No house perfectly matches the desires and tastes of every one. I dislike the interior of the Orchard house. It is far too contemporary for me. I dislike the arrangement of the kitchen/LR/DR. But lots of other people would love it. I don’t see any point in worrying about drawbacks that might not even BE drawbacks to your potential buyers.
I do think that you/your agent need to spell out the height regulations on the lots below you to potential buyers, so that they understand that their ocean views would not be affected.
Plus, this is holiday season, which means RE traffic is light, but OTOH only really serious buyers are poking around. Like us. I would love a house with MB away from the other bedrooms! Why on earth do most homes have a MB in such a location where all bedroom traffic goes past it? I want to sleep, not to be awaken by teens tumbling down the stairs to fetch snacks for the pantry!!
My in-laws’ house had a tiny landing at the top of the stairs. All three bedrooms and the bath opened off the landing. MIL’s side of her bed faced the door, which she kept open. She didn’t sleep much. You couldn’t step foot outside the bedroom without her knowing what you were doing. She also listened to and commented on conversations people were having in other rooms.
Our house has all the upstairs bedrooms opening on to a landing that’s about 8 x 6, and the original hardwood squeaks like noone’s business. Every single footstep! All night long! DH always knows how late I’ve been up!
When we remodeled our home years ago, we intentionally and happily kept our MBR on the main level and the three kids’ bedrooms all went downstairs (we’re in the hills and walking into the main level of the home and having other rooms downstairs is common in our area). Downstairs we have 3 bedrooms, a family room and a bathroom. Sure, when I had babies it was a bit of a pain but, shortly thereafter, I never looked back. Love the configuration and, about 5 years ago, it struck me that this was an ideal home to grow old in. I never really need to go down the stairs but will have lots of space for grandchildren, should I some day have them.
CB, the home is beautiful. I’m sure an offer or offers will be coming in any day!
When I was looking for our home, which we’ve been in for 21 years, I purposely wanted master separated from kid bedrooms. My H was hesitant but I reminded him that D is only going to be small for 2 more years and after that we are going to be happy about the layout.
Collage1, the ranchers in our neighborhood are configured similarly, so that I could have a sewing room downstairs, but all the essential living areas/MBR/bathroom are on the main floor. It’s probably the closest we’ll get to a single level in this area given the price of land.
There’s no bedroom or bath on the main floor in our current house, which makes it hard for our dads to visit, and would be an issue if we age in place.
Our thing when we bought our house was that we wanted the computer room/office in a common area, i.e., not upstairs next to the bedrooms. Happily, there was a small bedroom off the family room area that was perfect for this. We knew if we had the computer room upstairs with the bedrooms, we’d never see the kids.
cb, it sounds like you have two very interested buyers who just have to make their houses sell. I don’t think there will be any hitches once you finally get those offers in hand.
One is the contingent to sell but the other one is more complex. The buyers are in contract for a house in an extremely desireable area of San Diego that is the exact opposite of this area. They viewed this property as a backup and fell in love with it. Their home inspection revealed significant issues with the other house and they have requested major repairs.
If that purchase falls out they have to legally cancel that contract before they can submit an offer but the agent is in constant communication.
I’m still scratching my head on how they even ended up looking in Pt Loma
I agree that for many, they won’t care or will actually like that the master is separated. But there are also many that want the kids’ bedrooms nearby.
I’m surprised that if an inspection turned up major problems they couldn’t just walk away. In my area you typically put some low dollar value like $500 (some get away with $0) in the inspection contingency, and if the inspection turns up more than that amount in needed repairs, you can back out and get all your money back.
What normally happens with inspection contingencies in SD? Or maybe they didn’t have one.
California Purchase Agreements have a standard 17 day Home Inspection Contingency (which can be modified…I always tighten it down to less days). This contingency has to be actively released by the Buyer
A buyer will pay for all inspections they want during that period and they will review Seller Disclosures during this period. At this point Buyer can cancel for any stupid reason they want.
After inspections, Buyer releases the contingency or prepares a Request for Repairs. Once this form is submitted to Seller they are still in contract. Seller can refuse to repair, repair some or all items or give a dollar credit. This can go back and forth for days, 3 days at a time. I usually tighten it up to 24 hrs per notice because I don’t like it to drag out forever.
So these buyers are waiting for Seller response to their Request for Repairs which was submitted late last week I think.
Usually a Seller gives in because they wasted 3 weeks in escrow already and they don’t want to spend more time going back to market. Also, an agent would have to reveal the reason a property went Back to Market if asked. It’s never good to say “prior buyers backed out after inspection”
All deposits are returned to Buyer from escrow if they cancel due to a contingency
@VeryHappy - most houses in RSF have some amount of land. Since RSF isn’t near the coast I can see why CB thinks it’s unusual they would be looking at her Point Loma house.
Very different places. Rancho Santa Fe has big prestige zip code, privacy, lots of land and history. Old people old money. Pt Loma has proximity to airport and downtown, surfing, boating and huge views either side of the peninsula. Younger, more active
Like us. I would love a house with MB away from the other bedrooms! Why on earth do most homes have a MB in such a location where all bedroom traffic goes past it? I want to sleep, not to be awaken by teens tumbling down the stairs to fetch snacks for the pantry!!