Entries from June 2012

Rock On!

June 27th, 2012 · No Comments

Demon Hunter!  Project 86!  [Glendale, Arizona]

demon hunter project 86 rock roll band posters bedroom Glendale Arizona home house

Reel Big Fish!  [Chandler, Arizona]

reel big fish rock roll band poster living room wall skull crossbones Chandler Arizona home house

Sorry for the profanity.  Skate video poster in Glendale, Arizona.

badass dumbass skate video poster bedroom Glendale Arizona home house for sale

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Tags: Staging · Bedroom · Glendale, AZ Homes · Chandler, AZ Homes

Nothing a Little Duct Tape and Glue Won’t Fix

June 26th, 2012 · 3 Comments

Got a neglected damaged sink cabinet?  Easy fix.  Just keep the doors closed.  Outta sight, outta mind.

water damaged ruined kitchen sink cabinet fixer-upper Phoenix Arizona home house for sale

Over in the bathroom, slap on some paint and you’re done.

bathroom unfinished walls wallpaper removed fixer-upper Phoenix Arizona home house for sale

Got mold or mildew in a bathroom?  Cover it up with wallpaper or paint over it!

mold mildew bathroom unfinished walls wallpaper removed fixer-upper Phoenix Arizona home house

If anyone complains, tell them this is done on purpose as a tribute to the video game Tetris.

neglected damaged vinyl floor tiles missing bathroom fixer-upper Phoenix Arizona home house

What roof problems?

neglected damaged roof eaves fascia fixer-upper Phoenix Arizona home house for sale

It’s a skate park!

empty neglected swimming diving pool dirty fixer-upper Phoenix Arizona home house for sale

The pool will be just fine once you fill it up.

empty neglected swimming diving pool dirty fixer-upper Phoenix Arizona home house for sale

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Tags: Flooring · Bathroom · Pool & Spa · Phoenix Homes · Mold & Mildew · Fixer-Upper · Water Damage

The Sixteenth Chapel?

June 26th, 2012 · 6 Comments

Is this a loft in the Sistene Chapel or an attic bedroom in a Cadillac, Michigan home?  Justin Bieber poster.  You heard about his recent visit on the Letterman Show? (a talk show).  He referred to the Sistene Chapel as the Sixteenth Chapel.  He’s Canadian, you know  ;-)

Justin Bieber poster in attic bedroom Cadillac Michigan home house for sale real estate photo

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Tags: Stuffed Animals · Other US Cities · Attic

Old School Furniture Placement

June 26th, 2012 · 3 Comments

The old rule of thumb was to place all of your furniture against walls.  Here’s a good example from Tempe, Arizona.

couches sofas pushed place against walls living room staging Tempe Arizona home house

Home decorators nowadays suggest floating furniture away from walls to make a room feel bigger.  It also makes it hard for guests to talk to each other without shouting when all the seating is so far away.

couches sofas pushed place against walls living room staging Tempe Arizona home house

Pushed up against the walls in Keene, New Hampshire.

couches sofas pushed place against walls living room staging Keene New Hampshire home house

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Tags: Staging · Tempe, AZ Homes · Other US Cities

Extra Half Bathroom

June 25th, 2012 · 6 Comments

Adding an extra bathroom to your home can add value.  Except when it’s done by amateurs and installed in a garage!  Yep, in the garage.  It also has a door lock as if anyone would walk in on him/her.  Is there a water supply, is there proper drainage, is there a vent stack, is there ventilation, is there lighting, was a building permit obtained?

amateur bathroom toilet installed in garage without permits Phoenix Arizona home house for sale

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Tags: Bathroom · Garage or Carport · Zoning Violation · What Were They Thinking?!?! · Phoenix Homes

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

June 25th, 2012 · 1 Comment

Two belts, a watering can, and a broom.  We won’t ask if you don’t tell.  Camden, New Jersey home.

two belts plastic watering can on bed bedroom Camden New Jersey home house for sale

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Tags: Staging · Bedroom · Other US Cities

Christmas Is Six Months Away

June 25th, 2012 · 3 Comments

Only six months ’til Christmas!  Some home sellers like to keep their holiday decorations up for many months after Christmas.  All of these photos were found March, April, & May.

Gadsen, Alabama.

