100 Surefire Improvements to Sell Your House Faster [Hardcover]

R. Dodge Woodson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1993

Discover simple, cost-effective home improvements to help sell houses quickly. Features inside tips from a variety of experts. Projects are ranked according to price with examples comparing what it would cost you versus hiring a contractor. Time estimates are given for each project. A chapter on tax consequences and advantages is also included.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (November 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471592528
• ISBN-13: 978-0471592525
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #253,507 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

R. Dodge Woodson (Brunswick, ME) has over 20 years' experience as a home builder, contractor, master plumber, and real estate broker. He is the author of many McGraw-Hill books, including Be A Successful Building Contractor 2/e, and National Plumbing Codes Handbook 2/e.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Provides easy and affordable ideas to fix up your house., February 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: 100 Surefire Improvements to Sell Your House Faster (Paperback)

The book provided many easy and affordable projects to increase the value of our house and sell our house quickly. My wife and I did most of the projects ourselves, or with a little help from friends. Even the more difficult and expensive projects can be done more easily and economically if you shop around for bargains and have handy family and friends who can help. Based on input from several real estate agents who have inspected our home, the $2,000 we put into cleaning, fixing, painting, and sprucing up our house will increase our selling price by $8,000 to $10,000, and will enable us to sell our house quickly, because it compares very favorably to other houses on the market. This little book more than pays for itself!!!

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars These ideas can help increase the value of ANY home!, January 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: 100 Surefire Improvements to Sell Your House Faster (Paperback)

Home buyers as well as home sellers will learn how to increase the value of ANY home. Many of these improvements can be made anyone, and for very little money. Doing just a few of these things will put more money in the seller's pocket and will decrease the time that their home is on the market. Home buyers will benefit because it will help them spot opportunities when they are looking at homes to buy. Buyers will see things that they can easily and cheaply do after they purchase a 'lower-priced' home to help them make big profits when it is time to sell.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Recommended reading for clients of ThisHouseForSale.com., May 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: 100 Surefire Improvements to Sell Your House Faster (Paperback)

This book points out easily overlooked enhancements and improvements that can be made by a seller or buyer looking for a fixer upper or sweat equity project. Very cost effective ideas. Easy to understand. Kathy G. at ThisHouse