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Post by mom2jnk on Feb 12, 2015 17:35:53 GMT
Seriously, HGTV needs to institute a new interview process with the people that they feature on their shows!!
Participants need to be able to numerate at least three advantages that granite countertops (stainless steel appliances, open concept, etc., etc.) confer to be allowed to ask for them/whine about them in their home selection or remodeling process!!! So tired of the endless whining. "But it doesn't have the stainless that we wanted."
So what!! Why does it matter to you? Why do you need it? I know why I love my granite countertops...because they are awesome for bread kneading and cookie dough rolling, they are easy to clean and non-porous, and they work great for thawing and bringing food to room temperature quickly. But, I hate my stainless steel side by side refrigerator because of the design, inaccessible areas, and the way it never stays clean.
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Post by blue tulip on Feb 12, 2015 17:42:18 GMT
if you turn watching those shows into a drinking game, where you take a shot every time someone complains about not having hardwood floors, granite, stainless steel or a large bedroom being too small, you'll soon stop caring about the whiny people.  |
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Post by papersilly on Feb 12, 2015 17:48:31 GMT
what kills me is that they say they cannot buy a particular house because their bedroom furniture won't fit or dining set won't fit. OMG people. you buy furniture for your house. you don't buy a house for your furniture. the cost of furniture makes if far more dispensable than a house. a house in a great location beats any piece of furniture any day. arrrg.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2015 17:52:19 GMT
And they should not be about to wed, first time home buyers who don't understand the meaning of the word compromise.
Where do they find such demanding whiney women?
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Post by minimcguyvergirl on Feb 12, 2015 17:52:41 GMT
Try working with these people day in and day out. I'm a Realtor. Welcome to 12 hours out of every day of my life, LOL!  |
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Post by krc11 on Feb 12, 2015 17:53:52 GMT
I wish the design shows would come back. Design on a Dime, etc. More interesting and more happy people.
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Post by snappinsami on Feb 12, 2015 17:55:00 GMT
I agree with all of the above. And minimcguyvergirl, you have my pity. I don't know how you do it. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2015 17:55:41 GMT
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Post by maryland on Feb 12, 2015 18:02:43 GMT
I love how they want all the bells and whistles, large house, large yard, finished basement, etc. for $250,000.
EDITED - I didn't realize you could have it all for that much. It was brought to my attention that you can in other parts of the country! So ignore my post. I stand corrected.  |
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Post by eebud on Feb 12, 2015 18:02:39 GMT
what kills me is that they say they cannot buy a particular house because their bedroom furniture won't fit or dining set won't fit. OMG people. you buy furniture for your house. you don't buy a house for your furniture. the cost of furniture makes if far more dispensable than a house. a house in a great location beats any piece of furniture any day. arrrg. I agree with this almost all the time. However, I know that in my family, I have a number of relatives that have gorgeous, antique, over 100 year old, canopy beds. These beds are usually large or at least look very large due to the canopy. They don't want to buy new furniture. They want to use what they have. My grandmother designed a built a whole house around the furniture she had, much of which was antique. But, I agree that most people have furniture that is not heirloom furniture and they could easily replace it if they wanted to. However, my bedroom would still have to be large enough for a king size bed. I am not downsizing on that. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2015 18:09:18 GMT
I love how they want all the bells and whistles, large house, large yard, finished basement, etc. for $250,000. Agreed, that too often their wants and budgets are far apart. However, there are parts of the country where that would be a realistic budget for all those things. I know I'm freakin' shocked at the low prices on Fixer Upper. |
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Post by Anita on Feb 12, 2015 18:14:25 GMT
