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Babalugats feddit.uk Babalugats@feddit.uk
Joined: 2025-04-16
#52 · Quote Reply

Seems like you could only express yourself in the form of heiroglyphs or teenage heart throbs.

Jedward, One Direction and JUsTCViB'FBER

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Nangijala feddit.dk Nangijala@feddit.dk
Joined: 2025-02-28
#53 · Quote Reply

If someone had the funds for it, this could be remade into a lovely home with a lovely garden. There is potential there... but holy shit the amount of renovation that needs to be done before a real human can move in is exhausting.

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athairmor lemmy.world athairmor@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-03-12
#54 · Quote Reply

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Someone told the owner they had a mental health problem but they were in denial.

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Captain Aggravated sh.itjust.works captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-20
#55 · Quote Reply

Witness Me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjFs9CPGhts&list=RDqjFs9CPGhts&start_radio=1

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Captain Aggravated sh.itjust.works captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-20
#56 · Quote Reply

Yeahhhhhh this strikes me as someone who should have gotten help but didn't and was in a weird place.

And that weird place was a stencil store.

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dependencyinjection discuss.tchncs.de dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2023-10-20
#57 · Quote Reply

Maybe because it's also in awful shape.

It’s a house they can’t go to the gym. Honestly not sure why you’re body shaming a house.

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sigmaklimgrindset sopuli.xyz sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2023-06-11
#58 · Quote Reply

Yeah, honestly if I were in the market there, this place would catch my eye real quick. The poor taste can be mostly solved with some paint in a weekend or two, but the terrible look will be offputting to enough people that you will probably get a better price

Nah, look at the landscaping in the backyard + loose/random tiling in the bathrooms. I'd be worried about mold.

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YiddishMcSquidish lemmy.today YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today
Joined: 2025-03-10
#59 · Quote Reply

The paint is no big deal. The only thing that really bothers me about it is the layout: Why the fuck is the toilet on the opposite side of the kitchen from the rest of the bathroom?! They need to either: move the toilet to the same room as the rest of the bathroom and then knock down the vestibule/pantry wall to make the kitchen less tiny, or knock down the "shower room" wall to expand the kitc...

Wouldn't be terrible if you're living with someone else. Actually kinda nice having separate use case.

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NigelFrobisher aussie.zone NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone
Joined: 2023-08-07
#60 · Quote Reply

I did not expect Jedward.

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jon lemdro.id jon@lemdro.id
Joined: 2023-08-10
#61 · Quote Reply

I did not expect Jedward.

No-one expects Jedward.

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NigelFrobisher aussie.zone NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone
Joined: 2023-08-07
#62 · Quote Reply

The paint is no big deal. The only thing that really bothers me about it is the layout: Why the fuck is the toilet on the opposite side of the kitchen from the rest of the bathroom?! They need to either: move the toilet to the same room as the rest of the bathroom and then knock down the vestibule/pantry wall to make the kitchen less tiny, or knock down the "shower room" wall to expand the kitc...

Why does the toilet need to be with the shower? Some sort of kink?

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grue lemmy.world grue@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-13
#63 · Quote Reply

Why does the toilet need to be with the shower? Some sort of kink?

It doesn't need to be with the shower.

But I noticed you didn't question why it needs to be with the sink.

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grue lemmy.world grue@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-13
#64 · Quote Reply

Wouldn't be terrible if you're living with someone else. Actually kinda nice having separate use case.

That's what option 2 would be for: a half-bath downstairs, and a full bath upstairs.

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Poem_for_your_sprog lemmy.world Poem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-13
#65 · Quote Reply

The paint is no big deal. The only thing that really bothers me about it is the layout: Why the fuck is the toilet on the opposite side of the kitchen from the rest of the bathroom?! They need to either: move the toilet to the same room as the rest of the bathroom and then knock down the vestibule/pantry wall to make the kitchen less tiny, or knock down the "shower room" wall to expand the kitc...

