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Post by 950nancy on Apr 27, 2020 1:25:40 GMT
My pet peeve is the dude who needs a music room. It doesn't matter what the house looks like or that the kitchen is a disaster and his kids will need to be jammed into postage stamp sized rooms as long as he gets his music room (generally the largest room in the house). Now once in a while you see a woman get too focused on something too, but it generally isn't just something she will solely use. Earlier shows that included a little kid with an unusual name always cracked me up too. They mentioned the kid's name in every room as they walked through each house. I'm okay with people wanting granite (or whatever specific countertop they like). Having the right countertop makes a kitchen. I hear you on the granite (we have composite and like it very much) but still, a young couple just starting out with no money who will be eating beans and ramen three out of seven days a week so they can pay for the mortgage payment to begin with does NOT need granite in their kitchen for their starter home. Sorry, they just don’t and it isn’t realistic. Both of my kids have purchased homes in the last two years. Neither one eats beans or ramen. Young people all have different jobs. Some can afford granite. I don't know where they get their people for the show, but lots of them seem to have plenty of money. |
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Apr 27, 2020 2:36:58 GMT
Mine is..
People who say the flooring or paint color is a deal breaker.
The dog won't like this yard.
The people who are buying their first "starter" home and it has to be 3000-4000+ square feet, granite, wood floors, huge pantry, five bedrooms, huge master closet, painted exactly the color they envision, etc...
I always think if this is their starter home....what are they going to upgrade to down the road?
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Post by maryland on Apr 27, 2020 2:44:19 GMT
We watched House Hunters International and the wife was so clueless! They were moving to the Netherlands for her husband's job and she said she had never heard of the Netherlands before. She was like that the whole show. Our favorite!
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Apr 27, 2020 2:44:42 GMT
Mine is.. The dog won't like this yard. If they have a dog, it makes sense to pick a place with a yard to accommodate the dog's needs. Room to run, fenced, grass, whatever. If you consider your pet a member of the family, you should consider their needs in a house. Not to mention that picking that house with a yard the dog can play in means less trips you have to take to the dog park. |
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Post by ~summer~ on Apr 27, 2020 2:48:46 GMT
I also love watching it to see neighborhoods we’ve explored - the other night I watched Oslo, Copenhagen and Mexico City.
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Post by papersilly on Apr 27, 2020 3:12:34 GMT
DH and I roll our eyes when people want a million features for $$299k or $349k. The house is too small. It’s not open concept. The kitchen isn’t updated. The master bath isn’t en suite.
my friend is currently selling her mom’s house that she inherited. It’s not in the safest neighborhood. It has 2 tiny bedrooms and 1 1/2 bathrooms. The half bath is not permitted. The house is barely 900 sq feet. Whole house needs updating. They have multiple offers over $400k and yet the HH buyers want the world for $300k. I realize we are in California but it still makes me laugh.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 27, 2020 3:32:55 GMT
Mine is.. People who say the flooring or paint color is a deal breaker. The dog won't like this yard. The people who are buying their first "starter" home and it has to be 3000-4000+ square feet, granite, wood floors, huge pantry, five bedrooms, huge master closet, painted exactly the color they envision, etc... I always think if this is their starter home....what are they going to upgrade to down the road?This is what I was talking about with the first time home buyers expecting all the bells and whistles their first time out. Maybe it’s just me, but our starter house was a hundred year old one bedroom, one bath 800 SF fixer upper. Left us a lot of room for improvement.  We lived in that house for 23 years! |
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Post by worrywart on Apr 27, 2020 3:35:39 GMT
On the one I watched tonight (DVR) - the prospective homebuyers got into the shower and had the realtor get in there with them...awkward lol  |
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Post by mikklynn on Apr 27, 2020 12:32:10 GMT
I just like seeing regional differences, especially the international version.
I hate when they say "dining room area!!!" It's a dining room or a dining area.
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Post by edie3 on Apr 27, 2020 12:48:41 GMT
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Post by Leone on Apr 27, 2020 12:53:47 GMT
The new one, House in a Hurry, or something like that...the couple has one weekend to buy a house. Every episode includes a crying scene. Last night, it was the realtor crying because of the happiness she had found for the couple.
