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You don't have to be buying or selling a house to browse real estate listings. In fact, 58% of Americans say they only do it for fun. Sometimes, folks just want to see the ridiculous decisions landlords or homeowners make and shame them online.
There's a page that collects photos of really bad real estate listings. And when we say "bad", we mean really bad. Titled "Worst Real Estate Photos Ever", the page is a treasure trove of questionable interior design, filth, and absurd architectural solutions. As you scroll through this collection of photos, one question might pop up in your head: "Did the sellers actually expect the realtor to sell this place?"
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TBW 8 months ago
I don't know whether to up vote this because it's awesome or down vote it because it's currently #1 and doesn't fit the page topic at all.
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Uncle Panda 8 months ago
It's tragic, really. The person who sat in the left of those two chairs had chronic incontinence issues.
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Blue Bunny of Happiness 8 months ago
Anyone else thinking of thee Renault advert? https://archive.org/details/renaultmeganeadvert
nottheactualphoto 8 months ago
I was thinking more of thou Renault advert.
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Kit Black 8 months ago
I don't think that's the sidewalk - it looks like the driveway and the front walk to the door. But some areas have high rates of auto theft
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Buying a home can be stressful. If you're thinking of becoming a first-time homeowner, scrolling through these photos might deter you even more. However, the main worry many aspiring homeowners have is related to high mortgage rates rather than having a carpeted bathroom, believe it or not.
In March, U.S. News asked potential homebuyers about their sentiments towards the housing market. A whopping 92% said they're stressed about buying a home in 2025, and 24% admitted to being "extremely" stressed. When asked to describe the housing market in one word, the vast majority chose the word "expensive".
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Nix 8 months ago
So the house basically just needs to be bulldozed and the property is haunted. Good to know...
GrowingThruConcrete 8 months ago
This sign was on the next-door neighbor's fence as you went down the driveway.
Weaponized Beef 8 months ago
So what you're saying is that the house and land need to be scooped out of existence with a big cosmic ladle.
Ariom Dahl 8 months ago
I don't think you'd even be able to GIVE it away.
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Leg less In Minneapolis 8 months ago
I have seen this house before. Inside is a tribute to Hello Kitty and Barbie
Panda Cat 8 months ago
Don’t forget the rest of us who have other kinds of cancer. It’s not just breast cancer that women have … and it’s not just women who get breast cancer
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Tom De Paul 1 week ago
From this picture 2 things can be deduced: 1) someone really hates his neighbors and 2) there is no HOA.
With so much anxiety around the housing market, it makes you think: do people even want to own homes anymore? Surprisingly, they do. When in 2024, CNN asked American renters whether they'd like to buy a home, 86% claimed they would like to but can't afford it.
Many millennials and Gen Z grew up in homes that their parents owned. In fact, 68% of renters in the CNN poll said their families owned their homes when they were growing up.
Ironically, the younger generation is more hopeful about the housing market, as more people over the age of 49 remain skeptical about ever owning a home.
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Noyfb noyfb 8 months ago
Not long term?? That bucket will last at least 10 years.
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Learner Panda 8 months ago
At least the buyer would know where they stand, or sit, or whatever.
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Marsha Hultberg 8 months ago
YES! Poor person too. No one wants/chooses to live that way. All behavior has backstory.
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Spocks's Mom 8 months ago
It's likely depression/ADHD combo. Possibly some other mental illness thrown in. My house hasn't gotten this bad, but I can understand how it can happen.
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sfgothgirl 8 months ago
Are we serious not going to talk about that mattress? Or or perhaps it is too traumatizing to even consider thinking about? Truly repulsive. And I'm a nurse; I've seen some sheet!
Delicate Fcuking Flower 8 months ago
I love your unintentional pun. Mattress... sheet (yes I know she was saying sh¡t)
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Owen 8 months ago
My eyesight is kind of bad and I can’t make out half of the things in this image.
