Hall of Shame

The smell of fresh-baked pies, cookies or bread is a proven way to make your home feel more enticing and homey to buyers. This particular seller had the right idea, but it looks like they had the idea 2-3 months ago…  Read More 

This is either a case of a home stager gone wild, or a stroke of home staging genius. Looks like a perfect place to enjoy a glass of wine!  Read More 

When you are selling your house, you want to make the home attractive to potential buyers and present it in such a way that they can picture the home as their own. Many sellers will professionally stage a home, as evidenced by the following “staging” we have recently come across. Staging Example 1 – Gift …  Read More 

Today’s Home Seller Hall of Shame advertised “sophisticated decorative touches” in their flyer. I am not sure that I agree. First, it totally lacked a kitchen sink.   One of the “decorative touches” was raw plywood countertops.   A kitchen like this apparently doesn’t need a dishwasher.   So where does the homeowner wash their …  Read More 

Very interesting day for today’s hall of shame entry, with photos from multiple properties. The first entry is a “surprise” half bath. What appears to be a normal bedroom closet, opens to find a toilet and sink! It was so small that an adult would not necessarily fit!       The second entry comes to us …  Read More 

Today’s hall of shame entry is a case of a poorly planned basement apartment. This home is a great looking Craftsman bungalow in a highly desirable neighborhood. For some reason, when they added the basement apartment, they decided to put the bathtub INSIDE the bedroom. In the picture, you’ll notice the bed on the left …  Read More 

We see properties that are for sale every day. It never ceases to amaze me that sellers (and possibly their agents) ignore some major issues that will prevent their home from selling, yet some of them are so easy to fix! This is my first entry in an ongoing “Hall of Shame” series of posts. …  Read More