A mattress on the floor with no sheets = big red flags.

And recently, Reddit userSurfing_chick248was curious about those “yikes!”

moments when theyasked: “What is a red flag to see in someone’s home?”

A man making a cringey face

“Pets that are not cared for properly.”

“No hand soap in the bathroom.”

“Trash piled beyond the trash can, taking over the cooking/eating surfaces.”

A hand holding up a red flag

“The outside garbage bins in the living room.”

“‘Sorry, I had no time to clean before your visit!’

when the place has obviously not been cleaned in, like, a year.

A cat in a litter box

“MLM inventory for their ‘business’ or they buy a lot of MLM stuff.

Minus a normal amount of Tupperware.”

“I would imagine anybody who has old uncovered food lying around.

An X over a hand using a soap dispenser

Anybody who is willing to leave old uneaten food uncovered in their home screams unsanitary.”

Complete-Lettuce-941

“No books is fine.

I read, like, 99% of my books digitally.

Trash all over a kitchen sink

But his reaction to your question is a red flag for sure.”

Claris-chang

9.

“Expensive PC and everything else in their home is broken and rundown.”

A garbage bin

“Not having pillow cases on the bed.

You know those sheets and blankets are filthy then.”

“When it’s extremely messy.

A dirty living room

“Nothing on the walls.”

Especially if you invited me over and still didn’t clean your toilet.

My son played sports with a boy who I would give rides home to a lot.

Boxes all over someone's living room

One time I couldn’t wait to get home to pee and asked to use her restroom.

It was so bad I didn’t go and just waited till I drove across town to get home. "

Like, what’s happening when you DON’T have a guest over???”

A woman holding food and holding her nose

“Never any clean towels.

you’re able to read the original thread over onReddit.

Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.

An old, damaged couch

A pillow

A messy bedroom

A blank wall

A toilet

A cat walking on the stove

Screenshot from "The Bear"

A pile of towels

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