this post was submitted on 02 Aug 2023
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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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[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

As a garage door tech, I have too many questions.

Such as, where is that spring line? Where is the rest of the tracking? Who installed that motor, and why? It looks like it was installed in the last handful of years. It’s also installed in a helluva way, but, given the headroom, I can excuse it, but, without tracking or a spring line, that motor isn’t doing shit… so why is it there? Wtf is going on here?! This is causing a crisis.

So, it turns out, (as someone pointed out) it’s a one piece garage door, I don’t see these where I live due to snow. So, it likely actually works, crisis kinda averted.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Probably in case of inspection if they didn't get permits to make the garage a bedroom

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I thinking the same thing. This looks a lot like my neighbor's garage, and I'm 99% sure he didn't get a permit.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Oh good catch! I don’t see one piece garage doors like this where I live, due to snow, so I’ve never seen this in action!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I’ve never seen a new one either, just old wooden one piece doors. The last one I used had cables and pulleys to a counterweight on the far side of the garage, no springs.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

This comment was a rollercoaster! Thank god crisis is adverted!

[–] cakeslayer 25 points 1 year ago

"And here is the guest room! With it's very own entrance! Your guests can come and go as they want and it doubles as a patio AND a place to store your car! We are not responsiblefor carbon monoxide poisoning."

[–] GingeyBook 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Only the finest in indoor outdoor living. We know what we've got.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

My cousin did something like that, he had to move so he bought a lot, built a garage with a second floor, he had his kitchen/livingroom on the ground level. That gave him a place to live in right next to the house he was building. Once the house was finished he moved his stuff and now has a sweet heated garage with loads of storage space on the second floor.

In his case he had to build a temporary wall inside to enclose the garage door because of winters.

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

Your cousin did exactly what I've always wanted to do. I'll never be able to afford a house build while already having a mortgage...but I COULD afford the land and a garage apartment.

Everyone tells me it's a stupid idea but it's the only way I see it being possible - and it clearly works.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Just gotta make sure it's ok with the municipality first because you're building the garage as being inhabitable and then you're building a second inhabitable building on the same lot, which might not be accepted.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Ahh yes time to be really cold in the winter and really hot in the summer.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Düsseldorf, luxury appartement, 1500 €

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Looks like a porn shooting room

[–] FlyingSquid 6 points 1 year ago

"Sorry to wake you up, I needed to park."

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

the rug really ties the room...er, the garage together

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

That's definitely for filming some stuff... Easier to air out afterwards

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"1 bedroom, fully furnished, separate entrance" on AirBnb.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

100% guaranteed this is an Airbnb lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

$950 a month, sometimes I do oil changes or ninja stuff in here