Ugly House Photos

Please be considerate of others when selling.  Will buyers be offended to see a flag with the words “Kill ‘Em All.  Let God Sort ‘Em Out”??!!?  [Hickory, North Carolina]

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Too much of a good thing can be distracting.  Western/cabin/Native American/rustic décor mishmash in Bedford, Illinois.

Buyers will stop and stare at collections and overlook the home’s features (like the fireplace).  [Phoenix]

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This Mesa, Arizona home is a great learning tool for home staging.  It has many examples of what not to do when selling your home.

Visual Clutter:  Please put away personal items, trinkets, doodads, knick-knacks, etc. before selling.  Anything that would visually distract a buyer.

Pets:  Please remove pets from real estate photos.  Could be a turn-off to buyers.  Please remove visual clutter as well.  A neutral bedspread pattern is another option.  If the budget allows, new window blinds.

Poor Photography:  Flash in a mirror means a new photo should be taken.  The toilet tank lid should be replaced.  Please complete repairs before selling.  Remove clutter as well.

Covered Up Counters:  Please remove all unnecessary items from kitchen counters before selling.  Same goes for above the cabinets.

Refrigerator Magnets:  Please clear all items off of the refrigerator.

Collections:  Consider reducing the number of items in collections.  Buyers might stop, look, and spend too much time on your collections and forget about the house.  Please keep entry ways and foyers cleared of items.  Please put away coffee table clutter such as water bottles and toilet paper.

Driveway:  Please remove vehicles from the driveway before taking real estate photos.

Weeds:  Buyers do not want to see weeds and unmaintained landscaping.

Not Selling a Lifestyle:  Buyers want to envision themselves living in a house.  House photos should have energy, should be sexy, or should feel relaxing or inviting.  Random items on a patio do not have any of these attributes.

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It’s fun to iron clothes while in bed!

The horse got cold so they covered it with a blanket.

TV’s on!!

The patio roof could use some help.  Installed by amateurs?

Golf/utility cart on the front lawn.  Buyers are given tour rides around the yard?

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Bedspread with horses.  Bedroom with clutter.  [Lafayette, Louisiana]

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They’ve ignored the problem for quite some time in this Mesa, Arizona bathroom.

Clash of the patterns.

The kitchen could use some help.

The floor was swept.

The door was slammed into the wall.  A fist was punched into the door.

A fresh coat of paint will help.

Garbage day is tomorrow.

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Unique wallpaper patterns across the U.S.

Proudly from Hillsdale, Michigan.

Also from Hillsdale, Michigan.

A variety of patterns in Mankato, Minnesota.

The wallpaper colors match the carpet and wood paneling in Saginaw, Michigan.

Patterned wallpaper at another Saginaw, Michigan home.

You can almost smell the flowers in Somerset, Kentucky.

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Betty Boop’s bedroom.

Those ribbons look like fly strips.

She’s waiting for buyers to visit.

Ball caps on the bedpost.

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The snowman says it’s time to tidy up the living room.  Too much stuff when selling.

The shower curtain is certainly unique.

Let’s clean up the bedroom.

And this bedroom too.

And the front porch.

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How about a Betty Boop biker chick bedspread?

Everyone loves flowers.

She’s a tiger in bed.

Giant doberman dog in Decatur, Illinois.

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