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We are currently getting the house ready for resale in about 3-4 years.
So far we have replaced the roof, windows, siding , front porch & railings and put in a new furnace.
We will now start to tackle the inside.
I have a Bi Leval house built in 1972..no central AC from a resale perspective is it worth it to have it installed?
We are located in North Jersey...if it was Arizona it would be a no brainer
How bad was your recent summer? It was pretty hot in NY from what my family told me and central AC was a must. If you can afford it I would go for it. Some people want it whether they really need it or not, it's just a psychological thing knowing it's there.
We are currently getting the house ready for resale in about 3-4 years.
So far we have replaced the roof, windows, siding , front porch & railings and put in a new furnace.
We will now start to tackle the inside.
I have a Bi Leval house built in 1972..no central AC from a resale perspective is it worth it to have it installed?
We are located in North Jersey...if it was Arizona it would be a no brainer
3-4 years, or 3-4 months? A/C is a must here in Southern Michigan for most people from mid May - September, so New Jersey I would imagine is much the same, if not hotter on average.
Can you find a new car without A/C? Probably not, yet people spend a lot more time in their homes than their cars. I'd do it. My wife cannot sleep without air in the summer.
3-4 years, or 3-4 months? A/C is a must here in Southern Michigan for most people from mid May - September, so New Jersey I would imagine is much the same, if not hotter on average.
Can you find a new car without A/C? Probably not, yet people spend a lot more time in their homes than their cars. I'd do it. My wife cannot sleep without air in the summer.
I'm with you on that for sure!!!
We use room air conditioners..ugh...the kicker the hubbie does HVAC for a living...go figure...he likes heat guess that's why
Well, if hubby does the work at cost, it's probably a good idea- if you have to pay someone to do it, you're not as likely to get your $$ back. If the house was a single story it'd be easy and cheap to do- maybe $5-6k. In a bi-level, you're either going to need 2 zones or you're going to be cutting chases through the house to get ductwork up and down- probably $10-12k in either of those cases, and that's not going to come back in your sale.
Just sell the house in the winter, and the lack of central AC won't be so obvious....lol.
if your hubby does it for a living then i say go ahead with it especially if it will help set you apart from other homes on the market. personally, i don't have it in my home (live in MA). when i think about the actual number of really hot days it's not worth it to me. all winter people complain about it being too cold and then summer comes along and we get one really hot day and slam all the windows are closed and the ac turned on. just crazy to me but again i live in MA.
if your hubby does it for a living then i say go ahead with it especially if it will help set you apart from other homes on the market. personally, i don't have it in my home (live in MA). when i think about the actual number of really hot days it's not worth it to me. all winter people complain about it being too cold and then summer comes along and we get one really hot day and slam all the windows are closed and the ac turned on. just crazy to me but again i live in MA.
I used to be a "windows open all day and night" type of person, but my wife has spoiled me.
Definitely if your husband can do it at cost, I'd do it. Bob's pricing seemed a bit high. I know people in our neighborhood that have had it installed in existing homes for about $3000 - $3500 (for about 2000 sf), no zones. Might be different in different regions of the country. I wouldn't drop $10 - 12,000 on it. Everyone here runs it through existing heat ducts, which cuts down on cost. The condenser is the biggest expense.
my office just received the realtor magazine and in it there's a survey re: buyer's want and central a/c is no. 1
interesting article it also reads that 23% of buyers want granite (HA! i think that's way to low, more like 90% want it in every home including mobiles regardless of price)
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Everyone here runs it through existing heat ducts, which cuts down on cost. The condenser is the biggest expense.
