Increasing the Home Value房子升值
Bob knew that the house he just purchased was in a historically rough neighborhood. There was a history of gang violence, including shootings, in the neighborhood. That is probably why the house was so inexpensive. The previous owners of the house had it foreclosed. Then some house flippers bought the property for a very cheap price, renovated it, raised the sales price, and sold it. Bob thought the house was still a good bargain though.
鲍勃知道他刚刚购买的房子是在一个比较有历史文化的街区，这里有帮派暴力的历史，包括附近的枪击事件。这可能是这里的房子为什么如此便宜，前业主把这个房子抵押了，然后一些房地产以低价收购了这些房子，将它重新装修，提高价格然后再卖了。鲍勃认为虽然房子仍然是一个很好的交易。
After he moved in, Bob began to see that many of the renovations to the home were merely cosmetic. While the house flippers put in new stainless steel appliances in the kitchen, they hadn't upgraded the electrical work. This meant that every time Bob ran the dishwasher and the coffee machine, all the power in the house went out. Bob spent over $1,000 dollars to have the house rewired. The new carpets that the house flippers installed was put over the original hardwood floors. Bob decided to rip out the ugly oatmeal colored carpets and refinish the old floors. That was another $3,000.
他搬进来后，鲍勃开始看到很多的装修都只是表面的。他们在厨房放了一些新的不锈钢餐具，这里没有高电压。这意味着每次鲍勃在使用洗碗机和咖啡机时，家里都要停电了。鲍勃花了1000美元把房子的电线重新修整了一下，在这房子原始的硬木地板上放了新地毯。鲍勃决定撕开丑陋的燕麦色的地毯和修补旧地板，这又花费了3000美元。
The house was an old stucco house that got very hot in the summer and cold in the winter. The house flippers installed some cheap windows. Bob hired a contractor to put in new double pane storm windows and install ceiling fans. That was another few thousand dollars. Bob wanted to make the house energy efficient, so he leased solar panels that were installed on the roof. This not only lowered his monthly electric bill, but added value to the home.
房子是一个老粉刷房子，夏天非常炎热和冬天非常的寒冷。房子里原先安装的是一些便宜的窗子，鲍勃雇用了一个承包商换了新的双窗格的窗口，另外又花了几千美元。鲍勃想让房子节能，所以他将太阳能安装在屋顶上。这不仅降低了他每月的电费，还让房子看起来更有价值。
Within two years, all the changes Bob made to the house totaled more than $20,000. In that time the value of his home rose almost $100,000. Bob felt he made a good investment. He knew when he sold the home, he would get more money than he paid.
在两年的时间内，所有的变化，鲍勃对房子的改装费用做了总计，超过20000美元。在那时候，他家的价值上升了近100000美元。鲍勃觉得他做了一个很好的投资。他知道，当他卖掉了家，他会得到比之前更多的钱。他会得到比之前更多的钱。
