First of all can we STOP using the word “new” to describe everything? Between “new” and “normal” I think my bow tie is going to explode! Nothing is “new” and what does “normal” even mean?
Okay, rant over.
Kitchens and Master Suites Sell Houses?
We’ve discussed this mille fois on Tarrant County Tuesday but let’s have a refresher course … “What areas of a home are most important for prospective buyers?”
The previous answer was, “floors, kitchen, master suite.”
That Was Until Now…
Welcome to the New Normal (see what I did there?) of home shopping. While floors, kitchens, and master closets are still of utmost importance, we are adding another area to the criteria — the home office.
Raise your hand if your neck and back are sore from using your dining room table and chair as a desk.
Raise your hand if you’ve used your bar stools so much they broke.
Raise your hand if you’ve been on a Zoom call and your child (who just woke up at noon) walks past with massive bed head and talking loudly about their TikTok account not working properly.
The New Need for Home Office
With the Great Quarantine of 2020 still in process, the need for the home office has soared up the chart of important features for buyers when looking for a new home.
The home office doesn’t have to be filled with books and memorabilia. Not every buyer needs a place for leather bound books and iron busts of ancient emperors and heroes.
What is needed is an area of the home where it’s okay to spread out papers and files. A place where a printer can sit without getting Cheetos stuck in the paper feeder.
Regardless of size or price of the home, many have areas that can be a dedicated home office. Even many condos and townhomes have areas that can be optimal for a desk and chair.
If this is now the world as we know it …
If working at home will become more accepted …
If you’re a seller …
… then make sure you are highlighting a space in your home that can be an office. If you’re a buyer, make sure you are looking for that space.
Trust me, the dining room table or kitchen counter was never intended to be a place to work for hours upon hours … I’ve got the stiff neck and sore back to prove it!
