Whether you're painting your kitchen cabinets or ripping the whole kitchen out, renovating is exciting. Not as exciting is the mess that's created, the potential issues with contractors, and the mad scramble to come up with more money when something goes awry. While you can't avoid every unpleasantry associated with home renovations, you can prepare well to keep yours as pain-free as possible.

Move out!

Depending on how extensive your renovation is,