House In A Hurry - General Discussion

[DVDFreaker]

What a weird premiere, who need a house in a hurry? This will be interesting 

[NJMom]

Probably another recycled HH.

[DVDFreaker]

5 hours ago, NJMom said:

Probably another recycled HH.

You are right, I do like House Hunters but I find House in a Hurry very boring 

[IvyCeltress]

I know  federal government and a lot of companies if they are paying to relocate you will fly you out for a couple of days sometimes over the weekend where you are expected view houses  and get things rolling for a new home .  If you want more time than that it's your dime.  They will also only pay for one move, they won't cover the cost of you relocating and putting your stuff in storage until you find the a place you really like.

[CruiseDiva]

I liked the house hunters in Charlotte--they were looking at lovely homes. House porn! The wife from California to Texas was so whiney that I wanted to smack her.

When we relocated for my husband's job we did our house hunting in three days by looking at at least a dozen houses each day. Our real estate agent only showed us houses that fit our criteria and that was the key to our success. It was grueling, but we bought a house we toured on day one. Thirty-one years later, we still live here 😍

[chessiegal]

The federal government relocated me in 1992 before the internet resources available today. I had 5 days to find a house and did it with no problem. With Zillow and Realtor.com, should be a piece of cake today. Silly made up drama show.

[readheaded]

Does anyone else want to throat punch the woman in the promo for this show who says, “Callhecallhercallhercallher?”  Or, is it just me? 

Edited March 27, 2020 by readheaded

[CrazyInAlabama]

The CallHer routine is so irritating.    I have no desire to ever watch that show, if that's typical of the house hunters.    

[chessiegal]

I watched one episode. It was stupid. I was transferred from the DC area to Atlanta in 1992 by the federal government. I was given 5 days to buy a house and did it with no problem. That was before the internet. Now you can research properties online, and should be able to find a house in a day or two.

[CrazyInAlabama]

I might have watched this show, until I saw the commercial with the "callhercallhercallher....) woman on it.      I don't see the real need for this show, I've owned 7 houses over the years, and didn't look more than a week for any of them.     

[DVDFreaker]

The ladies never fail to cry in every episode so far

[chessiegal]

10 minutes ago, DVDFreaker said:

The ladies never fail to cry in every episode so far

You've watched more than one? You're made of heartier stuff than I am.

[DVDFreaker]

2 hours ago, chessiegal said:

You've watched more than one? You're made of heartier stuff than I am.

Yeah, honestly, there is nothing else on so might as well watch it

[CruiseDiva]

3 hours ago, DVDFreaker said:

The ladies never fail to cry in every episode so far

The crying is certainly ugly.

[NYGirl]

Guess what I saw last night???   Callhercallhercallhercaller!!!!!   I think this show is an offshoot of HH.  I recognized her right away.  Apparently her husband was transferred from Raleigh to Charlotte and they had 1 weekend to find a place to live.  Apparently the houses go fast in Charlotte and already the first day a couple were under contract.

Their budget was originally something like $725-775. 

They found a house the second day and the callhercallher was when the realtor called at night to tell them they got the house they wanted.  Price?  $975,000.00 but they found a house in 2 days and the woman wasn't very bad.  I saw that the episode is on demand and it's Episode 1 of this show

[CrazyInAlabama]

I think the original pilot for this show might be the two day house hunting in Ohio they showed on HH last week.     

[chessiegal]

But the wife didn't cry in that Ohio HH. I thought crying was in the script.

[CrazyInAlabama]

Maybe they added the crying scene to the episodes after.    

[chessiegal]

32 minutes ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

Maybe they added the crying scene to the episodes after.    

Yeah, I can hear a producer saying - not enough drama!

[NYGirl]

I saw another episode last night where they were moving from California to the Ft Worth Texas area to cut their mortgage in half.  He had gotten a job and would start in 8 days.

She was insisting on having 4 bedrooms so as to have a play room for her sons and a large backyard.  He didn't want any projects (yet they looked at a new build and he complained about no projects)

P.S. They ended up with the new build of course

I think I find this show too depressing.  I dunno...there's just something about it.

Edited April 15, 2020 by NYGirl

[Gam2]

Just watching the commercial for this show convinced me to NEVER waste my time on this nonsense.

[ByaNose]

First time watching the show. Colorado to Tampa. The couple was nice but did seem a little depressing because they need to buy a house “in a hurry”. LOL!!! They bought a really nice house with the all important pool & cage. It was the first house they saw. In total (on the show) they saw 6 houses. They paid $955,000. It’s not a horrible show but you pretty much know they are going to get something so there isn’t any real suspense just like in all other House Hunters type of shows. I’ll probably watch it again especially in these corona times. It’s come to this people. LOL!!! Stay safe y’all. 

