Preparing for HELOC appraisels

[Mark Lira]

Hello

I will be getting an appraisal in a month, on my primary residence for a HELOC. I have read a lot of articles on what to upgrade, remodel repair ect. Most of these have been done and I am confident in a good appraisel. It got me thinking if there was anything further I could do. My question is; has anyone had experiences where a minor upgrade or feature unexpectedly raised the value of a house, or one that didnt raise it or even detracted from the value? I would love to here your stories and advice. Thanks!

[CJ M.]

@Mark Lira

While making it look nice probably won't hurt, I don't know if it really matters. The reason I say that is I had a tree fall through the roof of my condo garage and the association still hasn't matched the cedar siding color and downspouts (since next year they're replacing everything). In other words it looks like crap compared to all my neighbors.

I asked the loan officer if that would hurt the appraisal, and she no, they go more off recents sales/comps. Anyway, my appraisal fortunaty still came in ok.