Tell me about your house...

[inaminute]

1. How many square feet is it? About 2500

2. How many bedrooms and bathrooms do you have? WE have four bedrooms and 2.5 baths

3. Do you have a garage, carport..? No garage or carport.

4. Carpet, tile, hardwood, or other? Carpeted throughout

5. Do you have a patio or porch? We have a fairly large back deck

6. Do you have a laundry room? Yes; it shares the 1/2 bath downstairs

7. What are your favorite features of the house? I love the space. Otherwise, it's not my type of house. DH fell in love with it and I knew he wouldn't settle for anything else. I prefer older homes--something with a bit of personality. To be perfectly honest, I don't really like my house. I'm looking forward to when DH retires and we move to Florida so I can buy something I do like!

8. If you can go back or change anything about your house what would it be? Make the bathrooms and kitchen larger.

9. If you were going to purchase another home, what are some of the things that you "must have." A garage. A swimming pool. Flat lot. House on one floor (no stairs).

10. Are your applicances gas, electric or combination? Electric

11. What type of stove do you have (flat burner, raised, whatever, what brand, do you recommend it? Flat burner. It serves it's purpose. I think I'd prefer a gas stove, though.

12. Anything else you would like to add?

13. If you don't mind sharing, can you give a range of what you paid for your house? Did it increase in value? We paid $112,000 about 11 or 12 years ago. The value has at least doubled. We could easily sell it for $225,000. $250,000 would still be considered more than fair. I've thought about selling it, but couldn't afford to buy another house in our area right now!

14. Did you house come with the appliances? We replaced the ones it came with.

15. Who paid the closing cost? How much were your closing cost? We paid the closing costs and I dont' remember how much they were!

 

[Laura]

My husband and I bought our first house a year ago. We got one that's large for a starter home: 2000 sq. ft. and 4BR 2.5BA. Much bigger than we needed; we were mostly looking at houses around 1500 sq. ft. It went for a song, probably partly because the previous owners moved out quickly due to a job transfer. It was already vacant when we first saw it. We have had to do some work on the house because the previous owners had terrible taste and the house is 40 years old. It would be perfect in size if it had a 2-car garage and a basement. (But I live in Ohio, and have to worry about frost on my car!) It does have a great 3-season room off the back of the house. The cats love it!

We were approved for a loan nearly twice what we actually paid for our house. Also, we had money for a down payment, but we decided that since we would need money to fix some things up and buy furniture (coming from an apartment less than half the size of the house), we decided to go with no down payment and did a 80/20 mortgage. It was a great idea; what we've done to the house already has increased its value. A home with the same floorplan as ours and in similar shape sold a few months ago for $22,000 more than we paid for our house.

Square footage is important to me, too. I have friends and family who have houses smaller than ours and it definitely makes a difference to have a nice large living room and kitchen when you have people over--oh do we love our kitchen! I can twirl in it and not hit anything! The oven and the refrigerator suck, but we'll buy new ones later. A smallish office/bedroom doesn't make that much difference to me. And we have our laundry "room" in a closet next to the kitchen on the first floor. So we have to carry stuff up and down. I don't mind just having a closet, but carrying it all around is kinda annoying.

There are easy things to fix in a house (ugly paint, wallpaper or carpet) and there are hard things to fix (crumbling bathroom tile, ugly kitchen countertops) so try to keep an open mind about that when you look at the houses. If it's, say, an avocado toilet that's wrong with a bathroom, don't panic. Toilets are generally easy to swap out. But not bathtubs, of course! But you should know your "fixer-upper" limit!

You'll get a better idea of what you like the more you look. I know we did!

 

[keepinitreal]

1. How many square feet is it? 2300 + full basement
2. How many bedrooms and bathrooms do you have?4 BR & 3 BA
3. Do you have a garage, carport..?Double Garage & Single Detached
4. Carpet, tile, hardwood, or other? Carpet Bedrooms, Hdwds Everywhere else
5. Do you have a patio or porch? Porch
6. Do you have a laundry room? Yes
7. What are your favorite features of the house? Spacious Kitchen
8. If you can go back or change anything about your house what would it be? Buy two lots and build in middle
9. If you were going to purchase another home, what are some of the things that you "must have" Basement and 3-Car Garage
10. Are your applicances gas, electric or combination? Combination
11. What type of stove do you have (flat burner, raised, whatever, what brand, do you recommend it?
12. Anything else you would like to add?
13. If you don't mind sharing, can you give a range of what you paid for your house? Did it increase in value? paid $128,000 now appraised at $179,000
14. Did you house come with the appliances? Yes
15. Who paid the closing cost? How much were your closing cost? $3,500 we paid