what kills me is that they say they cannot buy a particular house because their bedroom furniture won't fit or dining set won't fit. OMG people. you buy furniture for your house. you don't buy a house for your furniture. the cost of furniture makes if far more dispensable than a house. a house in a great location beats any piece of furniture any day. arrrg. I see your point, but there are exceptions. When we lived overseas, we invested in a gorgeous dining room set. My kids are already arguing over which one of them gets to inherit it, and I'm nowhere near dead yet. So any houses I buy down the road must have a separate dining room. Most extended kitchens are not large enough for the furniture. I do not like combined dining room/living room areas AT ALL. So I wouldn't buy a house that didn't have a room just for my dining set. I guess I'd be one of those annoying people on the TV.  ETA: This is not furniture I could easily replace in the U.S. I'm not willing to part with it for the sake of fitting into a house.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2015 18:17:00 GMT
what kills me is that they say they cannot buy a particular house because their bedroom furniture won't fit or dining set won't fit. OMG people. you buy furniture for your house. you don't buy a house for your furniture. the cost of furniture makes if far more dispensable than a house. a house in a great location beats any piece of furniture any day. arrrg. I see your point, but there are exceptions. When we lived overseas, we invested in a gorgeous dining room set. My kids are already arguing over which one of them gets to inherit it, and I'm nowhere near dead yet. So any houses I buy down the road must have a separate dining room. Most extended kitchens are not large enough for the furniture. I do not like combined dining room/living room areas AT ALL. So I wouldn't buy a house that didn't have a room just for my dining set. I guess I'd be one of those annoying people on the TV. ETA: This is not furniture I could easily replace in the U.S. I'm not willing to part with it for the sake of fitting into a house.
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Post by georgiapea on Feb 12, 2015 18:22:59 GMT
Oh, yes, the scrunchy face 21 year old today and her same age husband to be buying a 4000 sq foot house. With a 10K down payment!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2015 18:26:04 GMT
I see your point, but there are exceptions. When we lived overseas, we invested in a gorgeous dining room set. My kids are already arguing over which one of them gets to inherit it, and I'm nowhere near dead yet. So any houses I buy down the road must have a separate dining room. Most extended kitchens are not large enough for the furniture. I do not like combined dining room/living room areas AT ALL. So I wouldn't buy a house that didn't have a room just for my dining set. I guess I'd be one of those annoying people on the TV. ETA: This is not furniture I could easily replace in the U.S. I'm not willing to part with it for the sake of fitting into a house.
Better a family antique than a pool table. But seriously - if someone really loves pool and it's important to them, what the heck is wrong with insisting on a house that will accommodate a pool table? Everyone has different priorities. |
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Post by peasapie on Feb 12, 2015 18:30:10 GMT
I love how they want all the bells and whistles, large house, large yard, finished basement, etc. for $250,000. Or alternately, where they are able to spend $600,000 but it isn't enough to buy something other than a fixer upper. |
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Post by Kerri W on Feb 12, 2015 18:34:13 GMT
Try working with these people day in and day out. I'm a Realtor. Welcome to 12 hours out of every day of my life, LOL! Not a realtor but work for a real estate agency. I can assure you...this problem is not specific to young, newlywed, first time home buyers. NOT AT ALL. Every single buyer has *something* they are unwilling to look beyond. |
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Post by minimcguyvergirl on Feb 12, 2015 18:35:20 GMT
Oh, yes, the scrunchy face 21 year old today and her same age husband to be buying a 4000 sq foot house. With a 10K down payment! ...that moment when I realized my client was closer in age to my 11 year old than to me (I'm 32). And her home is nicer than mine. And she demanded all the best. And is doing a $0 loan. Yep. It's infuriating! |
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Post by Zee on Feb 12, 2015 18:42:44 GMT
if you turn watching those shows into a drinking game, where you take a shot every time someone complains about not having hardwood floors, granite, stainless steel or a large bedroom being too small, you'll soon stop caring about the whiny people. Yes! Especially "Love It Or List It", with that loathsome realtor with the penis-shaped nose. Choose "open concept" and they'll need to pump your stomach. |
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Post by shannoots on Feb 12, 2015 19:03:41 GMT
We were house hunting several years ago and I remember telling my husband that I didn't realize I was so picky. I didn't have a list of things I had to have before we went but I definitely found things I didn't like. We ended building because we couldn't find anything on the market that we wanted. I think it's different when it's going to be your home and somewhere you will live in for a long time.
