But don’t want to spend $35,000 to $40,000 adding on? Well there may be another way. A friend of mine had a large upstairs area that was not being utilized for much other than a passing lane. When his two sons started to bicker he knew it was time to get a larger house with an extra bedroom so they could have their own space. Trouble was they loved their home, their neighborhood and the school system and really didn’t want to move.
What they did was ingenious. They walled off a part of the space upstairs that no one used and put in a door and created another bedroom for the boys at a cost below $500 and that included the paint. What this means for you is there are ways you can expand your home if you will just look around for space that is not being utilized or space that is just large and open and can be used for an office or additional bedroom. BTW an additional bedroom can bring additional dollars to the value and sale of a home. It is dependent on the area but you can always check with your Realtor and find out what that number might be.
