Purchase price: $540,000 Cash invested: $156,000 Sale price: $970,000 Contributors: Dominic Turco, Jennifer Haffner This fully renovated modern home exudes casual elegance while offering views of the sound and multiple decks for entertaining.

It's the modern day equivalent of a wild west town.

The modern day smart phone is a very good camera.If you're selling your house?

Like owning an apartment complex and having to replace all the roofs or rehab many of the units to make them more modern or repair the common areas of the property such as pool club house areas.

Stay away from overly loud backsplash or kitchen tiles and stay away from black on white modern farmhouse and opt for earth tones.

I like more modern colors like a deeper sage green.

“My first vision for Apple”– Steve Jobs reflecting upon the clean lines and open esthetics of the Eichler home in which he grew up.Joe Eichler designed many modern residences throughout Silicon Valley.

The age of the building(s) alone should not discourage you, but you need to account for how they have been maintained (or not maintained) over their life span and budget required modernization/rehabilitation into your analysis prior to purchase.

I agree with the others on the AC - all modern systems that I'm aware of have safety interfaces on them that shut the compressor down before it can freeze up or be damaged from overheating.

Modern and cold.It's Josh's ship.