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I've written a bunch about the emotional aspects of the home buying experience.

In a series of posts on Sex And Real Estate, I reviewed the excellent book by Marjorie Garber by the same name. The emotional triggers that cause us to fall in love with a home often overwhelm the "information" that is presented about. There's no denying it. I have personally rationalized away the fact that the home I was about to buy didn't have enough bedrooms because it just "felt like home." I was in love with it.

I couldn't resist posting this hilarious video. It illustrates just how strong these triggers can be. It wouldn't be so funny if it weren't so true. :)

 
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78 Comments on I've Got To Be Honest, I'm Really Not Into This Place

Jeff - GREAT !!!  The "thing" in the cellar, dead clown but excellent school zones.  What a Realtor !   :)

05/27/2008 06:26 PM by Christine Bohn, ABR, e-Pro, GRI~Gainesville, FL Realtor® (RE/MAX Professionals, Inc.)


Jeff,  No!  Homes are bought on emotions?!?  The video was too cool!  I was hoping that he would venture into the cellar.

05/27/2008 06:28 PM by Marc Grossman, GRI - Central Florida Real Estate Specialist (Keller Williams Heritage Realty)


LOL that is awesome! I was laughing my arse off. I love british humor too it's the best. Thanks for the post keep them coming.

05/27/2008 06:31 PM by Orlando & Lake Mary Real Estate Agent, First Time Home Buyers & Luxury Homes (RE/MAX Central Realty)


I was really hoping he wouldn't manifest himself today.  I love it.  Thanks for sharing!

05/27/2008 06:31 PM by Anthony Clark (Alexander, Merry-Ship & Alt Real Estate Group, Inc.)


Yeah what do you mean that people do things on emotion?   Shop?   Shop for a home?    Come on now the world we live in today it would never happen.    

Hope all is well... loved the video

05/27/2008 06:40 PM by Desiree Daniels New Jersey Real Estate (609) 448-2222 (RE/MAX Tri County)


The video hits it spot on, love it when the wife gets annoyed with the husband about asking too many questions that needs to be asked but the wife is so in love with the house, she doesn't see the problems.  Classic

05/27/2008 06:49 PM by Justin Williams - Loan Officer (Prosperity Mortgage)


hahahahaha - That was great Jeff!  Thanks!

05/27/2008 06:56 PM by Josh Perrington (1st Metropolitan Mortgage)


Too funny!!!  I think a good stager could have done something with the clown to make him less malevolent looking - no problems.

05/27/2008 07:14 PM by Maureen Henry - Rockland Home Staging (www.rocklandhomestaging.com)


Whatta hoot! I was totally impressed with the agent. Her truthfulness and positive attitude was definitely working in her favor. I am sure the wife went home that night and convinced the husband to buy the place!

05/27/2008 07:31 PM by Ruthman Real Estate (Ruthman Real Estate)


It's kinda like "Oh, the water in the basement?  No big deal.  It only happens when it rains."  I loved the video.  The woman seemed to be OK with the unsepakable evil. Hmmmmm. (just kidding!)

05/27/2008 07:34 PM by Ken Montville -- the MD Suburbs of DC (RE/MAX Advantage Realty)


Too funny, Jeff!  I too have bought a money pit home based on emotion.  You haven't lived until you've been through a complete exorcism remodel.

05/27/2008 07:48 PM by Lisa Heindel, New Orleans West Bank Real Estate (Latter & Blum Inc. Realtors)


I guess what is true about attraction to people is also true about attraction to real estate. Sometimes love is blind.

05/27/2008 07:55 PM by Rosario Lewis, GRI ~ DDR Realty, Orange County, NY (DDR Realty)


What a wonderful way to make a point.  I really like the point of fact about so many agents trying their darndest to get the sale.  Great post.

05/27/2008 08:40 PM by L. Wayne Denton I HAVE A HANDLE ON YOUR MARKET! ! ! ( Magnolia Signature Homes)


Jeff- This is hysterical- In the interest of full disclosure you have to appreciate this agent!

05/27/2008 08:49 PM by Barbara Carter Ulster County Real Estate Professional (Associate Broker Exit Realty Services)


I got a kick out of that.  The funny thing is that we have a logical guy that has issues with the scary clown and the evil... and the wife is ready to look at the closets. 

But if it has a big garage...

05/27/2008 10:04 PM by Lane Bailey - REALTOR & Car Guy (Diamond Dwellings Realty)


Great video  -  somehow I think the dead clown would have gotten me too.

