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Ranch homeowners - build up or move out?

bluegrl24ny Posted:

Ranch homeowners - build up or move out?

Just curious if anyone else with a ranch has built onto the house or moved to another, larger house instead? We will need something new in a couple years, and I was wondering if it's worth it to just put a dormer on our ranch instead of moving to a new two-story house. I really love our neighborhood right now and we are also a corner lot with a nice big side front and backyard :) I really don't want to move, I'd much rather put money into adding a dormer, as so many of the other homes in our area have done. Then again, our taxes will go up AGAIN if we put an addition on the house, and I'm not sure of what the timeline is for this type of construction.... So many questions! Has anyone else built up on a ranch home, and if so, can you let me know what your experience was like? Thanks!!
wc0143 Posted:

Re: Ranch homeowners - build up or move out?

Friends recently added a second floor to their ranch and I was surprised at how quickly they had it done (maybe three months?).

We want to build up at some point ...
jacardi Posted:

Re: Ranch homeowners - build up or move out?

we are thinking of doing this to, I kinda know exactly what I want, the archtiect is coming tomorrow to see what we can do, just dont want the taxes to sky rocket, have to watch for that & than determine if its worth it,

bluegrl24ny Posted:

Re: Ranch homeowners - build up or move out?

any recommendations on where I can look online for more info about this type of home renovation? I'd like to do some research on this and I don't feel like working today Thanks!

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