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

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. :)

Posted by Jeff Turner on 05/28/2008 09:47 AM

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

MAY

2008

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

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

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.

That's a great video!

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

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

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

hahahahaha - That was great Jeff! Thanks!

That one just got sent around the office -- Thanks, Jeff!

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

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!

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!)

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.

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

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.

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

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...

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

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

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

Laughed until my sides ached. Got to love the Brits!

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

"So, is this thing a problem"

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

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?

MAY

2008

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

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

"... 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." :)

That is a great video. I love it.

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...

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!

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.

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".

Hilarious! Thanks, Jeff; I needed that!

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.

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.

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

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

That's uncanny!

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.

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

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

That video is hilarious! Thanks for sharing it with us!

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!!!

Never look at it.

Awesome

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

Sean Allen

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

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

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...

now THAT'S funny!

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

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.......

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.

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

Great video. Glad you found it and shared it.

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

Great video. Glad you found it and shared it.

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

That is just way too funny but oh so real!

Susan

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

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??)

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.

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.

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

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

MAY

2008

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...

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?