he got it for like 250k below asking, i'm sure for very innocent reasons (no i won't give him the benefit of the doubt because i fucking hate him). there are more photos here. so many carpets! https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3415-Timberlake-Farm-Rd-Davidsonville-MD-21035/117513358_zpid/?
― superdeep borehole (harbl), Tuesday, 27 April 2021 17:40 (three years ago) link
Suddenly realizing how some of these new fangled "McMansions" that should be going out of style at any moment now ... are getting to be about 30-35 years old.
― pplains, Wednesday, 28 April 2021 00:13 (three years ago) link
They're not going to age well.
― Van Halen dot Senate dot flashlight (Boring, Maryland), Wednesday, 28 April 2021 14:50 (three years ago) link
The oppressive blandness of that property would make being there at, say, dusk on a gloomy winter day feel unbearably suffocating. Imagine! It has all the sensibilities of a corporate office property (including the uninviting purgatory of a lawn that nobody will venture onto except to periodically mow; a stagnant arbitrarily framed backdrop for one to watch snow slowly accumulate and then melt over endless monotonous days and for nothing else) that was furnished in 2002 mixed with a dentist office waiting room in an middle class suburb (likely even complete with the echoes of never-ending HGTV episodes that follow such a strict template you would swear that a computer is merely randomizing the humanoids each time in an otherwise repeated artificial simulation). That's the general vibe I get from it.
― Evan, Wednesday, 28 April 2021 17:29 (three years ago) link
I hate those little cocktail sinks that are popping up in the living areas.
― pplains, Wednesday, 28 April 2021 17:31 (three years ago) link
i think "oppressive blandness 2024" is larry hogan's presidential campaign slogan
― superdeep borehole (harbl), Wednesday, 28 April 2021 17:36 (three years ago) link
the uninviting purgatory of a lawn that nobody will venture onto except to periodically mow
They have people for that
― Ezra Kleina Nachtmusik (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 28 April 2021 20:54 (three years ago) link
I was listening to this podcast about the lumber industry/current lumber price spikes, and one of the things I learned is that lumber yards sell homebuilders pre-arranged "framing packages" of the various types of lumber you need to frame a house, and it made me think about how there's probably a strong economic incentive to build mcmansions, because the relative standardization cuts costs and simplifies things for the builders. At the same time, you'd think that these goliath national builders could have paid for better standard designs.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Wednesday, 28 April 2021 21:14 (three years ago) link
Well yeah.
― pplains, Wednesday, 28 April 2021 21:21 (three years ago) link
yeah, along the same lines i often think of the sears catalog houses people used to build, they're still standing all over the place and are generally pretty nice looking. but now you need to have at least 8 gables to look successful.
― superdeep borehole (harbl), Wednesday, 28 April 2021 22:27 (three years ago) link
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/150-N-74th-St_Kansas-City_KS_66111_M70735-09751#photo3
― ciderpress, Thursday, 6 May 2021 16:56 (three years ago) link
19000 sq ft????
― i was too much listening to your accent (Spottie), Thursday, 6 May 2021 16:58 (three years ago) link
lmao
― John Cooper of Christian rock band Skillet (map), Thursday, 6 May 2021 16:58 (three years ago) link
some times this is the best thread on ilx tbh
― John Cooper of Christian rock band Skillet (map), Thursday, 6 May 2021 16:59 (three years ago) link
Property listing photos recovered from GoPro feed of unknown person's final moments.
― Evan, Thursday, 6 May 2021 18:07 (three years ago) link
"And that's where it cuts off?""Yeah. The last one is right about where we found the camera and the glasses.""Dammit... who were you running from? Who were you looking for?""Sir?""Sorry- it's this damn case. Nothing makes sense. "...What do we do now?""Hmm? Err-sweep the perimeter again, I'll check... the house."
― Evan, Thursday, 6 May 2021 18:23 (three years ago) link
now that you mention it, i'm surprised there hasn't been a gimmicky "Internet browser window found-footage" horror movie specifically based around real estate websites.
― Bobo Honk, real name, no gimmicks (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 6 May 2021 20:04 (three years ago) link
why is the garage door so tall
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Thursday, 6 May 2021 20:33 (three years ago) link
Guys...
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1204-S-18th-St-Saint-Louis-MO-63104/2934915_zpid/?fbclid=IwAR2huu7sKv2Nmv8_SlWQEMhBhgzXeA3vHCO6jtixvdTBS2gcioM6cK6Qw_8
OverviewTime on Zillow8 hours|Views2,774|Saves40If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary-wise, what is, it wouldn't be and what it wouldn't be, it would, you see. This is entirely bonkers but I'll tell you a secret, all the best houses are. Sunken conversations rise to incredible heights. Tables that clearly show the wonders of the deep. Waterfalls and rooftop gardens. Outside/inside and angles of peculiar destinations. Mirrors that reflect upside down. Bridges that lead to spaces with no faces. Closed windows with light from unexpected places. Somethings real, somethings created - all things coming together to form an unexpected adventure through the mind of a visionary man. This could be your dream and you could decide where it goes from here. Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality.Read lessListing courtesy of:
Fritz McAvoy
McAvoy Realty
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 6 May 2021 21:52 (three years ago) link
fbclid=IwAR2huu7sKv2Nmv8_SlWQEMhBhgzXeA3vHCO6jtixvdTBS2gcioM6cK6Qw_8
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Thursday, 6 May 2021 22:07 (three years ago) link
A child kept calling my name while I was looking through that slideshow, but I was never able to find them.
― pplains, Thursday, 6 May 2021 22:09 (three years ago) link
The use of the word "bonkers" made me think of a writer -- George Saunders? Pynchon?
