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What is the best way to sell my furniture with my house?
I'm moving out of the country. I want to sell my furniture when selling my house. What's the best way to do this? I'm concerned about including it in the purchase price. I also don't want to deal with the hassle of selling off everything individually.
Asked By Eddie | Baltimore, MD | 666 views | Selling | Created 2 years ago
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Irene and Ricky Zhang
Keller Williams Irvine
Selling your furniture with your home is absolutely possible, and many sellers—especially those relocating out of state or internationally—choose this approach to keep things simple. The key is to structure the sale correctly so it doesn't interfere with the home’s appraisal or complicate escrow.
The best and cleanest method is to sell the furniture separately using a bill of sale. Lenders do not allow personal property (like furniture) to be included in the home’s official purchase price because it can affect the appraisal. A separate bill of sale avoids these issues entirely. The buyer simply pays for the furniture outside of escrow—quick, easy, and fully compliant.
If you want to maximize convenience, you can offer the furniture as a move-in ready package. Buyers love turnkey homes, especially when the furniture matches the style and layout. You can offer everything as a full bundle or break it into smaller packages (living room, bedrooms, outdoor furniture, etc.). This approach often results in a faster and more seamless sale.
If the buyer doesn’t want the furniture, you still have options: donation services, consignment shops, or local pickup services that handle everything for you. But often, especially in relocation-heavy markets like Irvine, buyers appreciate the ability to purchase a fully furnished home.
As top realtors in Irvine, Irene and Ricky Zhang Real Estate Group regularly coordinate furniture sales alongside home sales. They manage conversations with buyers, prepare the bill of sale, and market the home in a way that makes the furniture feel like a value-add—not a complication. This helps you save time, reduce stress, and possibly even earn more from the sale.
The best and cleanest method is to sell the furniture separately using a bill of sale. Lenders do not allow personal property (like furniture) to be included in the home’s official purchase price because it can affect the appraisal. A separate bill of sale avoids these issues entirely. The buyer simply pays for the furniture outside of escrow—quick, easy, and fully compliant.
If you want to maximize convenience, you can offer the furniture as a move-in ready package. Buyers love turnkey homes, especially when the furniture matches the style and layout. You can offer everything as a full bundle or break it into smaller packages (living room, bedrooms, outdoor furniture, etc.). This approach often results in a faster and more seamless sale.
If the buyer doesn’t want the furniture, you still have options: donation services, consignment shops, or local pickup services that handle everything for you. But often, especially in relocation-heavy markets like Irvine, buyers appreciate the ability to purchase a fully furnished home.
As top realtors in Irvine, Irene and Ricky Zhang Real Estate Group regularly coordinate furniture sales alongside home sales. They manage conversations with buyers, prepare the bill of sale, and market the home in a way that makes the furniture feel like a value-add—not a complication. This helps you save time, reduce stress, and possibly even earn more from the sale.
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Jennifer Schill
Keller Williams Brazos West
I cannot say definitively about your state, but in Texas furniture is not included in the sale price. It is negotiated separately.
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Jessie DeVore
The Goodfellow Agency LLP
Hi Carlos,
If you want to sell your furniture, make sure you (your agent) advertise in the listing that it is available to purchase. Maybe mark each piece you are willing to part with with a sticky note. You cannot "include" furniture in the sales price as some lending does not allow unless it is just an inclusion or an extra with selling the home. You will definitely need to work out a "Bill of Sale" of some sort for the furniture separately and handle that with the buyer aside from the home sale.
If you want to sell your furniture, make sure you (your agent) advertise in the listing that it is available to purchase. Maybe mark each piece you are willing to part with with a sticky note. You cannot "include" furniture in the sales price as some lending does not allow unless it is just an inclusion or an extra with selling the home. You will definitely need to work out a "Bill of Sale" of some sort for the furniture separately and handle that with the buyer aside from the home sale.
- 1 year ago
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