Christmas tree still up in real estate photo holiday decorations Gadsen Alabama home house

Mesa, Arizona.

Christmas tree still up in real estate photo holiday decorations Mesa Arizona home house

Buyer buy homes based on holiday decorations?  Phoenix.

Christmas tree still up in real estate photo holiday decorations Phoenix Arizona home house

More decorations in the same home.

Christmas tree still up in real estate photo holiday decorations Phoenix Arizona home house

How can you see the TV from 20 feet away?

Christmas tree still up in real estate photo holiday decorations Phoenix Arizona home house

Tis the season…nearly year ’round.

Christmas tree still up in real estate photo holiday decorations Phoenix Arizona home house

Ho ho ho from Mesa.

Christmas tree still up in real estate photo holiday decorations Mesa Arizona home house

How do you watch TV with all that glare behind it?  Gilbert, Arizona.

Christmas tree still up in real estate photo holiday decorations Gilbert Arizona home house

Decoratin’ the fireplace in Portland, Oregon.

Christmas holiday decorations still up in real estate photo fireplace Portland Oregon home house

The stockings were hung with care at a different Portland home.

Christmas holiday decorations still up in real estate photo fireplace Portland Oregon home house

Merry Early Christmas, everyone!

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Tags: Fireplace · Phoenix Homes · Mesa, AZ Homes · Holiday Décor · Other US Cities · Gilbert, AZ Homes

Someone Actually Lives Here

June 24th, 2012 · 9 Comments

Camden, New Jersey home for sale.

The dining room.  Complete with pine tree air fresheners, because…?  Is the middle curtain hung upside down?

cluttered ugly dumpy neglected dirty dining room window curtains drapes Camden New Jersey home house

More pine tree air fresheners.  Just like in the movie Seven?  Are we too late to save the sloth victim?  Notice the dirty walls and notice a lot of pictures were removed from the wall.

cluttered ugly dumpy neglected dirty bedroom Camden New Jersey home house for sale

Sir Duke Almore is 100% Aries.  Ashtray, videotapes, dusty TV.  Does look like a movie set.

cluttered ugly dumpy neglected dirty bedroom Camden New Jersey home house for sale

The ceiling damage is bad, but I’m more disturbed by the dirty window drapes.  What happened?

ugly dumpy neglected dirty bedroom drapes curtains Camden New Jersey home house for sale

Is that dirt or mildew?

dirty filthy bedroom wall mildew mold ugly window curtain drapes Camden New Jersey home house

Impressed?

ugly neglected outdated bathroom vanity sink purple paint Camden New Jersey home house

Buyers are just like those two TVs:  turned off.

ugly neglected outdated living room flooring Camden New Jersey home house for sale

The kitchen’s the best room of the house.  Except for the vinyl floor tiles stuck to the wall!

ugly peel and stick vinyl floor tiles placed put on kitchen wall outdated ugly Camden New Jersey home house

It would have been nice if they painted the back of the house and replaced the garage door.

unpainted exterior of home house ugly broken patched up garage door Camden New Jersey

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Tags: Staging · Curb Appeal · Bathroom · Kitchen · Bedroom · Clutter · Window Coverings · Dining Room · Dirt, Dust, & Filth · Fixer-Upper · Ceiling · Water Damage · Other US Cities

Frequent Winner At the County Fair

June 24th, 2012 · No Comments

Lots of large stuffed animals.  Someone knows how to throw darts or basketballs at carnival games.  Thank you for sharing your prizes with us.  Grand Rapids, Michigan.

many lots of large stuffed animals county fair carnival prizes bedroom Grand Rapids Michigan home house

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Tags: Staging · Bedroom · Clutter · Stuffed Animals · Wood Paneling · Other US Cities

The Giraffe House In Camden, New Jersey

June 24th, 2012 · 4 Comments

These Camden, New Jersey sellers stucco’d and painted their house like giraffe skin.

giraffe skin paint exterior dumb stupid idea Camden New Jersey home house for sale photo

giraffe skin paint exterior dumb stupid idea Camden New Jersey home house for sale photo

giraffe skin paint exterior dumb stupid idea Camden New Jersey home house for sale photo

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Tags: Curb Appeal · What Were They Thinking?!?! · Faux Paint & Murals · Other US Cities