 

[Jen_in_NH]

1. How many square feet is it? About 3600

2. How many bedrooms and bathrooms do you have? 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms

3. Do you have a garage, carport..? No, but we have a huge barn

4. Carpet, tile, hardwood, or other? Tile and wood (not hardwood, the original pine that the house was built with 100 years ago)

5. Do you have a patio or porch? We have a front porch, and a small deck out back.

6. Do you have a laundry room? Yes, it's a seperate room upstairs

7. What are your favorite features of the house? I like the size, the original woodwork, the location (right in the town square), the master bath we just added.

8. If you can go back or change anything about your house what would it be? Larger kitchen (ours is 13x13)

9. If you were going to purchase another home, what are some of the things that you "must have." Large lot, no really close neighbors. Porch.

10. Are your applicances gas, electric or combination? Gas stove and oven, electric everything else

11. What type of stove do you have (flat burner, raised, whatever, what brand, do you recommend it? Seperate range top and oven, both gas. I LOVE our range top - it was the one thing we really splurged on when we remodeled the kitchen.

12. Anything else you would like to add?

13. If you don't mind sharing, can you give a range of what you paid for your house? Did it increase in value? $307,000 last year. We just got re-valuated by the town, and came out at $399,000

14. Did you house come with the appliances? We replaced the ones it came with.

15. Who paid the closing cost? How much were your closing cost? We payed the closing costs, and I think they were around $7000

Jen

 

[LoraJ]

I don't have a house but a condo.

1. How many square feet is it? 850
2. How many bedrooms and bathrooms do you have? 2(sort of, 1 is my loft)/1
3. Do you have a garage, carport..? I wish. 4. Carpet, tile, hardwood, or other? Hardwood5. Do you have a patio or porch? Roof Deck
6. Do you have a laundry room? in the basement of the condo. I end up going to the wash-n-fold though. Too many stairs when there is a lot of laundry.
7. What are your favorite features of the house? I love my loft and high ceilings
8. If you can go back or change anything about your house what would it be? I wish I had the time to have done stuff to it before I moved in, like re-finish the floors and have the exposed brick cleaned and polished or whatever it is they do to it. My neighbor had hers done and it looks amazing.
9. If you were going to purchase another home, what are some of the things that you "must have" Parking spot and laundry in unit
10. Are your applicances gas, electric or combination? Electric, but the heat is gas. odd.
11. What type of stove do you have (flat burner, raised, whatever, what brand, do you recommend it? I can't even remember, but I will probably replace it soon.
12. Anything else you would like to add?
13. If you don't mind sharing, can you give a range of what you paid for your house? Did it increase in value? I bought it for $310K in 2004, someone is selling a similar unit next door sans the roof deck for $410. So i guess it's gone up a bit.
14. Did you house come with the appliances? yes
15. Who paid the closing cost? How much were your closing cost? I did and I can't remember. I think I paid the lawyer $750, but I can't rememebr the final cost.

 

[icebrat001]

bumping for more responses.

 

[ToyStory Fan]

1. How many square feet is it? 4300 plus an unfinished and usable basement
2. How many bedrooms and bathrooms do you have? 5 BR - 3.5 Baths
3. Do you have a garage, carport..? 3 - Car attached
4. Carpet, tile, hardwood, or other? mostly hardwood - some tile
5. Do you have a patio or porch? porch, patio, balcony
6. Do you have a laundry room? yes
7. What are your favorite features of the house? the view
8. If you can go back or change anything about your house what would it be?- finish the basement, more/better outside lighting, wider driveway
9. If you were going to purchase another home, what are some of the things that you "must have" - just bought 2 years ago - so tough ? to answer
10. Are your applicances gas, electric or combination? combo
11. What type of stove do you have (flat burner, raised, whatever, what brand, do you recommend it? Gas cooktop - GE Monogram, double wall (electric) convection oven GE Monogram - been great so far.
12. Anything else you would like to add? try to visualize the "space" - just becasue there's a wall there - doesn't mean it has to be, or just because there isn't doesn't mean there can't be one there - think about what you'd like to do long-term...electrical, painting, interior changes, exterior improvements - make sure that fits in your budget and what you think the house will eventually appreciate to.
13. If you don't mind sharing, can you give a range of what you paid for your house? Did it increase in value? 1.1mm, yes (thankfully) over 50% in 2 years.
14. Did you house come with the appliances? no washer/dryer
15. Who paid the closing cost? How much were your closing cost? we did, alot

