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Anonymous wrote:If I looked at a house with a POD right out front I would wonder if the current owners are hoarders that had to quickly move all the stuff out to get it presentable. Then I'd wonder if there was any of the typical deferred maintenance/other issues that come up in hoarder homes. Most likely I wouldn't even bother getting out of the car.

And while you were doing all that someone else would buy the house.

Then they have more expertise, funds, and time to spend in completely gutting, renovating, and flipping hoarder homes than I do. That's great, but a good percentage of home buyers are looking to move into a home shortly after purchase, not spend 6+ months fixing issues to make it habitable.

You are nuts. A POD in front of a house doesn’t mean the owners are hoarders.
A house that needs significant fixing is easily recognizable with a simple visual inspection outside and inside. A POD in front of the house is not a tell sign.

Um, when I see a POD in front of a house, I assume it’s disgusting inside. PODs that I’ve noticed while driving around in Northern Va are usually there long-term. If I saw a listing for a house w a POD out front in an unfamiliar neighborhood, I’d have no way of knowing if that was temporary. I’d err on the conservative and hard pass, because let’s face it, if they can’t even get their crap off the property to sell it, there are probably other issues.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I looked at a house with a POD right out front I would wonder if the current owners are hoarders that had to quickly move all the stuff out to get it presentable. Then I'd wonder if there was any of the typical deferred maintenance/other issues that come up in hoarder homes. Most likely I wouldn't even bother getting out of the car.

And while you were doing all that someone else would buy the house.

Then they have more expertise, funds, and time to spend in completely gutting, renovating, and flipping hoarder homes than I do. That's great, but a good percentage of home buyers are looking to move into a home shortly after purchase, not spend 6+ months fixing issues to make it habitable.

You are nuts. A POD in front of a house doesn’t mean the owners are hoarders.
A house that needs significant fixing is easily recognizable with a simple visual inspection outside and inside. A POD in front of the house is not a tell sign.

Some effects of neglect are not visible with a casual "visual inspection" by someone with little training/experience. Maybe someone with a lot of expertise in home renovation can see this-but not the typical home buyer looking for their next residence. Does OP want to limit her buyer pool to experienced home flippers looking to buy low/sell high? Or does she want as broad a group as possible so she can get the best offer?
Besides, while I'm calling to schedule a home inspector to see if I want to purchase the hoarder house, some other house without these issues is going under contract with some other buyer.

Nope. Not worth wasting my time and the potential risk.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I looked at a house with a POD right out front I would wonder if the current owners are hoarders that had to quickly move all the stuff out to get it presentable. Then I'd wonder if there was any of the typical deferred maintenance/other issues that come up in hoarder homes. Most likely I wouldn't even bother getting out of the car.

And while you were doing all that someone else would buy the house.

Then they have more expertise, funds, and time to spend in completely gutting, renovating, and flipping hoarder homes than I do. That's great, but a good percentage of home buyers are looking to move into a home shortly after purchase, not spend 6+ months fixing issues to make it habitable.

You are nuts. A POD in front of a house doesn’t mean the owners are hoarders.
A house that needs significant fixing is easily recognizable with a simple visual inspection outside and inside. A POD in front of the house is not a tell sign.

There’s no reason to keep a POD in front of your house while you’re showing it for sale. It doesn’t look good, pay for off-site storage.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I looked at a house with a POD right out front I would wonder if the current owners are hoarders that had to quickly move all the stuff out to get it presentable. Then I'd wonder if there was any of the typical deferred maintenance/other issues that come up in hoarder homes. Most likely I wouldn't even bother getting out of the car.

And while you were doing all that someone else would buy the house.

Then they have more expertise, funds, and time to spend in completely gutting, renovating, and flipping hoarder homes than I do. That's great, but a good percentage of home buyers are looking to move into a home shortly after purchase, not spend 6+ months fixing issues to make it habitable.

You are nuts. A POD in front of a house doesn’t mean the owners are hoarders.
A house that needs significant fixing is easily recognizable with a simple visual inspection outside and inside. A POD in front of the house is not a tell sign.