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Post by rumplesnat on Jul 28, 2014 15:29:31 GMT
Funky smells Mold/mildew Pets Dirty/unkempt (beyond daily clutter)
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Post by Barbie on Jul 28, 2014 15:51:43 GMT
Smells are number one. Poor maintenance is another big one - trim needs painting, gutters sagging, big cracks in patio, missing/broken window screens - I'm going to wonder what else was neglected or done hastily and poorly. Also cheap "upgrades" - obvious DIY jobs that aren't going to hold up over time, like the house we looked at where they had quickly spray painted their laminate cabinets. The paint scraped off with a fingernail. Nope. Just makes me distrust that the "new roof and A/C" were done correctly. This. I've looked at a lot of older homes here in the city, and most look like they've been inhabited by a bunch of frat boys. Nothing has been taken care of and nothing is clean. Dirt and grime that looks like it's been building up for decades, not just days or weeks. Kitchen cabinets and drawers that don't close properly. Cracked porcelain in the bathrooms. Chipped floor tiles. Dark, dingy rooms. I've got a lot of vision where homes are concerned, and I can see the "bones" of a place and the potential it may have. Paint colors and finishes are often easily changed. But when the place is filthy and messy, you know they haven't taken care of ANYTHING. If you can't even be bothered to pick up your dirty underwear from the floor or wipe the toothpaste from the sink or rinse the cereal bowls from breakfast before showing your house, I'm betting you don't change the air filters, clean the gutters, repair the windows screens, or check the roof. No thanks.
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Post by Prenticekid on Jul 28, 2014 17:18:06 GMT
Outside of the obvious, ill repair or smells, I noticed that when I was looking at homes, I had a negative reaction if any one type of item totally over ran a home. Usually, it was childrens' stuff. One house I liked but could not even pay attention through the visit had piles and piles of kids stuff in every single room. On one floor there was a front room, LR, DR, family room. I'm sorry, but they could have moved what was in the LR to the front room (which was only kids' stuff - used like a playroom) and the DR stuff to the family room. And, they could have taken the kids's stuff out of the master bedroom and put it in the kids' actual rooms (it was toys and such). I know it is just maybe because I was weird about it, but the kids' stuff just seemed overwhelming and relentless. Had they contained it in "kid" areas, I would not even have noticed it. I noticed that I did that with other stuff too - like hobby stuff - a craft room fine, but crafts in every room, no. There was the Harley house too - biker stuff, much that belonged in a garage, all over the house, including fenders and tires hanging on the walls.
I did try to tell myself it was just like bad paint color. LOL None of that stuff would be there when I moved in, but when that is all you see, it is sort of hard to see the house. I think it really is important to set a tone when you want to sell your home - or to provide a pretty blank canvas. That way what the person wants in a home is projected when they see it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2014 18:21:45 GMT
ok, so we just went and looked at a house that would be the potential one to buy while selling ours. This house has been on the market for awhile and I know why. The house itself has great bones, but OMG can you not hire someone to come paint and clean (house is empty) and I am sure it would sell for more and a lot quicker! Every surface of this house will have to be painted. Every door too. Cobwebs from hades on the walls etc. I KNOW that I can get past this and it would be a beautiful house, but come on! You are trying to sell this thing!
I am currently making a list of stuff that I would have to do so that I can come up with an offer. I can see myself offering AT LEAST 25k off asking!
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