• Are Elevators Becoming the Wave of the Future?

• Common Closing Costs For Buyers

• Credit Scores and How They Affect Your Mortgage

• Curb Appeals, What Does it all Mean?

• Eight Reasons for Sale By Owner's Need a Realtor

• Eight Ways to Improve Your Credit

• FAQ's about the Great Lakes

• Five Factors that Decide your Credit Score

• Five Property Tax Questions You Should Ask

• Five Things To Understand About Homeowners Insurance

• Five Ways to Speed Up The Sale of Your Home

• Glossary of Financial Terms

• How "Range Pricing" can help you Sell Your Home

• How to Appeal your Property Taxes

• How to Determine Your Debit to Income Ratio

• How to Estimate Property Taxes on Your New Home

• Inexpensive Home Fixes

• Moving Tips For Sellers

• Overcoming First Time Home Buyer Fears

• Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI)

• Passing The Home Inspection

• Seven Things you Should NOT do Before Purchasing a Home

• Seven Reasons to Own Your Own Home

• Should I Do a Bridge Loan?

• Tax Advantages on Rental Real Estate

• The Do's and Don'ts When Showing Your Home

• Ten Things A Lender Needs From You

• Ten Questions For Buyers to Ask The Home Inspector

• Ten Questions to Ask Your Condo Board

• Ten Questions to Ask Your Lender

• Ten Ways to Lower Homeowner Insurance Costs

• Ten Ways to Make Your Home Irresistible At An Open House

• Ten Ways to Winterize Your Home

• Ten Things to Take The Trauma Out of Home Buying

• Tips That Could Help Renters Become Homeowners

• Tips For Finding The Perfect Neighborhood

• Tips For Packing Like a Pro

• The Pros and Cons of Condos

• The Pros and Cons of Interest Only Mortgages

• Understanding Taxable Values

• Understanding Capital Gains in Real Estate

• What is a Mortgage Buydown?

• What Is Appraised Value?

• What is an ePRO

• What is an Accredited Buyers Representative (ABR)

• What is an Accredited Staging Professional (ASP)

• What the Buyers Home Inspection Should Cover

• What Buyers Should Not Overlook on the Final Walk Through

• Where Buyers Come From

• Why Basements Leak

• Why is My House Not Selling?

• Your New Home Wish List

• Selling In A Buyers Market

Many people prefer a two-story home or condo for its appearance and

ability to isolate the bedrooms from the higher activity level first floor

rooms. Two story homes also are often less expensive to build than a

ranch home or condo of the same square footage and provide more

design flexibility and smaller lots. Empty nesters especially do not

want a big lawn to maintain.

Installing an elevator in a home is certainly an option and is becoming

more popular as the general population ages. Small elevators, about the

size of a coat closet, are specifically designed for residential application, yet they include all the commercial safely features. The cost of installing an elevator starts at about $12,000. If this allows you to build a two-story home instead of a ranch, you will reduce the building cost with a smaller foundation and roof. You also will have a greater lot selection because slop lots, where the garage may have to be built under the house will now be feasible with an elevator. These factors are especially true on waterfront and golf course property.

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The cost to operate an elevator in not great, it requires a 220-volt service similar to and electric range. It moves at about 40 feet per minute, so it takes less than 30 seconds to move from floor to floor.

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For more information on where to find companies that offer residential elevators, call me at 586.294.5055.

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