Ugly House Photos

What buyer wants to see mold in a house?  Why not remove it first?

On the other hand, at least the seller is disclosing the problem.  This is a 2nd corner with mold & mildew.

And a third corner.  It’s not clear if this is from the same room or from 2 or 3 rooms.  Pretty extensive water leak regardless.

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Three different homes.  All missing something.

Missing kitchen cabinets.

Missing air conditioner.

Missing something.  Missing carpeting and baseboards too.  But they have mildew.

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What is that blue plastic tarp for?  Oh, I see.  It was a tub, no shower, with a window there.  But they converted it to a shower and had to cover up the window.  And it blocks the natural light too.  How clever.

Black and white checkerboard tile pattern in this shower.

Got mildew?  Ring around the tub in a Knoxville, Tennessee bathroom.

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For some people, painting is really difficult.  Let’s look at some recent paint failures.

I didn’t want to finish one wall before moving on to the next, I didn’t buy enough paint, and I am not buying more!

Got mold?

Suddenly I have a craving for Neapolitan ice cream.

We hope that’s red paint and not blood.  Then we hope it goes away.  The toilet lid seems a bit short for the seat.

Bubbles, dots, or gumballs?

The quality is there, but the look is confusing.

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Not much to like about this Louisville, Kentucky home.  Maybe someone with vision will see the potential and remodel it.

Broken glass and plastic piping in the family room.

Looks like mold & mildew on the wall.

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Four homes with mold & mildew.

Scary Dayton, Ohio bedroom.

Mildew in the Fort Worth, Texas closet.

Mildewy & dirty in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Water stains in another part of the same house.

Creepy Louisville, Kentucky basement with mold & mildew.

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$2.9 million fixer-upper 1965 home in Paradise Valley, Arizona with original décor.

Velvet wallpaper in pristine condition.

Flowery wallpaper and tasseled drapes in the master bathroom.

Chandelier in one of the bedrooms.

The roof was messed up from end to end.  Here we see evidence of a roof leak with mold & mildew spores.

In the master bedroom, they built a padded & carpeted base around the bed and a lovely headboard with drapery.

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The Academy Awards presented many Oscars last night.  Now it’s our turn.
In part 1 of our 1st annual real estate photo awards (the Uglies), we celebrate the minor category winners:

Best Set Designer:  The set designer is responsible for finding & placing all the items in the picture.  The Ugly goes to Rapid City, South Dakota for “Valley of the Dolls Part 2.”

Adding a dog (on the left) and finding the cancan dancer skirt/legs lamp was what sealed the win.

Best Art Direction:  The art director is responsible for supervising construction and painting of the sets.  The Ugly goes to Grand Island, Nebraska for “Finding Nemo Again.”

The same set designer created a tropical paradise in the next room of the same house.

Best Hair & Make-Up:  The Ugly goes to Peoria, Illinois for “The Lyin’, the Wig, & the Wardrobe.”

Best Short Film:  The Ugly goes to Raleigh, North Carolina for “Monster Garage - The Movie,” where they used a short film over the windows to seal in moisture, mildew, & mold.

Best Animation:  The Ugly goes to this toilet which is in a cat-egory all on its own.

Best Foreign Picture:  The Ugly goes to The Netherlands for “Onthaal Aan het Poppenhuis” (Dutch for “Welcome To the Dollhouse”).  The Heineken mini keg is a nice touch.

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If you have mold, just cover it over with ugly wallpaper like they did in this Savannah, Georgia home.  No one will notice, right?  Oops, might have to add another section of wallpaper.

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Good grief, this Phoenix home’s bathroom mirror is U-G-L-Y ugly.

The rest of the mirrors are gold-flaked mirror tiles.

This is the ceiling of the shower with mildew.  Ever heard of an exhaust fan or opening a window?

One of the bedrooms with polka dots everywhere.

Graffiti on one of the closet doors.  [Curse word and kid’s last name blocked out.]

Her sister did the same thing in the next bedroom.

They painted the exterior brick with bright red paint.  You can’t miss the house when driving by.

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