Tiz the middle of winter here in the northwoods and every year around this time I start getting board with where I live. This is a sleepy little town in the middle of winter and even though I live within the city, there is just not much to do. Even if there was stuff to do though, I don’t know what I’d do. I guess I just like the thought of knowing there are things around to distract me. What I’m itching for though is my own house. I’ve been a renter now about 15 or 16 years and honestly I’m getting sick of paying other people’s house payments. Granted, where I am now is absolutely perfect, BUT, it’s not mine. About a year ago I met with a Realtor to see just what I could afford on my income and based on what he told me then I could find a decent little house somewhere around town. I’m sure that by now I could afford more because my income has gone up and my debts have continued to go down but every time I go to the realty web sites I am reminded that the housing market sucks up here. Even worse than that, people simply do not have a clue how to attract buyers. I just don’t understand how people can expect to sell their homes by posting pictures of their cluttered shit hole of a mess house on the Internet. I mean really folks, I don’t want to see a picture of your half-assed made bed and a floor littered with newspapers and other trash. Nor do I, as a prospective buyer, want to see a picture of your lousy home improvement jobs that were done horribly and WAY out of code. You would think that realtor’s who are specializing in HUGE sale transactions would know at least a little something about presentation. So after looking around a little tonight, I had to end my search when I stumbled upon the picture below. It screams WELCOME TO THE NORTHWOODS….sucker.
