s/o Curb appeal--what is the ugliest house you've seen?

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Anonymous wrote:Split-foyer edition:

Those all look fine to me. Well kept up and in decent shape. I actually like them. Yep, I'd live in one of those.

I agree. I like them, as well. Can someone explain why those are ugly? They are nice houses for middle class professionals or others who can't buy a 7 figure home.

Welcome to this board. The bolded is precisely the "ugly" they are referring to, unfortunately. I think this thread is ugly. Lets all get together and make fun of normal homes for average people (aside from a couple obvious monstrosities posted).

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Anonymous wrote:I haven't quite decided if Rainbow Road looks more like a church or a funeral home.

Funeral home or Boarding house for wayward youth.

Municipal office building for a smaller town that is slowly dying because the kids move elsewhere after college. The population was once 500,000 but now it is 30,000.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Split-foyer edition:

Those all look fine to me. Well kept up and in decent shape. I actually like them. Yep, I'd live in one of those.

I agree. I like them, as well. Can someone explain why those are ugly? They are nice houses for middle class professionals or others who can't buy a 7 figure home.

We are simply not worthy. On DCUM, not buying a 1M home is a moral failure.

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I agree. This is one of the most mean spirited threads I've seen.

You can't be "mean" to a house, but the people who live in these places view them as their homes. I'm sure some of these people don't have the resources to fix them up the way they want. Maybe they can't afford it, or perhaps they are elderly or are physically unable to do it. What ever ther reason, OP, you are a horrible person to pull together these homes and declare them to br the ugliest ever.

I'd rather live my life in an ugly house than with an ugly heart.

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Anonymous wrote:I agree. This is one of the most mean spirited threads I've seen.

You can't be "mean" to a house, but the people who live in these places view them as their homes. I'm sure some of these people don't have the resources to fix them up the way they want. Maybe they can't afford it, or perhaps they are elderly or are physically unable to do it. What ever ther reason, OP, you are a horrible person to pull together these homes and declare them to br the ugliest ever.

I'd rather live my life in an ugly house than with an ugly heart.

+1

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OK - this is ugly like hell but the balconies attached to the upstairs bedrooms are nice. I am sure it is a great house inside!

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I think it just needs a large tree to soften the look!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Split-foyer edition:

Those all look fine to me. Well kept up and in decent shape. I actually like them. Yep, I'd live in one of those.

I agree. I like them, as well. Can someone explain why those are ugly? They are nice houses for middle class professionals or others who can't buy a 7 figure home.

We are simply not worthy. On DCUM, not buying a 1M home is a moral failure.

Actually, these are nice cute houses. I actually like them!

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OK - this is ugly like hell but the balconies attached to the upstairs bedrooms are nice. I am sure it is a great house inside!

This is top heavy. They need to balance the ground floor somehow. And some landscaping is also needed. This could be a transformed house on "Curb Appeal".

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Anonymous wrote:

OK - this is ugly like hell but the balconies attached to the upstairs bedrooms are nice. I am sure it is a great house inside!

This is top heavy. They need to balance the ground floor somehow. And some landscaping is also needed. This could be a transformed house on "Curb Appeal".

Yes. The top heaviness makes the balconies a bit precarious. I'm not sure what the solution would be. Maybe a large covered porch across the front of the house along with some landscaping?

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Most of these houses need a bit of landscaping and some cosmetic changes.

The house in NJ? I do not mind that because I have seen such houses in other countries. It is just not the norm here!

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omg, I lose it every time I look at whatever the hell that balcony thing is on the top left.

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Actually the balcony thing is the nice part. This house has a bit of an identity crisis...but I think it can totally be transformed into a plantation style mansion with balconies and verandahs and ceiling fans...

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Anonymous wrote:I agree. This is one of the most mean spirited threads I've seen.

You can't be "mean" to a house, but the people who live in these places view them as their homes. I'm sure some of these people don't have the resources to fix them up the way they want. Maybe they can't afford it, or perhaps they are elderly or are physically unable to do it. What ever ther reason, OP, you are a horrible person to pull together these homes and declare them to br the ugliest ever.

I'd rather live my life in an ugly house than with an ugly heart.

Oh, FFS. Melodramatic much? Unless you had a personal hand in designing the house, why would you possibly be offended? Most people fully admit that the housing stock in this area leaves something to be desired. Those of us who want to live closer-in often have to sacrifice on looks for affordability. We certainly did, and I joke all the time about how much we had to pay for the privilege of living in our ugly house with a fantastic neighborhood. I love the character of older houses but let's be honest, would anyone really choose a 1971 split foyer with speckled brick if they had their pick of any housing style? These houses may be well-kept and they may be acceptable given the alternatives but come on, they're not attractive!

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I can't believe any of the houses in the OP were over $500K. I would never pay that much for those. . .