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Which Major Home Improvement Adds The Most Value To Your Home?
Most major home improvements add value to your home but do you know which one really add the most value irrespective of the housing market ups and downs? Read on and find out…

Loft Conversion
A few years ago it was only on rare occasions that you got your money back on a loft conversion let alone see a profit. In recent years however you were far more likely to get your money back and maybe even make a small profit. Whilst this is good news it is not the same everywhere so depending on where you live you may make money or lose money. Note: You can compare costs for Loft Conversions at: http://loftconversionsupermarket.com

Home Extension
Adding on a home extension has traditionally been a winner in that you can add on up to 15% of the value of your home with a decent extension. The key to profitability here is to ensure that you don’t over spend or put too fine an extension on a small house. Clearly if your house is in a leafy superb and worth 500k then a 50k extension will give you a profit. Note: You can compare costs for Home Extensions at: http://extensionssupermarket.com

Conservatories
Again, a few years back you would be lucky to get back the cost of the materials let alone add value to your house. This is not surprising given that conservatories were of such poor quality and were too hot in the summer and freezing in the winter.
Nowadays the conservatory norm is of a much higher specification and with an endless range of designs they make a superb addition to your home. As for profitability it is still hit and miss given that the right house in the right area will see a profit whilst the wrong conservatory in the wrong area will see a loss. Note: You can compare costs for Conservatories at: http://conservatories-supermarket.co.uk

Basement Conversion
I’ve heard it said a few times recently that within a few years we will all be digging out the underneath of our homes. With an increasing population, fewer home and not enough building land then they might be right but I seriously doubt it mainly because it costs a lot more to dig out and build downwards than it does to build upwards.
The average cost of a decent basement conversion will set up back upwards of 100k and you would only get your money back if your property was in prime areas such as central London. If you do a basement conversion, do it for the space as you will surely lose money on this one. Note: You can compare costs for a Basement Conversion at: http://extensionssupermarket.com/html/basement-conversion.html

Garage Conversions
Traditionally, garage conversions were not a popular way of extending the home but in the past few years this form of conversion has risen dramatically. When you start to look at the numbers for a garage conversion it only takes a moment or two to see why it has become one of the most popular methods of enlarging your home.
Look at the cost of the average garage conversion which comes in around 10k and you can see that no matter which way you look at it you have added a room to your house for 10k. Now if you live in the south east you can add 30k to the price of your house if you add on an extra bedroom showing you a huge profit with very little outlay. This one is definitely a winner but it still not the best one. Note: You can compare costs for Garage Conversions at: http://garage-conversions-supermarket.com

Solar Panel Installation
You’re probably thinking why I have bothered to include solar panel installation as everybody knows you won’t get you money back. Whilst this was true in 1996 when the first UK solar panel installation was carried out a lot has changed since then. Yes, it’s true that solar panel installation got a lot of bad press because of long payback periods and expensive installations costs but times have changed.
In 1996 the average cost of a UK solar panel installation was 30/35k but due to technological advancement and mass production solar panels now cost only a fraction of what they once were whilst at the same time producing a lot more energy. Combine this situation with the huge rises in energy costs and we now have a totally different scenario.
The average cost of a UK solar panel installation now comes in at around 10k whilst the average cost for energy (gas & electric) comes in around 2.5k pr year. If energy prices remained the same –  and they won’t – the average paypack period for your solar panel installation would be 5 years.
We’re not finished just yet because the life expectancy of  today’s pv (photovoltaic) solar panels is anywhere between 20 to 40 years. Again if we take an average lifeapan of 30 years as the solar panel lifeapan and then took into account the rising costs if energy over that 30 years the actual saving you are likely to make would be in excess of 80k which undoubtedly makes this form of home improvement an out and out winner.

Lets not forget that you are also contributing massively to reducing your carbon footprint and doing your bit for a greener planet in the process. Check it out for yourself and book a free solar survey at SolarPanelsSpermarket.Com

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Tom Norris is the Managing Director of the QFJ Media Price Comparison Network and writes passionately each week in Compare Prices Supermarket Blog about home improvement and renewable energy issues.

