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This is a little off-topic, but it reminds ms of a hotel I called I once while looking for a hotel on Tybee Island, GA. The lady gave me the rate and then said "I need to tell you that if you make a reservation and then change your mind about staying here when you arrive just because of the way the hotel looks, you cannot get your money back". What??? Is that a big problem for her?
Needless to say, I stayed elsewhere, but drove by the hotel while I was there so too what it was like. Oh, geez...it was awful. I would have slept in my car first.
It seems like the rear photo might be because of how rustic the fence is in front. The rear actually looks a little better than the front. And the concern about people convincing the person not to buy it might be because of how close the houses are to each other. The agent might be horrified at that closeness, and might assume anyone who takes the agent's time looking at the house is going to be persuaded by friends and relatives that the houses are too close together. So the agent is probably trying to somehow get prospects who would buy it even when the agent would never dream of buying such a house. And getting those prospects without showing the house to large numbers of people who are only looking, and would never buy it, or if they did decide to buy it, would be persuaded not to. But the agent's efforts are probably counterproductive, because of everyone being curious about what's wrong with the house, and wasting the agent's time.
So the roof leaks... My imagination takes me to an alcoholic couple who are divorcing and fighting over who gets the house. One doesn't want to sell and the other does. It's just odd.
Speaking as an agent with decades in the real estate business, and the rest of my career in retail and corporate life, and having been involved in many advertising pitches, I understand what the agent is doing with such a statement. All he/she is doing, is trying to get people's attention. I has worked as it has the OP thinking about the home.
It is not a reflection on the home, neighborhood, etc. It is an attention grabbing sentence. Nothing else.
You don't find it strange that the first sentence of the listing is telling people not to let someone talk them out of buying this house? That seems very odd to me!
This is very strange but maybe it's a "stigma" house and locals know the story. That's what hit me.
FWIW, I think the second sentence is very weird too, it would be 100% better to highlight the amenities, and then tell them to talk to their broker about seeing it - NOT making an offer....bizarre!
Yep, the old "Frontloader" design. It's the only thing you see. I think it is a fine starter home. I don't like the $115 per month for HOA fees, that seems rather high.
No, that's the back of the house. The garage faces an alley.
As far as I can see, there's nothing wrong with it although I may do a drive by just out of curiosity.
I can only speculate that there was a buyer who got talked out of it by a family member or someone?? But really, Listing Agent? That's your lead sentence that you think is going to attract a buyer?? But then again, I may have overly high expectations for an agent who thinks that the garage is the most attractive feature of the house and makes it the main photo.
Here's my 2 cents--if you ask me, the front of the house looks terrible. What is up with that fence and dead grass? What I think might be the deterrent is that there is no back yard. Where do the kids play? Most families want a nice backyard for their kids or to relax or entertain.
Not too long ago I was considering a transfer to Tampa. While looking at homes, I came across many newly built gorgeous homes but what I found odd was that the front of the homes looked very much like the back of this house. The front doors were off to the side and set back so the focus of the house was on the garage. I think they're trying to show the "best" outside feature, which to me in this case, is the garage.
Okay, I know what it is. It's a Trelora thing. The same couple of sentences start the listings through Trelora that I have come upon. Seems like there is a reputation or a fear on the part of agents regarding how much commission they will make and, therefore, a certain amount of "steering away".
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