Do You Adjust For Dog Cr*p?

[Wendy]

Having re-done a foreclosure that was also a dog's "yard", I can give you the scoop.

Hire a rent-a-drunk or two for a day to remove old flooring.
Cost $16/hr x 8 hrs for 2 workers

Cost to pitch old flooring at dump: $100.00 +/-

Mop remaining concrete sub-floor with gallons of white vinegar.
Cost: rent a drunk for day + vinegar.

Repeat mop 2-3 times over course of several weeks.

Put in new flooring at x$ per foot.

Add small pita sum and you got your cost to cure. Not really too much more than a normal flooring replacement cost to cure.

 

[george foster]

Hope you weren't wearing your favorite pair of Vibram soled hiking boots and stepped in a pile.

When that happens to me I knock $10k right off the top.

 

[Christine Marie]

When that happens to me I knock $10k right off the top

:rainfro: priceless......

 

[Dee Dee]

Do You Adjust For Dog Cr*p?

It depends on how other dogs who move into the market place value on this dog crap, and you may need to do a pair-sales analysis.

If the crap is inferior to that of the neighbor's home that sold with St. Bernard Crap, then a downward adjustment may be warranted, whereas an upward adjustment may be necessary when compared to that of a sale that included the crap of a small tea cup poodle. Quantity and quality must also be taken into consideration to derive the appropriate value.

Having said that, I specialize in the analysis of b*ll****, so you may want to get the opinions of others.

Hope that helps!

 

[Christine Marie]

Having said that, I specialize in the analysis of b*ll****, so you may want to get the opinions of others.

egad, i caannnnt resist, Dee Dee does Doo Doo, please forgive, i am :rainfro: :rainfro: :rainfro: :rainfro:

 

[OllieGarchy]

Spoke with the client today. He was shocked that I would even mention it. "How can you deduct for a LIFESTYLE choice?", he says.

I gave him the standard spiel about 2 exact same homes right next to each other for sale at the same price, only one is clean and the other reeks of dog cr*p and stains. "Which would sell first?", I ask.

"Someone who likes that kind of lifestyle might prefer the unclean one", he answers.

I tell him I have trick-or-treaters at the door so I gotta go. It's not easy talking with MBs.

By the way, the poop is from a Chocolate Lab. Yep. That's right. Chocolate Lab. Is that adjusted more or less than St. Bernard poop?

 

[Richard Carlsen]

"Someone who likes that kind of lifestyle might prefer the unclean one", he answers.

Tell him that there is not enough market data to support such a claim. In fact, tell him there is no market data to prove that anybody prefers living with dog do-do inside of the house. Tell him you've counted to three and that's your final answer.

 

[Dee Dee]

Oops! I was typing too fast and it looks like I put my asterisk in the wrong spot.
That won't win me any.....errr.....brownie points.

By the way, the poop is from a Chocolate Lab. Yep. That's right. Chocolate Lab. Is that adjusted more or less than St. Bernard poop?

I would suggest that you take a closer look at the craftsmanship. Nancy W. has a St.Bernard. She's the forum expert so perhaps she can give you guidance.

Make sure that you have good photographs of the poop at all of your comps, because you KNOW that if you don't some underwriter will request them later.

 

[OllieGarchy]

Oh Poop! The homeowner's check bounced.

 

[Dee Dee]

Awww, Maaaan!

That really STINKS!