About the House: Remodeling — cost vs. value - News - Sturgis Journal

Most home renovations will end up recouping less than 100 percent the of the money invested, because home values are far more heavily influenced by location, availability of different services, and other overall conditions. If you do decide to do major home improvement projects, avoid projects that are either too strongly informed by your personal preferences or which chase trends or fads. The best projects are often the simplest ones, such as tidying up your landscaping and make sure your hearing and air conditioning systems are in good order.

Key Takeaways:

Some of the questions that are asked by people when they are thinking of remodeling and having additions to their house include how much it will cost.
The smart answer to the question whether one can get his money back after doing a remodeling to the house is that no, it is not possible.
The author gave this answer to the questions asked after reading the Remodeling magazine’s cost-vs-value study that focused on remodeling and renovations.

“The report assesses regions of the country and publishes a general cost to complete various home projects and the amount you would recoup if you sold the home within a year.”