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outside - at T street intersection, headlights in windows.
corner lot - cars accelerating from stop sign. Double the traffic. no rear yard
basketball hoop in neighbors driveway
neighbors barking yard dog
rear or side neighbors with a pool
inside- living room less than 15 feet wide, don't like the first row in a movie theater feeling for TV viewing.
kitchen with dark or wood cabinets
brown, beige, tan tile
Location: Georgia, on the Florida line, right above Tallahassee
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Originally Posted by tamitrail
All of the outside deterents could have been checked out even before a showing. If I see a house I am interested in, I map it out...satellite it if possible. I check to see where it is on the street, if it's by tracks or highways, where it backs to, etc. If those means of investigation are not available or do not reveal what I need, I drive by, before I ask a realtor to show it to me. That rules out 50% of the things that might turn me off. Then I read the listing quite carefully and ask questions to see if it matches my "must haves" list. For example, I must have a basement. If it doesn't have one, I'm not looking at it.
Now, if a house were to meet all of my needs after the above has been exhausted and I actually went to see the house, the things that would be a turnoff are dirty bathrooms, anything that smells, and animals in the house.
You did what I did the last time I bought a house. My Realtor kept suggesting houses at the upper limit of my income.
I wonder...after reading here for months....if I did it wrong. I think I did.
I did the research. I perused the local market. I found my house.
All my Realtor did was to "show me the house" which took an hour. And then he pawned me off to his supervisor. She was top notch. A Korean lady with a lot of barganing skills. She (and the inspector she suggested) saved me about $7K on the purchase.
I was thinking..if that is all I have to do....then WOW..that is some sick cash for not much work. Maybe I should be a Realtor, too!
After reading here (for 2 years now) I realize I had a really new and a really sucky Realtor.
He had a License! It means Nothing!
Pay your money! Get your Realtor's license!
He just wanted the commisision. Customer care...what? Can't hear you... la la la... $$$...thousands.... in my bank.
Location: In the North Idaho woods, still surrounded by terriers
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What turns me OFF when I am looking is mostly a bad location, dirty neighbors or lack of privacy issues. I need a very large yard or acreage and my realtor will be forewarned of that I am also turned off my structural repairs or deferred maintenance. I don't want to fix someone else's projects...as far as paint color, flooring, etc, that can all be changed without a lot of trouble...but no big repairs, please, even if the price is right.
Otherwise, the common things such as really dirty bathrooms or odorous homes (cigarettes or animals) are turn-offs...I own three dogs but my home does NOT smell like dog! A bit of clutter and dust on the shelves would not bother me...homes are lived in...but filth or egregious damage would send me packing.
All my Realtor did was to "show me the house" which took an hour. And then he pawned me off to his supervisor. She was top notch. A Korean lady with a lot of barganing skills. She (and the inspector she suggested) saved me about $7K on the purchase.
I was thinking..if that is all I have to do....then WOW..that is some sick cash for not much work. Maybe I should be a Realtor, too!
After reading here (for 2 years now) I realize I had a really new and a really sucky Realtor.
He had a License! It means Nothing!
My best guess is that the negotiator has a team and uses newbies to unlock doors. Once you find the house you want, the negotiator goes to work. Once closed, the negotiator tosses the newbie a few bones.
I don't mind a semi-busy street, but don't want to live on a main thoroughfare.
Mostly what turns me off about the house itself are things I can't change, or can't change without a lot of expense/inconvenience: lot size, no basement, etc. So many things can be fixed, added, moved or painted.
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Originally Posted by SeeBee
Dirt. Don't like dirty living. To which my realtor responded "oh, for God's sake". I like my realtor. She's pretty funny.
LMAO! I'm with her. Elbow grease is a wonderful thing.
Here is another one for you guys... What about a house located at a "T" instersection?
By this I mean you are driving down the street and come to a T.
You can either turn right, turn left, or drive forward to your house.
Does this make sense?
That's considered to be very bad feng shui, but, practically, you have to consider that you'll have headlights shining into your house at night so it matters what rooms are in the front of the house.
I've had several clients who wouldn't even consider a house that was lovely otherwise because it was located at the head of a "T".
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I am also turned off my structural repairs or deferred maintenance. I don't want to fix someone else's projects...as far as paint color, flooring, etc, that can all be changed without a lot of trouble...but no big repairs, please, even if the price is right.
