This is the 21st Century...in REI too.  

The only downside is living amongst tenants in an old turn of the century building.

The appraiser will take into account your updates in comparison with what is usual in your area-  If your updates are usual for like units, your duplex will appraise for equal values as other duplexes in the area, even if you spent quite a bit bringing it into the 21st century.

The resurgence of cities as an economic center at the beginning of the century has made them a beacon for highly skilled jobs with better pay and benefits than those found in the suburbs.

His name is Arthur Tkaczyk and he works for century 21.

My wife and I just bought an older mid century house and working on renovating it as it needs a lot of work.

Is it best to do this on my own or go through a realtor at century 21 or remax for example?

I have a Duplex that is a century home I would like to update the kitchen with new cabinets and flooring.

It was just the slab on a pretty small footprint, but was still more than 10k Unless it's the deal of the century with a guaranteed massive return written by Zeus himself, I wouldn't repeat that experience.

Eddie,Action investors network meets at the Century House on the 3rd Monday of each month at 6pm.