40 Times People Found Such Ridiculous Real Estate Photos, They Just Had To Shame Them In This Online Group
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A picture says a thousand words. Or raises a million questions. Maybe even more when it comes to real estate listings. After all, it's not every day you get to see a ceiling piano.
But the appropriately titled subreddit 'Ridiculous Real Estate' is full of such absurdity. Much like the legendary 'Ugly Irish Houses' and 'The Broke Agent', it shares the funniest and weirdest architectural and interior design features that homeowners have ever installed.
It's like the polar opposite of all those pretty decor boards on Pinterest.
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Hope You Like Natural Lighting
A Bathtub With A View
We managed to get in touch with the creator of the subreddit, u/tavenger5, and they were kind enough to have a little talk with us about it.
"I started 'Ridiculous Real Estate' after seeing weird or over-the-top extravagance during my own house hunting," the Redditor told Bored Panda. "I wanted a place to share the ridiculousness, and it seems others do too." Indeed, since its inception in 2016, the online community has grown to 27.7K members and while the number doesn't sound like much if you compare it to some giants like r/AntiWork, for such a narrow niche, it's quite something. The best part is that it remains active and still receives new content.
"The community has a keen eye for the bizarre living environment. Original content often comes from locals searching for a new place to live," u/tavenger5 said. "These are likely pics that others would never see unless looking at real estate in the same area. The community really brings light to the strangeness that some people enjoy living in or around."
Groovy!
Yes This Is The Front, Street Facing Window
I Think This One Counts
Architect: What sort of shape would you like your house? Customer: ALL of them!
Being familiar with all the trends of the subreddit, u/tavenger5 said that "it seems like there are a lot of homes out there that people build or make into something that resembles a castle. In 'Ridiculous Real Estate', the more cringe the better."
And while you might like to philosophize with a friend over a beer that there is no such thing as bad taste, a scroll through these pictures should convince you otherwise. "There are some submissions where it's obvious the people that inhabited a house couldn't change their situation if they wanted to or not. That is different from bad taste," u/tavenger5 highlighted.
"Bad taste happens when someone made a conscious decision to do something in their house that they think is perfectly fine (or are clearly into it), but most people would agree that it looks or functions in a strange way. Other ridiculousness comes from over the top style of the times that hasn't changed since."
Matriochka House
I Don’t Think I Would Ever Run Out Of Cabinet Space, That’s For Sure!
But it's two bedroom and two bath? Why would you need that many cabinets?
It is only 2 bedrooms...so unless they have more than 4 kids to a bedroom, probably not.
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I'd have a cupboard for unrefrigerated liquids, spices and herbs, unrefrigerated condiments and sauces, canned goods, dry baking ingredients, snacks, medicines, breads, dishes, tupperware, mixing bowls, pots and pans....
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Omg, you could set up a sandwich assembly line, provided you only made peanut and jelly sandwiches. Meaning sugar sandwiches. I guess that just needs two/threeish cabinets, huh?
on the plus side, kudos for having enough counter space for every appliance you could want... On the minus side, only one electric outlet for them
That is quite a kitchen for a two bed/ two bath house...and I would love to have this kind of storage in a kitchen. I would have a different set of china for every occasion, like Martha Stewart.
Yes, I want more storage space but with this much, I'd be constantly forgetting which cabinet I put what stuff in!
my sister and her husband have 5 children and are forever running out of cupboard space to store food. they wouldnt if they lived here :-)
Our kitchen has 29 cabinets and 4 drawers. We need some balance here, 4 drawers!
Just enough space for my blender, my Instant Pot, my Microwave, my air fryer, my pizza oven......
I have zero counter space right now. So this looks wonderful to me! Lol.
You never know how much cupboard and counter space you could use until you've lived in a place with a tiny kitchen.
My gods, I would love to have this much counter room. No more putting a cutting board over the sink as a work space when I want to cook :::sighs dreamily:::
It's like the Duggar family kitchen, haha... I mean, what else are you gonna do with all that counter space, haha? 😅
Maybe they had a lot of kids ....like..a lot...like the Dugger clan but double
unfortunately I know a person who would fill up every damn cabinet and space, leaving just narrow pass in the middle of the room
Actually, this is my dream kitchen as I currently have 88 square feet of no cabinet/no counterspce
No, when you build the house too big and it looks crappy in terraria XD
A bit confusing. The lighting doesn't seem to be sufficient for the length of the kitchen, amount of counter space and cabinets. Is this legit?
got to have room for coffee machine, snow cone machines, deep fryer and ice cream maker, and also the punch bowl and chocolate fountain.
I'd say my wife would still run out of space for her Tupperwares in no time.
Is this a f*****g church kitchen? That’s the only reason I can think of for it being that long lol
Finally, a kitchen with enough space for all of my pots and pans! Seriously.
I suspect the camera lens made this counter look longer than it actually is...
...but number of cabinets still same. At least 11 doors showing. If 24 inch doors, it's 22 feet or 6.71 meters long.
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I have one counter top in my kitchen and it's not much. I'd love to have this much counter top and cabinets
Maybe it’s an institutional kitchen — e.g. in a group home, church….
This is SOOO off topic but I am absolutely in love with that floor!!
I Love It But Wife Says No Way!
