Chances are, your house is the most expensive thing you’ll ever buy. While financing renovation may sound daunting, the right moves can be a smart investment! Renovating your home is a great way to increase its value while also allowing you to customize its look and feel. Whether you’re dreaming of an Atlanta kitchen renovation, Atlanta bathroom renovation, built-in storage space, an extra bathroom, Atlanta whole house renovation, or any other project, Home ReBuilders can walk you through each step of the process.

After you connect with Home ReBuilders to pursue your project, we’ll work with you to hear your needs and wants, design your dream space, and provide plans and a budget. Once you have this information, your Account Manager can refer you to a remodeling mortgage specialist and provide names of lenders who have helped many of our past clients.

Can you believe these two photos are the same house? Renovating an older home – or a less-glamorous home – is a great way to get more bang for your buck!

To pursue a loan, you’ll need two key items in addition to your renovation schematics: a credit report and an appraisal of your home. The better your credit score, the easier your lending process will be. Don’t know your up-to-date credit score? One way to check your credit report and get your credit score is to go to myfico.com and print it out! Our lenders suggest choosing your Equifax report. Be sure to check your credit report carefully and make sure everything on it is correct before pursuing lending options. After your credit score is in order, you’ll need an appraisal. To get your home’s “after the renovation value,” your appraiser will consider the current state of your house as well as the renovation plans (specifications and costs).

Once you have your credit report and appraisal ready, your lending process should go smoothly! Now, you’ll need to work with a lender to determine the lending options that will work best for you. On our website, you can find contact information for some of our trusted lenders, as well as explore information about lending options, including:

 – Home Equity Line of Credit and Equity Loans

 – Cash Out Refinance

 – The Renovation Loan

 – Close Before Construction Begins

Once your loan is in place, Home ReBuilders will get to work! We’ll create your dream home with durable, long-lasting materials and value-added touches that will delight your family and potential future buyers.

Featured Project: Historic Charm + Modern Convenience in Peachtree Hills

Restoring old homes is one of our favorite client requests, because it presents the exciting challenge of blending old and new seamlessly. Historic homes are typically built well, with unique materials like wood from old-growth forests that simply can’t be found today. An older house often boats craftsmanship and details that make it feel immediately warm and welcoming. Have you ever dreamed of restoring an older house to its former glory? One of our favorite clients, a serial remodeler who enjoys saving unique homes, is doing just that!

This featured project, a whole house renovation in the Peachtree Hills neighborhood, is undergoing an exciting transformation. Our client had purchased a 1920’s craftsman home with beautiful touches and lots of potential – and lots of work to be done! After investigating the home’s condition and working with the owner to create a design plan and schematics, Home ReBuilders got to work. Here are just some of the projects we’ve taken on so far:

– Gutting most of the home’s interior

– Updating the kitchen and bathrooms – including new cabinets, appliances, finishes, and fixtures

– Finishing the basement, which may someday be converted into a guest or au pair suite

– Rebuilding old windows and replicating others to maintain the integrity of the home’s character

– Maintaining the old siding, filling in gaps where needed with new yellow pine wood.

– Restoring the garage and adding durable, new siding that will match the look and feel of the original siding

– Refinishing the home’s original heart pine floors

– Updating the existing structure of the home to today’s standards, utilizing the original strong, resin-cured woods

– …and more! This is a current project, and we can’t wait to share the end result with you when the job is complete.

When this home is finished, it will have the charm and character of a 100-year-old home with all the comforts of today’s living. Home ReBuilders’ team truly enjoys the chance to help maintain a neighborhood’s historic feel while creating a space that generations to come will enjoy.

If you’re like us, you might feel a pang of excited nostalgia when you drive past an old Victorian or 1920’s bungalow in need of care. If the thought of taking on a fixer upper appeals to you, Home ReBuilders is ready to help!