Save Money on Your Bathroom Renovation
Bathroom remodels run the risk of emptying your wallet. Here is how to save money on your bathroom renovation.
Size of the bathroom will change
Solution: Resize only if absolutely necessary to accommodate your needs. This is the single most expensive aspect of the bathroom renovation.
Load-bearing walls must be removed or moved
Solution: Explore possibilities of expanding through other walls–walls that do not bear weight.
Walls cannot support additions of new vents, ducts, wiring, windows
Solution: Walls do not necessarily have to be replaced to accept these additions. Raise this issue again with your contractor or seek a second opinion.
Drywall is water-damaged; needs full replacement
Solution: Drywall often must be completely replaced in bathroom renovations due to the high moisture content.
Sink, tub, and shower fixtures to be removed and replaced with new ones
Solution: Do they functionally need to be replaced or just aesthetically? They may be ugly but operable, and can be replaced easily by yourself at a later time. If that fails, buy on your own and supply to contractor. Or instead of replacing, you can install a liner over your tub or shower. If you don’t like the idea of a liner, you can always refinish your bathtub.
Old shower to be removed and replaced with expensive tiled shower
Solution: Consider a pre-formed, one-piece shower stall rather than a tiled shower. It will be considerably less expensive.
September 24th, 2007 at 6:22 am
In the past few years I’ve been researching who are the successful agents, tried to figure out why top agents are top agents.
Do they have a common educational background? No. Good ones have high school diplomas, masters and doctorates. No correlation.
Similar previous careers? No. One of the best agents I know used to teach baton twirling. I doubt if I could find a lot of those if I tried! I’ve had waiters, teachers, high powered executives and stay-at-home Moms who were all very successful.
Common interests? No. Other than eating, (which we Realtor-types seem to do exceptional well) the interests are widely diverse.
After 13 years in real estate sales and management, I’ve only found a few constants.
1. Successful agents treat the real estate business as a business. They actually have a business plan and a budget. They understand that you have to spend money to make money. They know how many sales they need to make the income they require and then they figure how they’ll get from here to there. They plan in advance and execute the plan.
2. They actually work when they work and play when they play and take a day or two off every week. (Just like a “real job!”)
3. They have fun and enjoy selling real estate but know that it won’t be forever.
4. They buy a lot of real estate for investment when they see good deals because they know that no one gets rich selling the stuff. You get rich owning it! Financial independence gives one a lot of freedom, autonomy and a certain air of confidence that smells like success.
. . . And people like to do business with successful people so they do more business!
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September 28th, 2007 at 6:44 am
When going to buy or sell a home, your first step should be finding a honest and hard-working realtor.
When going to buy or sell a home, your first step should be finding an honest and hard-working realtor. You can find a real estate agent by keeping an eye out for advertisements, calling your local real estate broker, or through the internet.
The role of a real estate agent is to represent your best interests in a real estate transaction. They work off of a commission, normally 6% of the sales price of the home. In most cases, that commission is split equally between the realtor representing the buyer and the realtor representing the seller. For a person buying a home, the service of the real estate agent is free, because commission is paid by the seller. The buyer, however, is responsible for most of the closing costs. The closing costs will be explained to you by your realtor and will be on the documents you sign when you go to the title company. Closing costs can also be negotiated on during the contract process.
The real estate agent, through their broker, has access to all of the MLS (Multiple Listing Service) listed homes in your area of interest. If you are a home buyer, the realtor can provide you with information about homes for sale that meet your criteria. They will then bring you to these homes and let you inside to see them. If you are selling a home, the realtor will list your home in the MLS, post a “For Sale” sign in your yard, and hold open houses to attract buyers. Be wary of discount realtors that offer to list your home for a lower commission. Studies show that, in most cases, your home will stay on the market longer and you end up selling it for a lower price than what you intended.
A real estate transaction is a complicated process that involves many steps and is best done with the help of a trained, licensed professional. A realtor can save you the headache of dealing with the other party in the sale, getting together the contract, and submitting all the documents to the title company. So when you are ready to buy or sell a house, contact the local real estate agent.
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November 28th, 2007 at 6:24 pm
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December 15th, 2007 at 10:06 pm
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January 10th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Enjoyed reading your bathroom renovation post. We ran into the problem of only thinking a small amount of drywall would not be removed during our bathroom renovation. It turned into a big ugly monster for costs as well as time! wish I had stumbled on your blog before the reno.
March 13th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
I enjoyed your bathroom writeup…I liked the one about the old showers the most…isn’t soooo true?? haha
April 22nd, 2008 at 11:55 am
Its interesting post, I enjoy reading..
Gladys.
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