How cool!!

Rick, this is the first time I have ever seen a model railroad for sale that includes it's own building!! I hope it sells soon for you.

Gary

Nice Home

Very pretty home Rick. Must hurt to leave it. I especially like the wall color choices and coordinating decor. Glad to see you have your railroad in the realty listing photos.

Compared to prices here in Oz

What a beautiful home!

Compared to prices here in Oz the price is an absolute bargain!

A house in my street here is under contract for $199,00, and it's a shoe box compared to your house.

Good luck with the sale Rick

Nice

Nice railroad, house aint to shabby either.  Actually, your house is great looking and well maintained y the looks. Here on the west coast of Vancouver Island it'd be worth double that at least. Good luck on the sale.

Roy

Wow

That is a beautiful home.  I think a home like that in these parts would sell between $500,000 and $750,000 by the sounds of the lot size, home size and how nice it looks.  

Wow!

Beautiful home my friend. I wish you luck with your sale.

Beautiful Home

Beautiful home, Rick- good luck with the sale and the move. And I'm looking forward to reading about your next layout adventures!

Tom Patterson

Beautiful home, Rick.

I think the only problem you may have with the layout still up in the basement is that most people can't visualize. They will look at the layout, and if they don't want the trains they won't have any idea what to do with the space or even what the space will look like with the layout removed. 

A few years ago we remodeled our house enlarging the dining room, moving the master bedroom 10 feet into the back yard, and enlarging the master bath and adding a walk in closet.  I'm a visual person, and as soon as I saw the blueprints, I knew what the finished house would look like.  My wife didn't have a clue until the dry wall was up!  I was telling her how great it was going to look and work for what we wanted as soon as I looked at the prints, she just gave me a blank stare!

Even chalk marks on the floor don't convey

I am not advocating taking down the layout but I sure do agree with Russ's statement. My wife, and many of my friends, are exactly the same way. When I talk about or draw up plans for things I am going to build I can tell by the look in their eyes they don't get it even though they may say otherwise. Once built or partially built you see the lights come on in their heads. Some people are way better at visualizing than others.

Hi Rick

Well Rick, that is a little steep for a model railroad, but since you are throwing in the house that makes it a great deal.  Seriously, I wish I lived in Atlanta and could make you an offer.  I love the wooded lot ant light colored cabinets and my wife would kill for all the windows.  Good Luck

Let's think about it........

Hmmmm. If I build a spiral to the upper level and expand the layout into the useless wasted space up (bedrooms, social areas and so), remodel the kitchen into a 2 cabinet+fridge+micro affair, get rid of the 2 baths (use the half one and take baths in the jacuzzi) ......

Thanks all who posted

Thank you all that posted.  An update on the house sale progress:  So far it's been shown 8 times with no offers.  The last "lookers" were are husband and wife in the 50's to 60's.   The husband said "I wonder if he is going to leave the railroad behind?"

Meanwhile I'm not taking down the railroad as the wife said "if the house doesn't sell in 6 months we can take it off the market for awhile and try later".  Does this mean that the Richlawn Railroad got a reprieve?...we'll see.

Rick

House with Model Railroad ...

When the wife and I were looking to buy our current home, one of the things I kept in mind was getting a basement where I could build a model railroad. We never found one with one already in place though I doubt that would have been something my wife would have considered a selling point. Somehow women don't see model railroads as attractive in a house.  But then we all know that women are wired differenty than us males. And this isn't the only way.

So have you ever considered answering a question about leaving what you built (i.e. tracks, roadbed, trunouts, etc but not the locomotives or rolling stock and buildings) as part of the product you're selling? Chances are that benchwork won't fit the new place anyway.

Irv

Yes, Irv

Irv,

Yes, I would consider leaving the main part of the railroad in place less the rolling stock - and I might even consider leaving some / all of the structures.  When you consider the amount of work to remove absolutely everything I may be convinced to leave some in place IF the price is right.  We're asking $180 for the home; however, that is with no model railroad.  Now we all know that rarely can you get the asking price, but if someone wants the railroad we might be able to reach an agreement.

Rick

Rich, tell you agent that the RR is negotiable.

If the railroad is there, some people will walk away because they don't want the railroad, others may want the railroad included, but don't know if it will be or not.  Spell it out in advance.  Let potential buyers know that you will remove the railroad prior to closing or that it is available if they want to negotiate a fair price.

Russ, thanks.