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Ever notice how realtors always use the same deceptive euphemisms to describe the POS they're trying to sell you, without your being sure of exactly what they actually mean? This handy little Realtor Dictionary will help clarify the next time you talk to a bozo ..uh, I mean Realtor.
TermTranslation
"Doll house" =incredibly small
"Curb Appeal" =looks better outside than inside
"Needs some TLC" =it's a tear-down!
"Close to transportation" =there's a freeway 20 ft from your window
How about that realtor habit of calling old things new as in:
"Features five year-new roof" or "Comes with 3 year-new carpets".
Actually, we are advised not to use the word "new", because some people will sue if the "new" carpet was installed a month before they bought it. Officially, a carpet stops being "new" the moment someone (like the installers!) walks on it.
So, to avoid being sued by the kind of someone who loves to sue because of something like the carpet was walked on, by necessity, by the people installing it, we use such wording as "carpet installed 2008" or whatever the actual year was, perhaps with the month included if there's room.
I thought "curb appeal" simply means that the house appears attractive when looking from the front?
How do you figure it has some meaning relative to the home's interior?
It does mean that the house appears attractive from the curb. That's all it means, in the real world.
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