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49. I know a real estate appraiser who's seen all kinds of stuff
Mon Oct 28, 2024, 09:26 AM
Oct 2024

One was a painting of someone’s new born prominently displayed by the front room. It looked like a demon child ready to attack. I don’t think I still have the pic he sent.

A couple who were planning on divorcing. She took every days newspaper and stood them up in a big sort of hall/dining room. Years of them. He had to measure the room but couldn’t touch any of them or they’d all fall down. He had maybe a foot between the papers and the wall to slide through.

Lots of messy houses. Everyone claimed “oh I’ve been meaning to get to that” or “I’m just putting those there for now” when it was clear the pile of clothes had been there for quite a while. He had one lady’s bedroom that had so much clothes in it you could barely squeeze into the door and there was a path to the bed. That was the only part of the floor that didn’t have 2-3 feet of stuff covering it.

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Life-sized Mannequins at my MILs house. woodsprite Oct 2024 #1
Sorry , but that is funny and creepy. Thank you woodsprite. debm55 Oct 2024 #2
One of my jobs in early adulthood was at a mannequin factory. WestMichRad Oct 2024 #50
Jeffrey Dahmer stole a couple of those to keep as boyfriends. milestogo Oct 2024 #123
ball lightning lapfog_1 Oct 2024 #3
Yes that would be terrifying. Thank you lapfog_1 debm55 Oct 2024 #4
Lucky no one was struck by it. wnylib Oct 2024 #39
A very large bird Tweedy Oct 2024 #5
Thank you Tweedy. We had small birds go through the chimney and the cats would chase them though out the house. debm55 Oct 2024 #7
I needed signatures on paperwork and went to the client's home for them..he opened the door and I stepped in Deuxcents Oct 2024 #6
That is sickening. I feel sorry for you having to experience that. debm55 Oct 2024 #8
A baby bull... oldsoldierfadingfast Oct 2024 #17
Thank you oldsoldierfadingfast. Sad post with a happy ending. Oh and welcome to DU. debm55 Oct 2024 #20
I had a newborn lamb under my bed Laurelin Oct 2024 #105
Best thing I've read all day Lulu KC Nov 11 #125
An authentic Suit of Armor from the Middle Ages. madaboutharry Oct 2024 #9
Thank you madaboutharry. Yes very strange debm55 Oct 2024 #11
A Renoir in the bathroom. The real deal. A sketch of a young woman. In a full bath. Solly Mack Oct 2024 #10
Thank you Solly Mack. I see your point. debm55 Oct 2024 #12
I've gone into homes with stuffed dead animals but that wasn't strange for the people involved. Solly Mack Oct 2024 #19
I would be strange for me. debm55 Oct 2024 #22
They let their two small dogs just go in the house Alpeduez21 Oct 2024 #13
That is very gross. Were they elderely and not able to clean up? debm55 Oct 2024 #15
Neither just couldn't be bothered, I guess Alpeduez21 Oct 2024 #18
I house sat for a boss once Diraven Oct 2024 #101
Gross Alpeduez21 Oct 2024 #115
A 60mm mortar round next to the fireplace in the home of a kid I was friends with. rsdsharp Oct 2024 #14
that could be dangerous. debm55 Oct 2024 #16
Not if it was inert. I assume my friend's father brought it back from WWWII. rsdsharp Oct 2024 #21
With some people you never know. I more than likely inert. debm55 Oct 2024 #23
I used to have an inert tank round Diraven Oct 2024 #102
14 ft wood sailboat from the 30s...mast included. Beautifully maintained. GP6971 Oct 2024 #24
That is very strange. Which room did they keep it in? debm55 Oct 2024 #25
Foyer and it was huge. GP6971 Oct 2024 #26