 

[GillieRose]

1. How many square feet is it? About 2500
2. How many bedrooms and bathrooms do you have?4 bed, 2 1/2 bath have rough plumbing to make another full bath in the basement
3. Do you have a garage, carport..? garage
4. Carpet, tile, hardwood, or other? Hardwood in the foyer and carpet and tile
5. Do you have a patio or porch? We have a deck in the back
6. Do you have a laundry room? Yes
7. What are your favorite features of the house? Love the development and the farm behind us
8. If you can go back or change anything about your house what would it be?Make it a 3 car garage and garnite counter tops
9. If you were going to purchase another home, what are some of the things that you "must have" nothing
10. Are your applicances gas, electric or combination? electric
11. What type of stove do you have (flat burner, raised, whatever, what brand, do you recommend it? flat top
12. Anything else you would like to add? We love are neighborhood mostly because it has all young famlies, it has walking trails and a pool.
13. Did it increase in value? It's hard to tell right now because they are still building in the development but I know if they would build are house right now it's about 20,000 more than we paid to have it built
14. Did your house come with appliances? yes
15. How much where the closing costs? I really don't remember.

 

[debloco]

1. How many square feet is it?
2100 sf. With the finished basement, 3000 sf.

2. How many bedrooms and bathrooms do you have?
4 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 1 half bath

3. Do you have a garage, carport..?
2 car attached garage

4. Carpet, tile, hardwood, or other?
All of the above, plus Pergo

5. Do you have a patio or porch?
Porch out front, brick patio in the back

6. Do you have a laundry room?
As part of the finished basement

7. What are your favorite features of the house?
Hmmm...not sure.

8. If you can go back or change anything about your house what would it be?
When we had it built I would have:
1. Had the plumbing for a half bath roughed in in the basement.
2. Upgraded the windows
3. Upgraded the trim further than we did
4. Upgraded the cabinets
Basically, I would have spent more upgrading those items that are difficult and expensive to upgrade/redo later. Flooring, trim, windows, cabinetry.

9. If you were going to purchase another home, what are some of the things that you "must have"
This is a partial list!
A real foyer.
A 3 car garage.
9 foot ceilings or higher.
More land.
Laundry room on the second floor.
A mud room on the first floor.
A larger dining room.
Walk-in closets.
Larger kitchen with a desk area and perhaps an island.

10. Are your applicances gas, electric or combination?
Natural gas oven/range, furnace, clothes dryer.

11. What type of stove do you have (flat burner, raised, whatever, what brand, do you recommend it?
Gas burners. GE. Yes, I would recommend gas over electric. Gas is instantly "on" and it's easier to control the level of heat and you can adjust the heat quickly.

12. Anything else you would like to add?
If it's important to you, pay attention to the direction your house faces in regards to the main living areas. We live near Chicago and with our gray winters I wanted the back of our house to face south so we would have as much sun as possible in the main living areas during the winter. I think the opposite would be true if I bought a house in Arizona!

If you are building the house and want a fireplace, don't skimp and leave that out to save money. Much more expensive to do later.

We're very glad we upgraded to the "full, extended basement" and that we went with the high-efficiency furnace and air conditioner. Makes a real difference in our utility bills.

13. If you don't mind sharing, can you give a range of what you paid for your house? Did it increase in value?
$178,764. It's valued between $350-$400K right now. We've been here almost 13 years. But keep in mind that we've added an inground pool, my DH finished the basement beautifully, and we've added landscaping. We've also kept the house in good repair and updated condition.

14. Did you house come with the appliances?
Just the oven/range and the dishwasher. We needed to buy the refridgerator and washer/dryer.

15. Who paid the closing cost? How much were your closing cost?
We paid the closing costs. I really don't remember how much those were now.

HTH and good luck in your home search!

