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The Broke Agent is a media brand that creates entertainment for real estate professionals. But the beauty of it is that you don't have to be in the industry to enjoy its content. Sure, that would unlock a deeper level of understanding and appreciation but it's not necessary.
Just look at its project Real Estate Fails, for example. Full of ridiculous architectural and interior design hiccups, it shares pictures from the ridiculous side of the housing market, proving that some agents don't have everything under control. Whether it's due to their own fault, the owners, or unfortunate circumstances, there are plenty of things that might deter potential buyers.
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#1
Notice
We managed to get in touch with Eric Simon, founder of The Broke Agent, and he was kind enough to have a little chat with us.
"Just over six years ago, I started posting as The Broke Agent on Instagram, producing content that focused on the 'inner monologue' of a struggling realtor in Los Angeles. As a licensed realtor, I basically started making fun of everything that was happening to me and put it online in blog form, YouTube Videos, and short-form content like memes, tweets, and Facebook posts. It blew up really quickly and now has well over half a million followers across all platforms."
Even if we were to talk solely about its target audience, there's still room for The Broke Agent to grow as there are over 2 million active real estate agents in the U.S.
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#2
Who Needs Inspections?
Falcon 3 years ago
We had a good example here at work. Dude owned a camping site with houses. The firefighters did a surprise inspection. Dude got fined for not having any fire alarms or smoke detectors. He then proceeds to glue smoke detectors to ceilings without connecting them to anything. The firefighters came back, opened the detectors and found his little scam. Dude got fined AGAIN and then called us to install things properly. 😂
#3
Apparently The Description Read “Stainless Steel Appliances”
Simon started Real Estate Fails to grow The Broke Agent brand and to reach people who aren't necessarily just real estate agents but he quickly realized that it's just a really fun account to manage.
"Everyone likes looking at housing pics, especially luxury or real estate 'fails,' so it resonated with an audience outside of the real estate industry as well as real estate agents."
"Real estate agents love the account because it exposes marketing blunders, property description errors, and other mistakes agents make when uploading their marketing online. It also gives them a platform to submit all the crazy stuff they see in the field and out on showings. The account also casts a wider net on the industry, attracting contractors, appraisers, inspectors, handymen, etc."
#4
This Might Be The Worst One Yet
Earl Grey 3 years ago
Agreed. Forget the toilet. It is there to distract the eye from that collapsible stairway.
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Daria B 3 years ago
Everything about the contents of this photo is just... evil! (Except the plants, maybe)
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Lady Goofball 3 years ago
When I'm dreaming with a full bladder, I find myself in places like this, really needing to go, but unable to figure out how to get to the toilet.
TheOtherWeirdo 3 years ago
When you got to go to the bathroom, but you're also in ninja training.
Sara Palczynski 2 years ago
I heard that in Gandalf’s voice and laughed out loud!
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8Yorkies-and-63cats 3 years ago (edited)
Anxiety house! This is how you get chronic constipation.
elemental 3 years ago
i feel like the fabric of reality is unraveling in there. i can't even get a sense of proportion or perspective. is it somehow way deeper than it looks? are those stairs for a giant? or is that just a teeny tiny baby toilet?? these must be the non euclidean angles Lovecraft wrote about.
P.A.B. 2 years ago
Ummm… how do even get to the toilet 🤔? Oh, you go up…no, you go down and then up…no…I guess you just s**t on yourself and call it a day.
Unknown1 2 years ago
Board on side looks like it has a hinge that folds down pins into the wall lol
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Connie Harris 3 years ago
Hurts the eyes and brain! I am turning my head trying to make sense but there is none.
Kuningatar Keitto 3 years ago
Ok, I've been staring and staring and I still don't understand this picture. Can someone please explain what's going on here?
Kathy Williamson 2 years ago (edited)
There appears to be a board jammed in that you are supposed to pull out and use as a ramp?
Load More Replies... OddPenguin 3 years ago
I particularly like how the phone is conveniently located next to the toilet for executive conferencing
Cel Ru 3 years ago
I like the silver doorstop looking device just under the bridge, hang your scarf or handbag out of the flush zone!