Lately, 'Ridiculous Real Estate' must have seen an increased number of submissions as the Covid-19 pandemic upended the home-buying process. Historically-low mortgage rates coupled with an inventory shortage created a red hot market, with houses selling within just hours of being listed, often for well over the asking price.
And while no one knows exactly what the future has in store, housing experts told CNBC Make It that in 2022, buyers can expect similar trends to the past two years: elevated prices, low inventory, and fast turnaround.
Zillow predicts that it will continue to be a seller's market and home values are expected to increase by double-digital percentage points, but Skylar Olsen, principal economist at Tomo, a home-buying app, thinks it won't be quite as wild as it was this year.
"None of us can promise that [finding] housing will be easy," Olsen highlighted. "But it feels reasonable to promise that it will be easier than this past year."
It Gets Worse As You Scroll...
House As Advent Calendar
Remember how you could sell a window in Sims to buy a fridge, for example? I'd buy a lot of fridges!
I Heard Y’all Like Castles...
The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates a few times in 2022, which means mortgage rates will likely rise. Both Redfin and Realtor.com predict a 30-year-fixed mortgage rate will reach 3.60% by the end of 2022, compared to an average of 3.30% now.
But according to Olsen, that’s not necessarily bad news for buyers. The silver lining of higher mortgage rates is that fewer speculative buyers will be in the market (because there is less money to be made). That could help the average person.
"When you have higher interest rates, it becomes more of the people who buy homes just to live in them. That’s something the market will benefit from, coming back down to sanity."
“When buying a home in the next year or longer, it will be important to watch new listings, including ‘coming soon’ listings, and be very prepared to not only visit the home quickly, but prepare to decide and extend an offer almost immediately,” Glenn Phillips, CEO and lead economic analyst for Lake Homes Realty, told CNBC Make It.
But with that said, don’t overpay for a house that, for example, includes 13 dead people out back. Prices will be up, so be careful not to take something outside of what’s reasonable for your budget.
A Carpeted Pool!
Have You Ever Wanted To Live In A Town But The Town Is Inside Your Own Home?
Sexy Bath...
Anybody Want To Start A Cult? 21,000 Sqft Rural Compound Listed Near Me That Used To Be A “Faith Healing Ministry”
House Includes 13 Dead People Out Back
What In Tarnation
Okay, We're Doing Ceiling Pianos Now. Sure
Marsha, Marsha, Marsha!
I feel so sorry for anyone who hated orange and had to live through the 70s
Probably The Wildest House In The Whole Country (Slovenia). Looks Innocuous On The Outside, But Oh Boy...
Ideal Bedroom For Your Least Favourite Child
Bedroom Toilets And Flying Saucers
Don't be fooled by the "toilet". It swivels aside to allow access to a bunker containing the aliens who landed here in 1957
The Castle Garage
Yeah, Certainly Not My Taste In Decor But It’s Not Exces— Dear God What Is All That?
When You Buy The Light Package Before The House
Someone Found A Great Home Improvement Deal On Tile...
Lovecraftian Nightmare Geometry
I've Got A Fever And The Only Prescription Is More Columns...
One Room Studio Apartment In San Francisco. This Is It, This Is The Apartment. Total Steal For $1400/Month
Tubular
This Door That Only Opens 18 Inches
I Don't Really Know Where To Start... Here Goes... 8 Kitchens And It's A Time Capsule...
It's A Brick... House...
Just A Tub
Red vs. Blue
It's A Pretty Little Kitchen
Let’s Just Put The Island Riiiiiight Over Here. No A Little Bit Further. Keep Going
Only skinny cooks live here. Look at the size of that work triangle. The kitchen that comes with an exercise plan of 6000 steps per meal.
Liminal Space Meets Ridiculous Real Estate
Ever Get Hungry While Showering? Then This Is For You
When The Column Is Bigger Than The Beam It’s Supporting…
Note: this post originally had 81 images. It’s been shortened to the top 40 images based on user votes.
Yeah defiantly, they were all weird but I kind of liked some of them
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This post made me nauseous. Like being sea sick type of nausea from looking at all the photos.
Understood. I have sea legs and still questioned gravity with a few of these listings.
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check this beauty out: (in middle of small town ohio) https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2505642,-82.8285425,3a,67.3y,339.65h,93.57t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sJu2Cd69ygIMBdeMtGq1WIg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e1
Designed by the owner, a person with little sense of proportion.
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I just moved into a new house and during the moving process I realized I own ALOT of stuff. Now I'm feeling like it pales in comparison to some of these photos...
Aaaaand? All of these houses are made for people with money and zero taste. Don't you think it's little bit weird to have shower in the kitchen or toilet next to your bed
Load More Replies... Yeah defiantly, they were all weird but I kind of liked some of them
Load More Replies... This post made me nauseous. Like being sea sick type of nausea from looking at all the photos.
Understood. I have sea legs and still questioned gravity with a few of these listings.
Load More Replies... check this beauty out: (in middle of small town ohio) https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2505642,-82.8285425,3a,67.3y,339.65h,93.57t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sJu2Cd69ygIMBdeMtGq1WIg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e1
Designed by the owner, a person with little sense of proportion.
Load More Replies... I just moved into a new house and during the moving process I realized I own ALOT of stuff. Now I'm feeling like it pales in comparison to some of these photos...
Aaaaand? All of these houses are made for people with money and zero taste. Don't you think it's little bit weird to have shower in the kitchen or toilet next to your bed
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