 

[Disney_1derland]

1. How many square feet is it? 2150
2. How many bedrooms and bathrooms do you have? 4/2.5
3. Do you have a garage, carport..? garage
4. Carpet, tile, hardwood, or other? carpet over hardwoods
5. Do you have a patio or porch? patio room
6. Do you have a laundry room? just an area of the garage
7. What are your favorite features of the house? Patio room, (which we added) and storage room/pantry in basement
8. If you can go back or change anything about your house what would it be? The yard. We don't have much level yard and mowing is a real pain on a steep incline!
9. If you were going to purchase another home, what are some of the things that you "must have" a bigger kitchen, a FULL bath off the master bedroom (right now we only have a 1/2) and a flat yard.
10. Are your applicances gas, electric or combination? electric
11. What type of stove do you have (flat burner, raised, whatever, what brand, do you recommend it? flat burner, just got it for christmas and LOVE it!
12. Anything else you would like to add?
13. If you don't mind sharing, can you give a range of what you paid for your house? Did it increase in value? $135000 and in 5 years it has gone up to around $200000. But, we've added a patio room and an apartment in the basement with full bath, bed and kitchen and sitting area.
14. Did you house come with the appliances? no
15. Who paid the closing cost? How much were your closing cost?

 

[clarabelle]

I have a big house with a swanky master bath. After we had been in the house about 5 years we noticed that there was some discoloration on the wall of the master bath -kind of rust colored.
Well we had someone come take a look. He went under the house and pulled out the insulation. Our entire bathroom floor was rotten! The tile shower had not been done right and did not seal. Water had been seeping from underneath the shower under the tiles and into the subfloor for years!
We used that shower the most -and my children used it to. (It is big and they could play in it)
Anyway if I were buying a house and getting close to making an offer I would check the bathroom floors -run the water and get someone to look.
Since this happend to us -I have met other people that had either that happen or something similar (leaking toilet etc....)
We had the house inspected and it wasn't caught.

 

[Aimeedyan]

I'm so excited for you both! Good luck on your house hunting trip - I'm sure you're excited! We had an excellent home buying experience and I hope that yours is as well.

1. How many square feet is it? 2800 sq ft

2. How many bedrooms and bathrooms do you have? 4 bedrooms, 3 upstairs and master downstairs

3. Do you have a garage, carport..? 2 car garage - which it were bigger =(

4. Carpet, tile, hardwood, or other? Berber carpet throughout except in wet areas where we have basic vinyl. This was an area that we knew we could replace on our own later so didn't place as much value on it. We want to lay hardwood in 1st floor at some point and real tile in wet areas.

5. Do you have a patio or porch? Front porch, we will be adding a patio in the back in a few years.

6. Do you have a laundry room? Yes, but I wish it were bigger.

7. What are your favorite features of the house? The huge kitchen, fireplace, huge gameroom upstairs

8. If you can go back or change anything about your house what would it be? I would make a much larger laundry room with a sink, place to leave an ironing board up at all times, and room to sort clothing.

9. If you were going to purchase another home, what are some of the things that you "must have"? Well, we just bought this one and has everything in it that we HAD to have.

10. Are your applicances gas, electric or combination? All electric, gas lines haven't been run out here yet - we could do a propane tank in the back but didn't bother. I prefer gas but with prices the way they are, it's probably best we have electric

11. What type of stove do you have (flat burner, raised, whatever, what brand, do you recommend it? We have a flat electric stove. I like it but it's hard to clean. Again, I'd rather have a gas range =)

12. Anything else you would like to add? Check out location location location! We chose this house for reason above all others.

13. If you don't mind sharing, can you give a range of what you paid for your house? Did it increase in value? We paid $150k. Homes don't appreciate much here so I'm not holding out for that =)

14. Did you house come with the appliances? Everything but the fridge, washer, and dryer. Thankfully we already owned those

15. Who paid the closing cost? How much were your closing cost? They were $6k, we
financed most of the closing costs so we will be paying them =)

 

[icebrat001]

I have a big house with a swanky master bath. After we had been in the house about 5 years we noticed that there was some discoloration on the wall of the master bath -kind of rust colored.
Well we had someone come take a look. He went under the house and pulled out the insulation. Our entire bathroom floor was rotten! The tile shower had not been done right and did not seal. Water had been seeping from underneath the shower under the tiles and into the subfloor for years!
We used that shower the most -and my children used it to. (It is big and they could play in it)
Anyway if I were buying a house and getting close to making an offer I would check the bathroom floors -run the water and get someone to look.
Since this happend to us -I have met other people that had either that happen or something similar (leaking toilet etc....)
We had the house inspected and it wasn't caught.

I'll keep that in mind. Thanks

 

[motherhen17404]

I am very excited for you. House hunting can be a lot of fun. Good luck! BTW- I have always wanted to tell you that you and your SO are so beautiful together.

