a family basement or should we leave the suite alone? We are planning on selling this house later in the year. We tried seeling it last year and didnt even have one offer come our way so we are going to sell it again this year.
We have put in a new kitchen, new floors and paint. Everything else has already been redone.
2007-01-17 13:45:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
I would suggest contacting someone called a "home stager." They are almost all previous real estate agents who decided, after seeing what it was in people's homes that was cause for the home not selling, or at least, selling at a good price, that there needed to be someone to give advice to sellers on what they can do to make their home the most desirable to a buyer. It may not even be the in-law suite that is the cause for your home not selling. Forgive me for being blunt, but, just because you put in a new kitchen, floors and paint, it may not be something that appeals to the the major public. And then, it can be something as simple as rearranging your furniture and adding or removing certain pieces.
2007-01-17 16:29:31 · answer #1 · answered by Venice Girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mostly, it depends what your target buyers are. Is your area full of families with lots of kids? Is that who's buying homes around you? If so, you might want to put in more rooms for the kids, or suggest that it would make an ideal daycare space. Are your neighbors up and coming families with 1.4 kids that work and have grandmom and or granddad around to help out? If so, by all means, leave the in-law suite in. Or is your area more of a stay-at-home professional family area? You might want to think about promoting it to potential buyers as a great place to have a home-based office. Is your neighborhood near a big college or univeristy? If so, the new owners just might enjoy knowing that this could mean extra revenu if it can be rented out to students during the school year. It all depends on what dreams are selling in your neighborhood... Then sell the dream by setting up your home to promote that dream.
Just an aside, no matter what's selling in your neighborhood, if you look at the newly constructed homes, so many of them have in-law suites. Society does seem to be shifting. It's not always safe, affordable or feasible to have our parents being cared for elsewhere. In many areas, bi-generation homes are really selling well. Just keep in mind that you're selling a dream and once you decide to sell your home, it becomes merchandise, just like anything else that you want to sell. It always amazes me how people will really go all out making a car look great before trying to trade it in for a new one... A car depreciates the minute you walk off the lot when you buy it, but a home, in the vast majority of cases, is a major investment. Hats off to you for taking the time to make your house look good before selling it! And good luck!
2007-01-17 22:54:10 · answer #2 · answered by The ReDesign Diva 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you talk to the realtors in your area? Ask them if your nab.hood is more suitable to sngle fam living or keep the suite. I don't think it would be much of a selling feature. How many people do you know that have a fam member living with them. If it was a rental suite that would be a diff. story.
2007-01-17 22:22:31 · answer #3 · answered by nlitend1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If things are in good condition, I'd say leave it in place. You never know what buyers might want and it's not a negative feature.
2007-01-17 21:53:17 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ya, make into comfy living!
2007-01-19 00:16:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