looking for. Green Remodeling Your Lexington ParkEnergy conservation. The average Lexington Park today uses systems for heating, ventilation and air conditioning, and most homes are not built as efficiently as they could be, resulting in high energy consumption. The U.S. Department of Energy believes if current buildings were green-improved, they would use $20 billion less in energy per year. Lexington Park green remodeling puts a strong emphasis on making homes as efficient as possible with modifications such as energy-efficient appliances and thermostats that can be programmed at different temperatures for different times of the day. Lexington Park DOWNTURNSReal estate markets are affected by the economy as a whole and in turn, can affect the general economy. Of course, a buyer’s dream is to buy Lexington Park when prices are low and sell when prices are high. However, real estate is not exactly like other forms of investment and most people become comfortable and attached to their homes and are not interested in selling just because the market is right. |
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