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Some discuss whether it\u2019s possible to undo the horrors previous owners have wrought. One shares the link to a home for sale, noting the \u201cincredible vandalism\u201d of a whitewash renovation. \u201cI got three photos in and had to stop,\u201d one of 80 incensed replies reads. 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