This week, we’ll take a look at some very strange methods of “marketing” a home, which might actually hurt the chances of a sale.

And we’ll look at a few DIY features that rival that of a home-made Mercedes ornament on the hood of your car…

I like to think I know a lot about  marketing properties, staging, and “best in show.”

Every single property, no matter how good it looks, can look BETTER through the use of staging and fluffing.  Sometimes, it takes an entire overhaul, and sometimes, it just takes the addition of a few key items to say “perfection.”

Soooooo…..when you have a lawnmower in your kitchen, what are you saying about the state of the property?

And what purpose could the following item possibly serve, when trying to sell a property?

I mean, I understand the idea of “full disclosure,” but to leave a pamphlet on bed bugs on the kitchen counter of a property that needs work is just screaming “red flags!”

What the heck were these sellers thinking?

Then, there are the items that sellers leave behind that don’t really add value to the property, and actually detract from how the property shows.

Items like a bronze statue of Elvis will distract buyers, and help to turn their focus away from the property, and toward the items throughout the house…

Right.

Elvis…..King Tut….Pharoahs….all part of selling a home…

Off topic, but did you know that Pharoahe Monch is forty-five years old?  How old does that make ME feel!?!?

“Simon Says” changed the way I feel about music…

Cool mural!

Oh, wait…..it’s just insanely weird and ugly wallpaper…

Here’s another weird one.

The owners seemed to have some parquet flooring left over from the living/dining rooms, so they figured, “Let’s just glue it to the top of the toilet!”

I guess it sort of fits in with the “style”……sort of…..I guess….

Ummmm……..red flag, maybe?

I mean, I’m not a qualified home inspector, but I think there might be a problem with the wall of this home.

Just imagine the MLS listing: “Needs some TLC.  Potentially some updating.”

I love “DIY” renovations!

These clever folks wanted a light in the hallway, but didn’t want to fish the electrical wire through the drywall, you know, like most normal people would do.

So instead, they just ran the cord along the ceiling, and then painted it white!

Half a closet?

What the….

This was so insane!  It’s like the party wall between these two semi-detached homes moved in and stole some space from this closet!  It’s about 18-inches wide.

And last, but CERTAINLY not least…

I woke up one day to find this snake-skin on my deck.

I thought it was a jellyfish at first…

Looks like the people at Vu Condos are having a good ‘ole time on their balconies!!!