05/27/2008 10:13 PM by Susan Hilton


I thought the agent did a stellar job on disclosing adverse conditions.

05/27/2008 10:38 PM by Memphis Real Estate - Joe Spake (Revid Realty)


Come one. We all know the good schools will override evil and foreboding, every time. LOL!

05/27/2008 10:49 PM by Lisa Hill (Daytona Beach Real Estate) (Adams Cameron and Company)


Way too funny, my friend!  And the dead clown sealed the deal for me - gotta go!  Thanks for sharing!

05/27/2008 11:01 PM by Carol Smith, ReMax Preferred, REALTOR®, Toledo, OH (www.calltoledohome.com)


"So, is this thing a problem"

"Not unless you look at it. Never look at it."

 

05/27/2008 11:20 PM by Jeff Turner (Real Estate Shows)


Even with out the thing in the cellar is their an extra cost for supernatural beings? What a little mold be glad you don't have dead bodies in the lower level. How fussy can a buyer be?

05/27/2008 11:38 PM by Terry Westbrook ~ Realtor(R) Grand Rapids Mi Ada/Cascade Real Estate (Five Star Real Estate, LLC Grand Rapids , MI)


Jeff I saw this one when it came out. It is pretty good satire :)

05/28/2008 07:08 AM by Bill Gassett Metrowest Massachusetts Real Estate (RE/MAX Executive Realty)


Love how the wife is just wishing he'd shut up -- she's loving the house!

05/28/2008 07:21 AM by Sarah Cooper (Real Estate Shows)


"... it feels nothing but hatred toward anybody who wishes to make it their home. And as you can see, the windows let in an awful lot of light."  :)

05/28/2008 08:25 AM by Jeff Turner (Real Estate Shows)


That is a great video.  I love it.

05/28/2008 09:49 AM by Bronson Barber (Utah Select Realty)


This is a classic and so true.  Of course The Thing is exagerated reality, but people do this all the time.  Thankfully they wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat and figure it out...

05/28/2008 09:54 AM by Kristal Kraft ~Denver Real Estate~303-589-2022 (The Berkshire Group Realtors)


Oh my gosh.  Jeff what would we do without you to let us know about "the evil things" that and live in a home.  Yikes!

05/28/2008 09:57 AM by Karen Moorhead Ann Arbor Area Real Estate (Keller Williams Realty)


Just a house guest that does not go away. What a great video. it takes all types and that one is out there. Thanks for this mornings laugh.

05/28/2008 10:00 AM by Susan Trombley Re/Max Broker Raleigh NC & Surrounding Areas (Re/Max Hometown)


Jeff, it looked more like the wife was in a different dimensions!!! LOL. She was not even listening to a word the Realtor had to say about the "it".

05/28/2008 10:09 AM by Camarillo CA Real Estate Agent/ Mana Tulberg (Beach View Real Estate)


Hilarious! Thanks, Jeff; I needed that!

05/28/2008 10:09 AM by Marie Meyer (Light Realty LLC, Goshen, NY)


Thanks Jeff!  The lighter or darker side of real estate! Dead clown in the basement unfortunately reminds me of Gacy in my area. LOL, Agent was really a good salesperson.

05/28/2008 10:14 AM by Lyn Sims - Northwest Suburban Chicago Homes (RE/MAX Suburban)


Chiming in to add my thumbs up for this post.... great video and yes, it's so true!  I loved the agent, so cool and collected.

 

05/28/2008 10:36 AM by Lake Wallenpaupack Pike County PA Real Estate | Karen E Rice (WEICHERT, REALTORS® Paupack Group )


Jeff, I think she had a sale.  We all know who the decision make is.  AJ

05/28/2008 10:52 AM by Alan 'AJ' Nisen California Contra Costa Mortgage Officer (A Large Bank in America)


Oh my! This is the home I showed last week - we are writing on it tomorrow!!

That's uncanny!

05/28/2008 11:04 AM by Dawn Maloney, ABR (Geneva Chervenic Realty)


Jeff,

What a classic! Who really minds a little "evil" (pinky to lips) when it's a good school district, anyway. :)

What a riot.

05/28/2008 11:32 AM by Michael Tarabotto (Certified Appraiser) Santa Clarita, San Fernando, Westside (California Appraisal Solutions Corp.)


Great video Jeff...I wanted more though. I think I am a clown-a-phobe....have you seen that commercial with the baby making online trades with the clown in the back..."underestimated the creepiness of it all"...that commercial cracks me up everythime I see it. You are right about the emotion thing...Having invested in properties for 12 years the only property I have ever lost money on...is the one I fell in love with...live and learn.

