Understandable but I imagine the buyers looking at houses in the “starter home” price range in our area will likely know they will have to compromise on some things.

The house is significantly more updated than recent comps in town. It is a good house with improvements we are proud of but like any 1950s-1960s house has its space constraints.

Is there a commonly accepted definition of a closet? Minimum dimensions?

It is the second largest bedroom and we plan to get an ikea wardrobe. It will be attached to the wall and included in the sale.

House is located in Burlington MA

Can you link me to any MA town with this ordinance?

Can you link me to a source so I can verify this?

Is 3 additional windows (4 total) a decent trade for no traditional closet?

Roof and siding were 100% replaced. Plumbing 100% replaced. Electrical 80% replaced. New windows and spray foam insulation. All permitted and inspected.

Unfortunately we will be lucky to break even after only owning for 4 years.

We use all three rooms as bedrooms. We purchased it as a 4 bedroom and combined 2 smaller rooms into one more reasonably sized bedroom.

Flexibility and more space was our primary reason for not building out the closet when we renovated the space. It is a cape house with slanted ceilings so it technically has a closet nook under one of roof slants but it is only 3 feet tall with a bar for hangers but no door.

Fortunate enough to not have septic.

Property records have it as 4 bedrooms. Previous owners converted one bedroom into 2 back in the 1980s. We did a fully permitted renovation and turned in back into one large bedroom. Town has been slow to up the property record and told us the tax assessment is primarily based on square footage and bathroom count so we have pushed the issue.

It is actually a 4 bedroom on town property records. We turned two very small bedrooms into one larger bedroom.

Very good point. The buyers perspective is important

We are on the town sewer system. So septic sizing thankfully isn’t a concern.