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Blue Bunny of Happiness 8 months ago (edited)
I remember sitting crying (because I was a hormonal mess) because the house we’d just moved into had a carpeted bathroom and I couldn’t deal with it after a week. Bloke ripped it out that evening to shut me up LOL. Took us 6 months to put down a new floor though….
Craig Reynolds 8 months ago
Carpet in a bathroom and the lid is up, so you know there is man pee in that carpet.
A similar trend in homeownership is happening in Europe. Eurostat reported in 2023 that 44.2% of homeowners in the EU lived in houses they owned outright, and 24.7% owned their homes through loans or mortgages. What's more, the average age at which people bought their first property was 34.
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Hippopotamuses 8 months ago (edited)
... and (very briefly) an indoor water feature, if it ever gets punctured.
Load More Replies... sfgothgirl 8 months ago
It's possible, but the is way larger than an average birth tub
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JayhawkJoey 8 months ago
I had a slum lord in college boost up part of our house's sagging foundation with a car jack.
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Owen 8 months ago (edited)
I like it. I can't read the sign, but it looks like a little shop full of curiosities. It's cute.
Sam Trudeau 8 months ago
I read your comment and think of the movie where Area 51 scientists solve deforestation (little shop of horrors)
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Ariom Dahl 8 months ago
My first thought too. :) It actually looks like a playhouse for a family with more money than taste. But yes, it is cute. Sort of.
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Damned_Cat 8 months ago
That looks like a little shop you would find in a small wine country town.
sfgothgirl 8 months ago (edited)
Cuuuuute! Why is this here? Unless this is the outside of one of the inside pics.
It's truly puzzling why someone who wants to sell their house would present it in a less-than-perfect condition. Some sources claim it takes a mere eight minutes on average for a person to decide whether or not they want to buy a house. Sellers then have to really impress potential buyers with their listings and aim to make a good first impression.
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Xenoqueen 8 months ago
This is an art installation and doesn´t belong here... https://ilovegreeninspiration.com/2018/05/04/makoto-egashira/
MsPlants 8 months ago
thank you sweet baby jesus! I was itchy and wanting to take a shower just looking at this! thank you for the knowledge that this is an art piece and not real!!!! Modern art is so weird
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Hippopotamuses 8 months ago
It's not. It was put up as joke on Facebook about 5 years ago, and has been cruising around the internet non stop, ever since.
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Hiram's Friend 8 months ago
Basement apartment. Toilet needs to be raised above sewer lines. Most people put in a pump.
Sally Moen 8 months ago
Isn't this what the people were living in before they snuck into the rich peoples home in the film Parasite?
Still Going 8 months ago
I sure hope that whoever lived there didn't drink. This is a shortcut to disaster.
So, what deters potential buyers from buying a house the most? Terry Cannon of EBA Realty, in Salem, Oregon, told ABC News that cleanliness should be a No. 1 priority for sellers. "If it reeks of cats or the kitchen sinks and counters are so filthy that it almost looks like the food is moving, I won't even want to come in," he explains.
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sfgothgirl 8 months ago
When a door closes, a window opens. Now you can reach the window with ease!
Rich Black 8 months ago
this is a mobile home. the contractor laid the pad and stairs per the diagram. either the diagram was reversed, or the delivered the alternate house layout with the door on the other side.
Christine M Quigley 8 months ago
Looks like they're going to have to make a porch out of the steps.
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Wild Cream 8 months ago
The positions of images change all the time with upvotes/downvotes, so referencing the image # doesn’t do much 🥲
Load More Replies... Lily bloom 8 months ago
Tenents evicted and left this mess for the landlord? Floor doesnt looked caked in grime so thinking they threw a few bags of trash around to be jerks
Sue User 8 months ago
Agreed. Distinction between this and the one with kitty on bed. This house is messy. That house was filthy.
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Array Index Out of Bounds 8 months ago
Same room as before, but after the cops tossed the place.
Christine M Quigley 8 months ago
Hoarder homes are really awful. God bless folks/businesses that clean them for a living.
sfgothgirl 8 months ago
This is when they're getting closer to "after". Hate to see previous pics
TTorrest Author 8 months ago
OMG there's a broom RIGHT THERE! Just sweep everything into a garbage bag and call it a day. It will take literally 5 minutes.
