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beautyq115
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Watching these house hunters show on HGTV is...
very depressing! Especially if you live on LI you really see how far money will go in other places...I guess it's all relative to income also but still some of these houses are insane for 299,000 and under
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Re: Watching these house hunters show on HGTV is...
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| Posted 10/30/07 9:50 PM |
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Re: Watching these house hunters show on HGTV is...
Just remember where the houses are located. Some of them in the middle of nowhere.
You are on LI, next to the City. It's very expensive next to big cities (Chicago, Seattle, etc..). Only the South is more affordable but again... location, location, location. We cannot compare LI to the middle of OK or TN. Location, location, location...
I know it's very tempting.
You should have seen DH when I showed him prices of houses near Charlotte, NC.
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| Posted 10/30/07 9:57 PM |
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Re: Watching these house hunters show on HGTV is...
I feel the EXACT same way, yet I torture myself all the time   
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| Posted 10/31/07 8:08 AM |
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leese
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Re: Watching these house hunters show on HGTV is...
I am addicted to that show - I never feel that way because I know that they aren't located in major metro areas sometimes.
If you see the ones they do abroad, or in Chicago -- you don't feel as bad.
You have to remember that in RE - location is a huge indicator of price. Although I could live in South Jersey for a lot less than I have now - I wouldn't be happy.
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| Posted 10/31/07 8:30 AM |
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ILJ619
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Re: Watching these house hunters show on HGTV is...
I love that show but just 2 weeks ago I swear in the middle of the show we looked online to see where the town was located. It was 4 bedrooms, 3 bath in Michigan for $180K. That night we were realllllllly tempted to move lol.
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| Posted 10/31/07 9:40 AM |
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cjik
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Re: Watching these house hunters show on HGTV is...
That show annoys me. People complain and moan about the littlest picky things! I keep thinking if you looked in this area, you wouldn't complain that the double vanity sinks are a little too close together, or that you don't like the paint in a room.
It is depressing how much better you can do elsewhere, though we are close to the city, which is a plus.
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| Posted 10/31/07 10:27 AM |
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Re: Watching these house hunters show on HGTV is...
Posted by cjik
That show annoys me. People complain and moan about the littlest picky things! I keep thinking if you looked in this area, you wouldn't complain that the double vanity sinks are a little too close together, or that you don't like the paint in a room.
It is depressing how much better you can do elsewhere, though we are close to the city, which is a plus.
So true!! I can't stand when people are complaining about the color of the walls in a room... "Well I'm not too crazy about the paint color.." SO PAINT IT YOU LAZY A$$!!
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| Posted 10/31/07 12:30 PM |
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neener1211
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Re: Watching these house hunters show on HGTV is...
My DH makes me turn it off bc he gets mad at the prices of some of these huge houses.
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| Posted 10/31/07 12:38 PM |
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SweetTooth
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Re: Watching these house hunters show on HGTV is...
Posted by dottiemchugh
Posted by cjik
That show annoys me. People complain and moan about the littlest picky things! I keep thinking if you looked in this area, you wouldn't complain that the double vanity sinks are a little too close together, or that you don't like the paint in a room.
It is depressing how much better you can do elsewhere, though we are close to the city, which is a plus.
So true!! I can't stand when people are complaining about the color of the walls in a room... "Well I'm not too crazy about the paint color.." SO PAINT IT YOU LAZY A$$!!
LOL I say the same thing. OR they comment on the ceiling fans or something stupid like that.
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| Posted 10/31/07 1:35 PM |
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SweetCin
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Re: Watching these house hunters show on HGTV is...
Posted by SweetTooth
Posted by dottiemchugh
Posted by cjik
That show annoys me. People complain and moan about the littlest picky things! I keep thinking if you looked in this area, you wouldn't complain that the double vanity sinks are a little too close together, or that you don't like the paint in a room.
It is depressing how much better you can do elsewhere, though we are close to the city, which is a plus.
So true!! I can't stand when people are complaining about the color of the walls in a room... "Well I'm not too crazy about the paint color.." SO PAINT IT YOU LAZY A$$!!
LOL I say the same thing. OR they comment on the ceiling fans or something stupid like that.
Exactly, you are buying a house not a rug or the color of the walls. Such minor things...
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| Posted 10/31/07 2:22 PM |
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beautyq115
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Re: Watching these house hunters show on HGTV is...
Posted by dottiemchugh
Posted by cjik
That show annoys me. People complain and moan about the littlest picky things! I keep thinking if you looked in this area, you wouldn't complain that the double vanity sinks are a little too close together, or that you don't like the paint in a room.
It is depressing how much better you can do elsewhere, though we are close to the city, which is a plus.
So true!! I can't stand when people are complaining about the color of the walls in a room... "Well I'm not too crazy about the paint color.." SO PAINT IT YOU LAZY A$$!!
They must be required to say that...it's soooooooo annoying "yeah I like this room but this color is so horrible" I scream at the TV
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| Posted 10/31/07 2:34 PM |
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Posted by ilt1221
I love that show but just 2 weeks ago I swear in the middle of the show we looked online to see where the town was located. It was 4 bedrooms, 3 bath in Michigan for $180K. That night we were realllllllly tempted to move lol.
I live in MI and yes the prices are good, but keep in mind things are less here then in New York, Chicago ect ect. We pain 80,000 for 1200sqf 3bedrooms 2 bath. It needed work, but you get the point. check out baycityhomes.com to see more homes in my area. It's cool just to look at what other places have to offer.
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| Posted 10/31/07 9:18 PM |
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bigtrux707
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Re: Watching these house hunters show on HGTV is...
Odd's are the median income in those towns are much lower than here. Not to mention look what LI and NYC have to offer...
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| Posted 11/1/07 3:25 PM |
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bigtrux707
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Re: Watching these house hunters show on HGTV is...
I agree, You can see our house in Cindy's album We certainly didn't buy our house for looks. It was all dependent on floor plan, property size, location, and so on... Cosmetics are minor. We decided to buy a house and finish it to our liking rather than buy something somebody else wanted because in the long run your going to change it anyway.
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| Posted 11/1/07 3:30 PM |
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MrsD06
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Re: Watching these house hunters show on HGTV is...
YES! it IS very annoying when people love a house and then are like "oh but the paint in this room is really not my thing".
How can that be SUCH a dealbreaker!?
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| Posted 11/1/07 10:39 PM |
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leese
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Re: Watching these house hunters show on HGTV is...
You also have to remember that most times they are already in contract on the house they "chose" - so they are looking at the houses they didn't want or completely new ones. So...they are finding things to talk about because they aren't really interested in the house.
I can almost always predict which house they picked by how the pick it apart.
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| Posted 11/1/07 11:05 PM |
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