{"id":529,"date":"2026-05-04T04:09:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T04:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikegrant.co.nz\/blog\/?p=529"},"modified":"2026-10-02T01:14:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T01:14:57","slug":"open-house-from-hell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikegrant.co.nz\/blog\/open-house-from-hell\/","title":{"rendered":"Open House from Hell?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well, sometimes it does feel as though the Property may not be a good fit-Let me know what you think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"640\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mikegrant.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/630443527_944580621230852_263030801987188570_n.jpg\" alt=\"630443527 944580621230852 263030801987188570 n\" class=\"wp-image-4182 lazyload\" title=\"Open House from Hell?\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mikegrant.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/630443527_944580621230852_263030801987188570_n.jpg 512w, https:\/\/mikegrant.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/630443527_944580621230852_263030801987188570_n-240x300.jpg 240w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 512px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 512\/640;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"The Open House From Hell\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U888iQsmwaQ?start=7&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Does this actually happen-Well the lights and other things yes maybe. 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