The best part about touring homes is: you never know what you’re going to find!

Some things make you laugh, some make you want to cry, and some you just don’t understand.

There’s a little bit of everything in today’s edition of Photos of the Week.

First, let’s look at a few “features” of homes that I just can’t comprehend.

This one is a doozie, folks.

I can honestly say that in all my years in real estate, I have never, ever seen a heating vent in a shower:

There are so many issues here, and while this probably “isn’t to code,” as Mike Holmes would say, I just wonder how bad a “do-it-yourself” job this was, and what else these guys have done in the house.

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Speaking of “not to code,” I have to wonder how this rather steep entrance to the basement unit came to exist:

“Not to code” is the least of your worries.

A tenant falling down 28-inches off his or her doorstop is a concern…

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As an agent who stages every listing he brings to market, I have to wonder why the agent for this property didn’t tell his clients that show-boating 10,000 pennies doesn’t speak to the value of the home:

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Now, on to marketing.

Or a lack thereof.

I don’t know if this falls under “staging” or simply common sense.

Laziness?  Maybe that’s the ticket.

I just don’t understand how somebody can ask $2 Million for a house and show the ensuite bathroom like this:

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They say the “FOR SALE” lawn sign is still the #1 marketing tool any agent can use.

This agent doesn’t quite understand the entire concept:

Don’t get me wrong, we did find the property.

But we knew it was listed for sale.

Any passer-byers will probably just think, “Cool wood frame!” and move along…

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Some agents don’t want to re-print feature sheets when they reduce the price of a listing.  I guess saving $2.00 per brochure is worth looking like an idiot.

But this is absolutely, positively, inexcusable:

Yes, the top-right corner is where the price is.  Or, was, before somebody ripped it off.

Paper at every real estate brokerage in the city is FREE!

Come on, people!

I’ve never seen anything like this!

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Why fix a door when your home is for sale, when you can just add this classy sign?

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Either stage the goddam house, or don’t.

But WHY, WHY, WHY do you have a coffee table, a magazine, and a fake plant in a bedroom?

Do you know what might have looked better in here?

A bed.

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Sometimes, not drawing attention to an issue is the way to go…

I would never have noticed any noise in this basement, unless I had looked at this sign.

So unnecessary.

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Who needs Spotify when you have the glory of cassettes?

When listing any property for sale in 2019, showing off a thick stack of cassettes is essential.

One thing is for certain; this person likes variety!

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I don’t even know what this is supposed to be, but my clients examined it for ten minutes rather than looking at the house:

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Bless your heart, old person!

I haven’t seen one of these in so long!

Except my clients were in their early 20’s, and they just giggled over and over.

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I can’t see this going wrong at all…

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I have the sudden urge to do something I haven’t done in about twenty years: play checkers.

King me!

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And last, but certainly not least, I wanted to share with you one of my favourite periodicals of all time.

I was going over my taxes last week, and my accountant wanted receipts for all of my subscriptions.

I told him I’ve cancelled my Globe & Mail, National Post, and Wall Street Journal subscriptions, but I did keep one.

This one:

You just haven’t lived until you’ve donned a belted sweater.

Have a great weekend, everybody!