Floor plan with no bedrooms on main floor (shower, stairs, loft)
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Hi, is it a big no-no for re-sale value to have all of your bedrooms, including the master, on the 2nd floor? We don't have any children, so the other two bedrooms would be used as guest bedrooms and/or office/studio space, but would that be a deterrent for a potential buyer with children to have all of the bedrooms on the same floor? There would be a catwalk that spans the vaulted area below and separates the master suite from the two spare bedrooms, which mitigates any privacy issues. It would clearly rule out a disabled person, on the other hand.
This has been discussed here before and IIRC most people with children said they would flat out reject a first floor master with the kids bedrooms upstairs. One of my grandchildren would not sleep upstairs when we had a 1st floor master and she also didn't want to sleep in the living room alone. So Grandma got to sleep on the couch and she slept on the LR floor, which she thought was fun.
We bought 1st floor master with Upstairs bedrooms as a compromise to not finding a large new ranch house that meets the rest of our criteria. While our kids may not like it now, we are hoping they will appreciate their upstairs privacy with loft and game room as they enter the teenage years!
With that said, we also know that the floorplan may rule out families with little kids when we resell in the future. But at the same time, it'll be very attractive for others with same requirements as us.
All buyers are not created equal! Buy the house that meets your own needs.
Here in east Texas, second floor masters (all bedrooms upstairs) are a big negative, generally. I know there are exceptions to that rule but they are just that - exceptions.
I've lived in a house with all the bedrooms upstairs. It is fine as long as everyone is healthy. But without a downstairs bedroom, you have problems if someone cannot handle stairs such as a broken leg, or elderly (even if a visitor), or a new mom who is balancing a newborn and wants a daytime nap.
I'd not buy a house again that did not have a downstairs bedroom and if it did not have a downstairs shower also.
What seems good at 20 or 30 doesn't always look so good in later years. Why limit your resell potential pool of buyers if you have the choice now to buy a better layout?
Certainly something that must vary by market. When buying, I don't even look at multi-level homes with the master on the main living floor. I very much prefer all bedrooms on the top floor.
I've lived in a house with all the bedrooms upstairs. It is fine as long as everyone is healthy. But without a downstairs bedroom, you have problems if someone cannot handle stairs such as a broken leg, or elderly (even if a visitor), or a new mom who is balancing a newborn and wants a daytime nap.
I'd not buy a house again that did not have a downstairs bedroom and if it did not have a downstairs shower also.
What seems good at 20 or 30 doesn't always look so good in later years. Why limit your resell potential pool of buyers if you have the choice now to buy a better layout?
Right on. I believe you very much limit your buying pool if you have all bedrooms on the top floor.
I'm not saying you have to have the MASTER on the ground floor and other bedrooms upstairs, but you really need to have at least one bedroom and bathroom downstairs, in my opinion. I won't even look at a home that doesn't offer that option, and as a successful former realtor in this area, I can say that the VAST MAJORITY of my clients wanted at least one bed and bath downstairs, for EXACTLY the reasons you stated above.
People need to think these scenarios through. All it takes is one illness, one new baby and mom, one cast on a leg, or one elderly parent or guest, to drive this point home.
Last year when I had achilles tendon surgery (a common injury and surgery that can strike any age group at any time), I was in a cast and/or on crutches for NINE MONTHS. If I hadn't had a downstairs bedroom and bathroom, I would have been in a world of hurt. I honestly don't know how I would have functioned.
In my area, the master is NEVER on the ground floor, never. All bedrooms are always upstairs, unless it is a one floor ranch.
i wouldnt like anyway, I feel it is more private upstairs.
But buy what you like, everyone cannot be constantly worried about re-sale. ugh !
there is a buyer for everything.
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