Sunriver Real Estate is sometimes on the outdated side. The resort was founded in 1968 and homes were built sold, resold and enjoyed by all. Now some of them are aging and who wants to say a home needs updating? Well now it’s not outdated it is vintage, that is the newest saying with real estate Central Oregon.
When you walk into a home for a listing appointment it is often difficult to tell someone their home is outdated. Outdated sounds bad, vintage, well that tells the seller that it is old, outdated and only loved by those that love old things.
Vintage homes are where you find the bargains in Sunriver. Typically the furnishings of a vintage home are just as old as the home, and so are the appliances. Sometimes it is a challenge to find a home for the furnishings after you have inherited them through the sale or your new home.
There are several agencies in Central Oregon that will gladly take these furnishings off your hands. Many of them will give you a receipt stating a value for tax purposes. Some of the agencies I have suggested my clients call for disposal of these furniture are;
2nd Tern – benefits the Sunriver Nature Center
I have to chuckle when I read this, since I live and work in a community built in the 60’s and 70’s. ‘Doesn’t matter whether it’s Oregon or Maryland, the result is the same!
Vintage can be very, very popular….just not when you are selling your home! Home buyers in our area all want Restoration Hardware, not vintage. It is hard for sellers to part with the past, but we have to remind them it is for more money to benefit the future! Great information. Thanks.
Thesa, this made me chuckle. Politically correct. LOL I think it’s great that you provided a list of places that will take the used furniture. They can get extra use by folks who can use the hand up!
I love Vintage things…how very cool! I agree not to cool when selling a home a though!
Excellent post!
“Vintage” is always a challenge to not offend because so many of their family memories are wrapped up in the “decor”. But the hard truth is that it HAS to go. Are those baskets on the wall?
I wonder if a “vintage” price goes along with the “vintage” furnishings. Sometimes a little bit of updating can make a big difference when you are trying to sell.
At least there is no shag carpet! “Classic” is another term I have heard to describe outdated decor. Either way, it deducts thousands from the price the Seller might have got if it were updated.
Some of the old appliances I have seen can neither be described as vintage or dated. Outdated is more to the point. It is difficult to tell clients they need to modernize.
Thesa – Vintage decor will bring a vintage price! Great list of resources for hauling off the past- Ashley