House Hunters - General Discussion

[buttersister]

Deleted en masse, including several local eps I was saving. Then deleted record all command. F off, HGTV. It’s holiday time so it’s rerunpalooza of everything, including stuff I passed on the first time. Looking at you (location) Life.

I’ll keep an eye out for new seasons of a few shows, but two whack jobs whining in South Dakota? Or vocal fry debating countertops in Florida? I’m out.

Edited December 1, 2024 by buttersister
Changed ill to I’ll, but enjoyed the Freudian AI typo.

[Dirge]

Bentonville AR. Didn't particularly care which house they picked. I was too busy telling the realtor that "the word is not EXpecially." 

[kirklandia]

I watched the episode featuring the extended family moving from Kirkland WA to Libertyville IL with great interest.
I made the opposite move - grew up in Libertyville and moved to Kirkland - way back In 1977.  
It was fun to get a look at my old hometown.  I'm not planning to move back, but it is certainly interesting to compare housing costs.
They bought the house in June.   At that time, the median sale price for a single-family home in Libertyville was $680K.  In Kirkland - $1.6 million. 

[cameron]

5 hours ago, kirklandia said:

I watched the episode featuring the extended family moving from Kirkland WA to Libertyville IL with great interest.
I made the opposite move - grew up in Libertyville and moved to Kirkland - way back In 1977.  
It was fun to get a look at my old hometown.  I'm not planning to move back, but it is certainly interesting to compare housing costs.
They bought the house in June.   At that time, the median sale price for a single-family home in Libertyville was $680K.  In Kirkland - $1.6 million. 

Thought they were an interesting duo.

 

[chessiegal]

According to the Best Bets tv guide in my paper, there will be a new HH tonight at 10 pm ET featuring sisters looking for a home in Maryland large enough to accommodate the pair and their numerous pets. 

[laredhead]

Washington to Libertyville, Illinois - I got so tired of listening to the husband talk about how he wanted to be able to walk to get coffee.  The man must have a coffee habit.  Also, if you concerned about budget, coffee shop coffee isn't cheap.  The wife was the practical one regarding $$, pointing out that college tuition would be looming in the coming years.

The house they chose was the most practical for them, and I hope her parents can continue to climb the stairs from their basement apartment for many years to come.

[snarts]

HGTV's been promoting this new episode every day in the new year thing.  Took a chance & recorded last night but it's just repackaged vacation/beach/lake hunters again (Panama City & somewhere on the Louisiana coast).

[laredhead]

The HH episode last night about the couple buying a "full time" house in Cameron Parish Louisiana was a repackaged vacation/beach house episode.  There is no way those people are living full time in that area with a child in high school.  I live in Louisiana, and Cameron Parish has been hit hard by several hurricanes over the past few years.  There is a reason that some scenes showed large areas of vacant land.  It's because the houses that used to be there were destroyed by storm surge and wind.  Insurance costs have risen dramatically, so they are paying a pretty penny for that, if they have it.  You are usually required to carry insurance if you have a mortgage.  Oh, and the little scene that referenced the dirt and sand that had washed into the driveway of one of the houses they viewed, and the realtor brushed it off as a usual event after a storm, made me laugh.  If that's the result of a summer thunder storm, they need to think many times about what it will look like with a Cat 2 or 3 or higher hits that area.  I heard the daughter say it doesn't look like Austin, and I bet they live in Austin and have a nice, big house there on a permanent basis.  One more little annoying thing, the husband kept talking about his ocean view - it's the Gulf of Mexico, not an ocean, so it's a Gulf view.  I know of no one who lives here who declares it an ocean view.  If you did, people would think you were talking about the Atlantic or Pacific.        

[CrazyInAlabama]

All of last night's episodes were repackaged or rerun HH or beachfront, or HHI episodes.   

One was the Vanuatu episode where the woman wanted to live off the grid, but then was worried about where she was going to poop.   Interesting to read about living there, it's very remote.  It's over 1,000 miles from Australia.  Limited healthcare, and very high cost of living. 

Edited January 4 by CrazyInAlabama

[kirklandia]

I sure hope HGTV finishes their epic program recycling project soon.

I'm getting tired of trying to figure out what is new content - without actually starting to watch it. I tried doing a little research by looking up season and episode numbers, and I just gave up.

(I do have to confess I saved all 50 of the individual state episodes that were shown in a marathon after Thanksgiving. There have been surprisingly few that I remembered. I should work my way through the rest of them over the next week…)

[cameron]

The Manchester NH couple on last night's show were a piece of work.

[Baltimore Betty]

1 hour ago, cameron said:

The Manchester NH couple on last night's show were a piece of work.

I was in Manchester in November, it was a charming town, (we went to tour two Frank lloyd Wright houses), I was amazed that there is a Southern New Hampshire University Arena, I thought it was a diploma mill!

[Johannah]

On 1/5/2025 at 6:52 AM, cameron said:

The Manchester NH couple on last night's show were a piece of work.

Why?  I didn't notice anything.  But then again, I pay more attention to the houses than the people.