1. How many square feet is it? – 2500SF
2. How many bedrooms and bathrooms do you have? – 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths
3. Do you have a garage, carport..? – 2 car garage
4. Carpet, tile, hardwood, or other? - carpet in bedrooms, hardwood in dining, tile in bathroom
5. Do you have a patio or porch? – large deck off the kitchen
6. Do you have a laundry room? - small laundry room on main level
7. What are your favorite features of the house? – it is a comfortable house to live in
8. If you can go back or change anything about your house what would it be? – I would add 10 feet to the back of the house, that would make my kitchen much larger, and the laundry room would be larger. In the master bath, I would have a larger tile shower, right now it is a fiberglass insert and it is too small.
9. If you were going to purchase another home, what are some of the things that you "must have" – Because I cook almost every meal, I would have to have a 6-8 burner cooktop, 2 or 4 ovens, 2 sinks, maybe even 2 dishwashers. I have 2 refrigerators now, so would have to have that. I would want a large shower in the master bathroom
10. Are your applicances gas, electric or combination? combination
11. What type of stove do you have (flat burner, raised, whatever, what brand, do you recommend it? Just replaced the stove with a 5 burner gas stove with a convection oven
12. Anything else you would like to add?
13. If you don't mind sharing, can you give a range of what you paid for your house? Did it increase in value? Paid a hair under $200K
14. Did you house come with the appliances? It was new, so it came with stove, fridge, dishwasher, microwave. We had to buy our own washer and dryer
15. Who paid the closing cost? How much were your closing cost? Can’t remember

 

[llij]

Good luck in your house hunting!

1. How many square feet is it? 4,200 inc. the finished basement
2. How many bedrooms and bathrooms do you have? 6 bedrooms/3 1/2 baths
3. Do you have a garage, carport..? 2 car garage
4. Carpet, tile, hardwood, or other? Hardwood on main level and carpet in the rest of the house. Tile in the bathrooms
5. Do you have a patio or porch? Screened in porch and deck on the back of the house.
6. Do you have a laundry room? Yes, upstairs and I love it!
7. What are your favorite features of the house? Open airy feeling to the house. Lots of natural light. I love having a sunroom on the back of the house. The bedrooms are also a nice size which is great.
8. If you can go back or change anything about your house what would it be? I wish we had a larger garage b/c for a two car garage it is tiny. We can barely fit our cars in it. I also wish I had a mud room.
9. If you were going to purchase another home, what are some of the things that you "must have". Nice size kitchen. In the master bath - a separate area for the toilet (that is my DH's must have! ) A mud room (b/c of my kids).
10. Are your applicances gas, electric or combination? Gas and electric
11. What type of stove do you have (flat burner, raised, whatever, what brand, do you recommend it? We have Jenn Air appliances. They are ok, just what the builder put in.
12. Anything else you would like to add?
13. If you don't mind sharing, can you give a range of what you paid for your house? Did it increase in value? We paid $350K for it 8 years ago. Homes recently sold in our neighborhood for close to $800K. Thankfully, I love my house so we won't be moving. We can't afford it!
14. Did you house come with the appliances? Yes.
15. Who paid the closing cost? How much were your closing cost? We paid the closing costs, but I can't remember how much they were.

 

[arminnie]

One of my favorite shows to watch in house hunters. Its so neat seeing the three different homes/condos the house hunters end up choosing from.

I was asked to be on House Hunters - it was going to be about how I bought my condo in New Orleans. That all fell through as Katrina hit 10 days later. With all that has happened I totally forgot about it until my realtor brought it up at lunch last week.

It actually would have made a great House Hunters story. One of the units that I did not buy as it cost more and had a huge homeowner's monthly bill ($700!!!) was hit very hard by the hurricane. The basement flooded and they were totally without power until about a week ago. Another one that I considered had absolutely no damage, but it STILL does not have electricity. The one I did buy was basically untouched except for 2 boards that are a little bit warped by the sliding door.

I share in a house in Arkansas with my dad. It's about 2800 square feet, 4 BR, 3 bath, very large 2 car garage, living room, den, screened in porch, remodeled kitchen. I upgraded the stove to a flat top as my dad fries everything, and it is too hard to keep burners clean.

My condo in New Orleans has 900 square feet, 2 BR, 2 BA and one parking spot in a lot. It was totally gutted before I bought it so everything is new. I love the granite counter tops. I had granite installed also when I lived in Northern CA. I like my New Orleans condo the best. I love being able to walk to restaurants, and I'm on the parade route.

