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Terrible Estate Agent Photos

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Terrible photos listed by estate agents/realtors that are so bad they’re funny.

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[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 66 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I literally pay $100 more to live in a much shittier garage than this...

Rent is getting absolutely disgusting. I was JUST getting a promotion that would allow me to afford a house and then COVID fucked literally everything... The WFH movement started in full swing and bye bye affordable housing... Now I'm permanently locked out of the housing market as a blue collar piece of shit.

[–] pizza_rolls@kbin.social 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The rate of increase is mind blowing. I used to rent a 1br luxury apartment for $1100 back in 2016.

[–] such_fifty_bucks@lemmy.one 28 points 1 year ago

Good thing wages are also inflating to keep up with these ridiculous price increases. Oh, wait...

[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

Man my fucking mortgage is only a couple hundred higher

[–] Karnickel@lemmynsfw.com 12 points 1 year ago

In Switzerland I could kill someone and have a better living arrangement than in this picture (look up swiss prisons)

I pay 1k for roughly 740 square feet / 69 m2. Covid didn't change anything. It's wild that things can be so vastly different for two similary rich countries (I kinda assume the post is in the USA).

[–] NikkiNikkiNikki@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Same here, me and my GF make enough money now to afford housing 3 years ago, but now we're priced out of even renting! it's bullshit.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 10 points 1 year ago

It's so gross that we literally need 2 incomes, sometimes more just to afford a place to sleep... I'm perpetually single so I need to do it all solo. Good luck I hope you guys find something soon!

[–] qwertyqwertyqwerty@lemmy.one 37 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's the cost of my mortgage, and I have a 6 bedroom house.

[–] HappyMeatbag 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It looks like the homeowner is trying to get a renter to pay theirs.

[–] qwertyqwertyqwerty@lemmy.one 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Depending on where it's located, this could be considered a bargain. I've seen basement closets for $700+/month that didn't have windows or a kitchen.

EDIT: I should add that this wasn't in a large city. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1042-Winthrop-St-BASEMENT-Brooklyn-NY-11212/2061307902_zpid/ is an example of $1,200/month in NYC.

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I’ve seen basement closets for $700+/month that didn’t have windows or a kitchen.

Huh. Fun fact, the International Building Code is a "model code" that's adopted as the basis for building code by most jurisdictions in the USA. Meaning if you're in the USA it's more likely-than-not code where you live.

Another fun fact: there are egress requirements for basement that contain "sleeping rooms" (R310.1). Essentially, you need a minimum 1 normal means of egress and 1 emergency escape and rescue opening unless the building is equipped with an automatic sprinkler system -- and your local code might have even stricter requirements.

This is a disturbingly common code violation by people trying to rent out their basement. It would be a real shame if someone were to read up on their local code and report suspected illegal basement conversions to local code enforcement or the fire inspector.

[–] qwertyqwertyqwerty@lemmy.one 4 points 1 year ago

I’m sure it wasn’t up to code, but in a dense student population with high rent costs, I’m sure a student would rent it and disregard the violations.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I once paid $600 for a single room in someone else's house. This shit really is getting out of control.

Now I'm at $1340 for a garage... As the other person said, we're literally paying their mortgage, but can't afford our own... Thanks COVID! Not only did it kill tons of people, it killed the housing market too.

[–] min_fapper@iusearchlinux.fyi 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

COVID didn't do shit. Greedy landlords and conglomerates killed the housing market.

And they're over the moon that you're blaming COVID for it and not them.

[–] HappyMeatbag 1 points 1 year ago
[–] RealAccountNameHere 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I pay almost $2000 a month for a 600-square foot one-bedroom apartment.

Wish I'd bought a house ten years ago.

[–] Neato@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago

The best time to buy a house was 10 years ago. The second best time is never, because corporations own them all now.

[–] qwertyqwertyqwerty@lemmy.one 5 points 1 year ago

I bought mine about 12 years ago, which was a very good time to buy a house. I wouldn't be able to afford my own house if I had to buy it today.

[–] Eigengrau@kbin.social 19 points 1 year ago

This kicks ass , but price range doesn't

[–] zerkrazus@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Unless there's more shown than in that photo, that's a not a 1 BR, that's a studio. And a crappy and overpriced one at that.

[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago

It has a garage!

[–] Vakbrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I still haven't found the bath... Probably outside

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 4 points 1 year ago

I was guessing behind the door with glass slats on the right, and all it has in there is a toilet.

[–] OrlandoDoom@feddit.uk 10 points 1 year ago

Landlords provide housing the same way that ticket scalpers provide concert tickets

[–] SuperSpruce@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If this was half the price, I'd be thrilled with a place like this. If it has a bathroom and a Washer/Dryer, it has everything I need and nothing I don't.

[–] cook_pass_babtridge@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Looks like it would be freezing in winter though.

[–] SuperSpruce@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't worry, my gaming laptop spews enough heat to keep me warm! /s

[–] NekoRiv@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 1 year ago

My pc used to be on the floor. It was really nice to keep my toes warm while I gamed in the winter by resting them on the tower. Miss those days.

[–] HappyMeatbag 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’d be stunned if this was legal.

[–] Voyajer@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Which part? The only thing I don't see from a legal standpoint is a smoke detector. The bathroom will need to have a functional vent to the outside as well.

[–] HappyMeatbag 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m thinking that a garage door instead of an actual wall would be some sort of code violation.

[–] psyspoop@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They probably have a wall outside the garage door.

[–] HappyMeatbag 2 points 1 year ago

I hope so. There would be no insulation otherwise.

[–] El_Segundo@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

I believe this is called a Bachelor