Moving into a new place is kind of a big deal. You spend time clicking through listings online and chatting with real estate agents who try to help you find your dream home that ticks off every item on your checklist. You take a few trips to see the possibilities in person, fantasizing about who will sleep where, how you’ll renovate the kitchen, and where the Christmas tree will go. When you’ve found “the one,” you pack up all your stuff and haul it over to your new home to start making memories. Today’s Redditors got more than they bargained for when they signed their lives away on the dotted line in exchange for the keys to their place. They found surprising and bewildering things hidden in their homes that will undoubtedly have you questioning whether you know your own house as well as you think.
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They Probably Won’t Be Renting To Own
It takes a lot of capital to put a down payment on a house, and don’t forget, your credit should be squeaky clean to qualify for that loan. Fortunately, if you can’t meet the gold standard or don’t want to commit, you can always rent a house like 34% of the US. The downside is that you don’t always get to pick the décor.
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What possibly could have been the point of hanging a taxidermized bat reading a newspaper over the arch of the hallway? Did the landlord forget to take it with them when they left or is it there as a morbid reminder that this is a rental? Either way, these renters have a head start on decorating for Halloween.