ETA: I do laugh at the people on HGTV, too. It's funny what people get set on.
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Post by eebud on Feb 12, 2015 19:06:51 GMT
Try working with these people day in and day out. I'm a Realtor. Welcome to 12 hours out of every day of my life, LOL! Not a realtor but work for a real estate agency. I can assure you...this problem is not specific to young, newlywed, first time home buyers. NOT AT ALL. Every single buyer has *something* they are unwilling to look beyond. I don't see a problem with this. Everyone who is house hunting has their "must have" list so of course every buyer is something they are unwilling to look beyond. When I was house hunting for our current home, we were looking almost exclusively at new build neighborhoods. Number one on our list was that they home be a one story. If it was not a one story, it had to have the master with master bath along with a 2nd bedroom and full bath downstairs. If it didn't have those, then we were not interested and this is something we were unwilling to look beyond. We were also building the home that we planned to be our retirement home. I have never known anyone to house hunt and not have some things they are not willing to look beyond. |
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Post by alittleintrepid on Feb 12, 2015 19:16:02 GMT
Oh, yes, the scrunchy face 21 year old today and her same age husband to be buying a 4000 sq foot house. With a 10K down payment! ...that moment when I realized my client was closer in age to my 11 year old than to me (I'm 32). And her home is nicer than mine. And she demanded all the best. And is doing a $0 loan. Yep. It's infuriating! Why is it infuriating? You could also choose to have a $0 downpayment, assuming you qualify, and you could drag out your mortgage for 30 years and refinance along the way to drag it out a little bit more. Personally I'd rather live in a home that I can afford and which will soon belong to *me* instead of the bank.....but I'm not 21 anymore! |
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Feb 12, 2015 19:16:38 GMT
My favorite was the couple who didn't want stairs because they had a baby. Ummm . . . he/she's not going to be a toddler forever. At some point he should learn to navigate stairs. I have no problem w/people who don't like stairs simply because they don't, but to have the reason be because of your baby ? Huh?
And the only thing worst than the people who complain about the paint color (really? really?) was the woman I saw who mentioned how she didn't like the knobs on the kitchen cabinets. No, she didn't say she wouldn't buy the house because of it, but why even bring up something so ridiculously trivial?
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Post by Kerri W on Feb 12, 2015 19:17:25 GMT
Not a realtor but work for a real estate agency. I can assure you...this problem is not specific to young, newlywed, first time home buyers. NOT AT ALL. Every single buyer has *something* they are unwilling to look beyond. I don't see a problem with this. Everyone who is house hunting has their "must have" list so of course every buyer is something they are unwilling to look beyond. When I was house hunting for our current home, we were looking almost exclusively at new build neighborhoods. Number one on our list was that they home be a one story. If it was not a one story, it had to have the master with master bath along with a 2nd bedroom and full bath downstairs. If it didn't have those, then we were not interested and this is something we were unwilling to look beyond. We were also building the home that we planned to be our retirement home. I have never known anyone to house hunt and not have some things they are not willing to look beyond. Oh I agree with you. It's what helps find the perfect fit for each client. My thought was more along the lines of every time this is brought up here it is directed at young, first time homebuyers. EVERYBODY has specific criteria. Regularly it's a combination that is near impossible to find and there has to be some negotiation, but it's part of the home buying process nonetheless and not specific to age. |
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Post by ilikepink on Feb 12, 2015 19:22:52 GMT
what kills me is that they say they cannot buy a particular house because their bedroom furniture won't fit or dining set won't fit. OMG people. you buy furniture for your house. you don't buy a house for your furniture. the cost of furniture makes if far more dispensable than a house. a house in a great location beats any piece of furniture any day. arrrg. I also respectfully disagree - I also have antique dining room furniture that was my grandmother's, and my recent house-hunting was very frustrating trying to find a formal dining room. I ended up with a house with a front bedroom that is now my dining room.
Some of those TV people need to learn what reality is.
