The outside still looks very untidy and first impressions count. If the lounge and dining rooms were so disorganised and dated, how does the kitchen and main bedroom look. One has to have an overall impression of the house to be able to evaluate if it is indeed now sellable.
With all those unfinished jobs & the Graffiti decor I’m surprised she got ANY offers. The woman is in the Business world so surely she knew dark colours & messy rooms just doesn’t sell. It seemed to me she wasn’t bothered whether she sold it or not at first.
We sold my mother's house last year in a London suburb. It had not been touched much since the 60s and it was by far the tattiest house in the road but it had large rooms, was in a good location near the tube with a large garden and potential for substantial extension and we had a lot of interest - the eventual buyer replaced the kitchen bathroom and windows and redecorated throughout and it now looks lovely. If I liked a house I could see past what is there and just look at what I would like to do myself. We are doing up our own house gradually as we can afford it.
@@cafsixtieslover if refurbishing been started the value of the house goes down until the place is presentable. I keep telling myself if I can mostly get a joiner then jobs will get done.
As a realtor, he should Never had mentioned the before. Always talk about the new: new floors, freshly painted (this means new buyers won't need to paint), work finished in the bathroom. Owner needs to clean up the outside area, too. Perhaps a couple of planters on the front stoop
People are seriously commenting negatively a renovation tv show that's seemed very old to me? Come on!.. It’s back in 2008. Back then makers did not used to concern outside. That practically needs to look as beautiful as inside is. They cared about just the house inside the viewers going to see and admire & thus show will get some viewership . Designers designs and builders do as per the maker's wish.
The one thing that kept going through my mind is... why on earth is she selling? I mean, it seems a lovely area, has the potential to be a really nice home, her kids are young... and they have to live somewhere? I know money is probably an issue but she's going to lose SO much on solicitor and auctioneers fees. My advice would be to STAY PUT❤
If she can find somewhere with lower outgoings- smaller mortgage, lower council tax, better energy efficiency etc, maybe a semi-detached/ terraced house, then that will lower her monthly costs a huge amount.
It clearly stated in the show that she cannot afford the house. If you cant afford it, you cant afford it and need to downscale to something which is affordable. she wouldnt go through all of this uprooting her children if she had a choice!
This always amazes me why do you want it to be perfect i wouldnt buy a house for the owners decor its greedy agents setting prices high that means the house has to be perfection 40 years ago we wanted to sell our house we decorated it from top to bottom new carpets it was pristine two weeks after we moved out everythjng had been changed different carpet new wallpaper what did we waste our time and effort for if we had dropped the price to cover the cost of the work we had carried out we would have been no worse no beter off loke i said greedy estate agents
I'm getting ready to sell my house now. I'm not going to do anything. I painted and put down hard wood flooring 2 years ago. I figure the new owners will change everything anyway. So I hear you
I live in rural Texas. I have the same problem. I'm selling my home now. I'm selling as is. Nothing major wrong as it was refined 2 years ago with new flooring, but what few little things I would have liked to do first is impossible. And no one is going to do handyman work reasonable. Most of them want 1 hundred dollars plus, to just walk in the door before they even see what needs to be done. I understand your situation.
The realtor knows who a handyman is. I got a list 12 years ago of: Internet providers, plumber, landscapers, trash removal, electrician, painter, roofers, the handyman, and many other needed products. It was and still is helpful. My town has a senior resource center. (ie. Meals on Wheels, In home healthcare, making a will, etc..) In the library, there is a free, small booklet advertising things for seniors, like a 'yellow pages.' I hope something works out for you.
@@Elizabeth-rk3do yes the realtor knows handyman, however they still want 50 to 100 dollars just to walk through the door. We decide to sell as is. Let the next owner deal with little things.
I cannot understand an Agent not being at a viewing, a prospective buyer will always feel a little awkward with the vendor there and could mess up a potential sale. I would've been really upset if she'd cannibalised my four poster bed!
It's a choice you have to make. Either you spend a few thousand on making it appealing, with a view to selling quickly for a higher price, or you have to drop the asking price - sometimes quite substancially- to attract the buyers. These sorts of programmes are quite useful in giving you tips on how to stage your home to sell, even if you don't go the whole hog and redecorate.
I would enjoy watching and LISTENING to these videos more if it wasn't for the noisy irritating background music you Brits insist on playing on many sites. Just get rid of it.
They cleaned the inside but the outside is still littered and needs some elbow grease.
The outside still looks very untidy and first impressions count. If the lounge and dining rooms were so disorganised and dated, how does the kitchen and main bedroom look. One has to have an overall impression of the house to be able to evaluate if it is indeed now sellable.
With all those unfinished jobs & the Graffiti decor I’m surprised she got ANY offers. The woman is in the Business world so surely she knew dark colours & messy rooms just doesn’t sell. It seemed to me she wasn’t bothered whether she sold it or not at first.
We sold my mother's house last year in a London suburb. It had not been touched much since the 60s and it was by far the tattiest house in the road but it had large rooms, was in a good location near the tube with a large garden and potential for substantial extension and we had a lot of interest - the eventual buyer replaced the kitchen bathroom and windows and redecorated throughout and it now looks lovely. If I liked a house I could see past what is there and just look at what I would like to do myself. We are doing up our own house gradually as we can afford it.
@@cafsixtieslover if refurbishing been started the value of the house goes down until the place is presentable. I keep telling myself if I can mostly get a joiner then jobs will get done.
