{"id":946,"date":"2018-04-26T11:21:05","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T11:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/classic-min.realhomes.io\/?post_type=faq&amp;p=946"},"modified":"2018-04-26T11:21:05","modified_gmt":"2018-04-26T11:21:05","slug":"when-buying-a-new-home-what-upgrades-should-we-go-for-what-holds-the-most-value-do-we-upgrade-the-lot-pick-more-square-footage-in-the-house-add-an-extra-bedroom-etc","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/www.grounddatabank.com\/pt\/faq\/when-buying-a-new-home-what-upgrades-should-we-go-for-what-holds-the-most-value-do-we-upgrade-the-lot-pick-more-square-footage-in-the-house-add-an-extra-bedroom-etc\/","title":{"rendered":"When buying a new home, what upgrades should we go for? What holds the most value? Do we upgrade the lot? Pick more square footage in the house? Add an extra bedroom?, etc."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A lot depends on why you are buying the house. Are you buying it mostly as a home or mostly as an investment? 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