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greenfreak
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greenfreak
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What turns you off?
My mother made me hate floor-to-cieling dark wood paneling forever. When I see it in houses, especially in dark rooms, it immediately turns me off.
I try to keep an open mind, I know I can just rip it down if needed. It's just a psychological thing.
And basements. I know, I'm strange. I'm probably the only person on Long Island that could care less about them. I just think cold & mold when I think of basements for some reason. I think it's a product of growing up in a house & neighborhood that didn't have any. 
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june262004
But I love the Snow!
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Kristin
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Re: What turns you off?
Posted by greenfreak
And basements. I know, I'm strange. I'm probably the only person on Long Island that could care less about them. I just think cold & mold when I think of basements for some reason. I think it's a product of growing up in a house & neighborhood that didn't have any.
Im with ya on that! I had no desire to have one. They always freak me out... I usually wind up running up the stairs REALLY fast. Kinda like Vada in My girl 
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| Posted 10/29/06 2:47 PM |
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Re: What turns you off?
Posted by greenfreak
And basements. I know, I'm strange. I'm probably the only person on Long Island that could care less about them. I just think cold & mold when I think of basements for some reason. I think it's a product of growing up in a house & neighborhood that didn't have any.
I don't care about basements either- I grew up in a house that didn't have one, and most of my friends didn't have one. Never knew it was such a weird thing till I was in college. I no longer live on LI, but our current house only has a crawl basement, which is really useless to us.
Turn offs- I wouldn't want a house on a busy road. That would make me nervous.
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| Posted 10/29/06 2:50 PM |
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Spring Baby06
My two loves
Member since 5/05 3612 total posts
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Jillian
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Re: What turns you off?
wallpaper, paneling, 70s carpet. Not to say I wouldn't buy a house with one or more of these things, but when I look on MLSLI, I am totally turned off.
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| Posted 10/29/06 2:50 PM |
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Tah-wee-ZAH
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Re: What turns you off?
Wallpaper in ever room (I've scrapped wallpaper in 3 separate houses, yes, the entire house for each house )
Popcorn ceilings
Tiny rooms
Extensions/layouts that don't make sense
Bathrooms w/o windows
unattached garages
houses too close to the road
houses on busy streets
wall to wall carpet and no hardwood floors underneath
Pretty much anythig that I can't change (structural) or things that are a real PITA to change myself.
Funny, I never liked my Dad's house because of the layout and due to an extension none of the bathrooms have windows
Message edited 10/29/2006 2:58:06 PM.
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greenfreak
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greenfreak
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Re: What turns you off?
Posted by Tah-wee-ZAH
Popcorn ceilings
Is there anything worse than trying to repaint a popcorn ceiling?
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| Posted 10/29/06 3:00 PM |
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nov04libride
big brother <3
Member since 5/05 14672 total posts
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Me
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Re: What turns you off?
Houses on busy roads
Dark rooms/not enough windows/wood paneling
I'm a fan of basements so I really want one for the storage space
garages that are not attached
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| Posted 10/29/06 3:00 PM |
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sunnyplus3
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Re: What turns you off?
not having a garage
we have a basement, but I don't like it. I grew up "on a slab" & I think basements are creepy, my DH loves our basement though.
McMansions
Vinyl siding
cookie cutter neighborhoods
houses that were totally renovated
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| Posted 10/29/06 3:06 PM |
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MegZee
My bunny
Member since 5/06 8777 total posts
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Meaghan
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Re: What turns you off?
people thinking their houses are worth wayyy more than they are
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| Posted 10/29/06 3:23 PM |
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Eva Luna
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God, bless & heal my DH, JenG's DH Rob & DebG
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Re: What turns you off?
Posted by Tah-wee-ZAH
Wallpaper
Popcorn ceilings
Tiny rooms
Extensions/layouts that don't make sense
unattached garages
houses too close to the road
houses on busy streets
wall to wall carpet and no hardwood floors underneath
Pretty much anything that I can't change (structural) or things that are a real PITA to change myself.
I adjusted her list, but it's pretty much the same as mine. I'm also turned off by layers of linoleum!
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| Posted 10/29/06 3:34 PM |
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Chatham-Chick
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Re: What turns you off?
Things that can't be changed:
*treeless lots/properties (tiny ornamental trees do not count)
*houses w/o a basement and garage (storage, storage, storage!)
