Who Are These People?

It's amazing what you can get people to say on the record or on camera. Ali G has basically made a career of it. Anyway, the New York Times ran a piece on the things real estate brokers stumble in on, mostly sex, drugs, basically anything fun. Darren Sukenik, "a senior vice president at Prudential Douglas Elliman," shared some advice:

"Bad kitchens, bad bathrooms, horrible pictures of ugly families - all of that doesn't matter as long as the price is right. But what it can do is affect how many people want an apartment, whereas the perfectly staged apartment can make someone on the cusp really want it." [emphasis added]

So I guess the lesson is, if your family is ugly, you better hide the pictures before prospective buyers come around. If, on the other hand, they walk in on you having sex, that's something to laugh off. But wait: if they see you having sex, won't they know you're ugly? This is the kind of thing the reporter really should have nailed down before filing the story.