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Posted over 9 years ago

Funniest Things I've Seen As a Real Estate Investor: Part 1

I, like most investors I suspect, have seen some absolutely ridiculous things on the job. Some DIY jobs just should have never been attempted. So in the first of a multi-part series, I present you with the best (worst?) of the monstrosities I've bore witness too:

Best Cabinet Paint Selection Ever

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Best Bathroom Carpet Ever

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Best Dishwasher Placement Ever

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And Apparently This Actually Counts as a House

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Comments (14)

  1. Im loving the leopard bathroom carpet...next step would be to find a leopard themed toilet seat. motif complete.


    1. Don't forget about the shower curtain and blinds!


  2. I like the "Best Dishwasher Placement Ever".  Does it really work?   sometimes for rental that is the the only way to get one in.    Of course there are mini dishwasher but are too expense for rental.


    1. You know, that was in B minus condo unit actually. So I assume, somehow, someway, it works. It appears the left side of the sink just drains right into the dishwasher, which is probably not a good way to clean one's dishes.


  3. I'm trying to wrap my head around the dishwasher placement... I just don't know enough about plumbing to figure it out. Haha.

    I'm actually not against that shade of green in the kitchen cabinets but it would look much better in a kids room. (This is also the reason I never do my  own paint colour selections...).


    1. You're a fan of that green color... nice. Just out of curiosity, how do you feel about the leopard-themed bathroom carpet?


  4. Hoarders House I purchased last December from "We Buy Ugly Houses"

    - They truly do.

    (100 years worth of junk shacked up here-basement was MUCH worse than these pics as well)


    1. Good lord! How much did that cost you to remove?


      1. took 3 people 15 eight hour days to remove clutter from the whole house

        I had an estate sale team take care of it 

        They didn't charge a fee -- rather took 30% of the sale profits and the sale made $8000 so was a win win for me (cash in my pocket plus all the crap removed) :)


      2. Unbelievable! That must have been a fun day of work for all them. At least they (and you) made out well. 


  5. Is it laziness or lack of pride that cause what seem to be about 70% of paint jobs I see where the person residing in the house changes the color and you can tell they used the cheapest tools, didn't do any prep work, and used a poor painting technique? Those Home Depot commercials make painting look so fun to people where the woman and man are pulling off painters tape together and standing with their hands in each other's back pockets admiring their work. That has never been my experience with getting a paint job to look professional.


    1. You know Scott, in my experience DIY paint jobs are often bad, but the worst part is the color selection


  6. I just bought a house with a red and green hallway - green on the walls and red trim.  No kidding!


    1. Nice. Maybe they were going for a Christmas theme