https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:08:24 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craziest-thing-youve-ever-had-happen-when-you-were-buying-or-selling-a-house#post-2134444 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 19:39:01 +0000 Tanjowen 2134444@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This post is making me laugh and also giving me the jitters. We bought our first house 8 years ago, but the owner had already moved out, so no awkwardness. Now we are starting to look for a new home and I'm bracing myself! :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craziest-thing-youve-ever-had-happen-when-you-were-buying-or-selling-a-house#post-2134431 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 19:29:10 +0000 Ms. RV 2134431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Two days after a house came onto the (non-competitive market) in the month of August, I put an offer for full asking price with the seller covering closing costs and an October closing date. The sellers came back and said that they would close in October, and they would pay $3000 in closing costs as rent until January when they wanted to move out. $3000 is way below four months rent for that house. I felt bad for their agent; she didn't find out until then that they refused to move until January. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craziest-thing-youve-ever-had-happen-when-you-were-buying-or-selling-a-house#post-2134383 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 18:27:54 +0000 reyorra 2134383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catlady: I had never heard of a "good year house" how funny!</p> <p>Our crazy story is a house where the owner didn't remove his two dogs before showings, he just put up gates and kept them in the family room. He told all the interested realtors that if you called the dogs by name, they wouldn't bark. Also, the homeowner had a mat for shoes when you walked in the door with a sticky note on it that said "Shoes" with a smiley face. So we removed our shoes and walked around the house. Well, in one of the upstairs bedrooms, one of the dogs had left a little "present" which my husband found with his sock covered foot! Our realtor grabbed a tissue and flushed it down the toilet and told us she would leave a message for the homeowner. I told her she should have left the poop on the floor with a sticky note reading "dog poop" and a frowny face!</p> <p>ETA: oh and the homeowner is a REALTOR! He literally broke all the rules about showing your home. We thought he of all people would know better... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craziest-thing-youve-ever-had-happen-when-you-were-buying-or-selling-a-house#post-2134360 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 17:50:38 +0000 Mrs. Tiger 2134360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>These are horrifying! </p> <p>The worst was a house that said on the listing "the basement has some mold" and when we opened the door, walked halfway down, I could see literally 3' of green mold on every wall. The smell was overpowering! I walked right back up and out of the house. Yuck!!! </p> <p>The other was the house that an elderly couple lived in (they were home at the showing) and they wanted to show us all the handicap accessible features like the motorized chair that carried them up the stairs. We got out of there as quick as possible and they were so confused! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craziest-thing-youve-ever-had-happen-when-you-were-buying-or-selling-a-house#post-2134348 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 17:12:26 +0000 Corduroy 2134348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Taco: We're in CA. Funny to know there are multiple houses with the same odd descriptions.</p> <p>I forgot we went to the county office to check the permits on a house we were in contract on. The county had on record that the entire development was red-tagged (or marked in some kind of way) and the electricity was never permitted to be turned on. The development opened 10 years ago. I thought it was just a record keeping error that must happen all the time but the people at the office started questioning us all about the development. Did the street really have electricity?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craziest-thing-youve-ever-had-happen-when-you-were-buying-or-selling-a-house#post-2134335 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 16:52:32 +0000 Mrs. Taco 2134335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Corduroy: Do you live in FL!? I swear we saw so much of that stuff!</p> <p>The worst was a short sale that had a squatter in it. The house was TRASHED with food everywhere, no AC (95 degrees out) and a nasty smell...when we went upstairs a door slammed then opened and we heard someone running down the stairs and out the front door :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craziest-thing-youve-ever-had-happen-when-you-were-buying-or-selling-a-house#post-2134334 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 16:51:43 +0000 mrscobee 2134334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: Haha! These stuffed creatures are making me laugh! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craziest-thing-youve-ever-had-happen-when-you-were-buying-or-selling-a-house#post-2134332 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 16:47:47 +0000 WinterBee 2134332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jetsa: We bought our house without a lane way! Lol.<br /> We live in the country on 50 acres and our house was just kind of there in the middle of a field. We bought in the winter when it wasn't so bad, but last spring we had to put a lane in... obviously.<br /> That's kind of weird... right? haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craziest-thing-youve-ever-had-happen-when-you-were-buying-or-selling-a-house#post-2134300 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 16:11:14 +0000 Bluebonnet 2134300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Years ago, I was house hunting and my Dad came with me (I was single at the time). One house had graphic male nude artwork in the master bath and bedroom. It was awkward to say the least. