Worst Toilet I've Ever Seen - How Does This Happen?

Realtor · Colorado Springs, CO · Member since 2013 · 988 posts · 447 votes

This is by far the worst toilet I've ever seen. And yes that is what you think it is. This picture was sent to me by a wholesaler and I had to check it out. Anyone have theories on how this even happens?

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Jonathan Taylor SmithBusiness Member

Rental Property Investor · Durham / Raleigh (Triangle), NC · Member since 2015 · 840 posts · 801 votes

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Is that a McDonald's bathroom off I95?

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Carrie Giordano
Investor · Marina Del Rey, CA · Member since 2015 · 297 posts · 87 votes
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@Colin Smith wow! I was not expecting it to be that bad! It's like a sewage volcano, I would imagine it just kept backing up. But thankfully I've never seen anything like that!
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James Wise
Real Estate Broker · Cleveland Dayton Cincinnati Toledo Columbus & Akron, OH · Member since 2013 · 30k+ posts · 20k+ votes
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ouch!
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Colin SmithBusiness Member
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Realtor · Colorado Springs, CO · Member since 2013 · 988 posts · 447 votes
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What I don't get is the poop in the bowl on top of the toilet.
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ROTIMI OLUWO
Lawrenceville, GA · Member since 2014 · 41 posts · 18 votes
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Big Foot' droppings , proof of their existence
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Jon Magnusson
Cobble Hill, BC · Member since 2015 · 56 posts · 25 votes
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Was this from a renter?? I've never seen anything like that! Why would anyone.. How the… What the… Holy… I'm at a loss for words. Did you call in a hazmat team?
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Bryan H.
Investor · Willow Spring, NC · Member since 2013 · 788 posts · 285 votes
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Sadly, that reminds me of my college days.
The handy man at that apartment was not happy.
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Jonathan Taylor SmithBusiness Member
Rental Property Investor · Durham / Raleigh (Triangle), NC · Member since 2015 · 840 posts · 801 votes
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Is that a McDonald's bathroom off I95?
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Dana WhickerPro Member
Investor · Fernandina Beach, FL · Member since 2014 · 557 posts · 374 votes
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I'm calling BullS**t on that pic. LOL
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Marcia Payne
Peebles, OH · Member since 2013 · 3 posts · 1 vote
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"If" it were a real picture I would have to say the previous home owner did it. I work for a company that does Property Preservation work, and I am in charge of pictures. You should see some of the "crap" our guys have seen. Nasty what people do when they get foreclosed on.
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David DuCille
Residential Real Estate Agent · Tampa, FL · Member since 2014 · 177 posts · 122 votes
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hahaha, its probably photoshopped but honestly, there is something called a "Backflow Preventer valve" Mike Holmes is quite fond of them on Holmes on Homes. Obviously, there was no backflow prevention here! I'm imagining a house with septic tank that was in dire need of pumping and then someone doing something like washing clothes, running the dishwasher and showering all at the same time equals too much water going into a full tank and it's all gotta go somewhere!
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Investor · Sarasota, FL · Member since 2008 · 18k+ posts · 17k+ votes
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I posted a similar picture a few months ago. It was a hoarder house I had purchased.
To this day, we still can't figure out how it happened...
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Colin SmithBusiness Member
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Realtor · Colorado Springs, CO · Member since 2013 · 988 posts · 447 votes
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This too came from a hoarder house... You have to have a mental health condition to let things get this out of hand.
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Ryan Pemberton
Investor · Newburgh, IN · Member since 2014 · 63 posts · 47 votes
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Ever heard of an upper decker?
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Joel W.
Investor · Eastlake, OH · Member since 2015 · 174 posts · 85 votes
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Can I have the salad bowl when you are done with the Flip?
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Marcia Payne
Peebles, OH · Member since 2013 · 3 posts · 1 vote
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seems like a majority of hoarders are loners.😔
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Jerome Lanier
Realtor · Park Forest, IL · Member since 2014 · 37 posts · 10 votes
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Wow just wow!
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NA Jones
Flipper · Port Deposit, MD · Member since 2014 · 280 posts · 171 votes
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I don't see what's hard to figure out about it... My immediate thought was hoarder house. Sad really. Yes, they actually balance above and poo on the pile over and over again til it's that big....
Right?
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Denice S.
Specialist · Buffalo, N · Member since 2013 · 59 posts · 46 votes
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LOL...Based on the scene, that's piled way too high for a backup.
My guess is this: see that bowl on the toilet? That's someone's "business bowl" and after they do their business in it, they dump it on the pile...again and again and again and...again until they're evicted.
Oh, and this is why you never turn off the water on a tenant.
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Lew Payne
Property Manager · Boise, ID · Member since 2014 · 160 posts · 192 votes
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The lease agreement allowed pets. The tenants owned an elephant, obviously.
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Eric D.
Investor · Eagan, MN · Member since 2014 · 86 posts · 58 votes
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Here is how it happens...
The tenant rents a place with a well, not city water A well pump needs electricity to run. The tenant doesn't pay the electric bill, the well pump doesn't run, and no water.
I have seen this happen, although the tub was used as well.
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Steve Babiak
Real Estate Investor · Audubon, PA · Member since 2009 · 13k+ posts · 8k+ votes
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@Eric D. - did you intend to say that a septic system did not get pumped?
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Steve Babiak
Real Estate Investor · Audubon, PA · Member since 2009 · 13k+ posts · 8k+ votes
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Originally posted by @Colin Smith:

This too came from a hoarder house... You have to have a mental health condition to let things get this out of hand.
Well, hoarding is now considered a disability under fair housing rules ... so that would be a condition as you call it.
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Eric D.
Investor · Eagan, MN · Member since 2014 · 86 posts · 58 votes
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Originally posted by @Steve Babiak:

@Eric D. - did you intend to say that a septic system did not get pumped?
No. The water was turned off, because there was no power. A well needs power to run the pump.
The septic system typically does not over flow in the toilet.
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Steve Babiak
Real Estate Investor · Audubon, PA · Member since 2009 · 13k+ posts · 8k+ votes
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Originally posted by @Colin Smith:

What I don't get is the poop in the bowl on top of the toilet.
It was probably used similar to a bedpan, and then the contents piled up when dumped and not flushed.
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Steve Vaughan
Rental Property Investor · East Wenatchee, WA · Member since 2014 · 10k+ posts · 16k+ votes
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Is that steam I see coming off of it? They're running out the back now!
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