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Should I Include the Pool Table When Selling the House?
I don't want the pool table anymore, so I want to sell it no matter what. It's a very nice one - 9 foot - beautiful piece of furniture. It is on the main floor, in what would be a living room. Plenty of room to play - so it's a nice fit.
We'll be listing the house for sale in about a year. Should I leave the pool table here, and see if it's an attraction for buyers? Or should I get rid of it, and make the living room look like a living room?
The house is 3400 SQFT Colonial. 4 BR, 3.5 BA. Kitchen, DR, FR, Den, LR. 2 stories plus a basement.
6 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
You don't want to jeopardize the primary transaction (sale of your house) over a pool table, and your next might not (probably won't) have room for it anyway. Plus, pool tables are a tremendous headache to move. So, to maximize value, try the following:
Keep the pool table until you're ready to move. Find a buyer for the house and agree terms. Then offer to sell the pool table separately to the buyer of the house. Ideally, you'll agree a fair price on the pool table, and everybody wins. Buyer gets a pool table, you get cash from sales of both the house and the pool table, and you don't have to move the thing. Worst case, the buyer decides he doesn't want it, and you have to move it. But in that scenario, you could always just "abandon" it in place at the house.
Source(s): Did exactly as described above in a 2004 move. Worked perfectly, and got 85% of what I paid for the pool table in the sale. - Lisa LLv 61 decade ago
Sell it. I think very few people want a pool table in their living room so I think it would be more of a liability than asset. Also, the contract would have to state the pool table has no value or that it is being left for the convenience of the seller. It can have no value if the buyer is getting a mortgage. No mortgages for pool tables.
- glennLv 71 decade ago
I guess you are thinking of moving out before the home sells? Most people need to sell before they move.
If you want to leave it with the house- then do. Of course ask your agent- someone that walks thru the house and can see how buyers will likely react would be able to give you a much better answer.
But I bet that even if the buyer doesn't want it- they may perceive it as a value added thing.
- AnonLv 71 decade ago
Talk to your real estate agent. Personally, if that took over the only gathering space, I, as a potential buyer, wouldn't want it, even though I do enjoy pool. I think seeing the living room open as a potential gathering space would be more appealing.
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- ?Lv 45 years ago
regardless of what kind it is, you wont get a 7ft table in good condition for less than $1000. usually its up to the buyer to get it out of your house, don't go under $1000. gl sir.
- 1 decade ago
"Right on cue" I would sell it. As a prospective buyer, I would not be interested. It would put me off to be honest.
