Would you buy a house with a confederate flag? (rental, value, points)
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Would you buy the house if there was a copy of the Quran sitting on the nightstand ?
No.
A few blocks from here and about a decade ago, a home was for sale in this subdivision. It had been nicely updated; however, the owners turned one of the rooms into an altar for worshipping one or the other of the Indian gods.
Definitely not my thing, and I noticed that house took longer to sell than it otherwise would have, and then the subsequent owners turned the house into a "Care Home."
It would be a turn off, and it would speak volumes about the neighbors. If you feel OK to fly a flag that for many, represents hatred, slavery and repression, and you think that your neighbors wouldn't mind, that is probably a place I'd avoid. I don't enjoy intolerant bigots.
Not crazy about the "Don't Tread on Me" flag of the tea party, either. So if a whole neighborhood was OK with that flag, I also might say "let's skip this one".
We fly the American flag and have buntings on our front porch from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
It looks so nice, especially on older homes. And I have my patriotic holidays covered. Flag Day is sometime in June.
I don't fly any controversial flags, and no one in my neighborhood does.
People who fly Rebel flags also might be more difficult to deal with at closing - since they have strong opinions, as evidenced by flying a flag that is not well liked by everyone.
I'll put it to you this way - it would have to be a very special house to deal with people who think that flag is not offensive. And if they know it is offensive - and you don't care - that is worse.
Also, I just don't like negativity.
Hmmm......a lot of atrocities have been committed under that American flag.
Should a Native American be worried about buying from you, what kind of hatred you might harbor against them because maybe your ancestors did or did not as the case may be? whether or not you will be more difficult to deal with?
And lets face it other than decimating the Native American population and taking all their land while we herded them onto reservations, soldiers carrying that flag have been involved in other wars we probably would have been better off staying out of. Vietnam anyone? Iraq anyone? Creating unrest in the entire middle east anyone?
This is a ridiculous discussion imo. Although I agree with others that its equally ridiculous to try to sell a house these days with anything indicating that real human beings live there who may have beliefs, lifestyles or history different than buyers. Its pretty amazing to me really that resale buyers are so freaking picky when the only reason they are looking at resales is usually that they cant afford new.
Its pretty amazing to me really that resale buyers are so freaking picky when the only reason they are looking at resales is usually that they cant afford new.
Actually only reason I am looking at resales is because in the LA area new construction is very limited and usually too far with horrible traffic. I am hoping to find a good flip.
Actually only reason I am looking at resales is because in the LA area new construction is very limited and usually too far with horrible traffic. I am hoping to find a good flip.
Whatever. I find your whole line of thought bizarre.
I grew up in the south. I have ancestors who owned slaves and ancestors who didn't. No different than people who have ancestors in northern states who also owned slaves btw and purchased/kept those slaves under an American flag. The slaves my family owned were purchased under the American flag. So again lots of atrocities committed under that flag and supported by everyone who lived under that flag at that time.
Using your logic when I moved to New York, I shouldn't have bought any house on Long Island unless it was in a predominately black neighborhood of which there are very few because the unreasonable real estate taxes are primarily the result of the natives desires to keep their schools and neighborhoods segregated. It worked and was actually quite an ingenious way to escape forced busing that many other cities north and south were subjected to. And, in fact I met far more closet racists on Long Island than I ever met closet or open racists in Atlanta. There were no cross burnings on peoples lawns when I lived there. There were quite a few on Long Island when I lived there.
I have small flags of every state I ever lived in, several versions of the American flag, as well as flags of other countries my ancestors descend from. I have pictures of great grandfathers in Confederate uniforms. Some were defending their way of life including slavery. Some weren't slave owners and were simply saw themselves as defending their homes from an intruding army. The Confederate flag represents what was whether you like it or not an actual country for a period of time.
But, my collection of miniature flags and the pictures of my ancestors does not tell you in and of itself anything about me. I will never deny my own family's history to appease people like you. But, I am also not a racist and in fact I have lifted more African Americans out of near poverty to a middle class salary or better by virtue of my ability to do so than my ancestors ever owned as slaves. I would and did remove most personal items to sell my last house, but if I hadn't and you judged me buy what was out, you would be entirely wrong.
I suggest rather than looking to make useless points that live in political correctness, that if you really want to contribute to solving the racial divide that still exists in this country you do something that actually makes a difference vs just making yourself feel good about standing on some kind of principle that accomplishes nothing.
Silly is easy. People, history and reality are usually complex and messy. Dwell in silliness and you become silly yourself.
A few blocks from here and about a decade ago, a home was for sale in this subdivision. It had been nicely updated; however, the owners turned one of the rooms into an altar for worshipping one or the other of the Indian gods.
Definitely not my thing, and I noticed that house took longer to sell than it otherwise would have, and then the subsequent owners turned the house into a "Care Home."
The intollerence of others beliefs in this thread is very troubling. Why in the world would I care what the previous owners believe or how they worship? They have the right under the Constitution to do that although this right seems to be challenged here recently. And as posted before they will be gone.
But it's pretty clear the opening poster has made up her mind not to deal with someone with a Rebel flag, even if it belonged to their 15 year old son. She appears to have started this thread for reassurance. Sorry, not coming from me.
A new listing came up on the mls for the area I am looking at. One of the bedrooms has a very prominent confederate flag. I am curious what other's reactions would be to it.
You are buying a house not the decorations. If you buy the house you can take it down. It's not permanent.
While I think its stupid to display things potential buyers might find offensive if I liked a house I wouldn't care what the current owners had on the walls.
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