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Post by Dallie on Apr 27, 2020 13:11:35 GMT
I hear you on the granite (we have composite and like it very much) but still, a young couple just starting out with no money who will be eating beans and ramen three out of seven days a week so they can pay for the mortgage payment to begin with does NOT need granite in their kitchen for their starter home. Sorry, they just don’t and it isn’t realistic. Both of my kids have purchased homes in the last two years. Neither one eats beans or ramen. Young people all have different jobs. Some can afford granite. I don't know where they get their people for the show, but lots of them seem to have plenty of money. The budgets on the show are as fake as the "hunting". The show is not an accurate representation of anything, IMO. As an example, who goes to a house these days without examining the online listing? And yet the house hunters are always surprised by every aspect of the house. The show is total bullshit. I watched it for years and had my dvr set to tape new episodes and deleted it a few months ago. the fakery was just too much. The fake conflict and/or fake unrealistic expectations made it unenjoyable to watch. And I have to say, that granite is not always as expensive as people think or perhaps the price depends on where you live. We replaced our hideous teal green counters with granite last year and found a fancy schmancy showroom which had super reasonable prices. We almost didn't go in, then decided WTH. Turns out that the prices were half of the granite dealers and were quite affordable. |
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Post by ddly on Apr 27, 2020 15:26:04 GMT
At least on the American shows, the couple do pick one of the three in the end. The UK equivalent shows (Escape to the Country et al) show three or four houses and very rarely are any of them chosen as usually all are rejected for some reason or other. Quite frequently, the show ends with a voiceover stating that "they made an offer but lost out to x" or "they found somewhere themselves a few months later". Makes the whole thing rather pointless - except for our voyeuristic pleasure! Incidentally, re HHI, we "knew" someone who participated in a Paris version of the show and can confirm it was all totally faked - she and her daughter were already living in the apartment before the filming took place. But do I still watch these shows?! What do you think?  I love that show! I think I just like seeing what is out there in other countries! |
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Post by ntsf on Apr 27, 2020 15:38:16 GMT
just saying about starter homes, --in California, you are much better off getting the house you will live with as long as possible.. starter homes are foolish, tax wise...the longer you have your home, the lower the property tax is.. so I am paying property tax based on a 1983 basis.. if I had moved, the basis would be reset.. so you don't really have "starter homes" here.. you buy what you can. we are still living with 1600 square ft.. and have improved the home.. not moved. raised three kids here. still needs some work.
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Post by Susie_Homemaker on Apr 27, 2020 15:40:17 GMT
I still believe the house has already been purchased prior to filming This is true. Our next door neighbor's home was on the show as one of the ones that the couple were looking at. The couple had already purchased the home but before filming was complete something happened and they couldn't use one of the homes for the couple to look at. There was a scramble and someone knew my neighbor's home was on the market so they came and used it. It's all total BS but I still like to watch it. I like seeing the homes and what your money can buy in different areas. Especially the international ones and beach homes. |
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Post by scrapbookwriter on Apr 27, 2020 16:42:21 GMT
My friend moved his family to Fiji. They looked at several houses before deciding which one to rent. After they got settled in, he contacted House Hunters International and was accepted.
Of the three houses the show took him to see, one was a house he’d actually toured and rejected, one was new to him, and one was his own. They had to move their furniture out into the yard for interior filming. The crew manufactured conflicting goals for my friend and his wife so there would be conflict.
He said it was fun but a lot of work.
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Post by 950nancy on Apr 27, 2020 16:53:25 GMT
just saying about starter homes, --in California, you are much better off getting the house you will live with as long as possible.. starter homes are foolish, tax wise...the longer you have your home, the lower the property tax is.. so I am paying property tax based on a 1983 basis.. if I had moved, the basis would be reset.. so you don't really have "starter homes" here.. you buy what you can. we are still living with 1600 square ft.. and have improved the home.. not moved. raised three kids here. still needs some work. We moved into our first home (they weren't called started homes then) in 1988. My parents thought we were crazy to spend so much money (they paid 36K for theirs). It was a decent sized 4 bedroom 3 bath and was huge for two people. The housing market was in a decline at the time and really benefitted us. I think the problem with buying a house you can live with as long as possible is that so many younger people don't have the job security that many of us older people had when we started out. People are much more likely to get let go as companies try to compete with so many new challenges. |
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Post by 950nancy on Apr 27, 2020 16:54:48 GMT
My friend moved his family to Fiji. They looked at several houses before deciding which one to rent. After they got settled in, he contacted House Hunters International and was accepted. Of the three houses the show took him to see, one was a house he’d actually toured and rejected, one was new to him, and one was his own. They had to move their furniture out into the yard for interior filming. The crew manufactured conflicting goals for my friend and his wife so there would be conflict. He said it was fun but a lot of work. I have heard this is how many of this show's homes have been filmed. There is no was a couple is going to be able to wait however many weeks or months for filming. |
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Apr 27, 2020 19:30:22 GMT
edie3 - That bingo card is hysterical. I've got to wonder about the "trace ceiling" though. Must be like the rod iron fence or the chester drawers! Pretty sure it should be "tray ceiling". 