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-Sunflower- 3 years ago
"hey where's your bathroom?" "just hang a left" "oh thanks!" ....i'll uh just use the bushes......
Kristin Ingersoll 3 years ago
Oh good. I hadn't seen this one today. Thank goodness BP includes it on every list possible. :/
Rain.coffee.exe 3 years ago
How in the hell is this even possible? Everything about this image is confusing.
John Meise 3 years ago (edited)
That's cool as hell!! Not functionally cool, just cool looking. 😂
Ryan Deschanel 3 years ago
Is this a door? No, it is a wall, but... Below, it looks like a stair that goes down, while the shelves make me think of a ladder... Dammit, this picture is so confusing, the dimensions are f****d-up!
Robbyn Tygrett 1 year ago
Is the toilet flushable? And what size human would be able to squeeze in to sit on it? Would they have to BACK in because there's no room to turn around? Would they have room to move their elbows to wipe? So many questions.
Kaitlyn Neal 2 years ago
I have never seen this image before...but I had a dream like this.... seriously
Samuel Student 2 years ago
POV: your coming up from the basement and seeing your 45 year old dad taking a c**p.
Paula Steiner 2 years ago
This is a young person's house. I refuse to climb the indoors without a real staircase. What must the rest of the house look like!
Jasper CarVille 2 years ago
Just imagine what hieght the person going down the stairs head is.
bElLa sTairZz 2 years ago
way to say that there are two bathrooms without actually having to have two bathrooms, genius
Nkena Patrice Lawrence 2 years ago
Brilliant! In my house this would be called “the boys bathroom”. It would separate their stink. And a little parkour never hurt nobody!
Meesan James 2 years ago
I think thats a display model can't imagine that its plummed. Wait is that a piece of wood "stair" next to the staircase?
sugardog3482 2 years ago
I’d like to slap whoever had the “brilliant” idea of wedging a toilet in a tiny nook next to the stairs. Seriously wtaf.
Elizabeth Rose 2 years ago
I'm sorry we're doing what now? 😆 No really. What. Am. I. Seeing? 🤣
Robin Rush 2 years ago (edited)
So I saw a tv show once that showed a mother and her adult son living in a space like this. Apparently this is not unusual in parts of Asia where over population and lack of space is an issue.
•joe cool• 2 years ago
I have questions about the plumbing and accessibility, among other things.
W Bonham 2 years ago
Our house was built in 1906 and the only bathroom was on the second floor. One of the previous owners in the 1960s built a similar bathroom to the one above under the back staircase with just a commode and a sink. They built it there because the owner at the time was vastly overweight and had a hard time manipulating the stairs.
Alexandra Konigsburg 2 years ago
It took me a couple looks to realize there isn't even a door for the toilet, unless you count the one that makes the floor.
Mike Arthurs 2 years ago
Well if your a bachelor then doesn't matter to much for privacy, oh look the toilet seat was left up it is a bachelor pad
Steve Fischer 2 years ago
People put all kinds of s**t under the stairs but this is ridiculous
Rebecca Lindholm 2 years ago
I got super inspired to make a secret door function like that! Hide the "lid floor tile" better and a secret sliding door at the end!
Amy Doyle 2 years ago
Um... whoever built or designed this house should be sent to an asylum. Seriously how the hell do you get to the toilet? I'm laughing at how the toilet seat is up and I'm just imagining a man standing on the stairs aiming into the toilet 🤣. Now I see how bad the stairs are. The construction guys should look for other professions.
E C 2 years ago
I'm gonna be 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 and say, "Ya know, on a 2nd look ... " with some (major) improvements, it actually 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 seen as a fairly efficient use of space; especially considering the popularity of the Tiny House movement, as well as the "tiny-ness" of most city apartments. That dRaWbRiDgE, though ... !!! That's just f*****g 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 for nightmares - whether one's asleep or awake.
Ilvana Babic 2 years ago
I would like to meet the designer and ask Him,(this is 100%man made) :" Where is the light switch?" :))))) WTF!
FennTheFennecFox 2 years ago
I was scrolling like: ive seen this before and then i saw the abys underneath...