That is very odd. Thank you. debm55 Oct 2024 #27
A stuffed giraffe. mommymarine2003 Oct 2024 #28
Thank you mommymarine2003, That is strange. debm55 Oct 2024 #30
A bomb shelter Cartoonist Oct 2024 #29
Thank you Cartoonist. Yes that is strange. debm55 Oct 2024 #31
It's nice they were able to repurpose it after the Cold War ended Hekate Oct 2024 #48
Michael Jackson room. Bmoboy Oct 2024 #32
That sure is creepy. thank you, Bmoboy. debm55 Oct 2024 #33
An acquaintance of mine had the tumor that was surgically removed from his brain.... lastlib Oct 2024 #34
Thank you lastlib. that would creep me out too. debm55 Oct 2024 #64
Wow. You win. Joinfortmill Oct 2024 #77
A stuffed polar bear standing upright in a menacing pose in a drained fish pond in a living room Brother Buzz Oct 2024 #35
Thank you Brother Buzz. That is sad and creepy. debm55 Oct 2024 #65
I was just a kid and didn't understand the creepy bit yet Brother Buzz Oct 2024 #88
Peyote growing in the kitchen window Runningdawg Oct 2024 #36
Thank you Runningdawg. That's strange. debm55 Oct 2024 #67
A bathroom with mirrors on all four walls and the ceiling, weird. You can see your self doing doc03 Oct 2024 #37
Thank you doc03, that is very strange. debm55 Oct 2024 #69
Rofl Joinfortmill Oct 2024 #78
My brother bought a house to use as a rental. duncang Oct 2024 #38
This message was self-deleted by its author doc03 Oct 2024 #42
Very strange indeed. Thank you duncang. debm55 Oct 2024 #70
My cousin's husband crud Oct 2024 #93
Satanic altar? XanaDUer2 Oct 2024 #40
Thank you XanaDUer2. I would have done the same. debm55 Oct 2024 #71
Not very strange compared to some other posts here, wnylib Oct 2024 #41
Thank you wnylib, That would creep me out too. debm55 Oct 2024 #61
A Nazi flag about 10 feet wide hanging in someones living room. nt doc03 Oct 2024 #43
Did you leave. I would have walked out. debm55 Oct 2024 #60
The person had passed away, relatives were doc03 Oct 2024 #95
Thank you doc03 and a Nazi lover.teacher debm55 Oct 2024 #96
I have one, folded up on the top shelf of my closet. My father brought it back from the war yellowdogintexas Nov 11 #126
But you's are not on display. I don't what I would do with it either. Thank you yellowdogintexas. debm55 Nov 11 #132
When we first got married my husband drove his motorcycle inside our house to work on it TommieMommy Oct 2024 #44
Thank you TommieMommy. That is different. debm55 Oct 2024 #59
That would be him, you never knew what he would do. Made our life together interesting. I miss him. TommieMommy Oct 2024 #83
Lol Joinfortmill Oct 2024 #81
A camel saddle some_of_us_are_sane Oct 2024 #45
Thank you some_of_us_are_sane debm55 Oct 2024 #58
My aunt actually turned a camel saddle into a footstool Laurelin Oct 2024 #107
A sex dungeon in the basement. LudwigPastorius Oct 2024 #46
Oh my. That is strange. Thank you LudwigPastorius. debm55 Oct 2024 #57
It was a toy from the Ultraman series, I think sakabatou Oct 2024 #47
Thank you sakabatou. I don't blame you. debm55 Oct 2024 #55
I know a real estate appraiser who's seen all kinds of stuff underpants Oct 2024 #49
Thank you underpants. I wonder if they were hoarders. debm55 Oct 2024 #52
Many years ago Diamond_Dog Oct 2024 #51
Thank you Diamond_Dog. Yes that does sound very strange. debm55 Oct 2024 #53
When we moved into my childhome home (1972) there was a detached garage with a root cellar FSogol Oct 2024 #54
Thank you FSogol. Must have been brought up from Friday and former owners just left it. Sad. but creepy debm55 Oct 2024 #62