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Spocks's Mom 8 months ago
I see a leash, so probably. I've seen a similar set up at an old kennel.
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If the house has problems with cleanliness, they're usually visible in the photos. Unfortunately, screens can't yet convey smells, so, if the house reeks, a potential buyer will only find that out during the viewing. According to research by UK online estate agents House Network, 78% of homebuyers didn't make an offer because the house was too smelly.
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Craig Reynolds 8 months ago
Or your annoying alcoholic Uncle who gets too drunk to leave until morning.
Load More Replies... Blue Bunny of Happiness 8 months ago
Sorry, it will be. Relatively common in old British houses where they’re tried to divide up a room so you don’t have to go through one bedroom to the bathroom/another bedroom, although most have attempted some form of a step.
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Fire Singer 8 months ago
It's not their fault, it's just an unfortunate photo they have to show potential buyers.
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Zoe Vokes 8 months ago
I quite like it opening out. It makes you step leftwards onto the higher step. It’s a reminder in case you forget about the drop and try going right. Also, there is clearly a raised inch on the other side of the door where the carpet starts so they’d either need to shorten the door or lower the whole room.
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Fire Singer 8 months ago
Definitely not the worst room addition I've ever seen!
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Wang Zhuang 8 months ago
I don't see anything wrong here. Clearly the owner isn't using the garage to park, so why not?
Bryn 8 months ago
In the US, unless it has another route of the building, it's not legal. Also in a lot of place, it wouldn't be considered an actual room unless there's a closet versus calling in an office.
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Zoe Vokes 8 months ago
Depends where they live. Maybe it’s a always hot location.
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Brittney Whaley 7 months ago
$3000, for rent, Room Only! All utilities included but can not use common spaces. Limited use of bathroom can be arranged for additional fee...
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Anthony Elmore 8 months ago
Thankfully, with your new blender-augmented garbage disposal system, you have a quick and easy way to discard your would-be lunch!
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A smelly house can signal more serious problems.
- A fishy odor might indicate there are electrical issues.
- If the house smells of sewage, there might be a problem with the plumbing system.
- The smell of ammonia might mean there's a small animal decomposing behind walls or floors or a leak in refrigerator coolant lines.
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Bill Swallow 8 months ago
They measured, all right. Up at around eye level. Not observant enough to notice the offset at the bottom.
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Bec 8 months ago
Actually, my husband would have loved this, he hated having to look for things in this style fridge and prefers our side-by-side
Uncle Panda 8 months ago (edited)
On the one hand, I'd be a lot more attentive to the mystery drawers in the bottom, while on the other, the freezer's tendency to hide food for years would increase.
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Der Kommissar 8 months ago
that's Barron's personal shiatter. He has one at Trump Tower too
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arthbach 8 months ago
My thoughts too. But it's clean, and looks functional. That's a huge deal better than most of the other pictures.
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Auntriarch 8 months ago
Looks like they have the bull already, just need the dozer
Load More Replies... Bryn 8 months ago
Oh man this brings back memories. I live in the vicinity (as people in big states are found of saying) of this and remember when it made the news). Here's the story: https://www.montanarightnow.com/butte/family-says-cows-broke-into-their-new-house-in-montana/article_8a94ee38-83c3-11e9-9323-c369d40bb683.html
- The smell of rotten eggs should be an urgent concern, as it might indicate a gas leak.
- If the house has a damp and musty smell, there's a probability of mold and mildew. They aren't very hard to get rid of, but can cause respiratory issues or allergies.
- A sweet smell in a house doesn't mean dessert: it's most likely that the coolant from a refrigerator, air conditioner, or a heat pump is leaking.
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Array Index Out of Bounds 8 months ago
Looks like lewd acts mixed with cheap alcohol and stepped-on dope.
