You Have Stainless Steel Appliances ~ Big Deal!
Over the weekend, I showed three houses to potential buyers and the third one was the one that prompted this blog. The MLS listing sheet proclaimed that there were new stainless steel appliances and the pictures of them were prominently displayed. After the showing of this house, all we could say was "Big Deal!"
In some cases, stainless steel appliances are the icing on the already delicious cake. Buyers do like stainless steel appliances, and when they see new shiny appliances they know that there will be one less thing they have to spend money on. If the home is in top-notch shape, stainless steel is an added bonus that can tip the scales to encouraging a sale.
However, in the third house I showed over the weekend, there were so many eyesores to the property that stainless steel appliances couldn't possibly make up for. For example, there was moulding that wasn't completed, the floorplan was choppy, the bathrooms were outdated, the wallpaper was falling down, etc. You get my drift.
No amount of shine from those shiny new stainless steel appliances will blind buyers to the things that weren't fixed. Before spending money on new appliances, sellers need to tackle the real problems that buyers will see and not try to blind them with new appliances.
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Peggy Chirico, REALTOR®
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Prudential CT Realty
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Peggy, you're right - sellers can't put in stainless steel appliances and then ignore other needed updates. the agent is off-base if they think multiple photos of those appliances would distract a buyer from the other shortcomings of the house.
It was better off they kept the "shiny appliances" back in the store where they came from. Buyer's are pretty smart. They look past all the glitz and know how to get to the nitty gritty of the house itself.
We went with stainless big mistake, constantly having to clean. I love it in mls when they make mention of stainless steal appliances.
Peggy: I previewed a home yesterday that was overpriced by about $50,000, but it had those stainless steel appliances and granite countertop in the kitchen. Some hapless buyer might go for it. Oh, and Russel sent me.
Hi Amy - I guess they think a little bling will blind them!
Hi Robert - Buyers are smart; I don't know why sellers think they can fool them.
Hi Richard - I thought SS would have gone out of style by now, but it's holding on.
Hi Hella - Thanks for stopping by via Russel!
Hi Peggy - Stainless steel appliances do not appeal to everyone. Some people will reduce will reduce the offer price or exclude them from offers.
Hi Marc - I wish we were seeing that here, but most people seem to like them. They don't fit very well in vintage homes--they kind of stick out like sore thumbs!