Not really strange if..fish..had..wings Oct 2024 #56
Thank you. I would say it was strange and dangerous debm55 Oct 2024 #63
Extreme hoarding WestMichRad Oct 2024 #66
Thank you WestMichRad. Sounds like there were problems with the gentleman. debm55 Oct 2024 #72
We all have our problems, don't we?! WestMichRad Oct 2024 #97
Well, there was a fire hydrant in one. In another, a gynecological exam table. WheelWalker Oct 2024 #68
Thank you WheelWalker. Very strange and creepy. debm55 Oct 2024 #73
Not going there Joinfortmill Oct 2024 #84
Years ago when my wife and I were looking for a house to buy in the Midwest... hunter Oct 2024 #74
Thank you hunter. Some very strange houses. What did you find behind the carpet on the walls? debm55 Oct 2024 #75
We didn't buy that house. There were too many strange things about it. hunter Oct 2024 #90
Thank you hunter. debm55 Oct 2024 #94
A moose head, which is a bit freaky, believe me. Joinfortmill Oct 2024 #76
Thank you Joinfortmill. freaky for sure. debm55 Oct 2024 #79
an inground pool in the living room. the whole house reeked of chlorine. Native Oct 2024 #80
Yuk that sure would. Thank you Native. debm55 Oct 2024 #82
A German Nazi general's uniform. FuzzyRabbit Oct 2024 #85
Thank you FuzzyRabbit. That is gross. debm55 Oct 2024 #86
A real taxidermied polar bear, standing up with teeth and claws bared, in attack stance. Laffy Kat Oct 2024 #87
Thank you Laffy Kat. so sorry for you and the bear. debm55 Oct 2024 #89
The headstone of a living friend dlbell Oct 2024 #91
Thank you dlbell. Makes sense but is so creepy. debm55 Oct 2024 #92
This isn't a inside the house. duncang Oct 2024 #98
Thank you duncang. Was the house in Texas? it sounds very strange. debm55 Oct 2024 #99
Yep, Montgomery County Texas. duncang Oct 2024 #117
A neighbor has a collection of Cookie Jars in the shape of pigs. He has about 10 of them , all the same on the top of debm55 Oct 2024 #100
A stuffed whooping crane. And yes, they are a protective species. Ferrets are Cool Oct 2024 #103
So sorry for that bird. I am sorry that you had to witness that. debm55 Oct 2024 #108
A stripper pole BOSSHOG Oct 2024 #104
HAHAHAHAHAHHAHHHAH. thank you BOSSHOG That is funny. debm55 Oct 2024 #106
I am a real estate photographer who has shot over 4000 homes in the last 7 years. I have seen more Ferrets are Cool Oct 2024 #110
HAHAHHAHAHAH. Thank you Ferrets are Cool debm55 Oct 2024 #112
We sold our home in Mississippi in 2018 BOSSHOG Oct 2024 #118
It makes a world of difference Ferrets are Cool Oct 2024 #119
Something that did not seem strange at the time but would now Eko Oct 2024 #109
Thank you Eko. Yes that could be dangerous. debm55 Oct 2024 #113
Now that I think of it, it kinda was. Eko Oct 2024 #116
Not all that strange for deer hunters.... Niagara Oct 2024 #111
I am so sorry about that. Niagara. I have seen them also.If you go to the Dakotas you will see gazebos made from the debm55 Oct 2024 #114
I'm a pretty avid hunter Ontheboundry Nov 11 #129
Welcome to DU, Ontheboundry Niagara Nov 11 #133
A full-size airplane being built in a one bedroom apartment ZoltarSpeaks Oct 2024 #120
Thank you ZoltarSpeakes. That is very strange. debm55 Oct 2024 #121
Well it was both one of the strangest and one of the coolest. OldBaldy1701E Oct 2024 #122
That is cool. Thank you OldBaldy1701E debm55 Oct 2024 #124
It was my own house, actually. yellowdogintexas Nov 11 #127
I've been in this guy's house Polybius Nov 11 #128
My late wife and I sold our house 49jim Nov 11 #130
A coffin DemMedic Nov 11 #131
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