A real-estate expert and host of CNN's Open House offers current and prospective homeowners essential information on how to purchase, maintain, improve, and sell one's home, offering ten key rules for making money in real estate regardless of the state of the market, as well as financial tips, worksheets, and real-world case studies. Simultaneous.

Product Description: If you re building or remodeling, it s a great time to incorporate Universal Design an approach that helps people of any age and physical ability more fully and safely enjoy their homes. Whether you re the parent of young children, an active baby-boomer, or a less mobile senior, universal design gives you more freedom by maximizing comfort and accessibility...read more

An empty nester's guide to remodeling features twenty sample homes and hundreds of color illustrations and photographs highlighting floor plans and design ideas for a wide variety of homes that will ease the transition from busy family household to quiet homestead. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

The author features the American bungalow, illuminating the various elements of this Victorian classic while also discussing restoration techniques, adding modern conveniences, and much, much more.

Offers advice on ways to successfully invest in real estate by purchasing properties at bargain prices, using creative improvements to add to their value, and selling or renting them for high profits.

Product Description: More personal finance than home improvement, this book will teach readers the art of finding the right kinds of homes to purchase; how to determine what kinds of repairs will translate into high returns; how to work with contractors or subcontractors to get the work done; and how to sell properties for a profit...read more

Product Description: This unique text combines expert advice and tips for builders and remodelers for all aspects of running your company with over 40 easy-to-use checklists. This hands-on workbook is designed to help you manage your construction business better, and covers topics including: Increasing your revenue and keeping more of your profit Planning for long-term growth and reaching your goals for the future Ensuring quality workmanship Managing subcontractors and crews Using technology to increase productivity Establishing company policies and procedures Staying out of legal and financial trouble Creating thorough and accurate contract documents and estimates How to properly set up and plan projects A special Crisis Control section gives you quick advice and expert tips for solving emergencies and common problems on the job –  and helps you learn what you can do to avoid conflicts in the future...read more

Product Description: From elated to frantic and back again, a remodeling project is an emotional roller coaster. This is not only the case for the homeowner but for you too if you’re not prepared. All homeowners are emotional when it comes to their remodeling project...read more

A guide to performing a makeover on an old home offers miraculous before-and-after photographs depicting low-cost efforts to remodel old homes. 12,500 first printing. (view table of contents)

A manual for caring for old houses features nearly seven hundred photographs and drawings and offers step-by-step instructions that cover every detail of repair and restoration.

Product Description: This vital book reports the significant findings of a research project designed to fill the void in the existing knowledge about the incidence of housing adjustments among the elderly and the factors causing them. The sharp increase in the number of elderly in the United States in the years ahead will have profound implications for the housing requirements of all Americans...read more