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Open House With Audio Components

Hello, we're contemplating on putting our house on the market. I'm in a quandary as to whether I should pack up the stereo and put it away or let it be. I don't want people who come to see the house touching the components or accidentally bumping into them. What did you or what would you have done?

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livin_262002
aewarren
644 posts
 
How about having an open door to the room for potential buyers to look into the room but having it roped off so they cannot enter? You can escort seriously interested buyers into the room yourself. That would save you the hassle of having to pack up your audio equipment and having to furnish that room as well.
inna
7,296 posts
 
Yeah, listen to Papa, he knows what he is talking about.
wyattjw
2 posts
 
I would agree with aewarren...have the room opened but "roped off". Have the system playing something that creates warmth and ambiance. It saves you from having to stage the room and pack the equipment, and will probably help you sell the home and, maybe, add the system into the sale price if you are so inclined...
speakermaster
738 posts
 
You should pack it away you do not want it messed with or i would not want my stuff messed with you never know who will want to touch or mess with it.
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ozzy62
3,130 posts
 
The suggestion of leaving the room open might be problematic. Remember that in most situations, the home owner is not at the residence during a showing. I have never viewed a house for sale with the owners there.

The reason I would pack it up is that the home will probably stage better without the audio gear.

Oz



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