Your house is on the market…days, weeks, and unfortunately sometimes even months go by with only a few browsing buyers, nothing serious or solid. You’ve set up everything in the house so perfectly that it looks like a picture out of Better Homes and Gardens yet you still get no offers. Everything seems to be in order and in top shape so what’s going on? It’s so frustrating. Maybe it even makes you want to sing the blues…

Ceiling to ceiling (da DA da DA duh)
And wall to wall (da DA da DA duh)
I’ve got lots and lots of room (da DA da DA duh)
But no one will call (da DA da DAH)
I painted the kitchen (da da DA da duh)
Redid all the floors (da da DA DUH)
But what to do with the rec room (da da DA da DUH)
It’s just one giant chore
I’ve got blues
I’ve got the bonus room rec room blues

Ok, so M..A..Y..B..E that only sounds good in MY head, but if you even remotely got the idea of what I’m singing about, then you already know what I’m about to say next.

Preparing a home for sale is a daunting task. Setting up the living room, kitchen and bedrooms are difficult enough, but what about that bonus room? Sometimes you just want to take everything out and let the buyer figure it out, right? That would be the easy way out at least, unfortunately that isn’t always the best way to go about things.

I live in Music City U.S.A, so oftentimes what people are looking for in a bonus room is a place to set up their personal studios or a practice room for their band. I am actually in a band myself (who isn’t in Nashville? :) so I completely understand this way of thinking. Does that mean you need to spend lots of money putting together a professional studio? No, not at all!

There are many uses for a bonus room – a home theater, work out room, office, prayer room, den, and the list goes on and on. There is no way to know EXACTLY what your buyers will want to use it for, but that doesn’t mean this room should be neglected when preparing your home for sale. Sometimes it’s best to set the room up how YOU would want it to be if you were going to buy your house again. What do you see this room being used for? Buyers are going to change things regardless, but that doesn’t mean they do NOT want each and every room to have character when they walk through your home. As a seller your goal is to bring that “WOW” effect to each and every buyer that walks through your home (obviously hoping that it will only take one to get the offer you want).

Some ideas - If you play an instrument, maybe it would be a good idea to set it up in the bonus room next to your favorite chair or next to the computer instead of storing it away in the closet. (I know the first thing I would think is “studio”.) If you have any type of work out equipment, set it up in the bonus room. The power of suggestion is a wonderful thing for triggering a person’s imagination. So use your own imagination and use the bonus room to your advantage. You might be surprised at what a difference that can make.

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