real estate listings show coop photos

[SueT]

While looking for a new home, I've noticed that many real estate listings now prominently feature pics of the chicken coop. This has become a must have for many buyers, and it definitely makes me look more closely at the property. I may overlook problems with the house if there's a nice chicken coop!

 

[CluckerCottage]

I think it's great that realtors now mention and show pics of a chicken coop that comes with the property!
Thanks for sharing that info as I had no idea! Kinda makes us chicken people happy!
Good luck as your search for your new chicken friendly property!

 

[BruceAZ]

also it might turn away certain buyers

i met a gentleman at work who grew up on a farm.

when i asked him about raising chickens, his response to me was "no, i had enough of chickens"

not many will want to deal with the upkeep of raising chickens

 

[scooter147]

also it might turn away certain buyers

i met a gentlemen at work who grew up on a farm.

when i asked him about raising chickens, his response to me was "no, i had enough of chickens"

not many will want to deal with the upkeep of raising chickens

True it probably will turn away certain buyers or cause them write a rider to the contract that it be removed.

Swimming pools also delete approximately 50% of potential buyers, not everyone wants the expense, upkeep or the potential danger. I had a in ground pool once, never every every again!!!

It was the main reason I went with a shed as a coop. If I move you just have a shed.

 

[ChickenMammX4]

Guess we're weird, we have chickens and a pool :-/

 

[scooter147]

Guess we're weird, we have chickens and a pool :-/

No not weird at all. I hope it didn't come across that way.

When I had my pool it seemed like I spent more time cleaning etc than in it and after I found the 2nd dead raccoon in it not to mention other things (plus my kids where grown and gone) I decided I was moving.

I am also a mortgage underwriter and people get really made when they spend 50K on a pool and the appraiser gives them 25K in value for the pool, the reason the pool of buyers just went down with the pool.

Enjoy the pool this summer.

 

[TerryH]

No interest in a pool but I like our chickens. :yiipchick

And....I'm never, ever selling my house anyway.

 

[TerryH]

My wife works at a bank. She said that one of the lenders was doing a loan today for some people that bought a house contingent on the seller leaving the coop and the chickens. I'd leave our coop, but leave the chickens??? I don't think so.

 

[csaylorchickens]

I wouldn't leave my girls behind! Not only are they my beautiful fluffy butts that make amazing eggs, but you don't know if they know how to raise and care for chickens. I have been to some peeps houses that have cHackensack and they don't know anything about upkeep. :/

 

[Ballerina Bird]

I put my house on the market and had a buyer in a week; the realtor featured my coop and birds prominently in the listing photos. I would never leave my girls behind either, but coops definitely add cuteness appeal in some communities.