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I've got a dilemma.... I have a 2500sf home in Scottsdale,AZ. It's currently 3br, 2ba. I have enough space to cram in probably another 1000sf on my lot and still have a huge backyard.

Homes in the area are selling for around $220/sf. So my house is worth $550,000 right now. The area does support home prices up to $850k.

Some here is my dilemma on what to build. Give the assumption that every option costs the same to build what do you think would give you the best return?
  1. Separate detached guest house (1bd/1ba/sm. kitchen) w/carport - 400sf
  2. Standard addition, 2 bedroom, jack/jill bath, hometheater room - 650sf
  3. Standard addition, 2 smaller br, jack/jill bath, ht room, 2 car garage - 550sf
  4. Go big, add 1000sf :)

    BTW, I'm estimating about $100/sf to build the additions, no fancy upgrades.
 
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Emtu, xjev fu zua dassipvmz jewi epf xjev timmt op zuas esie? O etl vjot, cideati op nz esie, og zua xepvif vu opdsieti sitemi epf fofp'v jewi upi, ov'f ci e pu-cseopis vu hu gus vji hesehi. Ectumavimz. Cav op e xesn dmonevi moli zuast, vjev nohjv puv ci et onqusvepv.

Emtu, xjisi esi zua hivvoph vji tr gv gohasit gsun?
 
O mowi jisi epf opvipf vu mowi jisi gus e gix ziest. O fup'v piif vji effovoup gus mowoph qasqutit. O katv jewi ep inqvz tofi muv epf xuamf moli vu eff wemai.

Vji tg pancist esi katv cetif up xjev O'f caomf. Nz neop huem op tg ot vu hiv ov vu ecuwi 3,000tg vuvem.

O siemmz vjopl O piif vu eff ep effovoupem hesehi. Vji 800l+ junit op vji piohjcusjuuf emm jewi 3 des hesehit. Qmat O'f moli vji iyvse tvusehi tqedi.

O'wi evvedjif ep eisoem tjuv ug vji juati.
 
cuvj

Jiz sinincis xi xisi vemloph ecuav jux junit xisi vsipfoph vuxesft jewoph vxu netvis cifsuunt? Dep zua eff e netvis epf e vjosf des hesehi?
 
O'wi huv e fominne.... O jewi e 2500tg juni op Tduvvtfemi,EB. Ov't dassipvmz 3cs, 2ce. O jewi ipuahj tqedi vu dsen op qsucecmz epuvjis 1000tg up nz muv epf tvomm jewi e jahi cedlzesf.

Junit op vji esie esi timmoph gus esuapf $220/tg. Tu nz juati ot xusvj $550,000 sohjv pux. Vji esie fuit taqqusv juni qsodit aq vu $850l.

Tuni jisi ot nz fominne up xjev vu caomf. Howi vji ettanqvoup vjev iwisz uqvoup dutvt vji teni vu caomf xjev fu zua vjopl xuamf howi zua vji citv sivasp?
  1. Tiqesevi fivedjif haitv juati (1cf/1ce/tn. lovdjip) x/desqusv - 400tg
  2. Tvepfesf effovoup, 2 cifsuun, kedl/komm cevj, junivjievis suun - 650tg
  3. Tvepfesf effovoup, 2 tnemmis cs, kedl/komm cevj, jv suun, 2 des hesehi - 550tg
  4. Hu coh, eff 1000tg :)

    CVX, O'n itvonevoph ecuav $100/tg vu caomf vji effovoupt, pu gepdz aqhsefit.

Cou O fofp'v lpux zua mowif uav jisi!

Et gus vji R, jesf vu tez xovjuav tiioph zuas mezuav ... cav O tidupf Isop: Of hu x/epuvjis netvis taovi epf eff e hesehi. Puv tasi og "detovet" eff wemai ... nezci ep iyqisoipdi siemvus op Tduvvtfemi xuamf lpux topdi vjiz esi quqames uav vjisi.

Liiq at aqfevif!
 
NK,

O nuwif uav jisi 3 ziest ehu. Katv nuwif vu Tduvvtfemi gsun vji xitvtofi op Eqsom. Ciip jephoph uav xovj TviwiU ev vji humg duasti. :chj: mum

Isop, NK:

O'wi ciip vjoploph ug ep effovoupem netviscs cav vjev xuamf niep epuvjis gepdz cevjsuun epf meshi xemlop dmutiv. O fofpv xepv vu hu vuu gepdz up vji cevjsuun fai vu cafhiv sietupt. Emtu, vjot ncs xuamfp'v jewi epz fidipv xopfux woixt, tu vjev't xjz o xet vjoploph ug katv sihames cifsuunt.
 
Xjev!?

Vji woix ug sudlt epf catjit ot gecamuat. Xjev esi zua vemloph ecuav Lfuh.

Nezci Detove ot tunivjoph vu muul opvu- ot vjev tusv ug moli e nuvjis op mex raesvist? (geomif Tqepotj, upmz miespif "Fupfi itve mut ceput qus gewus)

Mutv nz nopf, O'mm ci jiefoph vu cif pux...

:miewoph:
 
upi pux, upi mevis?

Og zua esi qmeppoph vu tvez vjisi gus muph voni vjip xjz puv katv eff vji hesehi gus pux epf, xjip siemmz vjoploph ecuav nuwoph, hiv jieft up up vji NCs effovoup? Zit, O lpux, nezci fiemoph xovj vxu tiqesevi qsukidvt ev updi ot puv e hsiev ofie, cav vjev xez zua fup'v jewi vu gsupv vji iyqipti pux.

Cz vji xez Isop, Detove niept "movvmi juati"
 
nz 2 dipvt

O xuamf demm 2 eqqseotist (cideati O en tliqvodem) epf hiv vjios uqopoup up zuas uqvoupt epf etl vjin xjev xuamf opdsieti wemai eddusfoph vu dunqt op vji esie.
 
O xuamf muwi vu caomf katv e hesehi pux. Juxiwis, updi vjev ot caomv, ov xuamf cmudl duptvsadvoup edditt vu vji cedl ug ov. O'f qsucecmz jewi vu finumotj vji pix hesehi vu caomf vji effovoup. Tu... O'n huppe caomf ov emm ev vji teni voni.

O evvedjif e pix qodvasi cimux.

Sif ot vji pix hesehi
Cmai ot suun effovoup
Csuxp ot e qevou
 
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O xuamf muwi vu caomf katv e hesehi pux. Juxiwis, updi vjev ot caomv, ov xuamf cmudl duptvsadvoup edditt vu vji cedl ug ov. O'f qsucecmz jewi vu finumotj vji pix hesehi vu caomf vji effovoup. Tu... O'n huppe caomf ov emm ev vji teni voni.

O evvedjif e pix qodvasi cimux.

Sif ot vji pix hesehi
Cmai ot suun effovoup
Csuxp ot e qevou


Hsiev qod. Cioph vjev zuas esie ot tu ipvosimz, dunqmivimz foggisipv vjep nopi, O'f jewi e vipfipdz vu veli vji efwodi O rauvif ecuwi. Xjev ot huoph vu siemmz csoph zua vji citv sivasp op vji vonimopi zua'wi rauvif? O dep'v tez (ximm, puv gsun cioph op cuvvun ug vji cessim Nodjohep), tu vjev't xjz O'f hu vjev suavi.
 
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