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What turns off buyers the most

By elliemae   Follow   Sat, 14 Apr 2012, 3:43pm   7,292 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. 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

2. 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?

3. 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.

4. zzyzzx Follow Befriend (9) 412 threads 4,116 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.

5. APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich Follow Befriend (28) 170 threads 4,173 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.

6. 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.

7. FortWayne Follow Befriend (13) 102 threads 3,762 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...

8. APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich Follow Befriend (28) 170 threads 4,173 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.

9. 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!

10. Patrick Follow Befriend (54) 5,185 threads 6,156 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.

11. APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich Follow Befriend (28) 170 threads 4,173 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

12. CL Follow Befriend (12) 140 threads 1,355 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!!

13. 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.

14. APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich Follow Befriend (28) 170 threads 4,173 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.

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. BayArea Follow Befriend (3) 49 threads 368 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.

18. RentingForHalfTheCost Follow Befriend (8) 38 threads 2,000 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.

19. 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?

20. Mick Russom Follow Befriend (2) 7 threads 530 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.

21. 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

22. ArtimusMaxtor Follow Befriend (3) 803 comments

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

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

    41   2:29pm Tue 17 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   Those trees where all of the branches have been removed and only the trunk remains.

24. curious2 Follow Befriend (5) 31 threads 2,234 comments Premium

    42   2:31pm Tue 17 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   It's ironic that some people prefer granite countertops, they can be fine but should be checked before purchase for radiation: "The E.P.A. recommends taking action if radon gas levels in the home exceeds 4 picocuries per liter of air (a measure of radioactive emission); about the same risk for cancer as smoking a half a pack of cigarettes per day. In Dr. Sugarman’s kitchen, the readings were 100 picocuries per liter." http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/24/garden/24granite.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all Combining granite countertops and mammograms, I'm starting to wonder if there might be a hypothesis to explain women's health insurance premiums being higher than men's in some states.

25. APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich Follow Befriend (28) 170 threads 4,173 comments Premium

    43   2:31pm Tue 17 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (3)   Dislike   Protected   Big turn off: Realtor®s standing around making vague obviously mendacious threats about the six dozen other cash buyers shoving bags of money at the sellers and offering the Realtor® unlimited oral sex for a chance to buy the god forsaken overpriced shithole. The Realtor®s that menace the wives by uttering these empty warnings while waving their tongues at them are especially repugnant. The most disgusting are the Realtor®s who demand tips from prospective buyers and claim it is customary to give them five dollars if the buyer needs to use the bathroom. Well, they are up there with the Realtor®s who attempt bestial sex with the buyers' pets or those of their neighbors.

26. elliemae Follow Befriend (25) 413 threads 6,978 comments Saint George, UT elliemae's website

    44   2:55pm Tue 17 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (1)   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.

27. rufita11 Follow Befriend (3) 10 threads 164 comments San Ramon, CA

    45   5:08pm Tue 17 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   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.

28. Patrick Follow Befriend (54) 5,185 threads 6,156 comments 46 male Menlo Park, CA Premium

    46   5:46pm Tue 17 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   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. 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.

29. PockyClipsNow Follow Befriend 19 threads 1,534 comments Los Angeles, CA

    47   2:44pm Wed 18 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   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!)

30. Patrick Follow Befriend (54) 5,185 threads 6,156 comments 46 male Menlo Park, CA Premium

    48   3:03pm Wed 18 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   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.

31. APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich Follow Befriend (28) 170 threads 4,173 comments Premium

    49   3:12pm Wed 18 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   So, we're going to name the new feature . . 'The House That's Dragging Me To Hell!', right?

32. anon12366 Follow Befriend (2) 61 comments Palo Alto, CA

    50   8:40pm Wed 18 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   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.

33. elliemae Follow Befriend (25) 413 threads 6,978 comments Saint George, UT elliemae's website

    51   10:14pm Wed 18 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   Dislike (1)   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.

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

    52   11:47pm Wed 18 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   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.

35. APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich Follow Befriend (28) 170 threads 4,173 comments Premium

    53   5:56am Thu 19 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   Dislike   Protected   anon12366 says Need more realtors with values like that in Cali. A Realtor® with any values at all would throw himself in front of a train.

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

    54   6:32am Thu 19 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   APOCALYPSEFUCK is Tony Manero says 'The House That's Dragging Me To Hell!', right? Is that similar to the Amityville Horror?

37. APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich Follow Befriend (28) 170 threads 4,173 comments Premium

    55   6:41am Thu 19 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Protected   Yes but much, much worse: the Amityville Horror didn't come with Realtors®

38. Patrick Follow Befriend (54) 5,185 threads 6,156 comments 46 male Menlo Park, CA Premium

    56   5:57pm Thu 19 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   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.

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

    57   10:29am Fri 20 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   With no competitors Paypal has gone worst. http://www.paypalsucks.com/

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

    58   1:01pm Fri 20 Apr 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   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!

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