On 4/20/2012 2:43 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>
> "Janet" > wrote in message
> ...
>> In article >,
>> says...
>>>
>>> On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:21:39 -0400, Cheryl >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> >I heard today that two things that people look for when you want to
>>> flip
>>> >your house is hardwood floors (check) and granite countertops (check).
>>> >Floors done last year and countertops this year.
>>>
>>> Buyers also come in and say they don't like the color of the granite
>>> and it will have to be changed. Ditto the floor. (that comes out of
>>> the purchase bid)
>>> Janet US
>>
>> There's no point trying to anticipate the tastes of unknown future
>> buyers. By then fashion will have changed and they'll probably want some
>> nice retro 1950 Formica worktops in the kitchen.. and shagpile carpets in
>> the bathrooms.
>>
>> Janet
>
> Apparenly Cheryl is planning to sell the house, why else mention
> "flipping" it? You just never know what I buyer will want. That's why I
> pay no attention to the shows with buyers who say "must have granite!"
> or "must have hardwood floors". Guess what? If someone wants to spend
> the money on that stuff, great. I'm not going to. My kitchen works just
> fine as it is with the formica countertops. I'm not even thinking about
> changing the linoleum floor. Let whoever owns it after me deal with all
> that. What I have may not be TV-show ready but it works for me. And I'm
> sure not going to pay for someone elses' "upgrades" when I buy a house.
I just caught up on another group and see that you actually are selling
your house so I understand the reaction now. I still stand by my
thinking to make the house attractive enough to sell for asking price.