40 Unhinged Things One May See In A Home And Think, ‘Oh No, Not Today’

Being invited into a friend’shomecan feel like a huge honor. They’re opening up their humble abode to you, and you have the opportunity to get an intimate peek into their life. They might havefamily photoson the walls, artwork from childhood on thefridgeand dozens of books that mean the world to them lining the shelves.But visiting someone else’s house can backfire when you start to notice things that terrify you. Redditors have recently been discussing some of theworst thingsthat you could possibly find in someone else’s home, so we’ve gathered the biggestred flagsbelow. Enjoy reading through, and be sure to upvote the things that would send you running for the hills!This post may includeaffiliate links.

But visiting someone else’s house can backfire when you start to notice things that terrify you. Redditors have recently been discussing some of theworst thingsthat you could possibly find in someone else’s home, so we’ve gathered the biggestred flagsbelow. Enjoy reading through, and be sure to upvote the things that would send you running for the hills!

This post may includeaffiliate links.

House made of sweets and gingerbread. Boiling cauldron over chimney fire.

Large political flags on the wall. I don’t care what your political affiliations are, if you are that obsessed with it that you feel the need to hang a huge flag in your living room to announce them, that’s a no from me.

I did some real estate photography on a home.It was a Mass State Trooper. It was disturbing: A nice neighborhood, a nice home, clean and well maintained. Kids and wife photos decorating the walls and end tables. But I started noticing holes punched into walls (some of them plastered and repaired, some of them “fresh”. Doors that had been splintered at the bottom from being kicked in. A couple doors that had padlocks on them that had been ripped out. There were just signs of rage everywhere I looked. It was disturbing and I felt bad for the family.

No hand soap in the bathroom.

When their pets water bowls are empty. Monsters.

This extreme beigeness. Especially if there are kids. I saw videos of parents painting colorful toys beige. It’s just sad.

I don’t know if I’d go as far as “red flag”, but people who have zero books in their home give me pause.

Crosses / jesus s**t everywhere.

Dirty litter boxes if they have cats, and I mean filthy.

My bicycle that I reported stolen 2 weeks ago. Big Red Flag.

Really gnarly aquarium. If you’re gonna trap fish in a box for your personal pleasure, keep that s**t pristine.

I was looking at an apartment to rent in a very liberal part of the USA. Place was great! I’d have a huge windowed area and lots of nice amenities like a fireplace. I went to the other part of the place where the landlord lived. Above his fireplace was a portrait. A portrait of Nathan Bedford Forrest. Founder of the KKK. I noped right the f**k out of there.

When they let their pets poop and pee in the house. Bonus if they let their kid sleep in a room that is essentially a massive litter box.

When they don’t do basic preparation for a preplanned guest coming over. For example, there’s no toilet paper, they don’t offer you anything to drink, house is really messy.

No sheets on their bed but clearly they sleep on it.

Live laugh love.

Growing up my mom always told me if I saw a gun in someone’s home to politely leave and call her and that she’d pick me up. How to tell in one quick story that someone was raised outside of the United States. I still get a jolt when I see a rifle in someone’s house, I understand that there is responsible gun owners but I am not fond of being near weapons even when properly stored.

One major red flag is if their home feels too sterile or empty—like they don’t actually live there. Also, lots of signs of anger, like holes in the walls, can be concerning!

We were looking at a litter of German Shepherd puppies. Very large house, lots of land. Looked rather posh.The mum and pups were in the kitchen. Dog poo, puddles of urine everywhere.I managed to step in 💩Owner said ‘oh sorry! Give me your boot and I’ll clean it’.I assumed she had an outside tap? Oh no…she took it to the kitchen sink and washed it there.We declined a cup of tea.