[Gabz]

You seem to have a bit of a problem with your reading comprehension.

I only commented on corrupt real estate agents in Delaware, a state you claimed to not have any real estate dealings. Who has the problem here?

I don't keep my crabs in a bucket - I try my best to cook them as soon as I get them, they taste better.

Get over yourself. And start paying attention to what people say to you - even if they have a differing opinion.

When the next FReepathon starts I will remember you think I belong at DU, every hour that I am working to keep FR going.

[HamiltonJay]

Gabz,

I have no issue with you claiming corruption in Deleware real estate, I have a huge issue when you and others claim that smoking, or more specifically the remnants of smoking do not negatively impact the selling time or price of a house.

Houses are a commodity, and any commodity with a noticeable defect will by and large not command the same price as the same commodity without one. With the exception being the collectors (coin, stamp etc) where the defects actually can add tremendously to the demand. In housing there really are house collectors by and large.

You come out of the gate calling my field of business corrupt, (class envy), and repeatatively have resorted to name calling in this thread. That sure as heck isn't any sort of conservative ideal.

All I see here is an article stating the obvious, smokers houses tend to sell lower and for less money. Not because they are owned by smokers, but because their homes are generally not even close to pristine condition, particularly if the owners are heavy smokers, when they go to sell them.

Malodorous smells, and visible build up negatively impact demand, regardless of what the cause of them are.