[NYGirl]

I watched Colorado to Tampa  I didn't like the wife at all.  She had a resting bitch face.  I think she was a little pretentious.  But then I've been irrational since being stuck home.  I don't like anybody on TV.  They annoy me.  LOL

[ByaNose]

9 hours ago, NYGirl said:

I watched Colorado to Tampa  I didn't like the wife at all.  She had a resting bitch face.  I think she was a little pretentious.  But then I've been irrational since being stuck home.  I don't like anybody on TV.  They annoy me.  LOL

Word. The wife was the depressing one. The husband seemed like a fun guy.

[NYGirl]

I saw Sunday's episode last night and I hated that Indiana woman!  Stupid little things about each house bothered her and she was really bitchy.  Especially every time she walked into a house they had to go right even though the realtor wanted to go the other way. 

[hurrrz]

Watched the Colorado to Tampa one. I don't get this show. These people seemed like they had time. They looked at gigantic houses for the two of them (and their kids every now and then). She seemed like an entitled Karen. Women on these shows often come off as bitchy. Men tend to do the whole "what she wants, she gets" trope, which I am kinda conflicted by, to be honest. 

 

[Grrarrggh]

1 hour ago, hurrrz said:

Watched the Colorado to Tampa one. I don't get this show. These people seemed like they had time. They looked at gigantic houses for the two of them (and their kids every now and then). She seemed like an entitled Karen. Women on these shows often come off as bitchy. Men tend to do the whole "what she wants, she gets" trope, which I am kinda conflicted by, to be honest. 

I'd be interested in knowing who's directing and editing these shows. Their viewpoints and biases may heavily effect what we see. 

[CrazyInAlabama]

I'm watching the couple moving from California to Tucson, and the constant whining about how stressful everything is does not make me want to watch this show again.   When you tell a realtor that you will not consider two stories, and they keep showing you two story houses, then I would angry with them.       If the show would stop repeating the sad tale of why the couple need a specific home, or needs to move, and the show would have been over in 15 minutes.  In the Tucson episode, the husband's sad childhood didn't need to be reviewed over and over. 

I did watch one other, the military couple moving to San Antonio, and I didn't find that very realistic either.    

Buying a house in a few days, with the budgets that they talked about isn't that stressful.   

[ByaNose]

On 5/10/2020 at 8:34 PM, CrazyInAlabama said:

I'm watching the couple moving from California to Tucson, and the constant whining about how stressful everything is does not make me want to watch this show again.   When you tell a realtor that you will not consider two stories, and they keep showing you two story houses, then I would angry with them.       If the show would stop repeating the sad tale of why the couple need a specific home, or needs to move, and the show would have been over in 15 minutes.  In the Tucson episode, the husband's sad childhood didn't need to be reviewed over and over. 

I did watch one other, the military couple moving to San Antonio, and I didn't find that very realistic either.    

Buying a house in a few days, with the budgets that they talked about isn't that stressful.   

This episode was was especially whiny that I fast forwarded to the end. Uh! You signed up for a stupid real estate show and knew you had a short window (probably fake anyway) to buy a place. So, STFU! and stop all this crying. 

[Kemper]

California to Tucson...honestly, I think both spouses were going for the Academy Award for best actress/actress in a drama.  

[Grrarrggh]

I felt the Cali to Tucson people were the first that should have felt all the drama. Having two kids with special needs is stressful enough. Adding in a move must be horrible. They had requirements that weren't stupid for once. It was nice to see their relief when they got their dream house. 

[CrazyInAlabama]

I was worried when I read the synopsis of the new episode.   I was afraid they were going to Fort Benning, which is a horrible housing market (I lived near there, lots of bad areas, lots of houses not selling, etc).  However, Augusta, GA can be an interesting market too.    I hope the real estate agents are showing unsuitable houses as a way of ramping up the suspense.   

I'm sure they already own the house, the way they do on every other sales, and reno show, but they are doing a decent acting job.  

With the Portland to Indianapolis was interesting.   They certainly had a good budget at $500k, and their realtor was so much fun.   One thing they never mention is that when they show a subdivision without fenced yards, some actually don't allow fences.   So if people think they're going to fence, then might want to rethink that.  

Edited May 18, 2020 by CrazyInAlabama

[CruiseDiva]

15 hours ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

I was worried when I read the synopsis of the new episode.   I was afraid they were going to Fort Benning, which is a horrible housing market (I lived near there, lots of bad areas, lots of houses not selling, etc).  However, Augusta, GA can be an interesting market too.    I hope the real estate agents are showing unsuitable houses as a way of ramping up the suspense. 

I live in Columbia County, just west of Augusta and was very interested that the show was filming here. The two places they were looking at in Columbia County--Evans and Grovetown--are quite different and with a maximum $250K budget the buyers would only find older resale homes in the more desirable Evans. It was difficult for me to figure out exactly where they were looking, but two of the Evans neighborhoods looked familiar.

