Comments on: Given the housing market, should I be investing in my current house? http://www.homeimprovementproducts.net/blog/home-improvement/given-the-housing-market-should-i-be-investing-in-my-current-house/582/ Home improvement products, techniques and ideas Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:12:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: leonardhomes@sbcglobal.net http://www.homeimprovementproducts.net/blog/home-improvement/given-the-housing-market-should-i-be-investing-in-my-current-house/582/comment-page-1/#comment-1119 leonardhomes@sbcglobal.net Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:52:03 +0000 http://www.homeimprovementproducts.net/blog/home-improvement/given-the-housing-market-should-i-be-investing-in-my-current-house/582/#comment-1119 Well depending on what part of KC Mo you live in depends on how much home improvment you should do right now. Are you in the VAN Horn school dist? I would like to know what area you are in to answer the question better. I would do the floor for sure, that is the major thing that would keep a first time buyer leary of purchase. Depending on what other improvements you decide to do some don't increase enough to get it all back. If you like send me a message and maybe I could help. I'm a retired Agent and live in the Jackson county area and know it well. Good luck Well depending on what part of KC Mo you live in depends on how much home improvment you should do right now. Are you in the VAN Horn school dist? I would like to know what area you are in to answer the question better. I would do the floor for sure, that is the major thing that would keep a first time buyer leary of purchase. Depending on what other improvements you decide to do some don’t increase enough to get it all back. If you like send me a message and maybe I could help. I’m a retired Agent and live in the Jackson county area and know it well. Good luck

]]> By: Junius L http://www.homeimprovementproducts.net/blog/home-improvement/given-the-housing-market-should-i-be-investing-in-my-current-house/582/comment-page-1/#comment-1118 Junius L Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:33:58 +0000 http://www.homeimprovementproducts.net/blog/home-improvement/given-the-housing-market-should-i-be-investing-in-my-current-house/582/#comment-1118 I will keep this real simple. Is it harder to sell a $10 shirt for $5 or a $5 shirt for $10? Advantages of owning real estate are: reducing taxable income, profit from sale, customization (adding a swimming pool, remodeling, etc.). Looks like the only benefit you are getting right now is being able to write-off the mortgage interest you are paying. Fact - home prices are falling and may continue to fall into the year 2011. If you make payments to principal, the odds are you'll never see it again. If you are planning to move within 24 months, make just the MINIMUM payment you need to make to stay there. Save your cash. I will keep this real simple. Is it harder to sell a $10 shirt for $5 or a $5 shirt for $10? Advantages of owning real estate are: reducing taxable income, profit from sale, customization (adding a swimming pool, remodeling, etc.). Looks like the only benefit you are getting right now is being able to write-off the mortgage interest you are paying. Fact – home prices are falling and may continue to fall into the year 2011. If you make payments to principal, the odds are you’ll never see it again. If you are planning to move within 24 months, make just the MINIMUM payment you need to make to stay there. Save your cash.

]]> By: linkus86 http://www.homeimprovementproducts.net/blog/home-improvement/given-the-housing-market-should-i-be-investing-in-my-current-house/582/comment-page-1/#comment-1117 linkus86 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 05:07:51 +0000 http://www.homeimprovementproducts.net/blog/home-improvement/given-the-housing-market-should-i-be-investing-in-my-current-house/582/#comment-1117 Talk to a local Realtor! Your current market may be very different from others, I know mine is. The media's portrayal of this terrible market with home values spiraling down simply doesn't exist where I live and may not where you live too. Talk to a local Realtor!

Your current market may be very different from others, I know mine is. The media’s portrayal of this terrible market with home values spiraling down simply doesn’t exist where I live and may not where you live too.

]]> By: budhah1 http://www.homeimprovementproducts.net/blog/home-improvement/given-the-housing-market-should-i-be-investing-in-my-current-house/582/comment-page-1/#comment-1116 budhah1 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:13:55 +0000 http://www.homeimprovementproducts.net/blog/home-improvement/given-the-housing-market-should-i-be-investing-in-my-current-house/582/#comment-1116 It is your house.. Why would you not want to repair the floors if they are bad,, Then when the market picks back up you don't have to pay to have it done then.. Plus us get the benifit of the improvements.. THIS IS YOUR HOUSE?? why would you not want to repair it.?? Prices will go back up, but not if you don't do the repairs. It is your house.. Why would you not want to repair the floors if they are bad,, Then when the market picks back up you don’t have to pay to have it done then.. Plus us get the benifit of the improvements..

THIS IS YOUR HOUSE?? why would you not want to repair it.??

Prices will go back up, but not if you don’t do the repairs.

]]> By: dragonfire http://www.homeimprovementproducts.net/blog/home-improvement/given-the-housing-market-should-i-be-investing-in-my-current-house/582/comment-page-1/#comment-1115 dragonfire Thu, 01 Jan 2009 07:05:18 +0000 http://www.homeimprovementproducts.net/blog/home-improvement/given-the-housing-market-should-i-be-investing-in-my-current-house/582/#comment-1115 don't home values are still dropping and are predicted to fall even more during 2008 and into 2009 as the recession sets in deeper and deeper don’t

home values are still dropping and are predicted to fall even more during 2008 and into 2009 as the recession sets in deeper and deeper

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