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Went to an open house in Tempe and the seller had a framed photo of the house on the living room wall
The realtor said it was to 'help buyers visualize the property's potential' but it just made the whole place feel like a weird shrine.
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brian_smith615d agoTop Commenter
Hah, that reminds me of the time I saw a house where they'd left a full Thanksgiving dinner setup on the dining table. Plastic turkey and all. It was so quiet and still in there, like the family had just vanished into thin air. Honestly made the whole place feel more like a museum exhibit than a home you could live in. Some sellers just get way too into the whole staging idea and it totally backfires.
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seanjackson15d ago
Actually used to think staging tricks like that were clever. Saw a house once with a painting of the yard over the fireplace. Thought it was a bit much but got the point. Now it just feels desperate and kind of sad, like they're trying too hard to sell a memory instead of the actual building. Makes the whole vibe off, like you said, a weird shrine. Definitely hurts more than it helps.
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michael_coleman1015d ago
Oh man, my buddy looked at a place where they'd left a whole set of fancy baby clothes laid out in the nursery. Felt like walking into a ghost story, right?
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