I'm curious if you feel there was an impact on price or presentation in the sale of that home.
I sold a home about four years ago that had a fairly large amount of X-10 in it, along with full security, sound, network and a few other gadgets that, in my mind, were pretty cool and useful. It was mentioned in passing in the ads, a flyer in the home detailed it, and when the home finally sold the buyer couldn't have cared less.
It's a fact that a seller cannot "recover" the emotional value ingrained in the home, nor can one get all of the labor/time put into building your toyland.
As I develop my current home, I'm on target to create a very nice executive-style home with very pratical and very pervasive technology put to work throughout the property. I can't imagine not marketing it with the tech features profiled, and will build a portfolio with that specific goal. After all, we have to try to justify a high(er) price don't we? And what better way than to market to somebody who will use and appreciate it.
Thoughts?