ON TIME HOME REMINDERS, LLC
GROVELAND, FLORIDA

About On Time Home Reminders We Are Committed To You On Time Home Reminders, LLC was created out of a desire to assist home owners with maintaining one of your largest investments – your home. What good is having an investment this large if you are unable keep its value growing? Your team of construction professionals at On Time Home Reminders, LLC have been building and maintaining homes since 1991. It is made up of team members who have been custom home builders, tract home builders, handymen, trades people and construction consultants with literally hundreds of years of combined experience in the home industry. What we discovered was multiple pitfalls in this path. Your On Time Home Reminders team knew we had to get this valuable information out to home owners just like you in an efficient and effective manner. On Time Home Reminders, LLC created with your On Time Home Reminders Maintenance Punch Lists. This took care of both What we knew was we had a large number of home owners who had no idea where to start when we sent out one of our On Time Home Reminders Maintenance Punch Lists while other subscribers needed just a little more information on how to perform these maintenance items. Your On Time Home Reminders team created a special service to schedule maintenance for these homeowners Through your menu of Home Maintenance Programs, we are able to offer an option to meet any home owner’s needs when it comes to home maintenance to preserve and grow the value of your asset – your home. This is our way of fulfilling our mission to help every home owner maintain the dream of their ideal home. We are happy you stopped by to find out more about maintaining your home. As we always say to our guests, welcome home to your On Time Home Reminders. The other day I received one of the questions I get constantly from friends, family, and even casual acquaintances when they think about doing anything to their home. Those of you who are experts in your fields receive the same types of questions I am sure about your specialty. “What is the best improvement for me to make to get the most money in return when I sell my home?” Do you have a plan on when you will sell your home? If it is longer than 3 years, I always advise you to look at how much enjoyment you are going to receive from the improvement. If your time frame is shorter, then you want to stick with the major improvements which will net an additional profit when you sell. The main areas to focus on are the kitchen, bathrooms and curb appeal as these are the major areas to influence the buying decision on a home. . You know what I’m talking about here – the ‘best if used when selling the house within the next 3 years or less.’ If you are going to be in your home for 3 years after the improvement, you want the renovation to add value as opposed to becoming a negative for your home. An example of a renovation to add value over the long-term would be adding a porch or an addition of another bathroom. An example of a renovation which could cost you more in the long run because you would need to do it again before selling your home would be freshening your landscaping with new mulch or updating plumbing fixtures. These would be something which will or could look outdated in 3 years or even need to be done again. Now armed with these couple of guidelines for framing what works for you, here are the home improvements you can do to help you create additional value and enjoyment for you in your home: The most affordable option is vinyl siding. Once a bland material that paled in comparison to real wood, it’s now available in a wide variety of colors and styles, including scalloped and square-cut shingles. If your vinyl siding is in good condition but looks worn or faded, consider sprucing it up with a product that cleans and restores its original color and sheen. Outside, you can add low volt accent lighting to light up unique exterior features or up light landscaping features to provide some extra curb appeal and pop. Your foyer is the first impact area for most visitors to your home and can make a big splash when selling your home later. You can either change the whole space or concentrate on high-impact items. Splurge on the entry flooring including adding a tile, marble or granite detail. Frame in the main, hard surface foyer floor with a strip of hardwood flooring around the outside perimeter. Add personality to your kitchen with a new backsplash. For a budget update with impact, choose inexpensive ceramic field tiles and add sparkle with knockout decorative pieces in glass or metal, or install a checkerboard pattern of several hues. Now if you are planning on selling soon, you want to choose materials which will appeal to many buyers and not just you. Properly executed – and this is the key – a powder bathroom, a second, or even a third bathroom is an advantage. If it’s too small, doesn’t fit into the flow of the house, or seems like an add-on, you can actually create a challenge when selling the home. Make sure the room includes an exhaust fan – something home buyers rank high on their list of desires – and a window that will bring in plenty of natural light. A skylight can also help with the natural light if the roof is directly above this area. Transform a basic bay or box window into a reading nook. Or furnish an empty corner of the living room with a game table and storage cabinet. These features add value to your home and, when it comes time to sell, will likely resonate with potential buyers. When a buyer can see how to use space, it helps them imagine themselves in the space. With the variety of upgrades listed above, there is something there to help almost everyone with their current home whether you are renovating to increase your sale price now or to enjoy for the immediate time while increasing the future value.