What to say to the appraiser

[Bob Orts]

Those shows also show programs where people spend money on improvements that do not raise the value to the amount they spent. The key is to listen to what the real estate agent is saying versus the final "I would list your house at". The $20,000 swiming pool may have only netted $10,000 in value, but the $10,000 basement conversion could have raked in $40,000 in addes value.