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This always drive me bonkers watching shows like house hunters. People are investing hundreds of thousands in a home, and do they ask about the big structural d
by megaman22 8y ago
This always drive me bonkers watching shows like house hunters. People are investing hundreds of thousands in a home, and do they ask about the big structural details? No, they quibble about paint colors, or light fixtures, or the curtains. All stuff that you can change, and easily.
- oldcynic 8y agoThen having bought the home do they redecorate? No, they rip out the perfect, almost new kitchen to replace for a slightly different effect on the doors and new appliances. For tens of thousands.
- jimmaswell 8y agoLikely exaggerated or even scripted to some extent to pad time for the show/create tension.
- cat199 8y agoAll the better to make you feel smarter than they are, get excited by the filthy lucre of 'flip this house' shows, and then be super receptive to home improvement advertising.
- bjelkeman-again 8y agoYou can take advantage of that. I have bought one great apartment and one great house because nobody else wanted to bid on it, as it was ugly inside. A lick of paint or new wallpaper was all that was needed. Admitily, the house has taken a few years to get up to scratch, but in the meantime it doubled in value, according to external estimates.
- perfmode 8y agoit’s bikeshedding. perhaps they aren’t sophisticated enough to consider structural details.