Timothy E. Lockhart - HOME IMPROVEMENTS THAT IMPROVE VALUES

you’ve got — that money is better spent adding a second bath. Many people love the charm of older homes, but many older homes lack a sufficient number of bathrooms. So if you’ve got a four-bedroom, one-bath home, it’s certainly going to pay to add a second bathroom. A National Association of Realtors® study by Florida State University professors found that adding a bathroom increased the sale price of a home by 8.7%, more than twice the rate for adding a bedroom.