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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? 14 hours ago
That is some seriously good tiling, but, I'd have to keep my eyes closed in there.
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Toilets on staircases could probably be their own genre of ridiculous real estate listing pictures. Although it may be hard to believe they’re real and not someone trolling, one listing did go viral in 2022. The listing blew up on social media because of a toilet installed on a staircase and on a carpeted floor. Some netizens came across it on the website of estate agent Bright MLS. And there was no irony in the listing: the agent described it as having “fantastic storage” and being sold “as it is.”
“Centrally located in a desirable area, this home has great bones, lots of spaces for storage, multiple walk-up attics, a large workshop in the basement, a side apartment addition was added on, and an extra-large detached garage behind the home. Great spaces for workshops or storing equipment.” It’s hard to say whether it attracted buyers, but let’s hope someone is now able to enjoy the “fantastic storage.”
But the saga of ridiculous bathrooms doesn’t end there. Last year, a New Yorker shared a tour of her tiny apartment, which she rented for $2,000 a month. The bathroom was what made her TikTok video go viral. She titled her video “The smallest bathroom in NYC” and showed people the toilet, which had a sink installed on top of the water tank. To make the tap run, you’d have to flush the toilet.
Nevertheless, Emily Bonani, the creator who shared the video, told Newsweek that, despite its ridiculous features, she likes the apartment. “I honestly love the apartment. It was a great location and building and you get used to brushing your teeth over the shower.”
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Remi (He/Him) 7 hours ago
Why are there so many stair toilets??? this is the third one of the first eight at the moment
Toilets aren’t the only feature of tiny apartments that make bad listings go viral. In one case, a shower in the kitchen caught the eye of the folks browsing real estate listings online. Another NYC gem, this apartment went viral for its unfinished shower placed in the kitchen, surrounded by drywall and grime. The bathroom was in a closet — with no lights, sink, or mirror, only a window. What makes matters worse is that the rent for the apartment reportedly was $3,495. But that’s what you pay if you want to live in New York, I guess!
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Laszlo Larthlanc 3 hours ago
Was this a photo taken by Building & Safety, Code Enforcement, and the county Health Department?
Buying your first home can be a long process. Many people want to tick all the boxes and make sure that their first home is perfect, but that takes a long time. Nevertheless, many first-time buyers still don’t get it right. According to a recent survey by Guardian Service, buyers’ number one regret is underestimating repair costs. Others also reflect on the size of their home or worry they rushed the decision. 21% of buyers wish they could have bargained more about the price and repairs.
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WindySwede 10 hours ago
Both looks like it's a photo from above, as well as normal orientation! 📷
The process of buying a home or an apartment can be long and tiring, so, it’s no surprise that people want a home in as good a state as possible. However, for many, that’s just not possible: on average, homeowners spend an average of $5,356 on surprise repairs. That’s why experts urge buyers not to skip a home inspection — a mistake made by around 17% of first-time buyers.
What’s the worst real estate listing you’ve ever seen, Pandas? Have you ever come across something more hideous than a toilet inside a kitchen cabinet, on a staircase, or right in front of a huge window? Let us know what you consider to be the biggest crimes against interior design in the comments! And if you’d like some eye bleach after such a list, check out these beautiful examples of maximalism and other cool interior design ideas!
#20
Gingersnap In Iowa 14 hours ago
That's not like any farrowing house I've ever seen or cleaned.
#23
Andrew Keir 3 hours ago
"Knock out that wall" he said. "Then we can fit the water heater in" he said. "She'll be right ..."
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Kabuki Kitsune 12 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) 7 hours ago
In realestate agent tone: "And here we have a nice basement for chopping up your victims"
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Laszlo Larthlanc 2 hours ago
I could easily deal with this if I lived alone. I'd hate cleaning that shower stall glass, though.
#34
Laszlo Larthlanc 2 hours ago
We don't talk about the people who live behind those other doors...
#35
Kabuki Kitsune 12 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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Nicole Weymann 4 hours ago
Interesting setup. I'd at least put a small wall/screen and railing next to the ladder.
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Kabuki Kitsune 12 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.
#44
Remi (He/Him) 7 hours ago
So many questions, but let's start with: "why is the toilet all wonky?"
#45
UnclePanda 15 hours ago (edited)
They wanted one big pyramid but cheopped out over labor costs.
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christinaandrews59 10 hours ago
Had this kind of set up when I lived in my house bus it was great for shaving your legs
#50
Remi (He/Him) 7 hours ago
No idea why it says idea list in Finnish at the center, but those stairs should be criminal
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Kabuki Kitsune 12 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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StrangeOne 13 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) 7 hours 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.
#67
Did I say that out loud? 13 hours ago
So,is that a very big roll of toilet paper, or a very small toilet?
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Elwood Schwartz (it/that) 2 hours ago (edited)
To be fair, I've decided that if I ever move, I'll take only valuable/sentimental stuff and everything else will be the new owners problem. I have very few valuable things, and the rest can be cheaply replaced because it was cheap to begin with.
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Kabuki Kitsune 12 hours ago
Old train car (trolley/tram maybe) converted into housing. You would be surprised just how often that happens.
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Panda McPandaface 6 hours ago
It's easy to forget how many people count themselves lucky to have any form of roof over their head. Sanitation is a luxury to more people than we realise.
Panda McPandaface 6 hours ago
It's easy to forget how many people count themselves lucky to have any form of roof over their head. Sanitation is a luxury to more people than we realise.
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