Ugly House Photos

…Dirty mop water in a dining room.  Yuk.  [Phoenix]

…Anything other than a dining table & chairs in a dining room.  [Trenton, New Jersey]

…Or distracting knick-knacks in a dining area.  [Another Trenton, New Jersey home]

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Never seen a shelf unit like this one.  One of a kind.

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Don’t be shy.  Please come over and visit my house.

My wife made those pouf valance curtains.

Excuse the clutter on the counter.  My wife’s been busy trying to buy more horses on eBay.

May I offer you a drink?

We’re huge Arizona Cardinals football fans.

Do you like our trees and landscaping?

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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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Welcome to our home.  We’re ready to sell.

TV’s on!!  There’s a dog on the dirty floor.

The seller can iron and cook at the same time, but not tidy up.

The bathroom needs help.

Laundry room.  The dryer exhaust vent isn’t very effective if it’s going straight up.  Lint will collect at the bottom.

The backyard is in tip-top shape.  Sure to please buyers.

This was a short sale.  Go figure.

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She is the sole provider for this household.  Literally.  [Trenton, New Jersey]

Volume control?  [Sun City West, Arizona]

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Somewhere in Pennsville, New Jersey lurks a monster so hideous and despised, his only source of nutrition is picking his nose.  He is often accompanied by his evil consort, The Mad Hopper, the sinister cousin of the Easter Bunny.

He was last spotted hiding out in this home, blending in with the clutter and collections.  And dusty TV.

There sure are a lot of things to be packed up when moving (and preferably before selling).

They heard it’s a good idea to keep all records of their house.  Unfortunately, they misunderstood it.  Now they have a massive music record collection.  They forgot to dust around the computer monitor.

Colorful wallpaper pattern at the foyer.

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Baskets aren’t flammable near a stove, are they?  [Sun City, Arizona]

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She collects plates.

This one’s a shoe collector.

She collects shoes, dolls, and everything else.

She collects crosses and fans.  Was listed December 1, 2011 as a short sale.  Went under contract February 3, 2012, and then waited and waited for the bank to respond.  It finally sold December 31, 2012.

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