Brandie Nichole 2 years ago
I can understand not wanting to waste space. I can tell that you put the floor/entrance part down to access the toilet but they couldn’t have done better with he stairs? And is the floor under the toilet strong enough to hold it? Does it actually work though? I want a bigger picture of this setup.
Maggie Hood 2 years ago
I can't even tell what I'm looking at. Skinny ass stairs and the floor opens up into green hell right in front of the toilet
Nazda Pokmov 2 years ago
Just hop over the makeshift barrier to go to the john. Does this qualify as a powder room?
Hayden Higa 2 years ago
so this means that if i want to take a crap, i have to fall down 1 story
GenericPanda09 2 years ago
I'd have to install a motion sensor on the top of the stairs set up to start playing the mission impossible theme whenever I got up for a piss during the night. Just to get me at the right alert level.
Electra Smith 3 years ago
What is even going on here? my brain can't make any sense out of this...
Kathleen Richwell 3 years ago (edited)
There are stairs going DOWN ALSO. Under the toilet. See the metal handrail on the right going down. It's so steep you can just barely see the first step. Holy crap.
aaaggg hhh 3 years ago
There's not even a pipe under the toilet! WTF? Does poop and soiled wads of TP pile up all over that shelving unit after each use?
aaaggg hhh 3 years ago
There's not even a pipe under the toilet! WTF? Does poop & soiled TP just pile up all over that shelving unit after each use?
Brandi VanSteenwyk 3 years ago
I suppose that is one way to hide the trap door to the basement hide-out. I mean really, who would ever think to look there?
Nancy Delgado 3 years ago
They don't make a bit of sense! Who the heck is the builder!!! Pure stupidity!!
Casper Mandi Shroyer 3 years ago
"Hey, who put the floor up while I was pooping! Let me outta here!"
toni valenti 3 years ago
What is truly wonderful is there doesn't seem to be any pipes under that toilet. Inquiring minds must know what happens when you flush?
Riley Quinn 3 years ago
These "renovations" are a death-trap and a bane to firefighters worldwide.
Annette Rainbow 3 years ago
They have been watching "Mrs Browns boys". She/he has a loo under the stairs, but they have a door on that one. lol
Denielle Vazquez 3 years ago
So the thing on the side of the stairs comes down and it's like a platform and you can tell there are steps under it as well when it's down (next to those flowers). And I believe that is a door sticking out on the left (if your looking at photo). The more you think about it and how it works, the more it starts to make a little sense...it's definitely tiny...but useful and I think if we saw a picture of the platform down and closed the door some and take the pic from a little further back, we would all be thinking a little different. Still I don't get WHY...but imagining what it looks like all together doesn't seem so terribly bad.
Lena Flising 3 years ago
I don't know which is worst; the lethal staircase or the lethal toilet in the middle of the lethal staircase...
Tonya Osterman 3 years ago
Is that a shower under the toilet? I guess the sink is on the next level.
Brian Bennett 3 years ago
This is a design "hiccup" - what the hell does a design burp look like?
Kristi Rowe 3 years ago
There were 7 of us with one bathroom growing up. I would have killed for a Harry Potter toilet.
Kristi Rowe 3 years ago
There were 7 of us with one bathroom growing up. I would have killed for a Harry Potter toilet
Mer☕️🧭☕️ 3 years ago
And even if someone COULD go up/down those trip/fall-hazard "stairs" beside the toilet and/or make it up/down the gotta-be-a-ladder stair below the toilet, there isn't any actual room to even SIT on said toilet even if they could make it TO said toilet! That whole thing is a nightmare and hospital stay in the making!
Mari Bryant 3 years ago
Toilet is brand new, still has sticker on it. Is it actually connected to plumbing??
Alison Duncan Murphy 3 years ago
I've seen galleries of toilets and they are thousands of weird pictures like these. I don't get it.
Oopsydaisy 3 years ago
Those stairs without a bannister. It makes me sick just to look at them. Once again, how is that legal.
Sara-Elita Boismenu 3 years ago
At least there's a trapdoor floor to get to the toilet.....silver lining?
