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<div id="pastingspan1">You love your house, but you need more room. You want a new house, but you love your neighbors. Your house has charm, but it needs some updating. You want to move into a different house, but you wish you could take your yard with you.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>These are the dilemmas that motivate homeowners into making an important choice&#8212;do you buy a new home or renovate your current space to meet your needs? It&#8217;s a big decision and Zach Nolte, director of operations for <a href="http://www.kitchensolversfranchising.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=kitchen-solvers-remodeling-vs-home-buying-2790" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kitchen Solvers</a>, a franchise specializing in custom and pre-built cabinetry, custom countertops, solid surfaces and kitchen accessories, suggested doing your homework.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>He said there are a few telltale signs that point to remodeling: you love your neighborhood; you have an emotional attachment to your home and have the money to make the changes; you would rather invest money in your home than in closing and moving costs; property values in your neighborhood are rising and; or your home value is not at the peak for the neighborhood.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>On the other hand, he said buying a new home can be the best option if there&#8217;s a home for sale in a neighborhood you like or if the cost of remodeling your home will outpace its resale value.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&#8220;When it comes to remodeling or buying a new home, we&#8217;re ultimately noticing one key trend: People would rather adapt their homes to their changing needs than relocate,&#8221; Nolte said. &#8220;Renovation will provide a new look and feel to the location you fell in love with when you first bought the house.&#8221;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>According to Nolte, the remodeling industry is making a comeback in a very big way. Homeowners spent $330 billion on renovations last year&#8212;$75 billion of which was allocated to kitchen remodeling. Those numbers are only expected to rise in 2015.</div><div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&#8220;A swing in the economy has really changed the way people look at homeownership these days,&#8221; Nolte said. &#8220;It&#8217;s more of a seller&#8217;s market right now, so people are taking their extra money and putting it into renovating their homes. From a sales perspective, it increases the value of their home. From an owner&#8217;s perspective, you&#8217;re avoiding having to start over from scratch to get the home you want.&#8221;</div><div>&nbsp;</div></div><div>&nbsp;Whether the homeowner has plans to eventually sell the house or to stick around for years to come, Nolte said that either way, it&#8217;s important to increase the value of existing homes. Minor kitchen remodeling can add an average of 82 percent of the project&#8217;s cost back into the home&#8217;s value.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&#8220;To assess what&#8217;s right for your particular house, let your neighborhood guide you,&#8221; Nolte said. &#8220;If there&#8217;s any chance you&#8217;ll move within the next 10 years, keep your improvements in line with those of other houses on your block, or risk losing the money when you sell.&#8221;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><a href="http://kitchensolvers.1851franchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=kitchen-solvers-remodeling-vs-home-buying-2790" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to learn more about Kitchen Solvers.</a> &nbsp;</div>

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