Ugly House Photos

Help!  I need somebody (to repair me).

Help!  Not just anybody.

Help!  You know I need someone.  Help!

Help me if you can, I’m feeling down.

Help me get my feet back on the ground.

Won’t you please, help me?

Help.

Help.

Help.

Help.

Help.

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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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Here’s a home that tried to sell as a short sale in 2010.  Six months on the market at $102,000.  No buyers.

Before Kitchen 2010.

Before Kitchen 2012.  The house went into foreclosure and the bank took it back.  Then sold it to an investor for $108,000.

After Kitchen 2013.  Remodeled and then sold for $174,000.

Before Family Room To Kitchen 2010.  Buyers were not impressed.

After Family Room To Kitchen 2013.

Before Family Room To Kitchen 2010.

After Kitchen To Family Room 2013.

Before Bathroom 2010.

Before Bathroom 2012.

After Bathroom 2013.

Before Front of House 2010.

After Front of House 2013.

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We’re dreaming of a white Christmas and it came true in Farmington, New Mexico.

The house was listed for sale in December, but the Halloween decorations are still up.

The bedroom has a heater because Junior likes to wear short pants in December (see his knees on the right?).

Big-time Dallas Cowboys fan.

More Cowboys stuff in the kitchen (curtains & wallpaper trim).  Scary Halloween cat.  Fly strip.  For some reason, there are clothes in the kitchen.

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Before Kitchen with ugly John F. Long (builder) cabinets in 2010.

Before Kitchen in 2006.  This home was purchased like this for $187,000 at the height of the real estate bubble.

After Kitchen in 2013.  One house at a time, those ugly cabinets are going away.

Before Kitchen in 2010.  They added a microwave oven above the sink and replaced the back splash.  They tried selling it as a short sale for $99,900, but failed.  It was re-listed and evidentually sold as a short sale for $42,500 in 2010.

After Kitchen in 2013.  The new buyer paid $120,000.

Before Bathroom in 2006.

After Bathroom in 2013.

Before 2nd Bathroom in 2010.

After 2nd Bathroom in 2013.

Before Family Room in 2006.

Before Family Room in 2010.

After Family Room in 2013.  No more free-standing stove.

Before Front of House.

After Front of House.

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Here’s a true fixer-upper for those who enjoy a challenge.

It was painted like that on purpose?

Ugly paint or mold?

Shoes and socks.

Hopefully the hardwood floors can be saved and refinished.

The kitchen could be saved too perhaps?

The house has a creepy basement/cellar.

Poor curb appeal.

Best just to take down the rusty evaporative cooler.

Let’s hope a buyer renovates this older home so we can show you the After photos.

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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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Sales in this neighborhood are as flat as that tire.

They paid $105,500 for the house in 2004 and probably thought there was no maintenance required.  Ever.  Holes in the ceiling?  Now what?

The house sold in this condition as a short sale for $18,000.

Might have sold for more if they had monitored and fixed the roof.

No one noticed problems in several rooms??!!

Head in the sand?  Ignore it and it will go away?

A repair was started outside.  The new buyer gets to finish it.

The bathroom has poor lighting.

The kitchen was updated at one point.

Not sure why they have a window shade in the kitchen.  Is that a junction box dangling on the wall?

Too bad the house fell into disrepair.

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Before Front of House.  Purchased by an investor for $36,000 as a short sale.

Before Front of House.

After Front of House.  The investor renovated the house, installed a new roof, installed new windows, and sold it for $155,000.

Before Kitchen.  They didn’t care?

After Kitchen.

After Kitchen.

Before Dining Area.  That’s what the photo’s caption states.

After Dining Area.

Before Carport.  Cluttered and dirty.

After Bathroom.

After Bedroom.

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Hopefully the new buyer will freshen up this home.

Amateur sponge paint plus clutter.

The sponge paint makes the walls look dirty.

More dark sponge paint in the bathroom.  On the walls and ceiling.

Cluttered bedroom.

Slippery tile in the kitchen.

Rustic kitchen cabinets.

Curb appeal.

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