Amy Stone-Chandler 3 years ago
Anyone seen "Mrs. Browns Boys" episode they build the tiny barhroom(Loo) under the stairs?
Nazda Pokmov 3 years ago
Love the killer vertical stairs!!!! one false step and you're toast at the bottom of the stairs with a broken leg, neck, etc.
BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 3 years ago
Are you supposed to leap to the toilet or jump down from the staircase? Maybe walking across the handrail is an option too?
#5
Sick Flat Screen
#6
Seen In Nebraska
According to Simon, curating the account is pretty straightforward because by now the community around it has gotten big enough for him to receive a steady stream of content.
"Most of my posts come from other realtors in my DMs, but I also get submissions in my Discord, through The Broke Agent and in our real estate Facebook pages and groups," he explained. "Like I said above, most of the photos come from agents actually spotting these crazy fails in the field on showings, inspections, or open houses. We also have a series called #ThingsWeSeeAtShowings on The Broke Agent stories."
#7
Nah Nobody Will Notice
#8
My Worst Nightmare
Steve Barnett 3 years ago (edited)
Get a doormat. If that is an important vent, get one with holes.
#9
When Your Stager Goes A Little Nuts With House Plants
You couldn't find another person more suited to run the project. "Because I am a licensed realtor, I have developed a good eye for what is 'out of the ordinary' and what will perform well as a post," Simon said. "Also, I've been looking at and posting real estate content every day for 6 plus years so that helps with my judgment for what to post."
"The best performing content on Real Estate Fails is toilet content and anything that's sexual. If it looks like a penis or is provocative in any way, the audience goes crazy for it."
Another successful ongoing theme is staging fails where people try to cover up eye sores or contracting issues. The keyword here is 'try'.
#10
No
#12
The Most Insane Apartment Complex Of All Time?
Simon constantly searches for ways to engage his followers. "The best way to [do it] on these posts is to say something in the caption like 'describe this like it's in a property description.' That way, agents can put their humorous twist on a housing feature and highlight it in a positive light like a realtor would do in their marketing."
The man behind the show also highlighted that The Broke Agent has much more to offer; it's a full-on real estate media company with Podcasts (The Over Ask Podcast), blogs, YouTube videos, contributors, and more. "Our goal is to make real estate professionals laugh through the daily stress of the industry and also help improve their business with our marketing, consulting, and content platform."
#13
Light Mold
i put the pan in panic 3 years ago
congratulations! you just got yourself a free houseplant! or dinner, if you’re feeling lucky
#14
The Things We See At Showings…
i put the pan in panic 3 years ago
bad idea, good execution. at least whoever thought of this was pretty good at drawing
#15
You Keeping This Or Updating?
#16
Thoughts On Photoshopping A Ferrari Into Your Listing Pics?
#17
Wtf Is This
#18
What The Hell Is This A Pyramid?
#19
"Beautiful Balcony Looking Over The Palatial Entertaining Area"
#21
Genius Listing Photo Marketing
#24
Is It?
#25
Whoops
Al Christensen 3 years ago
Maybe this is the bathroom from the story a few days ago about the anti-masturbation family.
#26
What In The Fresh Hell Is This?
Carena Thompson 3 years ago
Ah yes, the sideways toilet. Sometimes you make it in the bowl, sometimes you hit the TP.
#27
“4th Bedroom”
Julia Atkinson 3 years ago
It's a room. There's a bed in it. The car's been repossessed anyway, so what the heck
#28
Staging In Tampa...
M O'Connell 3 years ago
I faked a bed in an empty bedroom with cardboard boxes and a couple of blankets. It's pretty common when occupants have already moved.
#29
More Of This
i put the pan in panic 3 years ago
at least they’re being honest…? unless it does suck of course
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What do you think ?
Glirpy 3 years ago
"Most Hectic Homes"? ..." I do not think that word means what you think it means." — Inigo Montoya
Al Christensen 3 years ago
Well, the Bored Panda staff is Lithuanian, so...
