Improve the Value of Your Home Up to $100,000

ROBERT IRWIN has written more than fifty books on real estate. His Tips and Traps series has sold more than 1,000,000 copies.

SIMPLE TECHNIQUES THAT BRING HIGHER PRICES AND QUICKER SALES. Make a Better First Impression. Cars Have Their Place, But Not in Front. Give Your House a Friendly Look. Fix That Lawn. Add New Outside Lighting. Clear Out the Debris. Dump the Old Couches. Replace Your Home's Jewelry. Get Rid of House Odors. Hang Pictures From the Masters. TECHNIQUES THAT WILL IMPROVE NEIGHBORHOOD VALUES. Take Neighborhood Action. Push Your Homeowners' Association. Form a Neighborhood Action Committee. Get Allied with a Painter/Paint Store. Go After Graffiti. Go After Blighters. Get City Hall on Your Side. Work on the School Board. Contact Your Public Works Department. Go See the Parks and Recreation Department. TECHNIQUES FOR MAKING A GRAND ENTRANCE. Redo Your Driveway. Mend Your Fences. Make Over the Front of Your Home. Add a Tile Entrance. Hang a Fancy Chandelier. Separate Rooms. TECHNIQUES DONE WITH LOVING CARE. Improve the Floors. Add Decor Lighting. Add Light. Remove Popcorn Ceilings. Paint Lively. Frame Your Home in Molding. VITAL MAKEOVER TECHNIQUES. Make Your Kitchen Over. Put Down a New Kitchen Floor and Countertop. Replace Kitchen Appliances. Do a Bathroom Restoration. Relight Your Home. Add a New Bathroom. Convert an Attic. Finish Off a Basement. Organize Closets. Convert a Bedroom. Add an Extra Room. Install Double-Pane Windows. Replace Interior Doors. TECHNIQUES THAT WORK IN THE BACKYARD. Landscape Low in Your Backyard. Landscape High in Your Backyard. Add a Spa. Fix a Bad Pool. Create a "Things To Do" Organizer. Index.