My main piece of advice to you (especially since it is two women) is GET ENOUGH CLOSET AND STORAGE SPACE. That's something that I have very little of even in the big house. It was built in 1965 and I guess they hadn't invented walk-in closets yet.

I've owned condos, old houses, new houses, etc. Think about whether you really prefer new or old. Do you like a yard and are you willing to do yardwork? Do you like being part of a community or do you prefer to keep to yourself? My advice is not to stretch yourself too much financially, leave some money to have fun with. It's not fun being house poor and not being able to buy furniture or fix it up.

Enjoy!

 

[Shelby5514]

1. How many square feet is it? 1605 with a 1300 basement
2. How many bedrooms and bathrooms do you have? 2 full 1 half
3. Do you have a garage, carport..? oversized 3 car with a 12 x 15 workshop behind the 3rd car
4. Carpet, tile, hardwood, or other? Carpet in Living, Bedrooms, Theater Room, Vinyl in Baths and Kitchen/Breakfast nook. Tile in Theater Bath
5. Do you have a patio or porch? 20 x 15 patio
6. Do you have a laundry room? Yes, L-shaped with one wall of cabinets and a window!
7. What are your favorite features of the house? Wall of floor to ceiling windows in the Living Room. that overlooks the pond. Open kitchen to Living Room.
8. If you can go back or change anything about your house what would it be? Add a few more square feet to the Living Room.
9. If you were going to purchase another home, what are some of the things that you "must have" 3 Season Room, Different Carpet and Tile in the Kitchen. Oh I almost forgot...I dream of the day when we can live in a neighborhood where people park their cars in the garage! Our neighborhood now is horrible. Most have 2 car garages and some 3 car and no-one uses them for their cars, they're all full of JUNK! It drives me crazy! (No pun intended!)
10. Are your applicances gas, electric or combination? All gas, DH won't cook on electric.
11. What type of stove do you have (flat burner, raised, whatever, what brand, do you recommend it? We have a gas stove, it's a Kitchen Aid with 2 burners on one side and a grill/griddle on the other. The top is white and it gets messy FAST. Next time we will go with black.
12. Anything else you would like to add? Buy what you can afford and just beacuse the lender approved you to $xxx don't feel you have to spend that much! There would be no way we could swing the mortgage payment on the amount we were approved for and still 'live'.
13. If you don't mind sharing, can you give a range of what you paid for your house? Did it increase in value? We built 3 years ago for $186,000 and homes in the area without a basement are going for $230,000+. With the basement, that is 3/4 finished with a Theater Room, Office, 1/2 bath and 2 Storage Rooms I would guess we're around $250,000???
14. Did you house come with the appliances? The house came with the Dishwasher and we bought the rest ourselves.
15. Who paid the closing cost? How much were your closing cost? I'm sure we paid for it but I can't remember how much.

Most importantly, when you find what you think is the right house, go back to it at different times of the day to see what the neighborhood is like. We looked at a house in one neighborhood during the day and the next time we went it was after business hours and we really saw who are neighbors would be.

 

[icebrat001]

My main piece of advice to you (especially since it is two women) is GET ENOUGH CLOSET AND STORAGE SPACE. That's something that I have very little of even in the big house. It was built in 1965 and I guess they hadn't invented walk-in closets yet.

Enjoy!

Closet space and another bathroom are on the top of the must have list.

We have walk in closets and I can't tell you how much I hate sharing a closet with her.

I'm not too keen on sharing a bathroom with her either. She is messy, messy, messy.

 

[Am_I_There_Yet]

I was asked to be on House Hunters - it was going to be about how I bought my condo in New Orleans. That all fell through as Katrina hit 10 days later. With all that has happened I totally forgot about it until my realtor brought it up at lunch last week.

Bless you for posting this! As a realtor, I was very disappointed when I read a story on a real estate board, that the whole show was a fake.

I can tell some aspects of it are "set up", but this article said the whole show was a farce. Since I love watching it, this makes me feel better!

 

[arminnie]

I guess the "fake" part would be that they re-create the whole looking process. It's not done in real time, but it still is real. Or at least mine was going to be.

They actually contacted my realtor, and then she asked me if I would be willing to do it. It would have been fun.

One thing I've never understood about House Hunters is why so many of the people looking or the realtors wear such very unflattering clothes - too tight and too short. That was my only concern - that I not wear something totally inappropriate for someone my age (and weight ).