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 6 May 2021 22:14 (three years ago) link
Would be $1.1 million in my neighborhood, just sayin
― Triumph of the Willa Cather (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 6 May 2021 22:55 (three years ago) link
that kansas city one is just two groverhauses stacked on top of each other
― superdeep borehole (harbl), Thursday, 6 May 2021 23:28 (three years ago) link
eyes baked solid by caustic HDR images
― assert (MatthewK), Thursday, 6 May 2021 23:35 (three years ago) link
i know, i couldn't even see what was going on and didn't finish the slideshow
― superdeep borehole (harbl), Thursday, 6 May 2021 23:41 (three years ago) link
Didn't even notice that the Groverhaus was in KC while the Crowdhouse was in StL.
Never going to ask a realtor to "show me" a listing again.
― pplains, Friday, 7 May 2021 01:12 (three years ago) link
The first few sentences are a legit Lewis Carroll quote, then there are a bunch of misattributed ones scattered throughout the rest of that blurb. That bonkers sentence is a paraphrase of a Johnny Depp line from the Burton Alice in Wonderland movie. (I did some googling)
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Friday, 7 May 2021 15:32 (three years ago) link
we are at Johnny Depth
― If you value Vox, we have an axe (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 7 May 2021 15:53 (three years ago) link
internet says "Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality" is Jules de Gaultier
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 7 May 2021 16:11 (three years ago) link
putting in an offer on the St Louis one
― Draymond is "Mr Dumpy" (forksclovetofu), Friday, 7 May 2021 18:34 (three years ago) link
If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary-wise, what is, it wouldn't be and what it wouldn't be, it would, you see. This is entirely bonkers but I'll tell you a secret, all the best houses are. Sunken conversations rise to incredible heights. Tables that clearly show the wonders of the deep. Waterfalls and rooftop gardens. Outside/inside and angles of peculiar destinations. Mirrors that reflect upside down. Bridges that lead to spaces with no faces. Closed windows with light from unexpected places. Somethings real, somethings created - all things coming together to form an unexpected adventure through the mind of a visionary man. This could be your dream and you could decide where it goes from here. Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality.
--Bob Marley
― John Cooper of Christian rock band Skillet (map), Friday, 7 May 2021 18:35 (three years ago) link
"this house, which is clearly shit, is actually good. more mess and gak when we come back!"- marc summers
― If you value Vox, we have an axe (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 7 May 2021 18:43 (three years ago) link
lol
― ciderpress, Friday, 7 May 2021 18:47 (three years ago) link
that St. Louis one would look like a very intentional architectural essay in historical eclecticism, maximalist postmodernism, or something of the sort.... if not for the godawful real-estate photo lighting and "clarity" settings applied to the images. realistically it's probably the obsessive personal project of some tinkering eccentric/collector/salvage-rummager/bricoleur. which is also pretty cool IMHO but would also benefit tremendously from a different photographic aesthetic.
― Bobo Honk, real name, no gimmicks (Doctor Casino), Friday, 7 May 2021 19:03 (three years ago) link
Looking at those pictures felt like:
https://images.hindustantimes.com/rf/image_size_960x540/HT/p2/2019/04/25/Pictures/_5183fa28-6760-11e9-b8c7-d9ea8f4e8ad0.jpg
― Evan, Friday, 7 May 2021 19:09 (three years ago) link
just a lil plug
itt stomach-churning hdr photos
― John Cooper of Christian rock band Skillet (map), Friday, 7 May 2021 19:10 (three years ago) link
a bit of a fixer upperhttps://www.redfin.com/CO/Colorado-Springs/4525-Churchill-Ct-80906/home/34515765
― burly crafty woodsman (James Harden) vs tall ethereal phantom (forksclovetofu), Friday, 18 June 2021 06:05 (two years ago) link
I love how most of the pictures are understandably showing the layout despite the damage, except for one photo that focuses on a specific patch of carpet with the words "THE SHIT".
― Evan, Friday, 18 June 2021 12:53 (two years ago) link
After teasing the deck like that the least they could have done was have a photo. (I didn’t watch the video.)
― Van Halen dot Senate dot flashlight (Boring, Maryland), Friday, 18 June 2021 13:53 (two years ago) link
i wanted to see the basement meat
― superdeep borehole (harbl), Friday, 18 June 2021 13:58 (two years ago) link
ok i watched the video. the deck isn't in it. i don't understand how they're asking that much. they should just knock it down imo.
― superdeep borehole (harbl), Friday, 18 June 2021 14:08 (two years ago) link
"Oh, and did I mention it’s in the pink of a geological landslide area?"
Nice way to sneak that in.
― jmm, Friday, 18 June 2021 14:27 (two years ago) link
Ha ha we fucked up your house.
― Vin Jawn (PBKR), Friday, 18 June 2021 14:40 (two years ago) link
The music hah
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Friday, 18 June 2021 14:41 (two years ago) link
Um, do you not see this is a "Hot Home"? Your loss.
― Evan, Friday, 18 June 2021 14:41 (two years ago) link
Ok, watched the video. Poor cats. Fuck that tenant.
― Vin Jawn (PBKR), Friday, 18 June 2021 14:42 (two years ago) link
What's the CD left behind at 6:11?
― Vin Jawn (PBKR), Friday, 18 June 2021 14:46 (two years ago) link
"There's something fishy about the property manager's accounting...All of this damage was done after the tenant had been evicted."
Is she implying that the property manager did the spray-painting?
― jmm, Friday, 18 June 2021 14:50 (two years ago) link
xp I think it's this:
https://www.theballadeers.com/noa/images/wm/2008_cw.jpg
Chilling.
― Vin Jawn (PBKR), Friday, 18 June 2021 14:52 (two years ago) link