It's my opinion TV realtors keep a few homes around that are real fixer-uppers to show folks who want to move where the commissions are not as high. When we were looking we wanted to stay north. TV realtor showed us real dumps in the north end, and insisted on showing us nice houses further south. This was seven years ago. The dumps she showed us smelled bad, had clothing laying around, hadn't been staged or cleaned, and had major issues for repairs. It was obvious they'd been on the market for some long time. She was trying to steer us to the newer homes. We ditched her, went out on our own and found a wonderful home near Spanish Springs...exactly what we were looking for.
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