“You’ll Love the Office . . Exercise Room . . . Spare Bedroom . . . Bonus Room!”
I just showed clients an Edina home with what looked to be an Amusement Room.
A very underwhelming Amusement Room.
The room was hard to access (down a half flight of steps at the end of a hall); had a vaulted ceiling at one end and too-small windows at the other; and was generally dark and unappealing.
The kicker?
The room was listed on MLS as a “Bonus Room.”
Setting Buyers’ Expectations
What’s going on?
My take: the listing agent is trying to defuse Buyers’ expectations.
Instead of Buyers feeling like the Amusement Room is a bust, the home has an extra (“Bonus”) room that they weren’t expecting.
Scenario #2
The second type of scenario where I see the term used is for an unfinished space — often in the basement or 3rd level (if the home has one) — that could variously be used as an Office, Exercise Room, or non-conforming Bedroom.
When that’s the case, though, many agents (myself included) will pick one of the above, and use a “Home Highlight” or other marketing material to suggest alternative uses.
P.S.: Of course, the best way to suggest a room’s use is to stage it that way, either with actual furniture, accents, etc. or virtually.
