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personal finance editor @MarketWatch ex @DNAinfoNY @modbee @mercedsunstar I write Financial Face-off & stories about people/companies giving away money
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Roast my house, Reddit! Desperate home sellers are asking strangers for help getting offers.

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By Leslie Albrecht 
| Morningstar
By Leslie Albrecht As homes linger on the market, sellers are inviting feedback on why buyers aren't biting - even if it's laced with insults Sellers who invite critiques of their for-sale listings on Reddit need thick skin. Responses to one post included jabs about a "cringe" bathroom, "sad" fireplace and "aggressive" wall colors.
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Roast my house, Reddit! Desperate home sellers are asking strangers for help getting offers.

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By Leslie Albrecht 
| Morningstar
By Leslie Albrecht As homes linger on the market, sellers are inviting feedback on why buyers aren't biting - even if it's laced with insults Sellers who invite critiques of their for-sale listings on Reddit need thick skin. Responses to one post included jabs about a "cringe" bathroom, "sad" fireplace and "aggressive" wall colors.
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Microsoft Cares About Your Privacy Roast my house, Reddit! Desperate home sellers are asking strangers for help getting offers.

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By Leslie Albrecht 
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Leslie Albrecht It has a new pool, new roof, new windows and new furnace — but the six-bedroom house in Indianapolis has gotten exactly zero offers since it was put on the market two months ago. The frustrated seller, Krystle Parkins, recently tried a new tactic: She posted her for-sale listing on Reddit and invited the public to weigh in on why prospective buyers weren't even coming to see the house.
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