The Twenty Most Cost-Effective Home Improvements
4 CE (Education)
This course will cover the following units and topics:
Unit 1―Introduction
I. INTRODUCTION TO COST-EFFECTIVE HOME IMPROVEMENTS
A. Home improvement investments
B. Improvement vs. maintenance
Unit 2―Out-of-date Versus Deferred Maintenance
I. OUT-OF-DATE FEATURES
A. Out-of-date features
II. DEFERRED MAINTENANCE
A. Deferred maintenance issues
Unit 3―Discounting Sale Price Versus Doing Improvements
I. THE REAL ESTATE CYCLE
A. When to make improvements
B. The Real Estate Cycle explained
C. Common home improvements
Unit 4―Top 10 Exterior Home Improvements
I. EXTERIOR HOME IMPROVEMENTS
A. Top 10 exterior improvements
B. Sample exterior projects
Unit 5―Top 5 Interior Home Improvements
I. INTERIOR HOME IMPROVEMENTS
A. Top 5 interior improvements
B. Sample interior projects
Unit 6―Top 5 Energy Conservation Improvements
I. ENERGY-SAVING IMPROVEMENTS
A. Top 5 energy-saving improvements
II. CONCLUSIONS
A. Comparing home improvements
B. Conclusions
Unit 7― Economics and Environmental Factors
I. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
A. Environmental decisions
B. Radon
C. Reduction vs. mitigation—2012 IRC
D. Lead paint
E. Mold
II. ECONOMICS OF ENERGY SAVING
A. Energy saving upgrades
B. Payback vs. cost
C. Tax incentives
D. Domestic hot water
E. Five low-cost, energy-saving home improvements
Unit 8― Financing
I. THE ECONOMICS OF HOME IMPROVEMENTS
A. Financing concepts
B. Definitions
C. Conclusions
D. Summary