Umbanhowar: Renovation budgets should prioritize living areas and elevation changes
John Umbanhowar · Architect Reveals How to Max Out the Value of Your Home · Jul 25, 2025 · at 31:28
Architect John Umbanhowar explains to real estate investor Paul Morris how to strategically allocate a hypothetical $1 million home renovation budget.
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“I would spend it in the living areas. That's where we do our living. So kitchen upgrades, living room upgrades. Expand to the outside. If you're a one story, make it a second story and put a primary bedroom on a second floor. I think those sort of changes in, in elevation heights can be game changers on, on a property.”
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