Should We Call An Almost Bedroom A Bedroom?


Should We Call An Almost Bedroom A Bedroom?
By Scott Rogers • December 16, 2024
Consider these three houses... 1. A house with four bedrooms... plus... a room that has a window and a closet -- but is also a room you have to walk through to get to the sunroom. Is this a four bedroom house, or a five bedroom house? Maybe 4.5 bedrooms? 2. A house with three bedrooms with normal ceiling heights... plus... an additional attic bedroom with very limited areas where you walk around if you are taller than about 5 feet. Is this a three bedroom house, or a four bedroom house? Maybe 3.5 bedrooms? 3. A house with two bedrooms... plus... a third bedroom that you can get to only by walking through the second bedroom. Is this a two bedroom house or a three bedroom house? Maybe 2.5 bedrooms? But... we need to get to a whole number... so do you round up or round down? If you round down, it is likely that every buyer that views your home will find that it has enough bedrooms -- and they'll likely be pleasantly surprised at the additional sort-of bedroom -- but you might miss out on buyers who really need that other bedroom and thus don't even consider your house based on the bedroom count. If you round up, it is likely that many buyers that view your home will be disappointed to conclude that it does not have enough functional bedrooms -- though you will likely have more buyers looking at the house in general, because of the higher bedroom count. So -- there is no perfect rule for determining whether to round up or round down when counting the bedrooms in your house -- but will likely do you well to think about how many functional bedrooms most buyers would consider your house to have... Receive Updates by Email Recent Articles: Buying A New Construction Townhouse Requires A Bit Of Planning November Home Sales Surge with 12% Year Over Year Growth and 5% Increase in Median Price Interest Rates And Home Prices Affect Home Sales Trends, But Life Events Do As Well! In Which Room Or Rooms Do You Spend Most Of Your Time? An Early Look At November Home Sales! All The Right Spaces In All The Wrong Places Do Not Be Surprised If You Have Lots Of Showings Of Your Home. Do Not Be Surprised If You Do Not Have Very Many Offers. How Many Homes Are Going Under Contract Within Three Days, These Days? The Growing Impact Of New Home Sales In Harrisonburg, Rockingham County
Have any questions? Contact Scott Rogers at 540-578-0102 or scott@funkhousergroup.com
Based on information from the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Association of REALTORS® or its MLS, for the period Jan 1, 2000 through Dec 18, 2024 (unless otherwise noted).
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