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There also was a great program several years back about what houses you could get for the same money in different parts of the country (US). That was quite an eye opener.
I used to watch that show and nearly stroke out each time- yet loved it (Living in the north east will do that, re: housing prices).
I know it's scripted but still find myself watching for lolz.
The thing that gets irritating is the ad nauseum "I must have stainless steel appliances, granite counters, and hardwood floors". Seriously, are people sheep or something? Please don't tell me that everyone, or mostly everyone, must have all three of those things. I see nothing wrong with other types of appliances, hardwood floors were never a dealbreaker for me, and I do not like granite countertops.
What makes me crazy is a couple walking through a house and not liking the wallpaper or paint color - things that most people would change anyway, things that shouldn't determine whether they purchase the house or not. If they want a house exactly their way, they need to buy a new, custom house.
What makes me crazy is a couple walking through a house and not liking the wallpaper or paint color - things that most people would change anyway, things that shouldn't determine whether they purchase the house or not. If they want a house exactly their way, they need to buy a new, custom house.
People get hung up on silly things. Some people won't buy a car that's not the color they want even if it has all the features they want.
And first time home buyers in particular may feel overwhelmed because they aren't sure how much work something might be. And dealing with wall paper can in fact be a lot of work. Not necessarily enough to stop me from buying a house I otherwise loved, but if there were a lot of wallpapered rooms, I'd have to calculate that into the budget and the timetable, and it's very possible it could knock a house off the list.
This thread is hilarious, had such a good time reading it, even though it's old. I went back to this post specifically, because it's so fake that these people look at ONLY three homes and then pick one. If they followed me around on a home search this past year, it would be a miniseries, but with lots of comedy and drama.
If ONLY I could have picked from three homes. Oh and they pick the home and EVERYONE magically gets through their inspection phase, and appraisal phase. Of course HGTV makes sure they're in escrow on a house first. They don't want to waste time/money following people on a house hunt, only to throw away the footage because the deal falls through.
Am I the only person who wonders whether any of these couples actually find they prefer one of the other two "choices" to the house they're actually under contract to buy?
Wouldn't that be a nice twist to end a House Hunters episode on? "Well, we were already in escrow on House number #1 when this show started filming, but if we'd actually seen House #3 first we would definitely have bought it instead!"
yes, and it is a little insulting for the man.
like the famous closet line:
wife: my clothes will go here, where will yours go.
it isnt funny and its downright degrading.
most of the young hunters are nothing more than 2 spoiled brat dummies.
I hate that line! I want to slap every person who says that. Nasty woman can't share the closet? Who wants to be with someone like that? It isn't funny at all and is played out just as much as the stainless/granite/hardwood line these days.
What gets me are these 22 year old couples with 800k budgets.
What are they, cocaine dealers?
It's funny. I think they have VERY rich parents who are giving them all this money. I think this is why they have a fit when a 1,000 repair bill is putting them over budget because they don't have the money to repair it. They were given 800K and not a penny more by their parents.
I did watch an episode of Property Brothers where the couple were both lawyers and their max budget was 600something. When repairs came up, they were easily able to come up with the extra money for the repairs.
I get angry watching HGTV because I'm a 36 year old man with a decent to good income and every single young couple just starting out that has already popped out 3 kids can afford more house than me.
In addition I'm sick of the same crap everyone wants. I'm going to sign up for one of these house hunters shows and my demands for a new house will be:
-Laminate countertops
-Carpet throughout
-Closed floorplan (doors in between all rooms if possible)
-NO crown molding
-Black or white appliances
-No backsplash unless it's just laminate
-No kitchen island
-No bathtubs, showers only please
Wonder how fast they'll arrange to have me on the show??
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