Kelly’s phone rang twice this weekend as we had two scheduled showings. We could see the first prospects had looked around but couldn’t see any evidence the second set had visited. It turns out they turned tail as soon as they saw the tracks. They never got a chance to read my “Tracks Facts” sheet which may have answered their questions.
On the other hand, on Sunday we showed it to a real estate friend who seemed to like the house. She suggested a financing move which may make it easy for our renting neighbors to buy the house – something we’d like to see happen.
We would be very happy to sell it to our neighbors even if we don’t get as much as we might otherwise. It would feel good knowing we helped give our friends a permanent spot in the neighborhood they already know and love.
You’ve probably already thought of this, but have you tried turning the tracks into an asset by advertising the house to train enthusiasts? There are plenty of boards and web sites where they hang out, and in a city the size of Raleigh there must be a train nerd club somewhere. Your house is big enough to house their dream model train layout, with the bonus of live tracks in the backyard.
Yep, Chris, that’s a good idea. Its one I’ve ruminated on recently. The New Hope Valley Railway is a local chapter of the National Railway Historical Society and offers rides each month during the warmer months. I plan to post my ad with them somehow but their 2008 schedule hasn’t been announced yet.
I expect we’ll have it sold by the time the NHVRY cranks up their trains again but if not it will be a great place to find potential buyers!