I wish my toilets were separate. It's stupid to have the toilet next to where you brush your teeth.

Do us all a favor and never make a house layout again.

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The_v lemmy.world The_v@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-02
#66 · Quote Reply

The last house we bought was owned by a lady who collected and restored old books. There were over 5000 books in the house. There were bookcases on every wall, many of them in front of windows. The were stacks of books all over. It made the place really dark and feel cramped, but my wife and I could easily picture it without the books and bookcases, while apparently a lot of people couldn't. We...

My first house was a bank repo. The previously owner was an investor who bought it at peak price in the 2006 housing and then got renters into the place. The rentors were reportedly severe alcoholics from the neighbors. Beer and wine stains on all the carpets. They had also left something on the stove that caught the microwave on fire there was smoke damage in the kitchen and laundry room.

When the housing market crashed the owner let the bank repo it and evict the tenants. It then was on the market for over a year until we offered 20% below asking price (70% less than the house sold in 2006.

I then worked my ass off for a year to get the place up to shape. All new flooring everywhere. New paint everywhere. I also redid all of the landscaping as it was mostly dead. After a year it was the loveliest home in the neighborhood.

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AFK BRB Chocolate (CA version) lemmy.ca AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-07-10
#67 · Quote Reply

My first house was a bank repo. The previously owner was an investor who bought it at peak price in the 2006 housing and then got renters into the place. The rentors were reportedly severe alcoholics from the neighbors. Beer and wine stains on all the carpets. They had also left something on the stove that caught the microwave on fire there was smoke damage in the kitchen and laundry room. When...

That's really cool, and you clearly did well. But I can also see how your situation was a little different in that most people don't have the ability or inclination to do that kind of work themselves. I looked at a lot of fixer-uppers, and they really only make sense if you're doing the work yourself. They're usually priced low by about the amount to have that work done, otherwise the owners would just do it and charge more.

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MrsDoyle sh.itjust.works MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-13
#68 · Quote Reply

If someone had the funds for it, this could be remade into a lovely home with a lovely garden. There is potential there... but holy shit the amount of renovation that needs to be done before a real human can move in is exhausting.

It'll be bought by a "property investor" who will gut it, put in new bathroom and kitchen, redecorate in shades of grey, then resell it for a serious profit. They might clear the back yard and put down turf as well. It'll all take a couple of months unless there's something seriously wrong, eg rotten roof.

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grue lemmy.world grue@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-13
#69 · (edited) Quote Reply

I wish my toilets were separate. It's stupid to have the toilet next to where you brush your teeth. Do us all a favor and never make a house layout again.

Jeez, you didn't have to be mean about it, Mr. I-want-to-walk-through-the-kitchen-after-pooping-before-I-wash-my-hands!

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Vengefu1 Tuna lemmy.zip Vengefu1Tuna@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-06-23
#70 · Quote Reply

I appreciate the jaunty angle of the toilet cistern. It has seen some shit but maintains an indefatigable elan.

I think the lock is on the outside of the bathroom door too, which really adds to the scene.

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blarghly lemmy.world blarghly@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-03-29
#71 · Quote Reply

Nah, look at the landscaping in the backyard + loose/random tiling in the bathrooms. I'd be worried about mold.

I'm not saying I'd offer without checking it out first. I'm just saying it would be worth checking out

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Poem_for_your_sprog lemmy.world Poem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-13
#72 · Quote Reply

Jeez, you didn't have to be mean about it, Mr. I-want-to-walk-through-the-kitchen-after-pooping-before-I-wash-my-hands!

Just put it in a room next door to the sink/shower

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M0oP0o mander.xyz M0oP0o@mander.xyz
Joined: 2023-06-13
#73 · (edited) Quote Reply

I think this is a great place for someone into:

  • Egypt
  • Drugs
  • Twilight
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muusemuuse sh.itjust.works muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-06-25
#74 · Quote Reply

I’ve never seen a mentally ill building before.

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Furbag lemmy.world Furbag@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-14
#75 · Quote Reply

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