05/28/2008 11:36 AM by Kristi Ross Palm Coast/Flagler County REALTOR (Hawk Beach Realty)


That was pretty funny... I bought my townhouse without even looking at it until we did the home inspection. I got lucky :)

05/28/2008 11:44 AM by Celeste "SALLY" Cheeseman (RA), e-PRO HAWAII Real Estate & HAWAII Relocation (Century 21 Liberty Homes -Mililani, Hawaii)


I agree about the emotional part of purchasing a home or deciding on a home. Some agents think they know just what their clients are looking for because of the information the clients have given them. Don't totally go with that concept. Clients will fall in love with a home that does not even match their criteria and no matter what you say, you could not talk them out of it if they have fallen in love with it. It happened to my husband, a realtor. He worked so hard at trying to find the "right" house for his clients needs. He spent hours, too many hours. The client happened to run into another agent who had a listing that could be purchased in a super quick escrow. That was more important to the client than his specifications on the home and there was probably something about this home that he Fell in Love with. Here is my philosophy......if the client doesn't buy the perfect house the first time, guess what? You have another listing down the road and probably another purchase to represent. Let your clients pick their homes. It is best for everyone involved. Roxanne Schilling, Realtor at Lake Tulloch in California

05/28/2008 11:49 AM by Roxanne Schilling (Coldwell Banker Lake Tulloch)


I have to admit I was afraid to watch the video after reading the comments mentioning the DEAD CLOWN! Yikes! Glad I toughend up and watched the video! Very funny!!!

05/28/2008 12:56 PM by Janice Sutton - Temecula Murrieta Home Stager - Home Staging (1st Stage Property Transformations )


That was a hilarious video. Thanks for sharing with us.

Sean Allen

05/28/2008 02:15 PM by International Financing Solutions


The British do have a great, quirky sense of humor.  I wonder if you have to disclose a dead clown...material fact:)

05/28/2008 04:36 PM by Lake Norman Real Estate ~ Diane Aurit (RE/MAX at the Lake)


Diane... dead clown seems like a trivial detail to me. :)

05/28/2008 04:41 PM by Jeff Turner (Real Estate Shows)


That was great! It seems you can say nearly anything if you smile!!! (SMILE) No ma'am we're going to list your house at $159,000 instead of $179,000 and we'll drop it $10,000 every month until it sells!!! Just sign here (BIG SMILE) if only...

05/28/2008 05:52 PM by Sara Homan (Coldwell Banker Ellison Realty Inc)


Dead clown does NOT have to be disclosed in Florida :-) Dang thing keeps manisfesting though!

05/28/2008 07:10 PM by Regina Brassil, ABR, e-Pro (True Real Estate)


Thanks Jeff, I needed a break. I think dead clowns are funny. Reminds me of a classic Mary Tyler Moore show where she can't stop laughing at a dead clowns funeral. Seems Chuckles was killed by the elephant. Now, that's funny.......

05/28/2008 07:42 PM by Akron Ohio Homes for Sale. David M. Childress (Realty One Real Living)


That's hysterical!  I've had people turn away from a house just because it was in Valhalla which is know for its cemeteries.  The fact that the name is derived from Old Norse as the "Hall of the Slain" doesn't help/  The families involved were worried about spirits even though the homes I showed were not known for being permeated with"unspeakable evil."  But I guess you never know.  Just for the record, we weren't anywhere near the cemetaries.

05/28/2008 08:56 PM by Ruthmarie Hicks (Keller Williams Realty)


Tooooo funny!  Great reasons to consider Staging when selling a house. Thanks for posting.

05/28/2008 09:03 PM by Tori Lynn Ross - Omaha's Premier Home Stager (Ross Designs, LLC)


Great video. Glad you found it and shared it.

Now I'm off to share it with some others.

05/28/2008 09:27 PM by Jon Boyd Ann Arbor Real Estate Buyer's Agent (Home Buyer's Agent of Ann Arbor)


Great video. Glad you found it and shared it.

Now I'm off to share it with some others.

05/28/2008 09:27 PM by Jon Boyd Ann Arbor Real Estate Buyer's Agent (Home Buyer's Agent of Ann Arbor)


That is a great video Jeff! Very funny and creative. Thanks for ending my day with a laugh.