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Billo66 8 months ago
My mom had a friend who lived like this, absolutely refused help, did not see a problem. Oh add about 15 cats into the mix. We tried so many times. It's hard to explain but in her eyes it's not a mess, it's her house and she resented being told to dismantle her house basically. I get it but still really sad. When she passed they just had to demolish the property as they condemned it. Was a nice little house too.
Tom De Paul 1 week ago
I lived in an apartment above a widowed woman in a 2 bd/2 ba/den in Denver. The apartments were enormous. She was an extremely well-groomed woman and I often passed her in the laundry room. When she died unexpectedly (and was finally found) it was discovered that she was a hoarder. They had to get a commercial size dumpster to empty her apartment. I didn't envy them . . . .
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Jorie 8 months ago
A very dear friend became terminally ill with cancer a few years ago. I had not been in her house in over 20 years. It came time for me to go in to help care for her, and I could not believe my eyes. She was not only sick physically at this point, but had been mentally ill for a very long time. There was not a vacant place in the house, and only narrow pathways scattered with loose mail and papers. Dirty dishes took up the kitchen and the poor cats had overflowing litter boxes. She and the cats were moved to a nursing facility. After she passed away, I saw pictures of the renovated home online and it was sparkling clean and adorable. I'm so glad it was salvaged. My heart still breaks to think that she did not ask for help through the years, but this is the way some people live and cannot seem to help it. It is definitely an illness. Look for episodes of "Hoarders" on TV.
Inigo Montoya 8 months ago
My father-in-law has hoarding disorder. We are the only people to ever go in there. It stresses me out to go in there. It's hard to walk, you have to move single file. I never set anything down in there or it will be lost forever. Every item is somehow "valuable" to him. Even the dozens of old spaghetti sauce jars. Old orange peels are "great for starting fires" in the stove. He literally never throws anything away, although does occasionally go to the dump...to find "treasures" to bring home. The family doesn't want to intervene, so he will likely live like this until he dies.
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Verfin22 8 months ago
These can't be houses for sale. No agent in their right mind would take these on.
Paulina 8 months ago (edited)
They can be. Sometimes a person who lived there was a hoarder or someone dealing with serious, debilitating mental health issues, which resulted in all those pictures of houses that are horribly dirty & filled with junk. When someone like that dies or is moved to a facility, people that inherit the trashed place might not want to deal with it. Cleaning up might be something they're not up to doing themselves, can't pay others to do or simply don't see value in it, especially if they intend to sell ASAP. I've seen many houses like this.
Load More Replies... Karen Menard 8 months ago
This is why I watch HOARDERS. I hate to clean but I LOVE it clean, self-corrects the issue.
Christine M Quigley 8 months ago
Hoarding is truly s mental illness. Very frustrating for families.
joann fielding 8 months ago
Ok, but why is the stove at the left perched on what looks like a dresser? And I most sincerely hope that isn't a white pet food dish on the floor.
Other deal-breakers when buying a home can include:
- Poorly maintained interior and exterior;
- No natural light;
- Old major appliances;
- Noise (and nosy) neighbors;
- Very cold or very hot temperature;
- No private parking;
- Bold, over-personalized decor;
- Poor wiring;
- A weak or nonexistent security system.
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Holly Reed 8 months ago
Bedsit/living/kitchen/desirable/ flat/studio/ripoff/apartment = 3000 💵 💶💷 per hour… reference and deposit. Thank you very much…😒😠😡
Brittney Whaley 7 months ago
That's what I imagine when the rental is advertised as Kitchen-ette.
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Dorma Hughes 8 months ago
I would be more concerned about the ill-fitting sliding doors and the twinkle lights.
Marsha Hultberg 8 months ago
Mr. Einstein @ 'A Lick 'n a Promise Constriction' is not hurting for work.
As a homeowner, you can repaint walls, redo the floors, and decorate the rooms to your liking. But if you'd be able to salvage the homes in these pics, you'd deserve a medal!
Be sure to upvote the real estate pics that left the strongest impression on you from this list. And if you're looking for more similar content, check out our previous posts about ridiculous listings on Zillow and these cringe-worthy homes that somehow made it to the market!