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craziest-thing-youve-ever-had-happen-when-you-were-buying-or-selling-a-house#post-2134293 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 16:00:12 +0000 jetsa 2134293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@prettylizy: Us too. We put in an offer and had a pretty bizzare response. Nothing like this though, every house we've seen has been at least straightened up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craziest-thing-youve-ever-had-happen-when-you-were-buying-or-selling-a-house#post-2134264 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 15:25:23 +0000 blackbird 2134264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh my gosh, you guys would laugh at my parents' house. They have this carpet @babynumber1: posted in their bedroom. My parents have....eclectic taste. </p> <p>They also have stuffed roadkill in their house. Bobcats, foxes, etc. </p> [attach=618/15/nmejj8.600x450.170458_3578048730891_432093957_o.jpg] [attach=618/15/nmejj9.600x450.483330_3578048650889_913291089_n.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craziest-thing-youve-ever-had-happen-when-you-were-buying-or-selling-a-house#post-2134260 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 15:22:29 +0000 mrs. wagon 2134260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catlady: Aw, mine was in Needham. I was totally interested in Hingham too!! Haha. But yes-- I literally have "Frankenhouse" written in the notes section of one of the houses we saw!! The left side of the house was old and the right was new, but it didn't look like an attached building, it just continued on under the same roof. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craziest-thing-youve-ever-had-happen-when-you-were-buying-or-selling-a-house#post-2134259 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 15:22:20 +0000 babynumber1 2134259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We saw this house with the tiger stairs (I had to go way back on FB to find the picture!). Houses completely gutted, a house with outdoor heat lamps scattered throughout. We also toured a house on a Saturday morning with a family on the couch watching cartoons in their pajamas. </p> [attach=1543/15/nmej98.338x600.IMG_3237.PNG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craziest-thing-youve-ever-had-happen-when-you-were-buying-or-selling-a-house#post-2134258 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 15:21:33 +0000 fancyfunction 2134258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: I'd never seen anything like that in my life and almost couldn't believe it. So many strange stories when trying to buy a house. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craziest-thing-youve-ever-had-happen-when-you-were-buying-or-selling-a-house#post-2134257 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 15:21:19 +0000 catlady 2134257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: That would be funny if you saw the same house! This one was in Hingham. But since many houses are so old in MA, I feel like there are Frankenstein houses all over the place here! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craziest-thing-youve-ever-had-happen-when-you-were-buying-or-selling-a-house#post-2134252 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 15:18:29 +0000 mrs. wagon 2134252@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@prettylizy: I went through my old list of houses (still saved as favorites) and seriously I have the heebie-jeebies, flashing back to crawling through seriously bizzare and disgusting houses. UGH. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craziest-thing-youve-ever-had-happen-when-you-were-buying-or-selling-a-house#post-2134250 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 15:16:57 +0000 mrs. wagon 2134250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@fancyfunction: You totally reminded me of a house we saw shortly before we purchased ours... it was a GORGEOUS house and priced very low. Totally didn't get it until we toured it. The basement was a whole in-law suite with a kitchen... and it was totally trashed, cabinets ripped down, walls with holes, etc and COVERED in dog crap. The smell was so powerful I was tearing up. I literally had to excuse myself so I could run upstairs and gag. And I'm a dog owner!! Also the entire house smelled like weed and one closet was very deliberately blocked... we totally thought, drug dealers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craziest-thing-youve-ever-had-happen-when-you-were-buying-or-selling-a-house#post-2134248 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 15:14:32 +0000 prettylizy 2134248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You guys---- we're in the process of buying a new house and this thread is giving me hives!!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craziest-thing-youve-ever-had-happen-when-you-were-buying-or-selling-a-house#post-2134246 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 15:13:12 +0000 fancyfunction 2134246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We looked at one house that was being rented at the time. The tenant was home, the place was a wreck and she started bad-mouthing her landlord to us. Then she took us to the basement where she ran a "bunny rescue"! Bunnies, guinea pigs and mess everywhere! Needless to say, I was disgusted and we didn't pursue the house.</p> <p>We went to see a short sale, the owners were home and it was a very awkward experience. Again, did not pursue. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craziest-thing-youve-ever-had-happen-when-you-were-buying-or-selling-a-house#post-2134237 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 14:56:22 +0000 SeptMomma12 2134237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We walked into the (pretty large) walk in closet of one house and it was just filled with lingerie. Nothing but lingerie. And the people were home at the time. It was a couple in their 40s probably and their preteen daughter. That made for a very awkward exit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craziest-thing-youve-ever-had-happen-when-you-were-buying-or-selling-a-house#post-2134221 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 14:45:43 +0000 mrs. wagon 2134221@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catlady: I just clicked on your profile and saw that you live in my area... I SWEAR I saw this house too... Was it painted all kinds of weird colors?? Like, walls painted aqua and purple, even the trim??? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craziest-thing-youve-ever-had-happen-when-you-were-buying-or-selling-a-house#post-2134207 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 14:29:18 +0000 jedeve 2134207@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Craziest thing I've ever heard was a news article a few years ago about a guy who stole houses. Yup, stole them. He would move into a foreclosed house, change the locks, and then file tons of paperwork with the county. </p> <p>We looked at the house up the street from ours when we were looking at houses. It had geckos for every door handle. It also had a hole cut out of the floor of the master bedroom with a staircase going down to its own separate entrance from the rest of the basement. It took over a year to sell! