"Little slice of hell": Extremely honest Colorado house listing goes viral
Colorado Springs, Colorado – It's not every day that a real estate listing online goes viral, but it's also not every day a house from "hell" is put on the market with a hilarious and perfectly fitting description of a home that's seen much better days.
When you combine an angry tenant who refused to pay rent in a home that's now for sale with a housing shortage, you get a very interesting and strategically worded listing with the power to go viral.
That's what real estate agent Mimi Foster in Colorado Springs was forced to do when her client decided they wanted to sell the house they rented out after it had been completely annihilated by a former tenant.
The description of the home makes the mortifying photos of its interior seem a little less horrific, calling the house "a little slice of hell" that was waiting for the right buyer who can "see through the rough diamond to the polished gem inside."
The exterior of the five bedroom, four bathroom home shown in the first photo of the listing has no indication of vandalization, but once you begin to scroll through the photos, the state of the interior is every seller's nightmare.
Making real estate lemonade out of a sour batch of lemons
With black spray paint on nearly every wall, cupboard, appliance, and inch of flooring, it's hard to see the bones the home has to offer. Not to mention the previous tenant's strong hammering skills, leaving various holes in walls and damaging other aspects of the home.
As the description goes on, Foster notes the need for interested buyers to wear some type of face mask should they tour the property in-person. This isn't for Covid-19 reasons, but rather to save visitors from the nauseating stench of a freezer filled with meat in the basement that hasn't been plugged in for over a year.
Still, Foster has a job to do, and it's to get the house sold. While trying to paint a picture of what could be, Foster wrote, "The basement is amazing – or at least it will be once all the debris is cleared out, the floor coverings are replaced, and the obscenities are painted over."
The house has been on the market for just over a week and it has garnered over 260,000 views.
A note on the listing says the house, currently going for $592,500, will sell soon, showing that even damaged homes can be transformed with hard work, love, and a heavy-duty face mask.
Cover photo: Collage: Andy Dean / YouTube / Mimi Foster