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Post by Crack-a-lackin on May 26, 2015 2:58:04 GMT
The coolest part of this thread is knowing tincin has porn magazines. And I love how you just throw it out there without trying to be all cutesy, like calling them "adult literature" or something goofy.
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MerryMom
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Post by MerryMom on May 26, 2015 2:59:28 GMT
I walked into an open house and caught a glimpse of the realtor getting o&@$ s3& from a man.
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Post by crazy4scraps on May 26, 2015 3:09:29 GMT
When we were helping MIL sell her house, she had all of her furniture and stuff moved out already and it was empty. Our second realtor told us to buy a couch for the livingroom and a small table and chairs for the kitchen. We needed a couch for the lake cabin and wanted to get a cafe table and chairs for the deck anyway, so we bought them and put them in the house. He said when a buyer sits down in the livingroom or in the kitchen, they are imagining what it's like to live in the house and it tells him they are seriously considering putting in an offer. It sold one week later after having been on the market for over six months!
I could see looking in cabinets and closets, you want to see how much storage space there is. I can also see flushing toilets, running water from the taps or shower head to check the pressure, etc. We sometimes brought DD with us when we went to showings but would never ever let her mess with the owner's kids toys or other stuff. That's just rude.
Ha ha, I think that it was DH's sister's family that must have been looking at your house. He went over to their house to work on something for her one day after they had all left for work and school. He said every chair was pulled out away from the table and EVERY cabinet door in the kitchen was hanging wide open, "like the house was on fire and they all got up and ran out" was his direct quote, LOL.
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Post by Sassenach on May 26, 2015 4:51:21 GMT
Oh my, this thread is making me nervous. This weekend my husband was running through the neighborhood and when he gets home he tells me the "perfect house" is for sale. He now wants to put our current house on the market and purchase this better one. We have a showing scheduled on Thursday to see the new house...
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tincin
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Post by tincin on May 26, 2015 6:05:13 GMT
I don't think any of those are that bad. The very first house my XH and I bought we listed with a realtor when he joined the USMC. He had already left for boot camp and I was living alone while selling it. The very first showing, which was for realtors only, I came home to find all of our porn magazines fanned out across our waterbed. I was not happy. It would have been bad enough if it had been interested parties but for realtors to act like that was just uncalled for. Those magazines were neatly stacked on my headboard with the spines turned inward. They were covered with regular magazines so I knew the only way they found them was looking through my stuff. I called my realtor and let her know in very plain language that I was not happy that these people had pawed through my things. I'm thinking if I had porn in my bedroom I would have gotten rid of it or put it in a box before I put my house on the market. But that's just me. I mean, don't most Realtors tell you to depersonalize your house? They do now but this was 35 years ago. We were 22-23 years old and didn't think of stuff like that.
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blue tulip
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Post by blue tulip on May 26, 2015 12:26:43 GMT
confession- a few times, different members of my family have had to use the bathrooms in a house we've been touring. usually it was one of our kids, and what are you going to do? they need to go then, and in rural areas there's not a McDonalds or gas station close by you can pop into and use the restroom. it's a bathroom, they used it, we checked that there was no evidence, and that was that.
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Post by melodyesch on May 26, 2015 12:41:09 GMT
When we were buying our current house, we used the friend of a friend as the realtor. We were upstairs in the very large master bedroom when we were discussing the house and whether we liked the wallpaper in the entire upstairs because it would be a huge chore to strip. DH and I were doing some measuring and turned around to find the realtor stretched out on the owner's bed. He was a nice enough guy and did a good job, but I just couldn't believe he just laid up on the bed, shoes and all. It occurred to me then that people just have NO idea what strangers will do.
Oh, and my cousin was a realtor who got caught meeting a man at a house for sale to cheat on her husband. So yeah, no idea.
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bethany102399
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Post by bethany102399 on May 26, 2015 14:08:07 GMT
This. Our rental home water pressure SUCKS. While I'd do my best to shut doors and certainly not touch the toilet seat I can and will turn on faucets, etc to see what the water pressure is like. As for the bathroom, I can see one of my kids announcing they have to go the instant we walk into the house to tour it. Of course, I'd also be in there right after them and making them clean up ANYTHING they got on the floor. and this: made me spit coffee. Thank you for the laugh on my first day back to work after a long weekend!
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Post by Lexica on May 26, 2015 14:59:59 GMT
I'm loving these stories! My ex and I were looking at houses and someone had pooped in the toilet and plugged it up! My ex walked into the bathroom first and immediately ran out. The user had also left the lid up so you had to see what was in there. We didnT like that house anyway, but If we had bought it, I would have had to do a lot of cleaning and sterilizing to make it fel acceptable to use again. This post is reaffirming my decision to move the majority of my things to a storage unit before listing my house. I will leave a few furniture pieces, but after reading these, I'm not putting sheets on the bed, just a bedspread! I will clear all cupboards and drawers so people can feel free to check out the sizes.
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Post by 1girlygirl on May 26, 2015 15:18:12 GMT
I hope you don't think one chair being out of place would be the reason someone wouldn't buy your house. It most likely won't even be noticed. Buyers are looking at spaces, closet sizes, updates, etc. People will forget to close doors and cabinets, just like they do at their own homes. My parents listed their house last Wednesday, and had 21 showings on Thursday. I am certain they didn't consider whether or not these things happened during any of the showings. By Saturday they had 8 offers, and accepted an offer well over asking.
Relax a little and remember, those things you notice because it's your house, don't matter to the potential buyers. I hope your house sells quickly!
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Post by bianca42 on May 26, 2015 15:53:41 GMT
When we sold our first house, the buyers showed up early for their showing...and I had a stomach bug. I was running out the back door barfing into a trash can as they were coming in the front door. I'm sure the house had to have spelled like barf. But they bought it anyways. (Thank goodness, because we parked at the golf course across the street and they were there FOREVER while I was barfing in the car.)
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Post by femalebusiness on May 26, 2015 16:14:46 GMT
I don't think any of those are that bad. The very first house my XH and I bought we listed with a realtor when he joined the USMC. He had already left for boot camp and I was living alone while selling it. The very first showing, which was for realtors only, I came home to find all of our porn magazines fanned out across our waterbed. I was not happy. It would have been bad enough if it had been interested parties but for realtors to act like that was just uncalled for. Those magazines were neatly stacked on my headboard with the spines turned inward. They were covered with regular magazines so I knew the only way they found them was looking through my stuff. I called my realtor and let her know in very plain language that I was not happy that these people had pawed through my things. I love you tincin. You made my morning!
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Post by sean&marysmommy on May 26, 2015 17:14:29 GMT
I used the bathroom once, while looking at a home. I didn't want to, but I really couldn't wait, and it wasn't #2, lol.
Something that shocked me while looking at homes is that our realtor suggested I change the baby on the couch when we were touring a home. I didn't; I went outside and used the car. My daughter was only 2 months old and still had the messy, stinky diapers. I didn't change her on my own couch and I sure wasn't going to use a stranger's! This was a beautiful, immaculate home, too!
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