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Not everyone moves out

By Richard D. Ferris

Real Estate Appraiser with AmcAppraisalsinc.com

June 25, 2010 03:33 AM

Not everyone leaves

I came across this at one of my inspections the other day for a recent foreclosure. The home wasn't SO bad...but the pool.....can you say "yiiiccckkk!!" ?

What impact on value does a pool in this condition have for prospective buyers? Would the site of this turn off a buyer beyond the "how much to repair" question?! Mental images play a big part in purchases!

Suggestion for the bank - pay the money to drain, clean and treat this sucker! You will reap HUGE payback in this market for a clean, blue pool as compared to ......."Yiiiicccckkkkk!!!"

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Erika Rogers

Red Rock Real Estate ~ Southern Utah's Largest Independent Brokerage - Saint George, UT

St George Utah Real Estate & Relocation Specialist

Great photo, I'm not going to be able to get it out of my head for a few days I'm sure. We have a lot of pools here in St. George UT but I've never seen one full of frogs!

Jun 25, 2010 03:36 AM

Lynda and Wayne Gomillion

Hagan & Hagan GMAC Real Estate - Southern Pines, NC

Brokers

Hopefullythe frogs will mitigate the mosquito population.

Donna Harris

Donna Homes, powered by JPAR - TexasRealEstateMediationServices.com - Austin, TX

Realtor,Mediator,Ombudsman,Property Tax Arbitrator

Gross! I'm skin is crawling with goose bumps all over. This is plain nasty!

Jun 25, 2010 04:00 AM

Richard D. Ferris

AmcAppraisalsinc.com - Clermont, FL

Florida State Certified (FHA) Appraiser

And that isn't even half of them in the pool Donna!

Lynda - we recently had a case nearby where someone was in a comma for 4 days from west Nile virus - let's HOPE these froggers help with the mosquitoes!

Erika - at least this one didn't have snakes in it too! That's another photo!

Jun 25, 2010 04:21 AM

Darren Revell

Keller Williams Realty Temecula Valley - Temecula, CA

Great point.. The banks sometimes just don't get it. The frogs will keep down the mosquito larvae though..

Jun 25, 2010 04:48 AM

Jesse Skolkin

Independent New York State Certified Real Estate Appraiser - Fresh Meadows, NY

Not even close to being the worse thing I've ever seen in a bank owned property, but among the most interesting!

Jun 25, 2010 08:31 AM

Hey Jesse - I am from Rome, NY - and I think some of the worst property conditions I saw were homes from back north! I know when winter sets in, pipes burst, etc - those are the makins of some bad news!

Thanks for the comment!

Jun 25, 2010 10:38 AM

Richard Glesser

North Country Appraisal Services - Gaylord, MI

I agree with Jesse. The frogs don't bother me nearly as much as snakes or gators would. Up here, a gathering of Canadian Geese could quickly make a cesspool out of that pool.

Jun 25, 2010 11:52 AM

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