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Post by cakediva on Apr 27, 2020 20:30:48 GMT
At least on the American shows, the couple do pick one of the three in the end. The UK equivalent shows (Escape to the Country et al) show three or four houses and very rarely are any of them chosen as usually all are rejected for some reason or other. Quite frequently, the show ends with a voiceover stating that "they made an offer but lost out to x" or "they found somewhere themselves a few months later". Makes the whole thing rather pointless - except for our voyeuristic pleasure! Incidentally, re HHI, we "knew" someone who participated in a Paris version of the show and can confirm it was all totally faked - she and her daughter were already living in the apartment before the filming took place. But do I still watch these shows?! What do you think? Escape to the Country has become a guilty pleasure for DH and I. We love it! Although we wish you got to see them in their chosen space after a few months. We also used to live watching Kirsty and Phil on Location Location Location. Sigh, what an exciting life we lead lol |
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Post by workingclassdog on Apr 27, 2020 22:50:09 GMT
I haven't watched in quite awhile and turned it on the other night. I used to watch religiously all the time.
Either I was in a bad mood or this lady was pissing me off. First she has to take her dog with her into all these houses. Of course, all they do is show the dog. STUPID.
Then she doesn't want a house in the area they are looking at because she is single. (I wonder why)
Then everything she was looking at was not good enough. Ya know the type, the counters, the bathrooms and on and on.
I finally turned it off.. I just couldn't stand it. I was going to hurt the dog.
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Post by workingclassdog on Apr 27, 2020 22:56:34 GMT
My pet peeve is the dude who needs a music room. It doesn't matter what the house looks like or that the kitchen is a disaster and his kids will need to be jammed into postage stamp sized rooms as long as he gets his music room (generally the largest room in the house). Now once in a while you see a woman get too focused on something too, but it generally isn't just something she will solely use. Earlier shows that included a little kid with an unusual name always cracked me up too. They mentioned the kid's name in every room as they walked through each house. I'm okay with people wanting granite (or whatever specific countertop they like). Having the right countertop makes a kitchen. I think the problem with the countertop thing is that it is this young couple who can barely be in the mid twenties who have to have EVERYTHING. It kills me. My DD and fiance who both have good jobs for their ages and make decent money.. still could not afford everything they wanted. They had to make due. (Which is funny cause they do have granite..lol).. but it is a small house, two bedrooms, 1,300 sq. ft. maybe, one car garage.. and it was twice the price of my house. |
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Post by kadeej on Apr 28, 2020 1:20:46 GMT
When looking at the large walk-in closet - drives me crazy when the female says "oh, this is perfect for me. Where are you going to put your clothes". When we were looking at houses, my dad kept saying paint is cheap. I want to scream at these people who complain about the paint colors. Change it - it's not that hard to do. And, still I watch. (some of the time).
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Post by pancakes on Apr 28, 2020 3:21:24 GMT
Fun fact: My husband and I got all the way to final round auditions for the show. It is a total sham. I’m glad we didn’t get picked because they don’t compensate you, and we already regretted applying after the first interview. You have to take a week off of work and you get a $500 stipend for meals. The producer really liked us but her boss didn’t. We were not controversial (aka annoying and combative) enough.
The producer was super nice though and coached us through what to say. You cannot apply for the show until you have closed on a property already. Your realtor also has to be interviewed to make sure they are camera ready.
If you are a couple who doesn’t have opposing views on style or are not high maintenance, you probably won’t get on the show.
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Post by stampinchick on Apr 28, 2020 4:41:56 GMT
I prefer the shows that focus on a region or state, like Buying Alaska or Buying the Rockies. I think it's on Destination America. I love seeing what houses are like in other areas of the country. I've been totally surprised at the wide range of house styles in Alaska.
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Post by samantha25 on Apr 28, 2020 4:54:44 GMT
I am devastated! I rarely watch the HH, but enjoy the HHI... I didn't realize this...
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We lived in that house for 23 years!
