{"id":5811,"date":"2019-07-16T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waterfronthomesdelaware.com\/delaware-real-estate\/?p=5811"},"modified":"2019-07-16T13:30:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T17:30:00","slug":"tear-down-or-remodel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waterfronthomesdelaware.com\/delaware-real-estate\/tear-down-or-remodel\/","title":{"rendered":"Tear Down or ReModel?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/waterfronthomesdelaware.com\/delaware-real-estate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/tear-down-or-remodel.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5812\" src=\"https:\/\/waterfronthomesdelaware.com\/delaware-real-estate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/tear-down-or-remodel.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waterfronthomesdelaware.com\/delaware-real-estate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/tear-down-or-remodel.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/waterfronthomesdelaware.com\/delaware-real-estate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/tear-down-or-remodel-300x291.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/waterfronthomesdelaware.com\/delaware-real-estate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/tear-down-or-remodel-768x744.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s Either a Tear down or A Remodel<\/p>\n<p>Older homes that served our grandparents and parents well may appear poorly planned for today\u2019s families. They tend to be smaller with narrow lots, closed-off kitchens, and fewer bathrooms and bedrooms. On the other hand, older homes tend to offer character and quality craftsmanship that is unmatched today. So, should you tear down an older home or remodel it?<\/p>\n<p>First, choose the neighborhood. You\u2019re buying the location, so it should meet as many of your household\u2019s needs as possible &#8211; schools, transportation, entertainment and enrichment, medical care and shopping. It should have plenty of homes similar to the one you have in mind, including remodels and scrapped homes replaced by new construction.<\/p>\n<p>Homes offered at \u201clot value\u201d means that the structure offers no further value. This is a great candidate for a total remodel or tear down. If the lot is large enough, it can hold added square footage or a complete new home. But if the home has plaster moldings, stained-glass windows, all-wood stairs, and other artisan features, know that those things can\u2019t be easily replaced today. You may want to preserve those unique elements and consider remodeling to complement the home\u2019s original design.<\/p>\n<p>Take your general contractor with you to see what needs to be brought up to date and if it\u2019s more practical to remodel or rebuild. Like homes in like neighborhoods help determine and improve value, so don\u2019t over-build or over-improve without similar comparable homes nearby to support your home\u2019s value.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s Either a Tear down or A Remodel Older homes that served our grandparents and parents well may appear poorly planned for today\u2019s families. They tend to be smaller with narrow lots, closed-off kitchens, and fewer bathrooms and bedrooms. On the other hand, older homes tend to offer character and quality craftsmanship that is unmatched &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/waterfronthomesdelaware.com\/delaware-real-estate\/tear-down-or-remodel\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tear Down or ReModel?<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5812,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-ideas-and-tips","category-miscellaneous"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/waterfronthomesdelaware.com\/delaware-real-estate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/waterfronthomesdelaware.com\/delaware-real-estate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/waterfronthomesdelaware.com\/delaware-real-estate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waterfronthomesdelaware.com\/delaware-real-estate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waterfronthomesdelaware.com\/delaware-real-estate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5811"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/waterfronthomesdelaware.com\/delaware-real-estate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5811\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5813,"href":"https:\/\/waterfronthomesdelaware.com\/delaware-real-estate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5811\/revisions\/5813"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waterfronthomesdelaware.com\/delaware-real-estate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/waterfronthomesdelaware.com\/delaware-real-estate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waterfronthomesdelaware.com\/delaware-real-estate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waterfronthomesdelaware.com\/delaware-real-estate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}