Do You Adjust For Dog Cr*p?

[OllieGarchy]

I thought I smelled something suspicious.

 

[Peter LeQuire]

I've gone beyond paired sales analysis, and have developed a multi variable regression analysis model that can nail the appropriate amount of adjustment to make for dog poop based on breed, geographic locale, pedigree, days of accumulation AND the handling proficiency of the owner. I'm working on further refining this model to account for climate, but it will be several months before I enough data to finish it - something about scats is Saskatchewan in winter being less volitile than poodle poo in Pensacola.

 

[Alison Swain]

I once appraised a really nice home where the owners let their small dog out on the pool deck to take a dump. As I was measuring a wall on the pool side, my tape fell to the ground and (you guessed it) right into a fresh pile.

I rinsed my tape off in their pool. Filthy bastards.

 

[Julie Lee]

I still contend that a house overrun by poop and pee from any source (be it dog, cat, bird or human) is a health and safety hazard/concern.

I did an new construction (tract) inspection a few years back. Apparently the building crew allowed a pigeon family to move into the home before the sheetrock went up. I show up for the property inspection and 3/4 of that 2,700 sf 2 story house (inside) was covered in pidgeon crap. It must have been the town pigeon toilet!!! Pigeon poop stuff is unhealthy to breathe. I made the appraisal subject to completion as well as removal of the pigeon crap (lots of interior pics) and final inspection by the city (standard procedure anyway, but I added it to the report). That house took another 2 years to be completed! I have a feeling the builder had to gut the inside and start over. It was absolutely mortifying.

 

[Richard Carlsen]

Question:

Is a St Bernard with diarrhea the same as Holy Crap?

 

[Wescott Davant]

I just did one last week where the guy had about 20-30 cats living in the house. The place smelled like a giant litter box. He had removed all of the floor coverings down to the sub-floor and in some areas had replaced it with Wonderboard. He had closed off the dining room area and had left numerous piles of cat feces on the floor.

I spoke with several real estate agents in the area about how they handle such matters. They told me they call a local disaster recovery company to clean it. I also called the lender and informed them of the condition of the property, and that due to the health concerns of exposure to urine and fecal matter the property was in at best "fair" condition. They cancelled the order.

Good luck with this one.

 

[Alan Simmons]

Peter wrote, “I've gone beyond paired sales analysis, and have developed a multi variable regression analysis model that can nail the appropriate amount of adjustment to make for dog poop” :lol:

I once did a house that was a cornucopia of smells.

The front room and kitchen were being used as a dog kennel; however, most of the dogs appeared to be free-range. The house was also being used as part of the fencing for the cows and horses.

That stench was so bad that I almost missed the smell from the drains from the kitchen and showers that emptied directly into a pond out back (the water level was low so the pipe did not quite make it).

The best surprise was when I entered the master bedroom. It had been opened up and turned into an adult playground with the hot tub (steaming) sitting in the middle of the floor surrounded by homemade scaffolding and such. The owner’s sister (who was giving us, my appraiser mother and me, the tour) was proud to boast that her brother was “good with the ladies.”

Then there was the 1400 S/F house last year that had over 300 snakes. That is a VERY unique smell.