Real Estate Daily Blog

Even if your home is located in a great neighborhood, other factors like a bad layout will keep it from selling.  Not all homes with bad layouts can get easily renovated; often they are considered as incurable defects.  If it will cost more to renovate than you would get in exchange for your effort, it might be a better idea to sell the house for less or offer the buyer a remodelling credit.

Houses with bad layouts usually have hallways facing the entrance, narrow doorways, adjoining bedrooms, dining room in the center of the home, bedrooms in different floors, bedrooms that are accessed from family rooms, guest bathrooms in bad locations, second floor bedrooms with stairs in the center, and choppy placement of rooms.  These types of houses usually sell for less than the neighboring homes with the same square footage and better layouts.