Humor

In the closet, out of the closet, and now…below the closet!

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You can be in the closet. You can be out of the closet. If you buy a townhouse I recently showed, you can be below the closet! Shown left is a second closet in one of the bedrooms. While I’m all for maximizing space usage, this seems to be a bit over the top (at Click to continue...

Toilet kills $1.2M home sale

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Friends of mine called me to share their latest adventure trying to buy a house in the Washington, DC area. At the inspection of a house they had agreed to pay nearly $1.2M for they discovered that the toilet in the basement wasn’t connected to the plumbing in the house! The toilet turned out to Click to continue...

Worst exterior home for sale photo I’ve seen!

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This morning I was searching for a house for sale on the north side of Chicago for some clients who want to move up to a larger home. Shown left is the exterior photo for one of the houses I came across. The home has a nice new sidewalk, but I do think the house Click to continue...

Slightly misleading kitchen photo :)

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A buyer and I were quite surprised when we viewed the kitchen of a house for sale after seeing photos of the home online. Shown left is the photo of the kitchen in the online listing. Below is what we actually found! Click to continue...

The master bath was perfect except for…

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My buyers, Lisa and John, and I were curious to see a duplex condo that looked great online. The photo of the master bath showed dual sinks and a huge, tiled shower. However, the “spa bathroom” (as the listing agent described it) lost a little of its luster when we spied the toilet paper roll Click to continue...

Homes For Sale Bloopers

October 24, 2009

Some real estate humor is way overdue on this blog! Gwen Banta with Sotheby’s International Realty in Los Angeles and a blogger for AgentGenius.com published a great list of homes for sale bloopers yesterday. Here’s a sample: “See attached pigs under main photo” “EZ access to fleeway” “Dank room for fotos remolded and espanded” “House Click to continue...

Viking and Subzero Appliances cannot fully compensate for a messy home

August 3, 2009

Yesterday one of the houses I showed advertised a high end kitchen with Viking and Subzero Appliances. It also had 42″ kitchen cabinets and granite countertops which were very nice. However, what my buyers and I will remember the most about the home was the basement. The moment we reached it we all noticed the Click to continue...

How do You Test an Invisible Fence Without a Dog?

May 9, 2009

How do you test an invisible fence, if you don’t have a dog with you? That’s the question some buyers and I pondered at a recent home inspection. One of the buyers, Deeya Pavelle, was willing to model the electronic dog collar (shown left), but I couldn’t persuade Deeya to take a walk in the Click to continue...

Embarrassed at Starbucks in Lombard

April 24, 2009

I was pretty embarrassed when I met a couple of first time home buyers at the Starbucks on Roosevelt in Lombard Wednesday night. Just the week before I met two first time home buyers at the Starbucks on Lake in Addison. We had a great conversation over coffee at a corner table. When I pulled Click to continue...

Owning a Home Makes You Fat?!

January 5, 2009

Mary Umberger’s column, “Love owning your home? Maybe not so much” in yesterday’s Chicago Tribune House & Homes Section revealed the most frightening thing I’ve heard about real estate. According to an assistant professor of real estate at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, women homeowners are an average of 12 Click to continue...

Home Seller Drugs Realtor!

December 26, 2008

Here’s a home seller to watch out for! A woman in West Hartford, CT admitted to putting marijuana in gingerbread that she insisted her Realtor eat. The Realtor went to the hospital later that evening after he felt dizzy and blacked out. The Realtor had listed the woman’s home for a couple of months. Was Click to continue...

Real Estate Humor: “San Pablo Fixer Upper”

December 8, 2008

It’s been way too long since I posted some real estate humor on this blog! Enjoy “San Pablo Fixer Upper” by Cindi Hagley, a Realtor in northern California. After posting this real estate ad on YouTube, Cindi received 8 offers in 48 hours. Congratulations, Cindi! Click to continue...

Fun Neighbors in Prospect Heights

August 5, 2008

It’s good to check out neighboring homes when looking at houses for sale. While looking at houses in the northwest suburb of Prospect Heights on Saturday, my buyers and I couldn’t help but notice the underwear hanging from the front of one neighboring house. While Prospect Heights is known for its country-like feel with large Click to continue...

Desperate Realtor

January 11, 2008

Here’s some long overdue Realtor humor by Mattababy. A little fuzzy, but funny! Click to continue...

“Bought & Sold” to Premiere Sunday on HGTV

April 25, 2007

Can’t get enough real estate drama and silliness? HGTV sent me a note this morning about their latest real estate reality show, “Bought & Sold“. It premieres this Sunday at 9 p.m. The show features the experiences 12 Realtors® in northern New Jersey. Below is a clip of one of the Realtors. YouTube.Com has a Click to continue...

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