FincAg said:

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Whoa

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"Newly carpeted addition with enough outlets to run all of your electronics in one place. Forget to turn off the light? No worries! This room comes equipped with multiple light switches!"

I can't believe my realtor didn't think to highlight the multiple light switches when I sold my last house. I'm suing his ass.

That's a hellava lot a wood.

W Gramercy

You'd hope there's something solid behind that wood to help block sound from traveling from one room to the next, but from the way the door jambs and casing look I doubt it.

Also I'll never understand tile choices flippers make. If they'd spend 30 cents/sq ft more they'd have something that didn't look like they picked it up from the leftovers and clearance section at the nearest friendly big box store.

No kidding. I'm doing a job in Beacon Hill, and it's just a handful of competent contractors and a bunch of yahoos with left over materials and "interesting" design choices.

This thread keeps delivering

Serious question for the agents who post here:

Listings like the ones below fascinate me - 5500-7000 sq ft for $50-$70/sq ft, not luxuriously appointed or in an exclusive community by any means, and 30+ years old.

How do you market these homes? Who do you market them to? All that comes to my mind is a family like the Duggars.

I mean, the maintainance costs alone on a 6000-7000 said ft house must be crazy high. And what does a new A/C or roof cost on something like that? I have a hard time believing someone in the market for a $400k or less house could afford the routine repairs on a house this big.

Who is buying these things? I know there is a buyer out there for every house, but listings like these make me scratch my head.

https://www.har.com/7611-hertfordshire-drive/sale_26028849

https://www.har.com/7919-oxfordshire-drive/sale_72380441

https://www.har.com/17303-de-chirico-circle/sale_25509512

https://www.har.com/17210-de-chirico-circle/sale_40523185

https://www.har.com/7811-shelburne-circle/sale_14814281

Not an agent, and wow a couple of those were really bad, but think more multi-generational with these. My wife's Grandma lived with her aunt, Uncle and two cousins in a ~5,000 sq ft house in Maryland that was trimmed it a lot lower than any of the places that were linked.

They've also been having a hell of a time trying to sell it over the last year. Apparently there's not a lot of people interested in a 12 year old McMansion.

That was an awful 80's trend. Big for the sake of big. Bad floor plans, tons of wasted space, etc.

Probably Kickerillo homes. Those were prevalent in the parts of Katy he developed as well.

And stupid pricey to update.

115 Michigan Ave, San Antonio, TX 78201
[url=https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/115-Michigan-Ave-San-Antonio-TX-78201/83982477_zpid/][/url]
I have no idea what they were trying to pull off here, and kitchen countertop space is pretty much zero.

Also, watch your step!

The Fife said:

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115 Michigan Ave, San Antonio, TX 78201
[url=https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/115-Michigan-Ave-San-Antonio-TX-78201/83982477_zpid/][/url]
I have no idea what they were trying to pull off here, and kitchen countertop space is pretty much zero.

Also, watch your step!

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Are there no minimum building codes for stairs? Seems like a hazard to me.

not when it's a stairway to mcmansion heaven

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Are there no minimum building codes for stairs?

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San Antonio looks the other way A LOT with regards to renovations and permits.

True... the only one I can think of where they didn't was that listing you posted with what looked like two storage sheds that were stacked on top of one another that had some kind of unpermitted/no electricity or plumbing note. But that looked like something straight out of Trailer Park Boys.

powerbiscuit said:

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looks a hell of a lot better than your summary

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It looks dated and pretty run of the mill to me. I do like the sink in the laundry room, but the lawn looks overgrown and the window treatments look grungy.

Absolutely Stunning Focus!


Absolutely Stunning Light!


Absolutely Stunning Park-like Yard Complete with Walkers!


Patriotic Neighbors! Absolutely Stunning!


http://realestate.sabor.com/homes-for-sale/14238-Emerald-Hill-Dr-San-Antonio-TX-78231-221892435

con muy sabor!

the shambler's are an awesome touch!

You have to try to make pics that bad.

There was an attempt at a pergola. Almost finished it too!

DannyDuberstein said:

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Bigfoot is blurry, and that's extra scary to me. There's a large, out-of-focus monster roaming the countryside. Run, he's fuzzy, get out of here.

Absolutely Stunning Walls!



http://realestate.sabor.com/homes-for-sale/27011-Timberline-Dr-San-Antonio-TX-78260-236312133

drewser95 said:

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I've seen a lot of things in a lot of houses over the past eight years, but have not yet run into dual front doorknobs until now. And it's bugging me because I can't figure out the rationale behind it.

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To make sure only people with two hands access your home that are somewhat coordinated or two people at the sametime.

wow

such scum