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Paulina 8 months ago (edited)
Or don't use cars at all (probably not in USA then). I don't and I would definitely prioritize growing a nice tree over the access to the garage 😄
Load More Replies... John Dilligaf 8 months ago
I know, unless there's something I'm not seeing there's plenty of room to get into the left side garage
Load More Replies... Still Going 8 months ago
The tree is gorgeous, I can't imagine taking it down to fully use the right side door (if it's not a sub-compact or a motorcycle, entry & exit would be difficult.) Time to get creative! Remodel the right side? Wall off the usable garage space, put in a window and a way to exit, maybe soundproof (garage band practice?), small office, accessible storage, a way to give a teenager some private space... endless possibilities.
Plant Wizard 8 months ago
Been empty a few years I would guess. Not as long as you would imagine in some parts trees really grow fast!
Learner Panda 8 months ago
See the tree, how big it's grown But friend, it hasn't been too long It wasn't big I laughed at her, and she got mad The first day that she planted it Was just a twig Honey; Bobby Goldsboro.
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Magna Linnevers 8 months ago
Yes! Me too. Just waiting for the dancing dwarf and Bob…
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Hippopotamuses 8 months ago
As a teenager in the 70s, I would have k**lēd to have lived in house like this!
HardBoiledBlonde 8 months ago
My Grandmother had a dark turquoise carpeted wall that stepped down to the living room pit carpeted the same. The house was a new build sometime in the 50s. Everyone thought it was amazing until it wasn't.
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Inigo Montoya 8 months ago
Hard to afford a new toilet on a meager fixed income.
Load More Replies... Panda McPandaface 8 months ago (edited)
If the loo was too low, then it's a perfectly reasonable solution. I'm OK with it. It may also be used to aid getting in and out of the bath as it appears the same height.
Martin König 8 months ago (edited)
Well, if she's 300 pounds and has bad backs (no wonder), a stool is a stool.
Blue Bunny of Happiness 8 months ago
Probably more stable than your average toilet seat that tries to escape its hinges. Personally, I would have gone for a freestanding toilet seat and frame, or even a raised toilet seat and fold down rail with leg, but I admire the problem solving skills.
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Clown fish 8 months ago
I lived in a house kind of like this, it wasn't a V shape though more a bit of a longer step
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Fire Singer 8 months ago
Same, and once you remove a lot of the statues and little things it would actually be quite workable.
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Michelle Carlson 8 months ago
The tile is immaculate. Get rid of the yellow and it'd be lovely.
nottheactualphoto 8 months ago
I like the tile too. The mid-century is strong in this one.
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Brittney Whaley 7 months ago
That's what happens when your horrid MIL mentions she hates the color yello..
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Panda McPandaface 8 months ago
If it were mitred properly into the corner it would be brilliant.
Empty Harris 8 months ago
What, like from an aircraft? Or did you mean plain?
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Trillian 8 months ago
The handmade wonky cabinet doors? All the stuff lying around? The stove (?) that's missing a whateveryoucallit?
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Ariom Dahl 8 months ago
Maybe it was originally intended for a quick rinse off after swimming? (With bathing suit still on.)
Fire Singer 8 months ago
Oh good point, maybe there's a pool or a lake/ocean nearby?
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K 8 months ago
It does.. zoom in.. it looks like a block to keep it from shutting all the way for whatever reason ?? Maybe locks from outside or who knows
Load More Replies... ॐBoyGanesh 8 months ago
Every day I wake up I show in an indoor/outdoor shower. Maybe not as haphazardly designed as this, but it is a thing.
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B Hobbit 2 weeks ago
I remember someone doing this for their small dogs to see out.
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Panda McPandaface 8 months ago
It's just some rubbish - if the building is structurally sound, it's the work of 5 minutes to get rid of the blind and the other stuff.
