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What is the worst house you have shown?

After reading Dawn Coulter's great post Your House is a Mess I figures let's start an Oh yeah, let me tell you mine...

One of my worst was this past winter. We made an offer subject to inspection. So we show up to look at the home for the first time. there paths from room to room. There were animals and sadly enough babies crawling.

I was afraid to pull the shower curtain back to look and lifting the toilet seat was out of the question. Remember I said it was winter time. I am in Salt Lake City. There were maggots in the winter.

I have seen worst but not occupied.

Posted by Rob Aubrey Real Estate Group on 09/11/2007 09:37 PM

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9 Comments on What is the worst house you have shown?

SEP

2007

I don't know what was worse, the one with the used tampon and pad on the floor of the master bedroom, the one with dog poop all over the place and we had to hold our breath and watch every step, or the one with the marijuana and rolling sheets on the coffee table with the entire house looking like a tornado struck...

Mine was a foreclosure on a bad side of town. I opened the front door (in the middle of the day) and thousand of cockroaches fell off the door and from the ceiling. I screamed (yes, like a girl) and jumped. I couldn't get out of there fast enough!!! Needless to say, I did not sell the property.

We've had one that was completely gutted on the inside, down to plywood and studs. It's not filthy so to speak, but is one challenge indeed.

Oh Donna,

I had the used tampon and the condom, cigarette's and liquor bottles, etc. all over the floor. Graffiti on the walls, with the living room and master bedroom encased in mirrors, track lighting (red of course), and a pole in the center of each of the two rooms.

Not to worry though, there was a note on the kitchen counter from the owners saying, there's beer in the fridge, help yourself...ugh!

Glad the customers insisted on seeing the property. I tried to discourage it, but well you know. Could have died when they arrived with their 7 year old daughter and 9 year old son. The kids thought the pole was for an indoor tether ball...not pole dancing...thank heavens!!!

Karen Monsour, Fort Lauderdale

I think I need to show more houses. The only thing I have encountered is F- You written in lighter fluid in the backyard grass.

I was showing an investor a home in Canton, Ohio and we noticed a noise coming from the kitchen. We went in the direction of the kitchen, when we saw what looked like a medium sized cat. It wasn't a cat, it was a rat!! Two tough guys screamed like little girls as we left the home in record time!

SEP

2007

Once I wrote an ad that started off "Abominable Condition" for a listing occupied by a bunch of grad students and their pet goat. At least the goat was housebroken! Sounds like someone should contact child welfare!

SEP

2007

Well I once saw a bank owned property that the previous owner decided to live at least 3 months of trash in garage (you could smell the house from the street).

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