Ugly House Photos

Fireplaces are considered a major selling feature of a home.  They should be the focal point of a room when selling.  These five sellers decided to ignore their fireplaces.

The burning candle in the fireplace almost makes you notice it.

Appraisers add $1000-$2000 for fireplaces.  Buyers will mental subtract $2000 if they don’t notice the fireplace.

This fireplace needs to see a dermatologist quick.

Is the golf club a new type of fire poker?

If you pulled everything away, this Springfield, Missouri home would look great.  Two nice windows and a good looking fireplace.  A missed opportunity.

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Could we just remove everything from the wall?  The dolls, the family photos, the 50 bottles of wine, the dark & heavy entertainment center.  It’s bringing down the energy of the living room.

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Too many items in a room will distract buyers from noticing the room’s features.  Instead, they will walk up to the items and comment on them, forgetting about the rest of the house.  It’s the dollhouse home not the home with the nice wood floors.

Too many knick knacks in this Lansing, Michigan home.

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Organized hoarding in a home in The Netherlands.  Good grief!

Make it stop.  Make it stop.

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5…4…3…2…1…ready or not, here I come.  So says one of those creepy crying kid dolls.

Maybe she’s just hiding her face in shame because the décor is so tacky & ugly.  Looks like a funeral parlor.  The faux distressed marbled paint with exposed brick.  The mirrored plant stand.

The dining room with a big ugly puka shell macramé thing in the corner.

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Would you want to swim and play back here?

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Old swag lamps in a Waterbury, Connecticut home.

Floor to ceiling triple light pole lamp in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Collection of dolls in the bedroom.

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Salem, Oregon doll.

Rockford, Illinois doll.

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Want to know the top 10 things to do before listing your house?  Short 3-minute video here.

TOP TEN SELLER SINS

1. Priceaphobia: The fear that a property will sell for less than a premium price.  Price and greed combine to form a drug like addiction to unrealistic expectations.  Researchers are split in attributing this to heredity or stupidity.

2. Shagitis: A burning sensation due to the realization that a home is not a castle when placed for sale.  Shag carpet is not coming back.  Get over it and have it replaced. Halloween is one day a year. Orange counters are ugly every day of the year.  Hire a home stager.

3. Pet Addiction: The feeling that everybody loves your pet as much as you do. Symptoms include scripts such as, “His bark is worse than his bite.” Or, “The cat must like you to nestle in your lap.” Or, “Don’t put your finger in the cage.”

4. Photorea: A need to keep dozens of old photos hung to distract a buyer’s attention from the real property.  A variation of this virus includes ‘childhood incrementalism.’ Monthly photos of the first born that are in chronological order as a buyer ascends the stairs.

5. Pack Rat Plague: Doll collections, old Coca Cola bottles, Civil War rifles, WWII bayonets, mounted swordfish, big game taxidermy, high school trophies, college diplomas,10k race medals, toastmaster ribbons, bronze baby booties, salt & pepper shakers, and Grand Canyon placemats. Prepack these items.

6. Additionism: What was the seller thinking when they enclosed the garage?  Probably not the same thing a prospective buyer is estimating. Cold winter cars, hot summer sun, faded auto paint, and remodeling funds.  Bigger is not always better.

7. Fried Fish Fetish: If you can smell it, you can’t sell it! What do cigar smoke, kitty litter boxes, piles of backyard pet poop, and baby diapers have in common?  Shorter visits and fewer breaths by agents and buyers.

8. ‘As-Is’ ism: If a stubborn seller says, “The buyer can take it or leave it as-is”; they usually won’t.  Buyers ‘horribilize’ defects.  A broken doorbell symbolizes electrical problems.  A cracked window means a faulty foundation.  Water stains come before roofing problems and future floods.

9. Color Blindness: Webster’s dictionary defines a real estate tour as, “Agents caravanning from house to house making fun of decorating disasters.”  Most color schemes are ephemeral.  Navajo white, white washed cabinets, and flocked wallpaper are out.  Less is usually more.

10. Audio Selectivism: The ability of a seller to hear only what they want.  “The buyer must be confused.”  “The appraiser was in a bad mood.”  “My neighbor said I wasn’t asking enough.”  There is a difference between hearing and listening.
[Editor:  These ten seller sins were written by someone else.  However, its origin cannot be traced in order to provide proper credit; it shows up on multiple sites.  The photos have been added here to enhance its impact.]

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Good grief.  Dozens of stuffed animals and dolls in this cluttered San Diego bedroom.

Dream catcher collection and other mischief in the next room.

After Niecy Nash is done with Dancing With the Stars, can she bring her Clean House crew over to help these people out?

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