Speaking of which, the fake barn doors on either side of the TV were an interesting design choice.  Didn't really hate it, but found it interesting, especially since it made me think of shutters as indoors design choices.

And, yes, I think that one sink was the world's smallest.  I'm not crazy about pedestal sinks to begin with.  I like storage.

[laredhead]

The Texas to the Smoky Mountains episode was new to me, and to my DVR evidently.  I was so distracted by the beard on the husband, that I had a hard time focusing on the houses they toured.  His beard qualified for its own zip code.

[BAForever]

18 minutes ago, laredhead said:

The Texas to the Smoky Mountains episode was new to me, and to my DVR evidently.  I was so distracted by the beard on the husband, that I had a hard time focusing on the houses they toured.  His beard qualified for its own zip code.

That beard was nasty. Their boys were 16 and 10 or 11. No way the older one is going to want to share a room, probably the younger one too. I shared a room till I was 12 because I have 7 siblings, these people had a big budget, each child deserves their own space. 

[cameron]

Greer, South Carolina female house hunter needed to have a big splashy kitchen even though she said she doesn't cook.  Maybe for affect.

[CalicoKitty]

On 1/14/2025 at 11:34 AM, cameron said:

Greer, South Carolina female house hunter needed to have a big splashy kitchen even though she said she doesn't cook.  Maybe for affect.

I have a friend that has an absolutely gorgeous kitchen.  A magazine wanted to show it, until they found out that she has never used it, and, in fact, she does not cook at all.  She and her husband eat out every meal.  She uses her oven for storage.  But she still spent thousands on a kitchen remodel.

[chessiegal]

11 hours ago, CalicoKitty said:

 She uses her oven for storage.  But she still spent thousands on a kitchen remodel.

Just curious. Storage for what? If they don't cook, you don't need pots and pans and so on. A properly designed kitchen should have plenty of storage.
 

[CalicoKitty]

57 minutes ago, chessiegal said:

Just curious. Storage for what? If they don't cook, you don't need pots and pans and so on. A properly designed kitchen should have plenty of storage.
 

Linens, I think.  Maybe books.

[chediavolo]

15 hours ago, CalicoKitty said:

I have a friend that has an absolutely gorgeous kitchen.  A magazine wanted to show it, until they found out that she has never used it, and, in fact, she does not cook at all.  She and her husband eat out every meal.  She uses her oven for storage.  But she still spent thousands on a kitchen remodel.

I often wondered about all these people who say they don’t cook and they eat out at every meal.. like when are they going to hear that they have stenosis or diabetes or heart disease or cancer? How can anyone live like that?  Jesus I watch what I eat and I’ve got issues. 

[Crashcourse]

I would get tired of eating out all the time, and you don't always know what you're putting in your stomach no matter how much it costs.

[surfgirl]

So I finally saw the infamous 'Pickleball' dude. So lemme get this straight: He decided that living in Waco was better than The Land of 1.000 Lakes? I have no words. 

[Johannah]

On 1/17/2025 at 2:21 PM, chediavolo said:

I often wondered about all these people who say they don’t cook and they eat out at every meal.. like when are they going to hear that they have stenosis or diabetes or heart disease or cancer? How can anyone live like that?  Jesus I watch what I eat and I’ve got issues. 

Depends on what you order when you are out and cook when you are home.  

When I'm out, I can occasionally get a balanced meal and get salads.  I don't like to cook, so at home, it's pizza and sandwiches.  Maybe cheese and crackers.  Having nachos tonight.  Sometimes just donuts...

[chessiegal]

Taking cooking/not cooking at home to Small Talk.

[qtpye]

On 1/16/2025 at 10:55 PM, CalicoKitty said:

I have a friend that has an absolutely gorgeous kitchen.  A magazine wanted to show it, until they found out that she has never used it, and, in fact, she does not cook at all.  She and her husband eat out every meal.  She uses her oven for storage.  But she still spent thousands on a kitchen remodel.

In one of those horrible Real Housewives shows (please don't judge me) one of the housewives had a "show kitchen" and a real kitchen.

The show kitchen looked like it came out of a glossy magazine. The real kitchen is the one the cooks and caterers actually used.  It was out of sight so no one could see the mess that often comes along with food preparation.

[Notabug]

On 1/18/2025 at 11:18 PM, qtpye said:

In one of those horrible Real Housewives shows (please don't judge me) one of the housewives had a "show kitchen" and a real kitchen.

The show kitchen looked like it came out of a glossy magazine. The real kitchen is the one the cooks and caterers actually used.  It was out of sight so no one could see the mess that often comes along with food preparation.

I have a friend who owns a multimillion dollar home in a fancy suburb.  She has two kitchens, too.  The deluxe kitchen is part of the open concept living area on the first floor and there is a catering kitchen downstairs.  The catering kitchen is larger with restaurant sized appliances.  Two ovens, two dishwashers, etc.  She says it is fairly common in that area.  She uses the showplace to make coffee and simple stuff, but, she is an excellent cook.  When she is tackling a bigger cooking job, especially for guests, she uses the catering kitchen.