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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Personally I think carpeting in the bedrooms is like granite countertops.  [b]There is a "niche" group of people with more expensive tastes who prefer hardwoods in the bedrooms, but the preference for carpeting in the bedrooms is much more common.[/b]  Likewise there is a minority of people with more expensive tastes that find granite to be passe and want something else, but the very significant majority of home buyers still consider granite to be THE surface of choice for home purchases.[/quote]

I 100% disagree with the bolded statement.

We have lived all over the country, and the only people I have met who prefer carpet in the bedroom are older people. and my inlaws in the midwest who like carpet so much that when they redid their bathroom they installed carpet in the entire area, including the little water closet that houses the toilet.

The majority of people will prefer hardwood, and a much smaller group will want carpet in bedrooms.[/quote]

I'm the quoted person.  And my mother has been selling real estate for over 30 years in 3 states.  This is info that she has from hundreds of clients over the years.  There is a reason that anytime anyone suggests that they want to redo carpeting in the bedroom that they are told to lift up the carpet and check if there are hardwoods underneath.  Because it is VERY common for people to cover up hardwood floors with carpeting in bedrooms.

Also, my own experience with quite a lot of people over the years is directly opposite yours.  I've found that only people with allergies or people with higher end tastes are so adamant about having hardwoods in bedrooms and that many, many more people want comfortable well padded carpeting in the bedrooms unless they live in warmer Southern states, like Florida or Texas.[/quote]

Those houses with the carpet over hardwood are almost always old people houses.  They carpeted over the hardwood in the 1970-80s when that was the style.  If your mom has been selling real estate for 30 years, she's at least in her late 50s.  What three states did she sell in?[/quote]

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