*sidewalks (I prefer older, established neighborhoods)
Things that can be changed:
*door/window trim corner blocks
*light colored wood floors (the golden oak color in particular)
*semigloss or highgloss paint finishes on walls in any room (unless you're an interior decorator and know what you're doing)
(this list could go on and on!  )
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| Posted 10/29/06 5:55 PM |
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2Pisces
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Paige
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Re: What turns you off?
too many knick-knacks. 
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Akajt98
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Jill
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Re: What turns you off?
Really dirty houses....cleaning supplies don't cost that much money!
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TheLorax
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Re: What turns you off?
tiny rooms
too many different colors going on (every room a different color with nothing to tie them together)
one color that is a little too central (everything is peach - from counters to cabinets to wall color)
vinyl floors
mismatched floors
wall mirrors
extremely modern style
mismatched appliances
ETA: While looking for a house, we were also turned off by irregular shaped yards (hard to fence), basements with low ceilings, excessive wallpaper, unfinished additions, funny smells (haha!)
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leighdvm
My golden boys!
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Re: What turns you off?
Wallpaper or any type of border
tiny lots
No deck or patio
mini blinds
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| Posted 10/30/06 10:26 AM |
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Re: What turns you off?
When it is a dark shady house and wood shingles outside.
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SweetestOfPeas
J'taime Paris!
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Re: What turns you off?
OMG! where do I start??!
MOLD & FILTH! I HATE going to see a house that is dirty! outdated decor (like foil wallpaper which takes 50 years to remove. small houses, only 1 bathroom, no storage, linolium (although that isn't a big deal to replace), ugly bathrooms, ugly kitchens, house on a busy street or near the LIRR tracks.
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| Posted 10/30/06 10:30 AM |
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~Colleen~
my loves...
Member since 5/05 9129 total posts
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guess
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Re: What turns you off?
- Vinyl siding and vinyl fences
- Awkward layouts
- Houses on a hill
- Houses where the pitch is towards the house (flooding!!)
- Busy roads
- Corner property
I dislike paneling and wallpaper (and have both in my house!!) but I can look past it b/c it can be removed (however painful it may be at times  ).
Message edited 10/30/2006 12:28:31 PM.
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Laura1976
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Laura
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Re: What turns you off?
tiny rooms
walking in the front door and the stairs leadiing upstairs are RIGHT there.
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| Posted 10/30/06 12:17 PM |
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MrsNaunie
Kai helps my father dump out.
Member since 9/06 1181 total posts
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Lauren
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Re: What turns you off?
Cheap vinyl siding.
Houses shaped like trailers.
lack of a basement and garage.
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| Posted 10/30/06 12:18 PM |
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tourist
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Re: What turns you off?
Posted by Chatham-Chick
*sidewalks (I prefer older, established neighborhoods)
Older neighborhoods don't have sidewalks? 
How old are you talking? My parents house was builty in the 30s & has sidewalks, but I've seen brand new developments that don't.
I like the look of no sidewwalks, but the practicality of sidewalks.
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| Posted 10/30/06 12:47 PM |
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CkGm
They get so big, so fast :(
Member since 5/05 13848 total posts
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Christine
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Re: What turns you off?
popcorn ceilings- just removed ours and what a difference!
old and stained carpet
only one bath
small, enclosed kitchens- I am used the open floor plan now
no backyard- HUGE problem near the beach in LA where I live- our backyard isn't huge but at least we have one
no garage- we don't have basements in LA due to earthquakes- they make the buildings too unstable.
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BabyAvocado
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Re: What turns you off?
wallpaper
carpeting with no hardwood flooring underneath
mirrored walls
paneling
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SweetTooth
I'm a tired mommy!
Member since 12/05 20105 total posts
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Lauren
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Re: What turns you off?
cigarette smell - TOTAL turn off!
We went to one house that we were in for 5 minutes and when we came out we both REEKED!!
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| Posted 10/30/06 2:08 PM |
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SweetestOfPeas
J'taime Paris!
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Re: What turns you off?
Posted by SweetTooth
cigarette smell - TOTAL turn off!
We went to one house that we were in for 5 minutes and when we came out we both REEKED!!
OMG SAME here!!!! we looked at a house in Holbrook in January I think and it was disgusting!!!!!!!!! it absolutely reeked of smoke. even the basement stunk from it YUUUUUUCK
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