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Flushing the toilet is the least of what we've experienced.
We've come home to see beds that have been jumped on. (Puffy comforters all in a disarray.) Mud tracked in. Toys and other items moved around. Even found our computers turned on.
When our agent tracked it down, it always turned out that buyers had let their kids run loose while they looked.
Nothing wrong with using the bathroom if you flush and don’t leave a mess. Having a drink of water and dirtying their glasses is a definite no.
I agree with you, HOWEVER, it is possible that they wanted to look at the water?
Where I grew up depending on where you were the water came from a lake that had an algae bloom of sorts in summer. If you had that water from certain treatment plants the taste was noticeable. Totally safe, not that bad tasting IMO either, but I can see it being a gross out or deal breaker for some people.
Thinking further, I rented a house in college that had suspect water quality, evidenced by the tint of the water; it wasn't a town water thing but respective to that houses plumbing.
I agree with the OP: using the bathroom in an open house or while viewing a house for sale is RUDE and DISRESPECTFUL. Hold it and go to the next public bathroom! And, if you have children, have them go to a public restroom before entering a house for sale.
I agree with the OP: using the bathroom in an open house or while viewing a house for sale is RUDE and DISRESPECTFUL. Hold it and go to the next public bathroom! And, if you have children, have them go to a public restroom before entering a house for sale.
Wouldn't it be equally or more rude of a seller to not allow someone to use a restroom in an emergency or near emergency situation? Apparently, you don't or never had kids if you think they can hold it like an adult. They gotta go when they gotta go.
I think we should start offering port-a-potty's as part of our listing service. It might detract from the curb appeal, just a tad, BUT it resolves the bathroom controversy.
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Originally Posted by MikeJaquish
When that 3 year old kid of my client's grabs the crotch of his britches and wails, "Mommy! I have to wee-wee right now!" lemme tell ya, someone's privy is gonna get violated before the urchin lurches into the backseat of my car.
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Such a fun thread with foibles on display.
Started when it was a buyers' market in most areas, and resurrected as the sellers' markets seem to be over the crest.
People still gonna have to pee. Some are just better at it than others.
And, if you have a house on the market for any period of time, getting any traffic, it is probably going to happen.
Pro tip: If your house on the market is vacant, don't remove all the toilet paper.
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So.
Looks like leery-loo-loving loveshack listers likely be wise to list longitude and latitude to local C-Stores, State Parks, roadside rest stops, and/or construction sites with porta-potties.
Maybe even with ratings for cleanliness and easy access.
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We had that in a hotel once . I thought it was instead of the chocolates on the pillow
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Originally Posted by MikeJaquish
…. and kiss your hand towels goodbye! And, have the plumber on speed dial!
Other options:
PortaJon beside the garage.
Pay toilets as discouragement.
Lock all bathrooms or throne rooms. Signage and showing instructions: "Toilets will be shown only on second viewings, with supervision after reviewing your preapproval letter and a notarized statement from Bud's AutoLube and Tire Sales on the corner that you used their comfort facilities, time-stamped within 10 minutes of coming to the house."
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I had a flatulent senior citizen break wind in a house I was showing her.
Made her collect it in a garbage bag. Not as easy as it sounds. Well, anyway, she made it look hard.
But, you gotta have some standards, right?
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I saw a resale listing yesterday where the sellers put a ribbon with a bow around the toilet seat. Lemme tell ya, it wouldn't be impregnable in a time of urgent need, I'm certain.
I guess we were about due for an update to the bathroom controversy!
YES!
Toilet paper...
Over the top, or from underneath?
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