Should I convert my home office back into a bedroom before selling?

Convert it back to a bedroom. Bedroom count is one of the first filters buyers use online. A 4 bedroom will get more views and more showings than a 3 bedroom with an office. You don’t have to remove the function. Just make sure it qualifies as a bedroom again. Closet, doors, and it looks like a bedroom on paper. You can still stage it as an office if you want. That way you get the best of both. It shows as a 4 bedroom, but buyers can still see the flexibility.

I would trust your agent. They know the market, and it sounds like having a 4th bedroom ready to go with a closet would be beneficial. A buyer can always decide to use a bedroom as an office, but having the 4th bedroom option is usually considered a value by buyers and the appraisers.

Yes! If you can, I’d absolutely convert it back to a bedroom before listing. Buyers shop by bedroom count first, so a true four bedroom home will get way more eyes on it than a three bedroom with an office. The best part is you don’t lose the “office” appeal, because you can still stage it as a workspace so buyers see the flexibility. It’s really about getting them in the door first… and bedroom count does that.