What???
Jerry you moving east???
leave it all till a buyer says no. My one house , the buyer stated in the contract to leave the pond tress and rocks and take the track. I said, thank you…
Jerry,
Any outcome to leaving the train, removing the train, waiting for the buyer’s input?
Appreciate hearing any reactions – especially what your realtor says or doesn’t say.
Thanks,
Wendell
Jerry
we have lots of nice rest homes here. you can run on my RR.
My guess he’ll be spendin time at J.C.'s house (pimanjc) Jim Carter’s place. Maybe we should warn J.C. ??? Hah LOL Regal
We will put the house on the market in the spring. I think I’ll pack up everything this fall, except for the track. Will pull out the covered bridge and put a simple thing in to replace it. The big metal bridge I will leave, but I figure with no buildings/etc the RR should not have as much impact as the pond/garden aspect. Hate to pull up the track, might take a year to sell the place. I appreciate all your comments. Jim knows about my possible move down there! He’s just a couple of miles from my son’s house.
Jerry-
Here, in So.Calif., I got a mixed response from a realtor friend about leaving the RR during the home showings – with the statement “if the RR does not appeal to you, it will be out before you move in.” Did your realtor (I am presuming you have one) offer any response pro or con.?
Jerry, if the driveway to your house or to the barn is gravel, the new owners can use the limestone from the railroad to buildup the road(s). They may not want a garden railway, but the limestone sure will be appreciated!
Ron
Jerry have you drawn a new track plan yet? Gotta think positive.
When we sold our house in 1998, the buyer made including the RR part of the deal. Since I wanted to start over with new track, I agreed and we left one train to run. I don’t know if they ended up keeping it long term.
Ray-
If your buyer was not familar with garden railroading, were they “inspired” by seeing what you have created? Were they previously familar with the hobby and found your layout a “value-added” perk? What was the response of any other potential buyers?
The presumption is the garden RR is not a value-added feature to 99% of the home buyers – in fact a potential liability. This conclusion has been challenged by at least one realtor I know. They have the assumption there is the 20 second “wow” factor that is worthwhile chancing since 99% of the public has had no introduction to garden railroading.
Your thoughts?
Thanks,
Wendell
Just leave it alone, till ya sell for sure!! Then if the buyer wants it or don’t want it, you’ll prolly have some time to do whatever you need to do to please the new owner after the sale is made! Remember track is expensive, and getting higher all the time!! Regal