Should we remove the out side ramp and the stair chair in our home before we sell it?

Question

We are getting our house ready to put on the market. right now my mother in law lives with us and we had a wheelchair ramp at the front door and a stair chair that allows her to go down to the basement.

At this time she NEVER comes to the basement and she is able to walk down the garage steps and NEver uses the ramp.

Would it be better for the sell of our house to remove these 2 things or leave them there at put in the statment that they can be rremoved at buyer request?

Answer 1

Handicap accessible house???? For god's sake keep it in place. It's a good selling point. Offer to remove it if the buyer wishes.

Answer 2

I would leave it and put in that it can be removed.

Having these things is actually a plus because there are very few houses in most markets that have those things, so when people who are in wheelchairs are looking for a home they like to see ones that already have things that will make their lives easier.  It might help it to sell more quickly.

At the same time telling the buyer you are willing to remove it if they want can also help the not isolate buyers from looking at the house. I think it's a win-win.

Just don't remove it before you know. I personally know people who are just lazy and bought a house because it had the ramp and the chair ride. They saw it is a perk...no kidding.