Some home buyers have a love-hate relationships with the properties they see. They either fall madly in love with a place, finding no faults, or are totally disgusted, even outraged that I would dare show them something so terrible.
Sometimes, underlying a buyer’s rejection reaction are their own irrational expectations or other psychological quirks. But other times, there are hidden issues that can cause a gut reaction of hate toward a particular home.
Here is the 3rd reason I have seen buyers dislike homes:
3. Failure to Optimize.
“That’s a shame.” “What a waste.” “Too bad they did that.” “Why would they tear that down/choose that finish/put that in?!”
Buyers hate little more than to move into a home and spend their precious remaining dollars ripping out nearly new upgrades—especially when they feel like they paid a premium for the home having been remodeled in the first place.
Well, there’s at least one thing they hate more: a home that they came to see because of its perfect location or mid-century modern/Victorian/Craftsman architecture that’s been built or remodeled in a way that totally eliminates the advantages of the features they came to see it for. A home with a gorgeous view with few windows (trust me, they exist) is one case in point. Another is the Craftsman bungalow that has been all modernized inside, built-ins removed and natural wood ripped out.
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