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If you’ve ever rented and need to move, you know the sense of urgency in finding a new place, and sometimes, you overlook weird things which would be obvious were you not so eager.
One woman on Twitter who goes by the name of Olivia became someone she never thought she become in the process.
She and her husband were new to the area and eager to find a nice place.
My husband and I just moved to Louisville and we hate our apartment. So we’ve been checking out new places to rent. Today we had a showing.
— Olivia Cole wants you to preorder TIME TO ROAR (@RantingOwl) May 11, 2017
They were excited to see a charming older home.
We really want more space so have been checking out rental homes. Today we saw this cute older house. A bungalow. I was all pic.twitter.com/w8N5hBgH8N
— Olivia Cole wants you to preorder TIME TO ROAR (@RantingOwl) May 11, 2017
But her husband wasn’t convinced it was such a good idea.
It rained last night so the outside is a little gloomy. Older house. Wet stone. My husband is like “Eh it’s a little creepy.” pic.twitter.com/iHHpG7NCYq
— Olivia Cole wants you to preorder TIME TO ROAR (@RantingOwl) May 11, 2017
Admittedly, things were weird about it from the get-go.
I’m all “No! it’s just rainy! It’s cute!” So the agent starts giving us the tour.
First thing we notice is this weird grate thing inside.
— Olivia Cole wants you to preorder TIME TO ROAR (@RantingOwl) May 11, 2017
Especially for Olivia’s husband.
I say “we.” No. My *husband* noticed. I was admiring the crown moulding and he was like “Um, what is this?” *points*
— Olivia Cole wants you to preorder TIME TO ROAR (@RantingOwl) May 11, 2017
The realtor explained it to the best of her ability.
Agent: “Oh that’s just the return vent for the AC.”
Me: “Oh okay!”
Husband: “Why does it look like the bars to a dungeon?”
Agent: pic.twitter.com/peolDuk2lK
— Olivia Cole wants you to preorder TIME TO ROAR (@RantingOwl) May 11, 2017
The upstairs seemed perfect.
We check out the upstairs. Perfect room for a nursery. Master bedroom is smallish, but nice big closet. Me right now: pic.twitter.com/Em1NQ2msmW
— Olivia Cole wants you to preorder TIME TO ROAR (@RantingOwl) May 11, 2017
The kitchen, however, had some issues.
We move along in the tour. We check out the kitchen. It’s tiny and I cook a lot, so even I was like, “hmm.” Husband notices something.
— Olivia Cole wants you to preorder TIME TO ROAR (@RantingOwl) May 11, 2017
Scratches?
“What are these scratches on the window?”
Agent: “Oh, I think it’s tough to open so probably a little wear and tear.”
Me: “Oh okay!”
Him: pic.twitter.com/DJOgLCTKgi
— Olivia Cole wants you to preorder TIME TO ROAR (@RantingOwl) May 11, 2017
This is starting to sound like The Amityville Horror:
Husband *inspecting closet*: “Um…what is this little door inside the closet?”
Agent: “What little door? Oh. I didn’t notice that.” pic.twitter.com/PIk60dCYMY
— Olivia Cole wants you to preorder TIME TO ROAR (@RantingOwl) May 11, 2017
OMG, a secret room?
Husband opens the door. It’s a tiny dark room.
Husband looks at me, whispers: “It looks like that shit from Get Out, Olivia.”
Me by now: pic.twitter.com/9c32VsbTNv
— Olivia Cole wants you to preorder TIME TO ROAR (@RantingOwl) May 11, 2017
But wait, there’s more!
Agent: “Let’s check out the basement next, shall we?”
Me: “Okay!”
Husband: “I mean…”
We go to the basement.
— Olivia Cole wants you to preorder TIME TO ROAR (@RantingOwl) May 11, 2017
The basement seems… like a basement. Nothing much to see… but wait—what’s that? This time, the realtor is at a loss for words.
Husband immediately: “What does that door go to?”
Agent quickly: “Oh, I don’t think it goes anywhere. We don’t have a key.”
Me: Ok!
Him: pic.twitter.com/4x4ISH3DXb
— Olivia Cole wants you to preorder TIME TO ROAR (@RantingOwl) May 11, 2017
Olivia’s husband presses her.
Agent: “I think it goes to the backyard.”
Husband: “Why is it locked? With like 10 locks?”
Agent: pic.twitter.com/jZQJgi0vQM
— Olivia Cole wants you to preorder TIME TO ROAR (@RantingOwl) May 11, 2017
The agent quickly ushers them out.
Agent: “Let’s check out the backyard, shall we?”
Me: “Okay!”
Husband: “Lord Jesus.”
— Olivia Cole wants you to preorder TIME TO ROAR (@RantingOwl) May 11, 2017
Once in the yard, Olivia thinks the door leads to the outside, but her husband has a different perspective.
Husband: You realize that door is on the opposite side of the basement. (points at blank wall) That’s where the locked door should be.
Me: pic.twitter.com/tn7X9Y6xqF
— Olivia Cole wants you to preorder TIME TO ROAR (@RantingOwl) May 11, 2017
With a window!
And he was right. The door I was looking at had a window into the basement. The place where the Devil-locked door should have been was empty
— Olivia Cole wants you to preorder TIME TO ROAR (@RantingOwl) May 11, 2017
On the way home, Olivia was still unsure.
We get in the car. Drive away down the gray empty street. I say,
“So…what did you think?”
Husband: pic.twitter.com/nYzI0VFRpl
— Olivia Cole wants you to preorder TIME TO ROAR (@RantingOwl) May 11, 2017
But a realization struck her—she was the white girl in the horror movie who always makes the wrong decisions.She came close to sealing her fate and chalked it up to wanting her dream home THAT badly.
Well, everyone. Today. Today I was that white woman.
The devil almost got me for some goddamn rosebushes and a built-in china cabinet.
— Olivia Cole wants you to preorder TIME TO ROAR (@RantingOwl) May 11, 2017
She’ll now take extra precaution.
Considering lighting sage in case the Devil saw my dumb ass swooning over a screened-in verandah and decided to follow me home.
— Olivia Cole wants you to preorder TIME TO ROAR (@RantingOwl) May 11, 2017
And noted that there were others like her out there.
Note: A white woman replied to this thread and said “Well, a porcelain tub? Now I get it!”
See. We cannot be trusted. HGTV by Stephen King
— Olivia Cole wants you to preorder TIME TO ROAR (@RantingOwl) May 11, 2017
Have you ever been in a place that had some things that in it that you just couldn’t explain? Let us know in the comments below!
