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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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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These Houston, Texas owners aren’t the cleanest sellers around.  Let’s take a look.

Filthy carpet.

What’s the bacteria count in the carpet?  Should the mayonnaise jar be refrigerated?

The cleanest room of the house.

Cardboard acts as an insulator if you have a drafty window?

S.O.S. is right.  This home needs help.

The back side of the kitchen.  Note the two air fresheners.

The dining room.

A pop of color in the family room.

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Covered patios are a must-have feature in the Phoenix area.  It’s always sunny and it gets hot.  During eight months of nice weather, a patio can be considered an extra room of the house.  Home staging of patios can be just as important as any room inside.

Why disappoint buyers?

Missed opportunity.

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Private property.  No trespassing.  Welcome not to our home.

We updated the kitchen.

Great view of the back yard from the kitchen sink.

Plenty of storage space for food.

The water running down the vent and hall ceiling helps keep the house cool in the summer.

Fresh paint in the bathroom.

Oh, yes, it’s clean.

Spacious rooms.

The bedroom can easily accommodate a large dresser.

We’ve really enjoyed using this house.

We have a private covered patio.

Just like the fence, we’re hoping you’re leaning toward buying our home.

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Broken window.  Ugly up back yard.  Avondale, Arizona.

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We celebrate the beauty of Earth today.  Here’s a great example from a Tucson, Arizona home.

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Lush vegetation in Farmington, New Mexico.  Lush garbage too.

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These Goodyear, Arizona sellers are heading in the wrong direction.  One Direction posters.  (eyes rolling)

On the other side of the curtain:  clutter!

The writing on the mirror reads, “Take your medicine.”

This is the first room buyers will see.  It’s supposed to be the living room, ‘though they appear to use it as an office.

The dining room.  First impressions as you walk into the house?

TV’s on!  Eggs!  They carried the green paint color into the family room.

Kermit the Frog is starring in Forrest Green.

Technically, the bed’s not made.

An array of toiletries.  Thank you for sharing.

Another unmade bed!  And dirty wall.

Bazinga!

Could use some tidying up before selling.

Did we forget to mention this is a short sale?

Good ‘moring’ to you too.  There’s other writing too:  br— use of crama- only.

The house has a swimming pool.  That just increased its value.

Oh, that just decreased its value.

Wait.  What are those random items in the back yard and patio?

No surprise to see stuff piled on the patio.  Sure to impress buyers?

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Neglected home.

Owned by the same family since 1993.  But they refinanced for $180,000 in 2005.  Perhaps to remodel the home?

The house went into foreclosure.  The bank sold it recently in this condition for $50,500.

We’re not seeing any renovations so far.

None of the $180,000 was spent in the kitchen.

Or in the bathroom.

The bank disclosed to buyers that repairs are needed to the room addition.  Building permits probably needed too.

The bank also said the house has termites and roof problems.

The investor buyer could spend $50,000 and really fix up the place.  Too bad the previous owners didn’t.

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