House for sale with small bedrooms- have you knocked down walls to create larger rooms

[blueherons]

A two bedroom home will be worth less than a three bedroom.

Unless you plan on never selling it, you'll lose money losing a bedroom.

[chet everett]

Originally Posted by blueherons

A two bedroom home will be worth less than a three bedroom.

Unless you plan on never selling it, you'll lose money losing a bedroom.

The OP surely can understand that there is serious negative consequences to anyone that NEEDS three bedrooms! Even if the bedrooms are "smallish" ( 100+ sq ft is NOT MINI SIZED !!!) While no one is going to have "ball room dances" in such a space, rooms that size are ample for any normal guest bed and still offer PRIVACY that any home buyer that has kids of different genders and / or relatives or even a desire to use the space for "work from home" needs would simply NOT CONSIDER.

If the OP said that their intention is to "never leave" this home that would be one thing, but as they instead say that odds are they would be selling in 5-7 years this is almost certainly a MONEY LOSING PROPOSITION -- honestly even areas where there are many retirees or singles shopping for homes the downside of having only two bedrooms would turn off buyers.

If the OP has some unusual use for essentially TWO very large bedrooms perhaps they should shop for such a home and take a pass on this one...

[oh-eve]

I bought a 4 bedroom house and turned it into 3 bedrooms. I have been warned by the realtor that the value decreases.


Also, make sure you get permits. Selling a house with a missing wall and no permits for it will be tough.

[knoxnut]

I like this idea. I'm in the process of closing on a house now and two of the BRs are like this (small and next to each other). I may consider this.

Originally Posted by Lyndarn

Taking out entire walls came be dicey..because of structural things such as "Weight-barring" if knocking out walls.. However if you have 2 bedrooms side by side..one can create a entrance with beautiful doors ( french type or other) which maintains the structural integrity.

So by connecting this way you can utilize them whatever way you want..split co-room ..yet can also lock doorway to allow privacy if needed. There's huge potential in doing that without huge costs when requiring to instal new load requirements when removing some walls!!

Good luck..as long as it's done with structural integrity respected and inspected to be sure..as That could be a real selling point to future buyers!!

[LifeIsGood01]

Originally Posted by old duffer

We are looking at buying a house that has three bedrooms. One bedroom is huge 14 by 21 but the others are mini size 10 by 10 and 10 by 11. I thought about knocking down the wall and creating one larger bedroom from the two mini sized bedrooms.

I am concerned about trying to sell the house in 5-7 years with only two bedrooms. Yes, the second bedroom would be larger but maybe families want two smaller rooms for their kids.

If you were buying a house, other than the large master bedroom, would you rather a large second bedroom- or two small bedrooms?

I would rather keep the 3 bedrooms, 10 x 10 is small, but not tiny, it's a normal size for older homes, can be a kids room, office, and can fit a queen bed too.