As a realtor, he should Never had mentioned the before. Always talk about the new: new floors, freshly painted (this means new buyers won't need to paint), work finished in the bathroom. Owner needs to clean up the outside area, too. Perhaps a couple of planters on the front stoop
Wonderful mum she is showing her kids real life
I enyoyed the make over but why didn't they do the rest of the house?
People are seriously commenting negatively a
renovation tv show that's seemed very old to me?
Come on!.. It’s back in 2008. Back then makers did not used to concern outside. That practically needs to look as beautiful as inside is. They cared about just the house inside the viewers going to see and admire & thus show will get some viewership . Designers designs and builders do as per the maker's wish.
It hard be single mother so let not be hard own her she the only bred winner😊
I would have really enjoyed the programme but I found all the background sounds irritating
The one thing that kept going through my mind is... why on earth is she selling? I mean, it seems a lovely area, has the potential to be a really nice home, her kids are young... and they have to live somewhere? I know money is probably an issue but she's going to lose SO much on solicitor and auctioneers fees. My advice would be to STAY PUT❤
If she can find somewhere with lower outgoings- smaller mortgage, lower council tax, better energy efficiency etc, maybe a semi-detached/ terraced house, then that will lower her monthly costs a huge amount.
It clearly stated in the show that she cannot afford the house. If you cant afford it, you cant afford it and need to downscale to something which is affordable. she wouldnt go through all of this uprooting her children if she had a choice!
Where is the child support?
um..?? so were the other two bedrooms ok..?? why only do one bedroom..??
So what you are saying is that buyers buy other peoples furniture an such?
It’s STILL gross outside 😱corners STILL DIRTY or didn’t paint it full coverage and bathroom STILL horrible! Where’s the other bedrooms??? Ugh 🤨😳
First impressions from the outside are the first thing buyers notice when looking at homes for sale, and this one looked scruffy, a real put-off.
2008 ?? Sixteen years ago.
This always amazes me why do you want it to be perfect i wouldnt buy a house for the owners decor its greedy agents setting prices high that means the house has to be perfection 40 years ago we wanted to sell our house we decorated it from top to bottom new carpets it was pristine two weeks after we moved out everythjng had been changed different carpet new wallpaper what did we waste our time and effort for if we had dropped the price to cover the cost of the work we had carried out we would have been no worse no beter off loke i said greedy estate agents
I'm getting ready to sell my house now. I'm not going to do anything. I painted and put down hard wood flooring 2 years ago. I figure the new owners will change everything anyway. So I hear you
I want to sell my house BUT being a pensioner living alone it's so hard to find decent joiners and handymen to do jobs.
Go to a community centre, talk to people you might find some volunteers to help you 😳
I live in rural Texas. I have the same problem. I'm selling my home now. I'm selling as is. Nothing major wrong as it was refined 2 years ago with new flooring, but what few little things I would have liked to do first is impossible. And no one is going to do handyman work reasonable. Most of them want 1 hundred dollars plus, to just walk in the door before they even see what needs to be done. I understand your situation.
@@LongcloudDon't know where you live, but here people don't volunteer. They want paid.
The realtor knows who a handyman is.
I got a list 12 years ago of: Internet providers, plumber, landscapers, trash removal, electrician, painter, roofers, the handyman, and many other needed products.
It was and still is helpful.
My town has a senior resource center. (ie. Meals on Wheels, In home healthcare, making a will, etc..)
In the library, there is a free, small booklet advertising things for seniors, like a 'yellow pages.'
I hope something works out for you.
@@Elizabeth-rk3do yes the realtor knows handyman, however they still want 50 to 100 dollars just to walk through the door. We decide to sell as is. Let the next owner deal with little things.
She just try be her clever sister Kirsty do save stuff and copy her in every way 😊
I wonder how bad the other bedrooms are.
Which year was this? Seeing this big tv...
2008.
Large trees won’t help xx
I cannot understand an Agent not being at a viewing, a prospective buyer will always feel a little awkward with the vendor there and could mess up a potential sale. I would've been really upset if she'd cannibalised my four poster bed!
Decals on the wall = Don't
Who paid for the reno?
It's normally the show that pays for renovation.
The show
It isn't the show but the homeowners that pay for it. It's stated on the show and Google.
@@jeanettemullins They didn't showed the kitchen and that would have been a top priority on anybody's list when viewing a home.
Carpet in the bathroom is so disgusting. (6:50) Who would think that's a good idea?
What a dump! I get she's single, but that's no excuse for writing on the doors, and not caring one bit about the home!!
They never showed the kitchen, and that should have been the first room to concentrate on.
At least clean your house!!
the house is in horrible condition with really bad taste
Making over a house to sell costs money. Not everyone has a couple thousand dollars to redo a house.
It's a choice you have to make. Either you spend a few thousand on making it appealing, with a view to selling quickly for a higher price, or you have to drop the asking price - sometimes quite substancially- to attract the buyers. These sorts of programmes are quite useful in giving you tips on how to stage your home to sell, even if you don't go the whole hog and redecorate.
She was not taking care of simple things and no sence if decorating
I can't believe that she thought it was acceptable to sell her house with all that scribble on her walls.
I would enjoy watching and LISTENING to these videos more if it wasn't for the noisy irritating background music you Brits insist on playing on many sites. Just get rid of it.