My parents moved to a larger house when grandchildren were born. They love having everyone able to stay with them and eat at one big table..

Did you ask the buyers why they were interested in the house?

It's business, not personal. I'd sell my house to Walter White if I thought the check would clear.

The bigger the house the smaller the family and vise versa

Anonymous wrote:I can't. I'm emotionally attached. The realtor says they love it, and I'm worried about their dog having to go down the deck stairs to get to the yard (I have an old dog who will not do stairs).

Well, then, why didn't you sell it to a younger family? My family would have loved your house (we're not looking, but other people like us are a dime a dozen in this area -- 2 kids under 3, an au pair, love using metro, etc).

If your house is desirable, and it sounds like it is very much so, you probably had multiple bids. You didn't HAVE to take the highest amount of money -- you could have chosen to sell it to a family instead of empty nesters, who will probably only live there a short time (because 3 levels at 50 is fine, but 3 levels at 70 is not) instead of it being a forever home for a family.

Maybe they are buying it to live in for a few years and pass down.

We have neighbors like that. Bought a small bungalow and put on a massive 3-story addition for just the two of them and a dog. They gave me a tour once at a party and the addition is mostly a lot of unused bedrooms. I assumed at the time that they were planning to move but they've been here over 5 yrs and rarely seem to have visitors. I just don't get it.

Anonymous wrote:I can't. I'm emotionally attached. The realtor says they love it, and I'm worried about their dog having to go down the deck stairs to get to the yard (I have an old dog who will not do stairs).

Nunya business. They are grown ups, I'm sure they have good reasons for buying the house.

Most people prefer new, if they can afford it. They can afford it.

they are in their 50s, not 80s. ??

They're near metro... maybe they want to travel a lot and wanted an attractive house swap/vrbo?

I can't. I'm emotionally attached. The realtor says they love it, and I'm worried about their dog having to go down the deck stairs to get to the yard (I have an old dog who will not do stairs).

So family will visit.

Because they liked it. Be glad you sold it and let it go.

We bought a tear down and built a new house which we promptly sold. It was really nice and thoughtfully designed...for a target demographic of a family with a bunch of kids and a nanny an/or in laws coming to visit. In other words, five bedrooms, 2.5 car garage, big lawn in the rear. And the way it was graded meant there were three levels and lots of stairs, including the garage being at the basement level. (Also not idea for kids but very common in N Arlington to have basement garage or detached garage). The people who bought it are in their 50s. No kids. Only a dog. He really wanted to be near metro and that was a big deal for them, and the house is super close to metro. But wow I'm in my 40s and no kids and I'd never buy a house like that in my 50s! What gives? I just can't figure it out. I want them to love it there...I put a lot of love and attention into building it.