The houses with the similar floorplans that they joked about are typical of homes built here in the late 80s and all the way up to about 2000. My home is that exact floorplan and was built in 1987. Traditional styles are still very popular here and similar homes in my subdivision sell in the $280-$350K range, depending on square footage and upgrades.

The house they bought was in Grovetown, which has become popular in recent years, especially with military families. It's very convenient to Ft. Gordon. The reason it was said to be up-and-coming is that years ago it was mostly trailer parks and very sketchy. It's much nicer now with subdivisions of 'real' houses and town amenities like a library and good schools.

I had to laugh when the home buyers were concerned that houses they liked would be snapped up that day. The market here isn't that hot, although the price point they were looking at in Columbia County was kind of low for nice houses so the ones they looked at probably wouldn't sit on the market long. Even though it didn't have a pool, that blue house, which was probably in Evans, would have been the best buy. JMHO

It surprised me that they only saw six houses in two days. When we house hunted here we saw twice as many per day.

[CrazyInAlabama]

My question about the Blue House was the siding.   It looked like Masonite to me, and that's a nightmare.    

I suspect that since they said he has six years until retirement, that either he will take unaccompanied tours, so the family stays behind in the same house, or they're going to rent it out when they live elsewhere.    I really don't think the wife is going to uproot the kids, so he'll get Korea, or some other unaccompanied tours.

I really liked the Blue house, but the one the house hunters picked was probably better for them, even if they do change the kitchen out someday  

Edited May 19, 2020 by CrazyInAlabama

[CruiseDiva]

Show with military family house hunters moving from North Carolina to Virginia. I'd have felt bad for the wife having to do the final move on her own while her husband stayed behind for his job except for the way she had to "hide" in the closet for it to be quiet enough to film the final minutes of the show. Those children are totally out of control brats. Poor parenting on display for all of America to see. 😞

[ByaNose]

11 hours ago, CruiseDiva said:

Show with military family house hunters moving from North Carolina to Virginia. I'd have felt bad for the wife having to do the final move on her own while her husband stayed behind for his job except for the way she had to "hide" in the closet for it to be quiet enough to film the final minutes of the show. Those children are totally out of control brats. Poor parenting on display for all of America to see. 😞

I would have put those kids in a box and shipped them to the father. Is that wrong? Just saying but they were out of control. That said, I don’t have kids so I might be a bad judge. LOL!!!!!

[buttersister]

Oy, just caught California to Tucson. Were they auditioning for Extreme Home Makeover? Happy for the sobbing duo if this made their lives easier, but I’m here for the houses and there was a huge chunk of time when I wasn’t seeing two houses, but watching two people have private moments that did not need a g.d. camera on them. 

[Grrarrggh]

The Seattle to Atlanta people wasted a lot of money on that gigantic house. They could have gotten that other house for at least 40k less, plus they wouldn't need to do a new kitchen, another 20-40k. Stupid. 

[chessiegal]

I don't understand why these people haven't previewed a hundred homes online before their trip. Maybe they have but that info doesn't add to the drama.

[Grrarrggh]

2 hours ago, chessiegal said:

I don't understand why these people haven't previewed a hundred homes online before their trip. Maybe they have but that info doesn't add to the drama.

A lot of them have mentioned how much different houses look in person. And most (all?) seem to have narrowed it down to six-eight houses to look at, so they have previewed a lot of houses online pre trip. 

[kirklandia]

Seattleites house hunting in Atlanta, surprised me by not exclaiming how much more they can get for their money. They must not have owned their Seattle home.
The houses they were looking at would cost 2-3 times as much in the Seattle market.

[CrazyInAlabama]

So they're having a marathon of this on HGTV this morning.     The woman moving to Atlanta ,and citing G-d wants them to move, and everything will fall in line is getting on my last nerve.     I'm mean, after her whining about every house, I actually laughed when they ended up in a multiple listing situation, and lost out.    Then they go for choice number two, that's a humongous house, and they claim to love it.   So they bought for almost $500K, and they're putting a ton of money into their house, including refinishing, and updating the floors, and gutting the kitchen.    

So two people moving from Colorado to Florida, where their sons are moving to, and are hunting in Tampa.   I have a hard time to feel sorry for two people who are spending $1million on a house.  

I don't think they're doing new episodes, but some of the regular House Hunters episodes seem to be emphasizing the speed element, so I think they just stopped the speed gimmick, and turned the episodes into regular HH shows. 

Edited November 20, 2020 by CrazyInAlabama

[chessiegal]

The House in a Hurry script requires tears. No tears, it's a regular HH.

[readheaded]

When I watch this show, I wonder why some of the people don't rent for 6 months or a year first and then find their "forever" home?  

