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What turns off buyers the most

By elliemae   Follow   Sat, 14 Apr 2012, 3:43pm   7,335 views   58 comments
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According to an article on Yahoo:

Dirt
Odors
Old Fixtures
Wallpaper
Popcorn acoustic ceilings
Too many personal items
Snoopy sellers
Misrepresenting your home
Poor curb appeal
Clutter

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/10-ways-turn-off-homebuyer-070118154.html

Nowhere on that list did it mention headless barbie dolls hanging by nooses from the ceiling in a bedroom that was painted black... when I was selling my house 12 years go, one of the prospective buyers described this to me when I apologized for the unicorns on my daughter's wallpaper border.

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1. bubblesitter Follow Befriend (5) 10 threads 2,329 comments

   1   3:53pm Sat 14 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (4)   Dislike   Price

2. APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich Follow Befriend (28) 182 threads 4,604 comments Premium

   2   4:46pm Sat 14 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (6)   Dislike   Protected   The not-so-distant sound of automatic weapons fire.

3. rufita11 Follow Befriend (3) 10 threads 171 comments San Ramon, CA

   3   5:41pm Sat 14 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   In one Santa Cruz house, there were skulls and crossbones scrawled on the walls, with the message: "Get Out"! and a huge rusty machete with what looked like old blood on it. Another house had a hidden "kitchen" under the main house with a tiny ladder in. And it reeked like cat pee (meth operation?). In one Pleasanton house, we found a huge rock on a kitchen counter that had been hurled through the window..glass was everywhere.

4. rufita11 Follow Befriend (3) 10 threads 171 comments San Ramon, CA

   4   5:46pm Sat 14 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   APOCALYPSEFUCK is Tony Manero says The not-so-distant sound of automatic weapons fire. Not automatic weapons, but in Piedmont, you can hear gun shots coming from down the hill in Oakland almost every night.

5. Patrick Follow Befriend (54) 5,239 threads 6,173 comments 46 male Menlo Park, CA Premium

   5   5:53pm Sat 14 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (6)   Dislike   Protected   Stories of buyer's remorse and regret are huge turn offs for buyers. Maybe I should feature a daily story of regret.

6. APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich Follow Befriend (28) 182 threads 4,604 comments Premium

   6   6:38pm Sat 14 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   Great idea. I still think you should have a Realtor® fraud affidavit template that auto-sends the instrument to the proper justice authorities based on the address of the property the Realtor® was abusing. Patrick says Stories of buyer's remorse and regret are huge turn offs for buyers. Maybe I should feature a daily story of regret.

7. FortWayne Follow Befriend (13) 106 threads 3,863 comments

   7   7:11pm Sat 14 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Patrick says Stories of buyer's remorse and regret are huge turn offs for buyers. Maybe I should feature a daily story of regret. That's a great idea! I'd send these to my daughter to read.

8. freak80 Follow Befriend (4) 52 threads 4,416 comments Corning, NY Premium

   8   7:17pm Sat 14 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   APOCALYPSEFUCK is Tony Manero says The not-so-distant sound of automatic weapons fire. AF, I thought that would turn you ON to buying the house!

9. bubblesitter Follow Befriend (5) 10 threads 2,329 comments

   9   8:21pm Sat 14 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Patrick says Maybe I should feature a daily story of regret. Fantastic idea.

10. Patrick Follow Befriend (54) 5,239 threads 6,173 comments 46 male Menlo Park, CA Premium

    10   8:29pm Sat 14 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   How best to collect stories of buyer's remorse? A "Buyer's Remorse" forum?

11. bubblesitter Follow Befriend (5) 10 threads 2,329 comments

    11   9:06pm Sat 14 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Patrick says A "Buyer's Remorse" forum? Ditto.

12. bubblesitter Follow Befriend (5) 10 threads 2,329 comments

    12   9:07pm Sat 14 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   Dislike   I'd love to hear from post 2009 buyers on that forum.

13. Michinaga Follow Befriend (2) 3 threads 283 comments

    13   1:20am Sun 15 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   Dislike   I say we get Tony Manero to narrate the buyer's remorse stories!

14. APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich Follow Befriend (28) 182 threads 4,604 comments Premium

    14   5:45am Sun 15 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   Dislike   Protected   A forum called: A Home Buyer's Story: The House That's Dragging Me To Hell Patrick says How best to collect stories of buyer's remorse? A "Buyer's Remorse" forum?

15. taxee Follow Befriend 88 threads 458 comments El Cerrito, CA Premium

    15   5:57am Sun 15 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   Call it the 'Bank Buggery Blog'

16. TMAC54 Follow Befriend (9) 70 threads 930 comments San Leandro, CA

    16   2:02pm Sun 15 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Ingress & Egress can limit demand. Bullet Holes piss me off too.

17. Patrick Follow Befriend (54) 5,239 threads 6,173 comments 46 male Menlo Park, CA Premium

    17   2:36pm Sun 15 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (3)   Dislike   Protected   TMAC54 says Ingress & Egress can limit demand. Bit of an earthquake hazard with that place.

18. TMAC54 Follow Befriend (9) 70 threads 930 comments San Leandro, CA

    18   8:43pm Sun 15 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Patrick says Bit of an earthquake hazard with that place. That's right, I wasn't even thinkin of qualifying reports to order. Should you request a termite report or just a piranha report ?