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Paulina 8 months ago (edited)
Yeah, you can get away with a lot if crappy design of you have a wall of bookshelves 😄
Load More Replies... Dawn Marie 8 months ago
I want to know about the kid on the ceiling and why is ET looking through the door?
Joshua David 8 months ago
That room just needs de cluttering and a lot of simplification and it would be a beautiful room.
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Wait...What? 8 months ago
Why do they keep showing messy rooms that would take 30 minutes to clean?
ucp 8 months ago
Presumably most are rentals that are listed on behalf of the landlords - and maybe the tenants weren’t informed, or don’t want to move? Idk, I couldn’t live like this.
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Fire Singer 8 months ago
Other than the missing faucet and knobs I actually think this is kind of fun!
Joshua David 8 months ago
When the 2000s looks like the 1970s to the ones who were around in the 2000s and knew what a 70s house looks like. Kind of like this is the new 2000s annd the 2000s homes look like the 70s homes looked then. Make sense? (I had a hardcore dental procedure earlier and im still on the buzz lol.
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Fire Singer 8 months ago
Not just you, I think it's kind of fun. Too many houses are cookie cutter it's nice to see something unique. But getting out of that tub is a real trip hazard lol!
Load More Replies... Bryn 8 months ago
No, It's a mountain I think of sand and the dark think at the top is the soap holder
Load More Replies... Wang Zhuang 8 months ago
Looks nice, though I might feel a little boxed-in sitting on that toilet
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M O'Connell 8 months ago
Considering this is a travel-trailer, I don't think it counts as a real estate listing.
CD Mills 8 months ago
You'd be surprised what people will rent out anymore.
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Fire Singer 8 months ago
Other than the guy accidentally walking into the shot I'm not seeing a problem here. It's a small kitchen but it looks clean and functional.
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Fire Singer 8 months ago
Absolutely nothing. Some people just get wrapped around the axel about houses not being "nice" colors. Ridiculous!
Load More Replies... Joshua David 8 months ago
There was an argument the eve of this paint job. I'm guessing the husband wanted it.
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M O'Connell 8 months ago
Is it carpet, or is it fabric that's been stretched across the floor?
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Joshua David 8 months ago
We ran out of budget for bathroom tile. Lets go get the cheapest clearance tile and make it work.
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Paulina 8 months ago
Yeah, they had a old TV setup. What's wrong with that, especially enough to influence opinion about the whole real estate?
M O'Connell 8 months ago
I was thinking more about the stack of uninstalled interior doors in the corner.
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Mel in Georgia 8 months ago (edited)
I look at local homes on Zillow just to see interiors of homes, and I guess I shouldn't be surprised considering that I live in the South (US) where hunting is common, but the number of homes with animal heads hanging everywhere is more than you would think.
Igor914624 8 months ago
My wife once convinced her nephew that if he went the other side of the wall he could see the back of the animals.
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liam newton-harding 8 months ago
I know these are extreme examples, but after looking through listings when buying our house, and later just looking at Zillow listings there are just so many Realtors that have no clue how to take pictures that “sell” the property they are posting. One I remember was of a 1.5 million dollar property, sitting on 16 acres, with a 3 acre pond. Four photos in total. One of the brick posts at the drive way, two of the soot stained fireplace.
Cronecast AtTheRisingMoon 8 months ago
Two of these were adorable (cat mirror and the super cute, if somewhat whimsical house with the hill behind it) and others ranged from alarming to inspiring a need to sanitize everything around just to get rid of the ick.
liam newton-harding 8 months ago
I know these are extreme examples, but after looking through listings when buying our house, and later just looking at Zillow listings there are just so many Realtors that have no clue how to take pictures that “sell” the property they are posting. One I remember was of a 1.5 million dollar property, sitting on 16 acres, with a 3 acre pond. Four photos in total. One of the brick posts at the drive way, two of the soot stained fireplace.
Cronecast AtTheRisingMoon 8 months ago
Two of these were adorable (cat mirror and the super cute, if somewhat whimsical house with the hill behind it) and others ranged from alarming to inspiring a need to sanitize everything around just to get rid of the ick.
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