{"id":3644,"date":"2018-12-27T15:14:42","date_gmt":"2018-12-27T20:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.migonline.com\/blog\/?p=3644"},"modified":"2018-12-27T15:47:04","modified_gmt":"2018-12-27T20:47:04","slug":"5-smart-ways-to-invest-your-tax-refund-into-your-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migonline.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/27\/5-smart-ways-to-invest-your-tax-refund-into-your-home\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Smart Ways to Invest Your Tax Refund into Your Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"154\" height=\"154\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.migonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/blog-smarthome-maintenance-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/migonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/blog-smarthome-maintenance-1.png 154w, https:\/\/migonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/blog-smarthome-maintenance-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.Routine Maintenance<\/strong> \u2013 Homeowners should plan to spend around 1% to 3% of their home\u2019s purchase price each year on maintenance costs. It\u2019s always best to take care of the routine maintenance before it becomes an issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"154\" height=\"154\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.migonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/blog-smarthome-homeimprovements-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/migonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/blog-smarthome-homeimprovements-1.png 154w, https:\/\/migonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/blog-smarthome-homeimprovements-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Home Improvements<\/strong> \u2013 Put your taxes towards that home improvement project you\u2019ve been dreaming about. Choosing a project with the best ROI will definitely pay off in the long run (new roof or new siding). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"154\" height=\"154\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.migonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/blog-smarthome-energy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/migonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/blog-smarthome-energy.png 154w, https:\/\/migonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/blog-smarthome-energy-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3<g class=\"gr_ gr_40 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Style replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"40\" data-gr-id=\"40\">.Energy<\/g> Efficient Upgrades<\/strong> \u2013 Taking steps to making your home more sustainable can have big payoffs, including lower utility costs, better air quality and even increased home value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"154\" height=\"154\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.migonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/blog-smarthome-phone.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/migonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/blog-smarthome-phone.png 154w, https:\/\/migonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/blog-smarthome-phone-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4.Smart Home Features<\/strong> \u2013 Having a more tech-friendly will not only make your life easier but also help if you decide to sell it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"153\" height=\"154\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.migonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/blog-smarthome-payment.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/migonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/blog-smarthome-payment.png 153w, https:\/\/migonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/blog-smarthome-payment-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5. Extra Mortgage Payment<\/strong> \u2013 While it\u2019s not the most attritive plan for your tax <g class=\"gr_ gr_4 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-del replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"4\" data-gr-id=\"4\">refund,<\/g> <g class=\"gr_ gr_3 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del\" id=\"3\" data-gr-id=\"3\">if<\/g> will\u00a0help you pay off your loan sooner and save you money on interest by reducing the principal <g class=\"gr_ gr_8 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Style multiReplace\" id=\"8\" data-gr-id=\"8\">you      owe<\/g>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1.Routine Maintenance \u2013 Homeowners should plan to spend around 1% to 3% of their home\u2019s purchase price each year on maintenance costs. It\u2019s always best to take care of the routine maintenance before it becomes an issue. 2. Home Improvements \u2013 Put your taxes towards that home improvement project you\u2019ve been dreaming about. Choosing a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/migonline.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/27\/5-smart-ways-to-invest-your-tax-refund-into-your-home\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">5 Smart Ways to Invest Your Tax Refund into Your Home<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3646,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/migonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/migonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/migonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/migonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/migonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3644"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/migonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3644\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3664,"href":"https:\/\/migonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3644\/revisions\/3664"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/migonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/migonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/migonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/migonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}