Speaking of BDSM in the mainstream, this real estate listing in Maple Glen, PA. went out with photos of their fully furnished dungeon basement in it.
It went viral, which obviously shows the titillation value of it and no doubt achieved the agent’s goal of maximum exposure.
The real estate sites, though, did take the photos down after it got a lot of publicity, so the pearl-clutchers were close at hand to shut it down when they got wind of it :/.
You (yes you! :P) have two options here:
1. Buy this house for $750K (5 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 5029 square feet, fully furnished)
2. AirBnB it for $2000/night :P
Get on it.
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Your mind is not devious enough! You forgot option 3 which is the obvious move here. Buy it at $750K and put it straight back on AirBnB for a near 100% annual return on investment. (Assuming that every night, someone in the neighbourhood wants some hanky spanky!)
I think that assumption is HUGELY optimistic, but you go for it! :P
Ferns
I saw this thought it hilarious. I know Pennsylvania not the most socially liberal state but thought it was awesome. This agent is a genius as many will come just to see but somone may go, all things considered it is a great house (seems to be from the other 40 photos.) Brilliat marketing ploy, cleaver. Also, gives a bdsm type a ready made playground. I have doubt this will sell in short order.
I AM curious how many conservative types would be put off by it.
If it wasn’t their thing or even if it WAS, they’d be constantly on the defensive with their peers (“yes we bought the house, not we’re not like THAT *clutches pearls*. We converted that basement into a nice climate-controlled wine cellar…”).
Ferns
I am not so sure it’s really so brilliant after all. House is in a upscale bedroom community. Suitable for a family, but what family wants to be known as the owners of the kinky house. I think the ploy would have been much more successful with a urban property naturally suitable for purchase by a single or couple. BTW, Airbnb pulled the listing as soon as it went viral.
Boo on AirBnb :/.
And yes, I wonder the same. Though arguably more eyes is always good.
Ferns
Choice number three, tell your pup to build that star cross!
And the bed and the spanking bench and all the other stuff and convert the basement…! :))
Ferns
One of the little known drawbacks of poly… if you succeed at making the first bed to a suitable standard, you’ll be making several more for her.
That is a lovely house, buy it for me, someone!
Coug
Damn. I am a few days behind on blogs and emails and stuff (work, grumble) and I came here to say “Option 3, save the pictures with the other blue prints you have for beds, etc, for when you have to build them”.
Someone beat me to it though.
I also have no idea why it decided to put my comment against Coug rather than ScarlettLeopard. I swear I clicked the right thing. I know how to do this computer thing, honest.
@puppykitty: Suuuurrree you do :P.
Ferns
@Coug: I assume someone is getting right on that :).
Ferns
Being known as “the people from the kinky house” may be a handy filter for finding the cool neighbors. The ones that steer their children passed your door on Halloween can go choke on their judgements and hang ups.
They better be or heads will roll!
Coug