05/28/2008 10:43 PM by Tigard Oregon Real Estate >> Wayne B. Pruner, GRI (Oregon First)


Thanks for the laugh!  I think we should all take lessons from this Realtor on overcoming objections!  I think I'll pull that one on an unsuspecting client sometime and see how it goes!  LOL  (okay, it's got to be the right client, but wouldn't it be so funny??) 

05/28/2008 10:56 PM by Kathy Brown Sells Northern Colorado (RE/MAX Alliance)


Jeff, that was absolutely great. Sometimes a house just feels right.  I always say that I can work with anything as long as it has some basics. That video just cracks me up though. Thanks for posting.

05/28/2008 11:10 PM by Lisa Friedman Central New Jersey Real Estate (Pinnacle Realtors)


I once had a listing with the address 666 and some people refused to even look at it because of that.  The sellers just laughed.

05/28/2008 11:17 PM by Georgina M. Hunter R(S) e-Pro Maui Real Estate Sales (Jim Sanders Realty Inc. - Maui)


Haha! Great video and post. I agree, so many people seem to do that with houses. I wonder what causes it.

05/28/2008 11:18 PM by Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging & Home Stagers By Redesign Etc.~RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc., Inc.-Texas)


Jeff, completely bizzare. Way over the top, but completely in the realm of believability! ;-)

 

Pepper

05/28/2008 11:19 PM by Mesa, Arizona Real Estate *** Teri Ellis, Broker, ABR,CRS,GRI,ePRO,MRE (Homes Arizona Real Estate LLC)


I love it, love it! The agent discloses it all so cheerfully.... "the house is actually permeated by unspeakable evil "....  "basically a shapeless mass of malevolent energy".... And yeah, Kristi, I love that e-trade commercial, too. I think the phrase "underestimated the creepiness" has worked its way into my regular thought processes.....

P.S.  I think you need to watch it 3 or 4 times to pick up all the little subtleties ... but it's short...

 

 

05/29/2008 09:14 AM by Cheryl Johnson, Bob Taylor Properties, Inc., Los Angeles, CA


Hi Jeff, that was just too funny and perhaps too real at the same time. I suppose there are REALTORS like this and it was certainly entertaining if nothing else. How do find all this stuff?

05/29/2008 09:25 AM by San Diego Real Estate Voice authored by William Johnson GRI CRS e-PRO (RE/MAX Associates)


too funny, thanks for starting my day with a laugh

05/29/2008 09:53 AM by Crystal Ledbetter (Avalar Real Estate)


Now that's funny. I was going to write a post about egative enery in homes, but I think this has it covered.

05/29/2008 12:54 PM by Nashville real estate - Larry Brewer (Keller Williams - Franklin tn)


William... somehow this stuff finds me. :)

05/29/2008 01:04 PM by Jeff Turner (Real Estate Shows)


Jeff - OMG... too funny - you have the best "stuff"! 

P.S. - loving the real estate shows...

 

05/30/2008 08:55 AM by Debbie Summers (RE/MAX Central - Lake Mary, FL)


Too tough....to type...still....laughing.....hysterically. Personally, I think the clown was just misunderstood.

06/01/2008 09:36 PM by Matt Moxhay Moorestown Real Estate (Prudential Fox & Roach)


That was a great video and I am off to share it with others!

06/02/2008 08:47 PM by


Great video and great post mr California #1 AR! Pedro Gonzalez

06/19/2008 11:01 AM by ERA Regency Realtors


Jeff,

You are The Beatles of the real estate marketing community.

The Walrus

aka   John from Benson,Az

09/11/2008 09:21 PM by John Hurbon (Tierra Antigua Realty)


Well, that's quite the compliment. Thank you.

09/11/2008 11:38 PM by Jeff Turner (Real Estate Shows)


OMG!  That video was hilarious. LOL LOL

09/11/2008 11:45 PM by Taurus Monday (Coldwell Banker Cascade Realty)


You are absolutely right. Truth is i=oten stranger (and funnier than fiction) I love that video too!

09/12/2008 06:20 AM by Russell Lewis, Broker,CLHMS,GRI (AvenueOne Properties, Inc.)


Hilarious video! I love Real Estate ... we deal with so much we can all share and laugh at!

09/12/2008 08:11 PM by Lara O'Keefe (McKinney Greens-Golf Course Community) (DR Horton Homes)


I have had houses that I thougth were posessed before.

This shows it bluntly.

Richard

09/12/2008 08:41 PM by Richard Stabile Bergen County New Homes Builder Realtor (REMAX real estate associates)


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