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'Everything is aesthetic but not functional': Professional Home Inspector Exposes the Cheap Design and Shoddy Work of a $1.8 Million House Currently on the Market

'Everything is aesthetic but not functional': Professional Home Inspector Exposes the Cheap Design of a $1.8 Million House Currently on the Market

Why does everything wiggle?
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'Imagine my shock!': Airbnb Hosts Share Stories of Their Most Entitled Guests That Will Make You Never Want to Host

'Imagine my shock!': Airbnb Hosts Share Stories of Their Most Entitled Guests That Will Make You Never Want to Host

Do you prefer an Airbnb or a hotel?
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‘Boy, was I tickled pink': Couple who's lived in their home 15 years gets a 4-page passive aggressive plea to join the HOA for $70 a month, clearly turns them down

‘Boy, was I tickled pink': Couple who's lived in their home 15 years gets a 4-page passive aggressive plea to join the HOA for $70 a month, turns them down

Why pay nothing to do whatever you want with your property when you can pay $70 a month to be told what you can and cannot do with your property?
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'The look on her red face was priceless': Suburban Karen neighbor tries pushing trash on new millennial homeowners, drive-by junk collector puts her in her place

'The look on her red face was priceless': Suburban Karen neighbor tries pushing trash on new millennial homeowners, drive-by junk collector puts her in her place

“My husband told her if she wants to play Nancy Drew she’s welcome to but he has better things to do…”
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‘It's the bane of my existence’: Homeowners share the minor issues they ignored when buying their home that are now much bigger problems

‘It's the bane of my existence’: Homeowners share the minor issues they ignored when buying their home that are now much bigger problems

It's always the little things that will end up biting you in the…
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Entitled older generation of neighbors decide to hang up U.S. military flags on younger couple's property to ‘support the troops’, property owners stop them in their tracks

Entitled older generation of neighbors decide to hang up U.S. military flags on younger couple's property to ‘support the troops’, property owners stop them in their tracks

Older generation of neighbors decide to hang up U.S. military flags on younger couple's property, ‘I could see the smoke rising from his ears’
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‘I called him out in front of the entire team’: Boomer delegates all tasks to his team, then calls young employees lazy because they enjoy working from home

‘I called him out in front of the entire team’: Boomer delegates all tasks to his team, then calls young employees lazy because they enjoy working from home

We all have a Harold at the office. Harold grumbles, slams his stapler down with more force than necessary, and is practically a walking relic of the paper-pushing era. “Back in my day, we put in an honest day's work. Eight hours, no questions asked. Not this ‘work-life balance’ nonsense.” You're stuck collaborating with him while he shoots daggers at your laptop screen. He drones on about how working from home is for the lazy, and how it can't be possible to focus without the structure of an o…
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'I went into the office and broke my lease': Greedy real estate agent gets his comeuppance, tenant costs him six weeks of rent money

'I went into the office and broke my lease': Greedy real estate agent gets his comeuppance, tenant costs him six weeks of rent money

If there is anyone in this world who deserves to be called out for their nonsense, it's a greedy real estate agent. This is not to say that all real estate agents are greedy. We are sure there are two or three decent ones out there. All jokes aside though, we can all agree that this particular one had it coming. This thread was shared to Reddit's r/pettyrevenge subreddit by u/Otherwise_Gift_4123, who recently bought a home and tried to negotiate with their landlord and real estate agent to get…
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Homeowner gets even with bullying home buyers and their shady agent: 'He absolutely demanded that he be paid'

Buying and selling a house is a complex affair where all these little legal obligations need to line up perfectly so that, even at the most basic level, at least everyone can move in and out of their current residences at the same and necessary times. Of course, there's a lot at stake, so it's a stressful time, and that's before you factor in that there are plenty of dishonest folk out there, both selling homes and otherwise involved in the process, which makes it essential to be on guard and n…
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‘I said “nah”’: Real estate corporation tries to trick potential buyers into a bidding war, homebuyers refuse to play their games and land the contract

‘I said “nah”’: Real estate corporation tries to trick potential buyers into a bidding war, homebuyers refuse to play their games and land the contract

“Pressure or creating a sense of urgency is a very effective negotiating tactic. One should be reasonable and allow enough time, but never allow too much time. You did well for holding your ground, now the real fun begins.”
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First-time homebuyer and single mom shares foreboding story about purchasing on one-income: ‘I do not regret buying… [But] please think about worst-case scenario’

First-time homebuyer and single mom shares foreboding story about purchasing on one-income: ‘I do not regret buying… [But] please think about worst-case scenario’

You never think the worst case scenario could happen to you, until it does…
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'His face went white when he saw me': Wannabe slumlord finally gets his comeuppance 10 years later from a tenant he never thought he'd see again

'His face went white when he saw me': Wannabe slumlord finally gets his comeuppance 10 years later from a tenant he never thought he'd see again

Isn't it great when karma gives you a front seat?
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Professional Home Inspectors and Recent Homebuyers Explain How Bad is 'BAD' for Inspection Results

Professional Home Inspectors and Recent Homebuyers Explain How Bad is 'BAD' for Inspection Results

“An inspection report with 50+ items is actually pretty typical for a home built in the late '70s.”
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‘Stretched way too thin’: One bad decision doesn't spell it out for the entire real estate market, but guy with less than $150k salary who buys $500,000 home poses a common buyer mistake

‘Stretched way too thin’: One bad decision doesn't spell it out for the entire real estate market, but guy with less than $150k salary who buys $500,000 home poses a common buyer mistake

It's called financial illiteracy and you don't want to find yourself in that category when house hunting.
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'I'm just stunned': Parents save $20,000 for son's future home, now all grown up he's ready to put a down payment, but his wife feels uneasy about accepting the "free" money

'I'm just stunned': Parents save $20,000 for son's future home, now all grown up he's ready to put a down payment, but his wife feels uneasy about accepting the "free" money

Do parents really give “unconditional” money or is there always “something” attached to it?
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'WE DID IT': Couple in their 20s lands a $225k house with $0 down and a 6.8% rate with free refinancing in six months, house-hunting community in awe

'WE DID IT': Couple in their 20s lands a $225k house with $0 down and a 6.8% rate with free refinancing in six months, house-hunting community in awe

At only 26 and 28 years old, this young couple was able to get a fantastic real estate price that has the house-hunting community baffled, jealous, confused, and excited. Potential new homeowners shower the couple with questions and answers are delivered.
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