Must a Master Bath have a tub? This question has come up several times lately. My Dad who lives in a 55+ community wants to renovate his bathroom. He has a huge jetted tub that he never uses and would like to remove it and just make the shower bigger in it's place. He says that older people don't get in and out of a deep tub easily anyway. So in that case, will not having a large jetted tub hurt his resale in the future? There is another bathroom with a tub/shower combination. He also has a hot tub outside with his pool.
The other situation is that I'm looking at buying a builder foreclosed home in Decatur, GA. The home is only in it's framing stage. There's no drywall, fixtures, etc. It's just a shell and the jetted tub is already there and the house has been plumbed. It takes up a lot of valuable space and there's a good size shower next to it. We are thinking it might be nice to eliminate the tub and instead add a sauna.
Jetted and garden tubs look pretty, but we hardly ever use ours. Both homes have bath tubs in the other bathrooms.
For both these cases, future resale is really important. I usually only stay in a home 2 to 5 years. So, how important for resale is having a bathtub in the master bathroom? Is it a deal breaker for Home Buyers? Would you buy a home that didn't have a tub in the master bathroom? Please let me know your thoughts.
If you are thinking of of buying or selling real estate in or around Decatur, GA contact Realtor Jen Bowman, Broker Associate & e-PRO with Keller Williams Realty Atlanta Partners at 404-456-5024.
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