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House Hunters: Where Are They Now?

lolakimono — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 17:24:48 GMT

Now I have seen everything.

On this update show, the husband was looking for a house that was within walking distance of church, because he feels more comfortable walking barefoot.

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Snik — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 18:29:48 GMT

Some of those people ARE unbelievable...." I hate carpet", " I hate dark wood", " I hate wallpaper" , " I hate grass" " I hate paint"..... It's like they will never, ever be allowed to change anything once they move in..

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NChgOfMyAttitude — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 18:44:54 GMT

ITA. I get so disgusted watching it sometimes, have to turn it off. Have we become so spoiled rotten these days. We are so special we need the best of everything immediately.

It isn't that they won't be allowed to change anything, it's that they are too LAZY to do it. They expect others to do it for them. Drives me nuts.

I may not be able to sell our house ever, cause I'm not repainting for the buyers, not putting hardwood all over the house, not putting stainless and granite in the kitchen and I'm definitely not paying THEIR closing costs! They will have to save their money up and do it themselves. Oh well.

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brii — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 18:48:05 GMT

I can only take so much of that show. LOL

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BellaPaprika — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 18:51:54 GMT

Before it's mentioned, let me say that I know the show is scripted and staged. But the attitudes are very real. Recently had some young relatives out looking for their first home. No kids and no plans for any right away. They referred to this being their "starter" home. 8 rooms, 3000 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths and an acre of land. Absolutely gorgeous place that most people would hope to get after maybe 20 years of wishing and hoping. They've taken on an enormous mortgage (the banks will give them to you but it doesn't mean it's a wise decision on your part). They'll be house poor but they have what they want when they want it which is how their parents (especially hers) raised them. And, yes, the beautiful country kitchen had to be immediately gutted for hardwoods and granite!

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Snik — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 19:31:48 GMT

Yeah, where oh where do sellers pay closing costs for buyers.?????? Certainly not here in Southern California!!!!! And to ME, painting and stuff like that is what makes a house MINE....hard to see all these kids that are as you say, too lazy to envision it, let alone DO the work...

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missy1 — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 19:34:11 GMT

I not sure how these young people can afford $500,000 on up houses, on their first house purchase.

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lolakimono — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 20:01:09 GMT

After I posted, I saw that they lived in Toledo, OH. Really? You base your home's location on whether you can walk barefoot to church during two seasons in a year?

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Preds — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 20:03:28 GMT

On 11/4/2014 lolakimono said:
After I posted, I saw that they lived in Toledo, OH. Really? You base your home's location on whether you can walk barefoot to church during two seasons in a year?

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151949 — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 20:27:49 GMT

On 11/4/2014 NChgOfMyAttitude said:
ITA. I get so disgusted watching it sometimes, have to turn it off. Have we become so spoiled rotten these days. We are so special we need the best of everything immediately.

It isn't that they won't be allowed to change anything, it's that they are too LAZY to do it. They expect others to do it for them. Drives me nuts.

I may not be able to sell our house ever, cause I'm not repainting for the buyers, not putting hardwood all over the house, not putting stainless and granite in the kitchen and I'm definitely not paying THEIR closing costs! They will have to save their money up and do it themselves. Oh well.

OMG - 4 years ago when we were selling our house I could have written these exact words. We were very fortunate and found a middle age couple who understood to look at the important things like we had replaced the roof, the windows , the heat pump and had remodeled the kitchen and baths. All the young couples who looked at our house and put feedback on our realtors website were upset that there was no hardwood or granite or a totally finished basement. That house was listed at 179,500. If we had done all that stuff it would have been far out of their price range. But - that is what they see on HGTV so they think even the cheapest house has all the newest and most expensive appointments.

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brii — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 20:28:09 GMT

Why would you want to walk barefoot to church?

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151949 — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 20:33:02 GMT

On 11/4/2014 BlueCollarBabe said:
Before it's mentioned, let me say that I know the show is scripted and staged. But the attitudes are very real. Recently had some young relatives out looking for their first home. No kids and no plans for any right away. They referred to this being their "starter" home. 8 rooms, 3000 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths and an acre of land. Absolutely gorgeous place that most people would hope to get after maybe 20 years of wishing and hoping. They've taken on an enormous mortgage (the banks will give them to you but it doesn't mean it's a wise decision on your part). They'll be house poor but they have what they want when they want it which is how their parents (especially hers) raised them. And, yes, the beautiful country kitchen had to be immediately gutted for hardwoods and granite!

It is a terrible shame that realtors don't educate young home buyers about what is really valuable in a home and where they should be putting their focus - the heating and cooling - the plumbing and electrical and the roof, the foundation etc. They buy homes that will become huge money pits because someone decorated them in the current trends.

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lolakimono — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 20:35:56 GMT

On 11/4/2014 brii said: Why would you want to walk barefoot to church?

I have no idea- I was flummoxed. He said it was more comfortable, but unless you work at the church, who cares about someplace you go just on Sundays?

Most guys want a large garage, a space to grill, room for a man cave, or a large yard.

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LizAnne_1 — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 20:39:14 GMT

I saw something shocking on a House Hunters the other night. A young couple actually wanted white appliances instead of the currently popular stainless steel. It was refreshing.

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Snik — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 20:47:49 GMT

On 11/4/2014 LizAnne said:
I saw something shocking on a House Hunters the other night. A young couple actually wanted white appliances instead of the currently popular stainless steel. It was refreshing.

LOL!!! I saw that too, they were a nice couple, too.. I at first thought it was an older re run!!!!

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151949 — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 20:49:21 GMT

I currently live in a plan of homes that were all built within the last 5 years. Mostly retirees as e live in Fl. Granite and hardwood were available options here but only a very small few bought them.I only know of one house that paid the extra for SS appliances. Almost everyone bought things like larger lanais and upgraded appliances and higher grades of windows, or upgraded heat pumps. When you become more mature most people are able to see past the showy , trendy items and put their money into what will give the house more value going forward.

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Preds — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 20:52:05 GMT

On 11/4/2014 lolakimono said:
On 11/4/2014 brii said: Why would you want to walk barefoot to church?

I have no idea- I was flummoxed. He said it was more comfortable, but unless you work at the church, who cares about someplace you go just on Sundays?

Most guys want a large garage, a space to grill, room for a man cave, or a large yard.

DH bought the garage. I was lucky a house came with it!

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Snik — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 21:13:31 GMT

On 11/4/2014 brii said: Why would you want to walk barefoot to church?

Exactly! I would rather save my sole(s).....

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Snik — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 21:17:55 GMT

On 11/4/2014 missyw1 said:
I not sure how these young people can afford $500,000 on up houses, on their first house purchase.

It really all comes down to what state and city you live in...housing prices are (somewhat)in line with income...I paid nearly that much for my first house, a condo, and I am single with only one income....but in Southern California, you can't get a mini mansion like I see on those shows in other states, for $200K!!!!!!

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straykatz — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 21:22:20 GMT

Drama...it's what sells ratings....even on these types of shows.....but...on th eflip side...buyng a house is a major purchase...hands down the biggest purchase you will make in a lifetime so why not get exactly what you want.....but I hear you all....most of the whining is about cosmetic things like paint color, appliances, fixtures, etc.....I think it's hard to look past obvious disrepair....but don't understand the adversion about minor cosmetic repairs.