[CruiseDiva]

1 hour ago, readheaded said:

When I watch this show, I wonder why some of the people don't rent for 6 months or a year first and then find their "forever" home?  

That's what we did when my husband had a job transfer. We actually rented for a full year.

[CrazyInAlabama]

Renting for six months or a year is so sensible.  Also, if you know you're only going to be somewhere for a year or two, then don't buy a house.  I do know military couples where they bought at each base they were at stateside, and then rented them out.   However, that doesn't always work out very well, plus not all property managers are competent.       

The only thing I like about this show over House Hunters is that they show more houses usually.  

[CrazyInAlabama]

They're showing a marathon on HGTV this morning.    I forgot how irritating the whiny house hunters are on this version.   For example, the couple moving to Tucson or Phoenix with a special needs son.    I understand that they are worried about having a second floor, because he climbs and doesn't realize the danger of just launching off of the second floor.  But when they examine the neighbor's back yards to see if the neighbors have a pool, because their son, and the other kid or two would launch over the fence and get in the pool is bizarre.     So the neighbors are supposed to protect the home buyer's kids from coming on the neighbor's property?     They should have moved out where they weren't near anyone else, if they can't supervise their own children, and expect the neighbors to baby sit for them.      If I had a pool, then I would have a fenced yard, fenced pool, and a locked gate, and if I found the neighbors and their kids trespassing, it wouldn't be a polite conversation.    

Then the other home hunters that have ridiculous budgets, and a wish list that makes the regular House Hunters buyers look reasonable, make the Dallas HH from the other night look much better.   

So they have a 'new' episode, that is a police rooking moving to Mesa, AZ for going to the police academy.   So they're buying a house, and he won't even know if he'll graduate from the academy.    The 'new' part is others, including the "Call Her" woman are commenting on the episode.  

There is a new episode tonight (Wednesday the 23rd), with a man and his Texas born wife moving back to Texas.   She's a cheerleading instructor.   She actually thinks a golf course community is going to be OK with her doing her coaching in her house, in what has to be a HOA community,.    I have news for her.    They were OK, until she started doing cartwheels in the master closet.   Fortunately, they bought in another community.   

So they bought a house they loved, a giant two story red brick house.    They painted the brick white, started before they moved in.   Apparently the trim is super white, and the brick looks a little darker.   

Next it's another new episode with a couple moving during quarantine from Hawaii, to Washington D.C.   Their budget was $750k to $800k, and then saw what that buys them in Alexandria, so now their budget is $1 million.    I hope they remember that the mortgage on that home not only will be steep, but the property taxes are probably more than my mortgage is every month.   

However, it's a hot market, it always has been, so the wife whining about the fact that she wants the house now, isn't going to make the whole process easier.   If a home seller is accepting offers for the next week, and that doesn't work for you, then keep looking.    OK, so they get their dream home.     

Edited December 24, 2020 by CrazyInAlabama

[ByaNose]

Just caught 2 episodes tonight. If we are to believe it’s shot on real time I’m okay with it. It isn’t any different than HH except for the rushing part. The Hawaii couple to Washington seemed nice enough but I thought the bedrooms were kind of small and the kitchen dated for the money they were spending. That said, I have heard Washington is a hot market (I think it’s always been the case) and, seemed happy to just have it over with in the end. I’ll probably continue watching g but it won’t be my first go to. I do appreciate a non host, too. 

[CrazyInAlabama]

The D.C. area has been a hot area since WWII, and probably before.     A lot of the post WWII houses were thrown up in a hurry, and have odd floor plans, not the number of bathrooms that current buyers demand, and they still sell for $800k and up, plus the property taxes there are hideously high.   (My parents former home was right after WWII, with a full bath on the top, bedroom floor, and a half bath in the basement.  You had to be desperate to use the basement bathroom.     There wasn't a straight door frame or wall in the entire place.     It's worth over $800k now, and would probably have a bidding war these days, because of the location.    Property taxes are over $7k last I checked.    That's with no garage, and a small yard.     The D.C. market is wild, and always has been.     

The bedrooms were bigger in the house they bought, than in others they looked at.   The house hunters in Alexandria were lucky to fine something with a large driveway, and yard, with the updated number of bedrooms, and baths.   I thought it was funny that people who were moving from Hawaii thought D.C. prices were high.    In Hawaii, you wouldn't get the same size of house and yard for what the D.C. buyers bought.     Many do buy when they move to that area, because they know that the market will get them a profit even if they only live there two years before selling.    Many houses in D.C. end up with multiple offers too.   It's an investment, not a home to a lot of buyers there.    

Edited December 24, 2020 by CrazyInAlabama

[buttersister]

It may have been the DC couple I saw--they had a son and daughter and the bedrooms in the house they bought were decorated perfectly for their boy and girl. What a coincidence!! LOL!  C'mon, Show, you're not even trying here.