19. maire Follow Befriend (3) 1 threads 102 comments Shawnee Mission, KS

    19   1:15am Mon 16 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (4)   Dislike   trashy next door neighbors

20. cc0 Follow Befriend 6 threads 115 comments

    20   6:18am Mon 16 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   elliemae says headless barbie dolls hanging by nooses How does that work?

21. freak80 Follow Befriend (4) 52 threads 4,416 comments Corning, NY Premium

    21   6:33am Mon 16 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   Chain-link fences and Rottweilers, complete with the "Beware of Dog" sign.

22. zzyzzx Follow Befriend (9) 434 threads 4,247 comments Baltimore, MD

    22   6:53am Mon 16 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (6)   Dislike (1)   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.

23. APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich Follow Befriend (28) 182 threads 4,604 comments Premium

    23   7:51am Mon 16 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (3)   Dislike   Protected   The Number One turn-off is the fact that the Realtor® will be sucking down a ridiculous commission and didn't even blow anybody.

24. freak80 Follow Befriend (4) 52 threads 4,416 comments Corning, NY Premium

    24   8:34am Mon 16 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   Dislike   Protected   Realtors suck and blow.

25. FortWayne Follow Befriend (13) 106 threads 3,863 comments

    25   11:22am Mon 16 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Patrick says How best to collect stories of buyer's remorse? A "Buyer's Remorse" forum? You'll probably want to allow anonymity on that forum...

26. APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich Follow Befriend (28) 182 threads 4,604 comments Premium

    26   11:51am Mon 16 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (3)   Dislike   Protected   Biggest turn off? Being in the same building with a Realtor®. It's enough to gag a maggot.

27. StoutFiles Follow Befriend (1) 24 threads 557 comments

    27   11:54am Mon 16 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (3)   Dislike   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. Don't forget lack of stainless steel appliances and hardwood floors!

28. Patrick Follow Befriend (54) 5,239 threads 6,173 comments 46 male Menlo Park, CA Premium

    28   12:13pm Mon 16 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Protected   FortWayne says You'll probably want to allow anonymity on that forum... Everyone is already anonymous, except for me and a couple of people who choose to use their real names. Should there be some kind of hyper-anonymity? Then again, anyone can re-register with a new throwaway email address. that would make them pretty hyper-anonymous, so maybe I don't need to do anything. I decided against showing that multiple users are on the same IP address, so that people can preserve that extra anonymity if they want to.

29. APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich Follow Befriend (28) 182 threads 4,604 comments Premium

    29   12:48pm Mon 16 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Protected   So, you like the standing header for the feature? The House That's Dragging Me To Hell

30. CL Follow Befriend (12) 141 threads 1,367 comments Emeryville, CA

    30   2:37pm Mon 16 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   Dislike   StoutFiles 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. Don't forget lack of stainless steel appliances and hardwood floors! I've seen them complain about paint. PAINT!!

31. Claire Follow Befriend 660 comments Mountain View, CA

    31   4:41pm Mon 16 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   Dislike   10 other couples at the open house with realtors pointing out all the possibilities of an over-priced fixer-upper and one of the husbands raving about all the things they could do to improve the house to his wife who did not seem too happy. I always tell my kids not to comment until we're in the car - don't like giving my game away - obviously some people have more money than sense.

32. APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich Follow Befriend (28) 182 threads 4,604 comments Premium

    32   5:29pm Mon 16 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   Dislike   Protected   The Realtor® humping legs and moaning and drooling like a brain-damaged dog. Always a turn-off.

33. ArtimusMaxtor Follow Befriend (3) 803 comments

    33   4:43am Tue 17 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Old houses have a lot of dead skin in them. Gets in everything. Hardwood cracks, ducts, everywhere. It can make you sick to. Its dead flesh. Sometimes its better to burn them down. Start over. You can actually smell dead skin if its bad enough. Like people shed skin dude its a fact. Very serious, even tearing the walls out doesn't help if its bad enough.

34. ArtimusMaxtor Follow Befriend (3) 803 comments

    34   4:50am Tue 17 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   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.

35. BayArea Follow Befriend (3) 54 threads 379 comments Oakland, CA

    35   7:28am Tue 17 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (3)   Dislike   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.

36. RentingForHalfTheCost Follow Befriend (8) 40 threads 2,062 comments Pleasanton, CA Premium

    36   8:00am Tue 17 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   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.

37. freak80 Follow Befriend (4) 52 threads 4,416 comments Corning, NY Premium

    37   8:08am Tue 17 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Protected   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?

38. Mick Russom Follow Befriend (2) 7 threads 542 comments Belmont, CA

    38   12:27pm Tue 17 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Asbestos, mold, no garage, not enough room, no closet space, priced too high, realtor scum.

39. AnotherLaura Follow Befriend 13 comments Harrison, AR

    39   2:21pm Tue 17 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Badly done additions Creepy bathrooms Dark kitchens Particle board cabinets Pergo Latex paint on top of oil-based paint on the woodwork

40. ArtimusMaxtor Follow Befriend (3) 803 comments

    40   2:28pm Tue 17 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   So much for disclosure.

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