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Post by minimcguyvergirl on Feb 12, 2015 19:23:40 GMT
...that moment when I realized my client was closer in age to my 11 year old than to me (I'm 32). And her home is nicer than mine. And she demanded all the best. And is doing a $0 loan. Yep. It's infuriating! Why is it infuriating? You could also choose to have a $0 downpayment, assuming you qualify, and you could drag out your mortgage for 30 years and refinance along the way to drag it out a little bit more. Personally I'd rather live in a home that I can afford and which will soon belong to *me* instead of the bank.....but I'm not 21 anymore! Because 20 year olds now think that they're entitled to own the best of the best for no effort put-forth. They don't need a downpayment. Is it a fantastic move to BUY instead or rent? Yes, but after you work with hundreds of 20 year olds who turn their noses up because a home doesn't have granite and new EVERYTHING and have nothing to put down, it makes you wonder what the digital age and reality TV is doing to young people's perception of reality. |
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Post by eebud on Feb 12, 2015 19:25:16 GMT
I don't see a problem with this. Everyone who is house hunting has their "must have" list so of course every buyer is something they are unwilling to look beyond. When I was house hunting for our current home, we were looking almost exclusively at new build neighborhoods. Number one on our list was that they home be a one story. If it was not a one story, it had to have the master with master bath along with a 2nd bedroom and full bath downstairs. If it didn't have those, then we were not interested and this is something we were unwilling to look beyond. We were also building the home that we planned to be our retirement home. I have never known anyone to house hunt and not have some things they are not willing to look beyond. Oh I agree with you. It's what helps find the perfect fit for each client. My thought was more along the lines of every time this is brought up here it is directed at young, first time homebuyers. EVERYBODY has specific criteria. Regularly it's a combination that is near impossible to find and there has to be some negotiation, but it's part of the home buying process nonetheless and not specific to age. That makes sense!! It is definitely not a young thing. We all have our must haves in the home we are spending so much money on. What does kill me about some of the really young people is thinking they absolutely must have a huge house with every conceivable upgrade known to man in their first starter home because that is what they had in their parent's house. More than likely, the parents didn't start with all of that, they started with something more modest and moved up to a nicer home or upgraded the original home later. |
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Post by eebud on Feb 12, 2015 19:27:37 GMT
I love how they want all the bells and whistles, large house, large yard, finished basement, etc. for $250,000. Agreed, that too often their wants and budgets are far apart. However, there are parts of the country where that would be a realistic budget for all those things. I know I'm freakin' shocked at the low prices on Fixer Upper. DH and I talk about that all the time when we watch Fixer Upper. We assumed people were amazed at the low prices. However, these people are not getting a basement, finished or unfinished, because basements are few and far between around this area of the country. |
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Post by alittleintrepid on Feb 12, 2015 19:31:02 GMT
Why is it infuriating? You could also choose to have a $0 downpayment, assuming you qualify, and you could drag out your mortgage for 30 years and refinance along the way to drag it out a little bit more. Personally I'd rather live in a home that I can afford and which will soon belong to *me* instead of the bank.....but I'm not 21 anymore! Because 20 year olds now think that they're entitled to own the best of the best for no effort put-forth. They don't need a downpayment. Is it a fantastic move to BUY instead or rent? Yes, but after you work with hundreds of 20 year olds who turn their noses up because a home doesn't have granite and new EVERYTHING and have nothing to put down, it makes you wonder what the digital age and reality TV is doing to young people's perception of reality. Yeah, I get that 20 year olds can be entitled and foolish but, I'm just saying that it's not worth being frustrated. They may see the folly of their ways soon enough and will need an estate agent again when they develop some financial sense and need to downsize! |
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Post by maryland on Feb 12, 2015 19:53:06 GMT
I love how they want all the bells and whistles, large house, large yard, finished basement, etc. for $250,000. Agreed, that too often their wants and budgets are far apart. However, there are parts of the country where that would be a realistic budget for all those things. I know I'm freakin' shocked at the low prices on Fixer Upper. I have never seen Fixer Upper. What cities can you get it all for $250,000? If it's in the sunny south, I am there! I'm done with the southwest PA gloomy skies and cold winters! |
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