Episode 065 - Sunrooms and Square Footage For some reason sunrooms are a HUGE deal when it comes to square footage. Nearly every week I get a call from an agent or homeowner asking about how they can make their sunroom into square footage. With all the love in the world, calm down about this concern. It is not as big of a deal as it is made out to be. Sunrooms do add value, so let's take that off the table. Sunrooms and their inclusion in the square footage calculation probably doesn't make as big of a difference as you think when it comes to the valuation of your property. B sets the record straight on when a sunroom adds to the square footage and more importantly, what it does for the value of the home. SHOW NOTES 01:50 – Challenge agents: don't focus on square footage; most people are conditioned to calculate price per square foot. 02:55 – Most people cannot tell the difference in square footage. 03:47 – Worry more about the value of the space than the size. 04:08 – How square footage is measured. ANSI Standard. 04:58 – Space must match the other living area in design, condition, quality, and style. 06:50 – Sunroom has value, regardless of whether or not it counts as square footage. 08:15 – Break down the home into pieces into just square footage. SHOW LINKS ANSI Standard – https://www.ansi.org/ House Measurement Specialist – https://homemeasurementspecialist.com/ BETWEEN THE LINES LINKS Email brian@brianclee.com Web brianclee.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/realestatebetweenthelines/ https://www.facebook.com/Brian-C-Lee-111822417027919/? YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcv4dHU39-b5_QVVCIhbcBA?
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Brian Lee is an acclaimed real estate appraiser, broker, instructor, and construction expert with over 25 years of experience. He received his bachelor's degree in Finance and Real Estate from Indiana University. (GO Hoosiers!) After a disappointing attempt at being the next Jedi Master in the latest Star Wars movie, he discovered the "Force" was strong with him as a Real Estate appraiser and speaker.
Brian's knowledge and experience has taken him across the galaxy to train agents on topics including: real estate appraisal, agency, brokerage, business operations, contracts, and investing.
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