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The housing market is a mess: young people don’t know if they'll ever be able to afford a home, and even if they can, they often end up putting their savings into buying tiny studio apartments. That’s why many new homeowners are experiencing regrets. In fact, 42% of homeowners in 2025 had at least one regret about their purchase.
Perhaps that’s not so unreasonable, especially if the homes look like the ones on this list. Toilets on staircaises, claustrophobic bedrooms, and architectural fails so ridiculous that they might make people question reality. These come to you from the Italian “Real Estate Horrors” subreddit, which is all about the absurd world of ridiculous real estate listings. Don’t hesitate and scroll, Pandas, and be prepared to ask yourselves: “Can this be real?”
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Did I say that out loud? 7 hours ago
That is some seriously good tiling, but, I'd have to keep my eyes closed in there.
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Kabuki Kitsune 5 hours ago
This one has been here before. That dent in the door is because the building previously had a rail system in place to allow an overhead crane to move heavy objects around the building. I believe someone said it was an engine design firm. Easier to move a heavy engine in to be studied, if you have an overhead rail crane to do it.
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WindySwede 3 hours ago
Both looks like it's a photo from above, as well as normal orientation! 📷
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Kabuki Kitsune 5 hours ago
Different rented floors in an older structure. Kind of how now, a company may rent out one or two floors of a skyscraper, but want to prevent random people from walking in. This is just the old school way of doing that.
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christinaandrews59 3 hours ago
Had this kind of set up when I lived in my house bus it was great for shaving your legs
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Remi (He/Him) 22 minutes ago
In realestate agent tone: "And here we have a nice basement for chopping up your victims"
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Kabuki Kitsune 5 hours ago
It's nice and all, until you realize just how fast bamboo grows, and realize that it's not going to take long before it's coming up through the pavement in places you didn't think possible.
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Remi (He/Him) 20 minutes ago
At least getting up there would cure you of any constipation by scaring the 💩 out of you
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Remi (He/Him) 19 minutes ago
So many questions, but let's start with: "why is the toilet all wonky?"
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UnclePanda 8 hours ago (edited)
They wanted one big pyramid but cheopped out over labor costs.
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Remi (He/Him) 16 minutes ago
No idea why it says idea list in Finnish at the center, but those stairs should be criminal
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StrangeOne 6 hours ago
This looks like the room in a nightmare I had when I was a kid, except this is furnished.
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Remi (He/Him) 10 minutes ago
Ok, I had to go and check and idealista is a site that has houses for sale or rent in Spain and Italy at least.
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Kabuki Kitsune 5 hours ago
Been here before. Old basement that was converted to housing space. I believe someone noted it was in a building that had previously been a bar. Regardless, the stair case was retained as an emergency exit.
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Did I say that out loud? 7 hours ago
So,is that a very big roll of toilet paper, or a very small toilet?
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Kabuki Kitsune 5 hours ago
Old train car (trolley/tram maybe) converted into housing. You would be surprised just how often that happens.
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Hayhaypaula 7 hours ago
Toilets have to be higher than the sewer line, so that gravity will help the waste water to leave. That is why they are built up on steps.
Hayhaypaula 7 hours ago
Toilets have to be higher than the sewer line, so that gravity will help the waste water to leave. That is why they are built up on steps.
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