There’s nothing better than doing something you love – and making money from it.

Here’s how Robert Campbell added $20,000 of value to an otherwise mundane and unexciting stairwell.

Cost of Materials:

$400.00 for beams and wood planking on the ceiling;

$50.00 for relocating the light so it is centered on the airplane pic; 

$550.00 for redesigning the low wall.  A 2′ x 3′ opening was created to bring more natural light into the 18′ stairwell.

$150.00 for paint;

$450.00 for the 4′ x 6′ airplane pic – which a graphic artist helped me create.

Labor costs:  $0.00  I did all the work.

PS:  Robert Campbell learned a long time ago that creating beauty is an excellent investment in terms of both time and money spent – and that home buyers will pay up for it.

The biggest investment profit ($600,000) I ever made in real estate was the result of buying a rather ordinary looking home in Solana Beach, CA – which I turned into a home that was beautiful and amazing.

And I made that profit in 1992, which was when San Diego home prices were in the early stages of what turned out to be 15% six-year price correction.

Beauty sells homes because people like beautiful things.