On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 12:44:10 AM UTC-4, wrote:
On Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 5:36:57 PM UTC-5, J. Clarke wrote:
In article 7c012f78-f231-4982-a065-d4655ff04f03
@googlegroups.com, says...

On Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 3:08:13 PM UTC-4, wrote:
As others said, empty the shop. From your description it sounds like this house could have a finished basement. Many potential buyers would see the basement finished if it was empty for them to imagine. But if filled with shop equipment, and used for a specific purpose, its harder for them to imagine all that gone and the room finished into living space. Unfinished basements are also storage space to many people. If empty, its easy to see it as storage space.
Also consider that half the people looking at the house will be women. Assuming couples buy the house. By showing it as a shop for a man, you are automatically causing half the people looking at the house to instantly be deprived of ever using that basement. When selling things its not good to make half the buyers happy, man shop, and half the buyers filled with rage and hate for the place, women who cannot ever use the space.

Did you miss the part of the description that stated that the shop was a separate space from
the "main" basement? 2 separate rooms, with the shop being about 1/3 of the overall basement.
No one was being "deprived of ever using that basement."

BTW 2 of the things that came out if that shop was a brand new kitchen for the wife and a
bedroom set for both of them. She made out just fine.

In addition, you are assuming that all couples are made up of a man and a women.

And that a woman has no use for a shop full of
tools. Paint it all pink and watch the
realtor's head explode.

I have known one or two or maybe three women in my life.

I'd like a little more info related to that statement. Just curious...What
do you mean by "known"?

How does one go through life "knowing" only "one or two or maybe three
women"? Heck, your mom counts as one so you don't have too many left to
hit your max of 3.

Do you mean "known" in the biblical sense?

Have yet to meet any that do woodworking or mechanic work. Or yardwork. Or cut firewood. Or dig ditches.

Well, if you've only known 3, that's not surprising.

Drive through my neighborhood sometime. Lots of woman joining their husbands
or partners (if not single) doing all kinds of yard work, stacking wood,
etc. Heck, 1/3 of my lot is comprised of SWMBO's gardens. She does 90% of the
work related to them. I know enough not to intrude unless invited to help.
(BTW I don't feel deprived of those areas)

You know, now that I think about some of your earlier comments, I guess I'm
going to have to rip out all of her gardens before we sell. I may be implying
that the next owners can't have a full lawn or a pool or a patio because of
the current contents of the gardens.


Not saying there are not any. There are. But very, very, very, very few.. On TV I have seen women play football. Tackle football. In bikinis! Yeah. But I have yet to meet any women who play football. Men, usually young, will play football with each other. Have not seen any women playing football. Except on TV. In bikinis! I'm just guessing the bikinis are important.