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Jo Choto 3 years ago
I want to briefly visit the minds who made some of these disasters, just to have some chance of understand what they were thinking, if anything.
sharron lynn parsons 3 years ago
Jo, can I listen in, on your conversation, it's bound to be interesting !!!
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Bordem Exprt 2 years ago
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Load More Replies... Kristin Ingersoll 3 years ago
I've seen every single one of these photos in multiple BP lists before. BP editors, get a grip. I certainly hope no one gets paid for this sh!t.
Cindy Campbell 3 years ago
We just sold it so I can't take pics of it...wish I had...but our last house had some...interesting design choices. They left all of the paintings in the house when we moved in, and said paintings covered up some things like a misplaced vent, a corkboard, etc. There was a fully finished basement but the previous owners obviously failed at something because the shower was in the laundry room while the toilet and sink were in the other end of the basement. Oops. To make room in one of the basement rooms to call it a bedroom they put an indent into the furnace room to create the closet. We never used the room for anything but storage but I couldn't imagine being stuck between the furnace room and the stairs. Other than that it was a gorgeous house and we seriously sold it for twice what we paid for it because of location and the design of the house. But yes, we removed the paintings, we didn't want them to have the surprises we had.
Jutta Janssen Luckas 3 years ago
I have not laughed so much in a long time! I feel sorry for the poor agents who had to try and sell those places!
Morgan Gwen 2 years ago
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sharron lynn parsons 3 years ago
This post, was one of the strangest, without a doubt, somewhat interesting, there must be a great number, of weird carpenters, or should I say, wanna be carpenters !!!
Sleepyhead 3 years ago
If I could pick some bits at the cost of a random bit being included, I would love to buy a house made of these.
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Glirpy 3 years ago
"Most Hectic Homes"? ..." I do not think that word means what you think it means." — Inigo Montoya
Al Christensen 3 years ago
Well, the Bored Panda staff is Lithuanian, so...
Load More Replies... Jo Choto 3 years ago
I want to briefly visit the minds who made some of these disasters, just to have some chance of understand what they were thinking, if anything.
sharron lynn parsons 3 years ago
Jo, can I listen in, on your conversation, it's bound to be interesting !!!
Load More Replies... Bordem Exprt 2 years ago
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Load More Replies... Kristin Ingersoll 3 years ago
I've seen every single one of these photos in multiple BP lists before. BP editors, get a grip. I certainly hope no one gets paid for this sh!t.
Cindy Campbell 3 years ago
We just sold it so I can't take pics of it...wish I had...but our last house had some...interesting design choices. They left all of the paintings in the house when we moved in, and said paintings covered up some things like a misplaced vent, a corkboard, etc. There was a fully finished basement but the previous owners obviously failed at something because the shower was in the laundry room while the toilet and sink were in the other end of the basement. Oops. To make room in one of the basement rooms to call it a bedroom they put an indent into the furnace room to create the closet. We never used the room for anything but storage but I couldn't imagine being stuck between the furnace room and the stairs. Other than that it was a gorgeous house and we seriously sold it for twice what we paid for it because of location and the design of the house. But yes, we removed the paintings, we didn't want them to have the surprises we had.
Jutta Janssen Luckas 3 years ago
I have not laughed so much in a long time! I feel sorry for the poor agents who had to try and sell those places!
Morgan Gwen 2 years ago
How i become a lottery winner with the help of a spell caster calld Dr Ayoola, i meet this great man online when someone was talking about how this man help him to win lottery and immediately i contacted him and ask for help as well. and this great man promise to help me and assure me that i will win once he give me the lottery number, today i am here saying a big thank you to Dr yoola for helping me to win the sum of 50,000,000 dollars all thanks to you Dr Ayoola you can as well contact him today for help via drayoolasolutionhome@gmail.com or https://www.facebook.com/Dr-Ayoola-105640401516053/ text or call +14809032128
sharron lynn parsons 3 years ago
This post, was one of the strangest, without a doubt, somewhat interesting, there must be a great number, of weird carpenters, or should I say, wanna be carpenters !!!
Sleepyhead 3 years ago
If I could pick some bits at the cost of a random bit being included, I would love to buy a house made of these.
Elena Naya 2 years ago
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