There are many people that have been asked to allow a wireless cell phone company to erect a tower on their land in exchange for rental payments. These arrangements are known as cell tower lease agreements. The cell phone companies are interested in leasing the land, and land owners have to have good, accurate knowledge about these dealings because they want to get the most out of their end of the agreement.

There are many stipulations and laws that apply during these types of agreements which must be discussed during the negotiations. When a cellular phone company offers a rental income in exchange for the use of land to a land owner, it would be advantageous for that land owner to have help from a real estate asset management company that has the knowledge to help them get the most out of that agreement.

If you have been approached about a cell tower lease site agreement, take your time to really understand what exactly you are getting into. You have plenty of rights regarding your land, but you have to understand that the wireless companies have rights too. Just as the company needs to respect your rights, you need to respect theirs. Your goal as a land owner is to maximize your revenue for as long as you can, but their goals are to be as cost effective as possible while they build their towers. How do you know what rights you have? How do you know what you give up? Can the phone company back out? Can they come onto your property at any time without your consent? There are some factors that you should take into consideration for these deals to achieve those goals when you talk with a carrier or with a real estate asset management company.

You have to make sure that you talk with a company that is authorized by the carrier, because if you do not, you may jeopardize your rights and your benefits. If a professional is authorized to negotiate, he or she will always have documentation stating that they are. To get you started, here are a few things that you need to know.

The first thing you should consider with the cell tower ground lease is the location and topography of your land. A carrier will want to hold an investigation of the site to determine how feasible it would be to put a tower up. Most of the time, a suitable cell tower lease site will be about 2,500 square feet in area with land that is flat, has few natural barriers and is easily accessible. You are not responsible for hiring people to do the survey, the phone company is. Be sure that you are familiar with local ordinances that are in place to be sure that you will even be permitted to put a tower up on your property. Many municipalities require that the land owners get a variance granted (or at least an exception granted) before construction of a cell tower is in place and before a cell tower lease site agreement is signed.

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* Survey taking.
* Auction sales.
* Affiliate marketing.
* Blogging for cash.
* Freelance copy-writing or web design.

Surveys are the easiest way to make money online, but you won’t make as much as you could with some of the other opportunities listed. Companies do pay good money for people within their target markets to take surveys that will help them target and establish winning ad campaigns.

The trick to making this work is to find reputable survey sites that do not require you to pay for the privilege of filling out the surveys or list a credit card number. You are here to earn money, not give it out!

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The amount of money you can earn doing this will vary. You may earn a lot of money one week and nothing the next. It depends what you have listed and how well it sells.

The problem with selling is you have to purchase product upfront and then hope they sell, all the while housing them in your home. That’s why affiliate marketing is now a much more attractive option.

You can make tons of money in affiliate marketing if you take the time to become trained in various online marketing strategies and learn when to implement them. Affiliate marketing allows you to market on behalf of someone else’s products.

You collect commissions for traffic drawn into the affiliate site from your own site or for sales that you help make. If you don’t make sales, then you pay nothing, so it is much safer than selling through auction sites.If you have writing skills, freelance copy-writing and blogging may be two options.

Blogging takes awhile to actually earn money but can be a good long term strategy if you have something you are very passionate and knowledgeable and want to write about. Otherwise, copy-writing through various outsourcing websites will deliver much faster financial rewards.

You can even become a freelance web designer if you have the skills to market. There are outsourcing sites which allow clients to list jobs that they need filled, allowing freelancers to bid and show samples of their work to land the job.

If you want to freelance in copy-writing or web design you will need a couple good samples of what you can do. This will allow clients to see your work prior to accepting your services.

There are a variety of other ways to make money online, but this is a good overview of the most accessible options. Depending on your skills and the amount of time you want to invest in online ventures, you could combine some of these to establish a solid flow of income right from your living room!

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