“When we bought our house, the previous owners asked if we wanted the pool table.
I said, ‘Heck yeah, that’s awesome!’
I’ll leave it to the next person who buys this house.”
“The worst splurge I spent money on was all granite countertops.
Honestly, I recommend getting something else, especially if it’s your first home!
I learned this the hard way.”
Anonymous
3.
“The house we bought came with a pool.
“Getting a super dark stain on wood plank floors.
They show every nick, scratch, and dust bunny.
It’s stunning until you look too closely in the kitchen and high-traffic areas.
I dab the obvious nicks with a sharpie.”
Elizabeth, 50, Georgia
5.
“Clear glass showers.
“100% lawns.
They are expensive and so bad for the environment.
), fewer pests, and almost no work.
lacjiba
7.
You tend to switch out or update those pieces more frequently.”
We didn’t really need windows that were triple thick or energy-blocking.
Good-quality, energy-efficient windows would have been fine for about half the cost.”
Judi, Virginia
9.
Paint can easily neutralize when you do want to sell.
It’s all about making your house work for your family.”
“I had my skylight removed because hail got to it.
Sure, it adds light, but it also adds heat.
No, thank you.”
j458091739
11.
It’s so much easier to just buy vegetables in the grocery store and be done with it.
“Heated floors are the absolute worst.
They’re known for failure, and repairing them requires chipping up concrete.
They’re expensive, time-consuming, and inevitable don’t do it.”
homeygazelle137
13.
It really does have to be replaced at least every 10 years.
Steam cleaning just forces the grit down into the carpet backing, cutting it up.
Mold and mildew WILL grow there."
“A wooden deck.
The wood is not as preserved as before, and ours rotted through three times.
We finally replaced it with stamped concrete and a new pavilion.”
“The hot tub came with the house, but I should have sold it.
We even moved it and paid to have it disconnected.”
“An outdoor furniture set.
We rarely used it; it wore out from sun damage and rusted from the elements.
It was a huge waste of money.”
Gio, 71,New York
17.Lastly: “An air bath.
It was such a massive expense in the main bedroom.
Then, after about five years, the electrics went out.
Cleaning it is also annoying.
So much money was wasted.”
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