Not so Dumbo
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Apr 23, 2005
We are in the process of refinancing our mortgage and were just waiting to hear from the bank on when our closing date was when we got a call from them saying there has been a snag in the process and now we need to do another home appraisal. We refinanced before in 2007 and they were going to use that home appraisal but now they claim they need a new one, and here's the kicker, it has to come in at $3000 more than it did in 2007 or we will end up having to pay more out of pocket at closing, why I'm not really sure.
We are planning a trip to Disney in November and if we end up having to pay
and extra $3000 to refinance we will have to cancel our trip.
So my question to all you savvy home improvement folk out there is, what are somethings I can do to increase the value of my home?
The things that we have already finished since the last appraisal are: relandscaping the front of the house with more stone, plants, small Japanese maple tree. Also redoing two flowerbeds in the front yard with landscaping blocks instead of the black plastic edging that was there before. Lastly, putting slate tile up on the backsplash in the kitchen.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated
We are planning a trip to Disney in November and if we end up having to pay
and extra $3000 to refinance we will have to cancel our trip.
So my question to all you savvy home improvement folk out there is, what are somethings I can do to increase the value of my home?
The things that we have already finished since the last appraisal are: relandscaping the front of the house with more stone, plants, small Japanese maple tree. Also redoing two flowerbeds in the front yard with landscaping blocks instead of the black plastic edging that was there before. Lastly, putting slate tile up on the backsplash in the kitchen.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated