Monday, February 14, 2005

The Joys of House Hunting

So, we've been shopping around for a new house. I love looking at houses, but sometimes I just have to laugh at the choices we are offered. A few tips if you've got your house on the market:

1) If the only new item you've purchased for your home in the last 50 years is one of those chirping bird clocks you can buy "as seen on TV," it's probably not going to be too appealing to prospective buyers, particularly ones under the age of 65. Not that we're not happy you take good care of your green shag carpeting. And no, it doesn't need to be replaced...

2) You may want to consider washing your dishes and picking up any clothes that happen to be strewn all over the floor of your bedroom, guest room, laundry room, and living room. I didn't think this was something you would have to put on a list of tips, but surprise! -- It is!

3) If you are a smoker trying to sell your home, it may be best to start smoking outside the house so that visitors can actually breathe in your house without gagging. Oh yeah, and if you have emphysema as a result of your excessive smoking, it might be a good idea to empty your bag of disgusting Kleenex tissues before folks come over.

4) If you own eleven thousand freaky ass dolls, I would recommend packing them in a box or hiding them in a closet before people start touring your home.

Just a few ideas I'm throwing out there.

2 comments:

jotaeme said...

WAYS TO BUY OR VENDER ITS HOUSE: I think that to buy or to vender our house or to vender our house to others, it is a serious subject and you do not doubt that who wants to buy intends the best price and the best conditions in quality terms! Proper we also think thus, we are not truth? Therefore all these details of that you speak are very important in special, when they are used houses. Before vender them to me them, we have preferential to erase (it is the term) any trace of the old owner! I wait that when buying new house you are successful!N0 doubt You are the funny woman with sense of humour!Bye!

Anonymous said...

Wow, I feel seriously lucky now. Of course, a lot of the houses I looked at were vacant, but even in the open houses I went to last weekend, everyone was really good. They had all their personal stuff tucked away somewhere, and it was clean and candles were going.

I did look at one house that was empty that was not in great shape, but that one was pulled off the market and I didn't wanna buy it anyway.

Good luck! I've got my fingers crossed for ya.

ksenija