Ugly House Photos

At the end of a long day, you just want to sit and relax on your patio.

Maybe invite some friends over too.

Looks like weed killer on the table, but the weeds are growing like, uh, weeds.

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Dark real estate photos do not tell the story.

Maybe there was a reason for the dark photo above.  When we lightened it up +200, it revealed a junky garage.

Looking at this house through rose-colored glasses?

Steamy shower?

They took a picture of a photo?

What were you expecting?  That we wouldn’t see you or the flash?

His aim is very good.  He’s dead center in the mirror.

To the two previous photographers: how about stepping to the side like this photographer did?  It can be done.  We only see half of a hand.

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Imagine your dream kitchen here.

Imagine looking out the window onto a beautiful garden.

Imagine new wiring and new wall texture.

Imagine how nice this pedestal sink is.

Imagine yourself soaking in a hot bubble bath.

Imagine coming home every day.

Imagine the door of opportunity.

Imagine the coolness of the floor on your warm feet on a hot summer day.

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Custom-made entertainment niches or media centers were very popular in Phoenix in the 1990s.

They quickly became dust collectors and excuses for hoarding.  Gotta fill every cubby hole with stuff!

Entertainment centers as furniture soon became too small for modern television sets.  So rather than get rid of the entertainment center (very hard to sell at garage sales nowadays, especially the tall TV armoires), people are putting new TVs on top!  Which leads to neck strain after looking up for hours at a time.

Here’s one that’s too small for modern TVs.  Now what do you do with it?

The problem is 20% solved.

What likely happened in this house was:  they removed the coat closet next to the front door and removed the closet in the bedroom.

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Dad is the best!  Happy Father’s Day.

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This home was purchased by an investor for $59,900.

After a modest renovation, it sold for $119,000.

Before Kitchen.

After Kitchen.

Before Kitchen.

After Kitchen.

Before Bathroom.

After Bathroom.

Before Bedroom.

After Bedroom.

Before Bedroom.

After Bedroom.  Not an exact match, but you get the idea.

Before Bedroom.

After Bedroom.

Before Bedroom.  Could they have gotten more than $59,900 if they had re-painted the bedrooms?

After Bedroom.

Before Living Room.

After Living Room.

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June 14th is Flag Day in America.  The American flag is flown proudly.  Except for a few bad apples.

Disrespectful regard for the American flag.

These people are using the flag as a dust cover for their computer keyboard.

Used as a window curtain?!!?  Tacky.  And it’s backwards too.  [Wickenburg, Arizona]

When displaying the American flag, the blue field should always be to the upper left.  The following people are not aware of this protocol.

The photographer could have removed the flag for the photo.

Wrong.  [Bedford, Indiana]

Hopefully he’s on his way to correct his mistake.  [Gettysburg, Pennsylvania]

No, let’s not lean a chair onto the backwards American flag.  [Lufkin, Texas]

Let’s pledge to display the flag correctly.  [Trenton, New Jersey]

Let’s not place dolls and stuffed animals on top of the flag either.  [Washington, New Jersey]

And finally, this one from Frenchtown, New Jersey.

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Yuck.  [Phoenix]

Not looking good here either.  [Phoenix]

Needs help.  [Eloy, Arizona]

They used duct tape to hold up plastic tarp.  [Glendale, Arizona]

Soap scum.  [Glendale, Arizona]

A work in progress.  We hope.  [Findlay, Ohio]

Time for a major update.  [Findlay, Ohio]

How about finishing the renovation before selling?  [Lancaster, Ohio]

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Nothing like having a barn indoors.

Pink flamingos!

Crop duster?  Or is it going to drop a bomb on the kid?

Desert scene.

Geometric mural.

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Short sale sellers couldn’t take the time to pick up their junk.

They left it behind for the buyer to deal with.

Which lowered the sale price for the house.

Which then lowered the sale price for the neighborhood.

Suggestion:  ask a friend or neighbor or real estate agent to help out.

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