Hooked on Houses » Bad MLS Photos http://hookedonhouses.net A Fun Place to Get Your House Fix Thu, 24 May 2012 11:39:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 5 Ways Dead Animals Can Kill a Real Estate Listing http://hookedonhouses.net/2012/05/15/5-ways-dead-animals-can-kill-a-real-estate-listing/ http://hookedonhouses.net/2012/05/15/5-ways-dead-animals-can-kill-a-real-estate-listing/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 12:08:50 +0000 hookedonhouses http://hookedonhouses.net/?p=31143

#1. I don’t know about you, but the only dead bird I want to see in my kitchen is a chicken.

#2. This large living room in a $1.2 million house in Nevada has space for everything…except maybe people.

#3. The reader who submitted this photo calls it “Bambi’s House of Horrors.”

#4. When I can’t fall asleep, I’d rather count sheep.

#5. I just lost my appetite.

Thanks to the readers who submitted these–Jennifer, Cindy, and Scott. If you see something unusual in the real estate listings, send it to me!

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This bedroom made me do a double-take. Is that a bathroom behind a glass wall? A reader named Jenny found this photo in a listing for a house in Tasmania and points out that even if you overcame any shy bladder issues and tried to use it, it looks like an awfully tight fit in there!

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Here are 6 real estate photos that caught my attention for all the wrong reasons.

#1. Watch out for falling decor.

#2. That toilet-seat mirror might be taking the whole recycling/DIY craze a wee bit too far.

#3. Where’s my Allegra? I’m about to sneeze!

#4. I’m guessing there aren’t any men using this bathroom. Okay, I’m hoping there aren’t. (I’ve seen dressed-up toilets before, but at least they were more sanitary!)

#5. I bet when she hung that blackboard in her kitchen, she had visions of writing things on it like we see in Pottery Barn catalogs: “Estate Sale on Sunday!” and “Plant Sweet Peas for Annie!” But then the kids refused to do their chores…

#6. Nothing says “family home” like an actual family in the real estate photo.

Thanks to the readers who found these photos: Sherine, Sabrina, Heidi, and Roma. If you find something unusual in the MLS, send it to me!

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Everyone knows a homeowner shouldn’t stick around for a showing or an Open House. Based on these 5 real estate photos, maybe they should stay out of the listings, too!

#1. “I’ll just take a little swim while they photograph my house…”

#2. “Hope you like to hunt!”

#3. “We’ll be outta here as soon as our show’s over.”

#4. “Are you done taking pictures of my house yet?”

#5. The photographer appears to be shirtless in the mirror, but the homeowners in the next room don’t seem to mind…

Thanks to the everyone who submitted these these: Derek, Annie (listing), Dawn, and Ugly House Photos. If you find something unusual in the real estate listings, send it to me!

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A reader sent me an email with a link to the listing for the new house she’s buying in Colorado. She writes, “In a statement I never thought I’d never need to type: The legs are no longer in the tub.” Huh? I wasn’t sure what that meant.

When I looked at the photos, this one of a mannequin wearing nothing but a tie in the living room made me do a double-take. But then I got to the bathroom and saw this:

Yikes. File this one under “Bizarre and Questionable Home Staging.” (As my daughter said when she saw this: “Why?“) The house itself has some great features that don’t involve mannequins or body parts, though. You can see the rest of it here.

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Last week I showed you 5 scary real estate photos. Here are 6 more!

#1. “Can I take your purse before we step into my lab? You won’t need it again anyway…”

#2. I hope those are Halloween decorations in the bathroom.

#3. Either this house is haunted, or it’s on fire and the agent didn’t notice.

#4. R.I.P., Raggedy Ann and Andy, who were found hanging lifelessly in the living room.

#5. “I always feel like somebody’s watching me.”

#6. “Trick or…never mind. I’ll try the next house!”

Thanks to the readers who found these photos: Shelly, Stephanie (listing), Nicole (listing), Anne, and the Nichols & Associates FB page. If you missed it last week: 5 Very Scary Real Estate Photos.

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In the spirit of Halloween, here are 5 real estate photos that might give you the shivers…

#1. The former homeowners really left their mark on this place.

#2. With that fireplace, this living room is ready for Halloween year-round.

#3. This bed looks like it could be dangerous, especially for sleepwalkers.

#4. Um, did someone forget to put Slither away?

#5. “I see dead people.”

Thanks to #1. Sherine and Steve, #2. Ugly House Photos, #3. Nita, #4. Meredith (listing), #5. Katie. If you find something unusual in the real estate listings, send it to me!

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This house in Texas has a surprise waiting for house hunters on the second-floor landing–a very life-like Wicked Witch of the West, who appears to be casting a spell on the bookcases. I first saw this listing in May, so it’s not a Halloween thing (and there were no other Halloween decorations in sight), so I’m not sure what she’s doing here, other than scaring prospective buyers away.

I don’t know about you, but I suddenly feel like I should hide my little dog.

Thanks to Nicole for submitting this one. Reminds me of the listing that had Freddy Krueger in the living room. 

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This ranch in Texas is the perfect place for people who like to swing…and who like to drink while they’re doing it! Believe it or not, it comes with its own saloon and swinging barstools. Just be careful not to hit the bar on the way back down…

Thanks to Amy for finding this one! If you come across something unusual in the real estate listings, send it to me!

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#1. This would be a great home office if it weren’t for all the, you know, dead animals.

#2. This house on Hunters Hollow Lane (no joke) has a runaway rabbit in the living room.

#3. “Good morning! How did you sleep?”

#4. This home office has kind of gone to the dogs.

#5. Here’s a master bedroom that has it all, including a sexy cow painted on the wall.

Thanks to the readers who submitted these: #1. Monique (listing here), #3. Nancy (listing here), #5. Sarah (listing here). If you find something strange in the real estate listings, send it to me!

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