Arleen Daprile This is Me

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1. 1. Assets: Making the Most of Personal Space

   biz.yahoo.com/rb/021124/column - [Cached]

   Published on: 11/24/2002   Last Visited: 11/24/2002

   "I wouldn't paint walls red or orange," explained Arleen Daprile, a realtor at Coldwell Banker in Westfield, New Jersey. "Make it a little vanilla for your own personality. (But) newer, brighter in everything, the whole house," will have potential buyers lining up to take advantage of the upgrades.
   
   As for putting a price tag on how much return an overhauled room could bring, she said kitchens and bathrooms are always good investments and not to be scrimped on.
   
   Otherwise, a room redo is tough to pinpoint exactly how much return could be expected. It would likely be worth more to the current homeowner who may have put many "sweat equity" hours or months into a project.

2. 2. Chicago Tribune | Investors decide home is where the big money is

   www.chicagotribune.com/classif - [Cached]

   Published on: 11/30/2002   Last Visited: 12/1/2002

   "I wouldn't paint walls red or orange," explained Arleen Daprile, of Coldwell Banker in Westfield, New Jersey. "Make it a little vanilla for your own personality. (But) newer, brighter in everything, the whole house," will have potential buyers lining up to take advantage of the upgrades.
   
   As for putting a price tag on how much return an overhauled room could bring, she said kitchens and bathrooms are always good investments and not to be scrimped on.
   
   Otherwise, a room redo is tough to pinpoint exactly how much return could be expected. It would likely be worth more to the current homeowner who may have put many "sweat equity" hours or months into a project.

3. 3. Assets: Making the most of your personal space

   biz.yahoo.com/rc/021121/column - [Cached]

   Published on: 11/21/2002   Last Visited: 11/21/2002

   "I wouldn't paint walls red or orange," explained Arleen Daprile, a realtor at Coldwell Banker in Westfield, New Jersey. "Make it a little vanilla for your own personality. (But) newer, brighter in everything, the whole house," will have potential buyers lining up to take advantage of the upgrades.
   
   As for putting a price tag on how much return an overhauled room could bring, she said kitchens and bathrooms are always good investments and not to be scrimped on.
   
   Otherwise, a room redo is tough to pinpoint exactly how much return could be expected. It would likely be worth more to the current homeowner who may have put many "sweat equity" hours or months into a project.