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Seriously if that was built out of all stone you just hose it down. You can't do that with wood and chalk. Forever rehabing. Lowes loves you of course so does every hardware store on earth. I'll try it again. Tornado - goodbye. Stone lasts 500-1000 years mostly people never move from those. Handed down. They get a fortune on resale.

One thing that sticks out in my mind...

Go up to a house I was interested in, neighbor had a pitbull jumping against the fence that divided his yard and this one.

No thanks.

zzyzzx says

From what I can tell from watching house hunter type of shows, the number one turn off for women seems to be lack of granite countertops.

If the homeowner isn't insulted by your offer...you didn't bid low enough!!!

5K to add if you can do it yourself. Easy work.

BayArea says

Go up to a house I was interested in, neighbor had a pitbull jumping against the fence that divided his yard and this one.

Were there hub caps on the fence? And a "beware of dog" sign too?

Asbestos, mold, no garage, not enough room, no closet space, priced too high, realtor scum.

Badly done additions

Creepy bathrooms

Dark kitchens

Particle board cabinets

Pergo

Latex paint on top of oil-based paint on the woodwork

So much for disclosure.

Those trees where all of the branches have been removed and only the trunk remains.

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cc0 says

elliemae says

headless barbie dolls hanging by nooses

How does that work?

You've obviously never torn the head off a Barbie. There's a notch that holds the head (or noose) on.

RentingForHalfTheCost says

zzyzzx says

From what I can tell from watching house hunter type of shows, the number one turn off for women seems to be lack of granite countertops.

If the homeowner isn't insulted by your offer...you didn't bid low enough!!!

5K to add if you can do it yourself. Easy work.

Actually, it can be less than half that if you go direct to the supplier and not Home Depot. In the BA we have several.

BayArea says

Go up to a house I was interested in, neighbor had a pitbull jumping against the fence that divided his yard and this one.

No thanks.

If that guy was a renter, he's a genius. His rent will remain low.

If he was an owner, he's a moron and you're definitely better off not living there.

Actually, either way, you're better off not living there.

patrick heres an idea to help solicit a large # of 'daily buyers remorse stories' (AWSOME IDEA!)
You could place a 'donate to original poster via paypal' link up for them in exchange for them detailing thier sob story and answering our questions. (The board will not be kind to these people for actually_buying_a_house!)

Thanks Pocky! It would give away their email address though, since to accept a payment, you have to let people know who they are paying. Think they would write their remorse story anyway?

Or maybe I could take a percentage, forward it on, and keep their email anonymous? But then there would be two Paypal commissions instead of one. Great deal for Paypal.

Quote: "The No. 1 biggest mistake is not getting the home in the best possible condition. That's huge," says Goldwasser.

Yeah, that's huge. "Dirty" describes 90% of housing under half a million $$$ in the bay area.

"I won't even represent sellers at this point unless they are fully aware of how important it is to get their home in the absolute best condition that they've ever had it in."

Need more realtors with values like that in Cali.

anon12366 says

Need more realtors with values like that in Cali.

Nah - we need LESS realtors. Don't give a shit what their supposed values are.

I thought Paypal didn't charge a commission if the money were a gift. Patrick, maybe you could take the donation and then forward it on to the poster with no extra charge, if this is true.

APOCALYPSEFUCK is Tony Manero says

'The House That's Dragging Me To Hell!', right?

Is that similar to the Amityville Horror?

Michinaga says

I thought Paypal didn't charge a commission if the money were a gift. Patrick, maybe you could take the donation and then forward it on to the poster with no extra charge, if this is true.

Pretty sure that's not true. Paypal charges exactly the same commission on gifts like donations. They sure charge me!

Let me know if I'm wrong about that. I'd be delighted to be wrong.

With no competitors Paypal has gone worst.

http://www.paypalsucks.com/

APOCALYPSEFUCK is Tony Manero says

Yes but much, much worse: the Amityville Horror didn't come with Realtors®

The Amityville house would be great for the banks, since the house does the "foreclosing" (destroying the occupants) all by itself!