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craziest-thing-youve-ever-had-happen-when-you-were-buying-or-selling-a-house#post-2134201 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 14:22:21 +0000 catlady 2134201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@skipra: Omg that's horrible! We had our basement flood (burst water main) and it was a nightmare. I can't imagine going through that right before a closing.</p> <p>We saw many strange houses when we were looking. I think the weirdest was one that the selling agent called a "good year house", by which she meant that every time the owner had had a "good year", they build an addition. This house had the weirdest layout, multiple second floors (you had to access them through different stairs, and they didn't connect), and one of the rooms literally had to be crawled into (a kid's room, but still!). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craziest-thing-youve-ever-had-happen-when-you-were-buying-or-selling-a-house#post-2134180 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 14:05:15 +0000 skipra 2134180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We sold our condo and were just like a week or so away from closing when our neighbor (in same building) was having some work done and their unlicensed, uninsured contractor flooded our entire basement and refused to take responsibility for items that he ruined or clean it up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craziest-thing-youve-ever-had-happen-when-you-were-buying-or-selling-a-house#post-2134174 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 13:58:42 +0000 Alivoo01 2134174@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was closing day and that morning, the seller told the real estate agent she didn't have a survey of the property and that she didn't have any money to pay for one. She wasn't even willing to lower the sell price to accommodate for it either so either I paid for it or lose out on the house. With our apt lease coming up, I had to fork over $400 for the damn survey. Then when we moved in, we realized her cats had peed all over everything and the stench was horrific in the garage. Had to strip everything down and buy new insulation and drywall. That was fun. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craziest-thing-youve-ever-had-happen-when-you-were-buying-or-selling-a-house#post-2134158 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 13:50:44 +0000 danda 2134158@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were preparing to move out of our rental and someone else had leased the townhouse, so when we saw a request for a showing we rejected it. They showed up anyway and we weren't prepared and the house was a mess - it was the people who signed the new lease and they said they just wanted to measure the windows for curtains so we let them in...then they proceeded to walk all over the house asking us detailed questions about every room of the house and any potential flaws. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craziest-thing-youve-ever-had-happen-when-you-were-buying-or-selling-a-house#post-2134156 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 13:49:03 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 2134156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jetsa: we had the same experience. We ended up having to haggle over our photos, art, and appliances. It was very weird! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craziest-thing-youve-ever-had-happen-when-you-were-buying-or-selling-a-house#post-2134148 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 13:44:17 +0000 Corduroy 2134148@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We toured a lot of short sale and bank owned properties and saw a lot of things. I can't limit it to just one.</p> <p>DH walked in on a naked teenaged girl getting out of the shower. Her whole family was home and we had an appointment but I guess nobody told her not to be naked in the hallway.</p> <p>There was a house that was abandoned with food in the fridge. The food/sludge had seeped out of the fridge, through the floor, down to the living room on the lower level of the house. It smelled so terrible. That house also had a grow room basement and was red tagged for vermin control. It had over a dozen offers.</p> <p>There was a house where the renters blocked the door to one room with a 6ft crucifix - I assume so the house wouldn't sell and they wouldn't be forced to leave.</p> <p>A house with a two story Jesus mosaic on the rear wall in the backyard.</p> <p>A house where the owner was home, actively trying to sell, but admitted he refused to cleanup after his teenagers. Dirty tissues and underwear were everywhere. So gross.</p> <p>There was a house that had a beautiful kitchen but it wasn't on the same story of the house as the dining room and living room. So they built an additional kitchen in the garage. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craziest-thing-youve-ever-had-happen-when-you-were-buying-or-selling-a-house#post-2134146 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 13:43:18 +0000 GrapeCrush 2134146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When we were looking at houses the first time we went to a house and the owners were still there. The husband was in his pajamas!! It was about 6:00pm. He followed us around the house telling us about everything. There was bags of McDonald's all over the kitchen. We couldn't look in the master bedroom because the wife was sleeping in there! When we left and were talking to our agent outside by our vehicles he was yelling at us from the front door to come check out the garage. So weird. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craziest-thing-youve-ever-had-happen-when-you-were-buying-or-selling-a-house#post-2134143 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 13:40:31 +0000 RLCeigh 2134143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ha! People are bold.<br /> When we were looking at a house last year (with our realtor, didn't just 'visit' like the people above :) ) there was a note in what must have been a tween's room that basically said 'Dear people looking at my house on (insert date), if you buy this house it will ruin my life and you will be haunted!'<br /> Well, it worked. There is no way I would buy a house with such bad ju-ju.<br /> Then when we did buy a house, and we were pretty near the closing date something was going on with a missing signature or something minor our lawyer was on top of and the seller put it back on the market on Red Fin. My phone dinged that I had a new email and it was an open house alert for that weekend-- for the house I thought we were moving into! It was a stressful time. </p>