How much in 'upgrades' have you invested in your house
 

Things that you had built after you bought your home. Pool, new patio, basement renovation. Probably stuff you only will spend on if you plan on living their forever. I haven't had anything done yet.

And who did you hire. There are apparently plenty of people out there with and without accreditation that are doing poor jobs on renovations.

added a trek deck, widened my driveway, added a patio, all new landscaping. i just have one room to do on the inside and must install sprinklers and i am all done.