Seller's Swastikas Killed The Deal

Oh my, what a bunch of crazy experiences!   And that includes the pigs, the ditch, the skivvies and the swastikas.  Maybe another swastika fan bought that house.

What don't we see in this business!? I once showed a home that had stuffed animal heads on the wall every three feet in a huge room... and my buyer was a vegetarian. Do I need to tell you we weren't in that house very long?

Now THAT'S a new one.  As the listing agent on a home like that, I would definitely step in and recommend making the home more neutral and appealing to all.  

There are no words - and that includes a response to some of these comments.

And I thought the house with the 8 foot tall taxidermied bear was bad.  Oh no, that agent needs to think about getting rid of this listing.

Those are definitely some deal breakers got going on there. wow.

Wow, just WOW. I think if the seller had interviewed me, I would have asked them to remove the items and if they declined then I would not be the agent for them. 

And, birthing pigs? WOW!

When I was around ten, my parents were looking for a new home to purchase in Los angeles.  I will never forget the repulsion they exhibited when we went into the den and saw a giant swastika hanging on the wall.

My parents were immigrants and had fought the Nazis during WWII.  Some sellers will never understand.

Melinda, while this is a free country, some things are just bad taste and I think these sellers need a little guidance from their listing agent.

And where's their listing agent in all of this . . . at an Aryan Race Brotherhood meeting?!?  

Those are quite the unique and interesting encounters! I haven't anything quite so outlandish as those.  Can't believe the white supremacist wasn't advised by his listing agent to hide the swastika's.  I know he's probably proud of them but it's not going to make the house sell any faster.  

Oh Mel, You have some interesting stories indeed.  I'm shaking my head. I just don't understand most people. Some people just stand their ground while shooting their self in the foot.

Too much decoration and colors usually kill deals.
Who would believe in me when I say

"Millions of our customers preffer to buy our houses because of the quality of  -- - and - - our competitors want to  copy our - -  or no one has declined us ever - - that we have"

It does not matter even if this is 100percent true, who would belive that anyway?

Maybe it's good to put the best images and qualities that you have in a listing... but too much hype can kill even the biggest beasts.

I had a seller who had a series of books on his shelf that were Nazi oriented, replete with swastikas on the spines.  I told him that they were offensive, and needed to be removed prior to showings.

He protested, that the Third Reich, and all its trappings, was his field of study, he was a professor at a local university.

I told him that it didn't matter.... they needed to be removed, hidden, or just turned around.  They'd be offensive to potential buyers and could cost him a sale.

He complied.

I think most of the comments here are on the wrong track.  Realtor/Client priviledge to me means that they met at the Klan rally.  Takes one to list one.