Quick, post a tired house hunters "joke".

[bonquiqui]

Dec 10, 2013 1:49:58 GMT -5 lulu13 said:

This is a good place to ask. Do you say hardwoods floor or hardwood floors? Until House Hunters I didn't know that people call them hardwoods.

I have only heard people say hardwood floors or hardwoods.  I have never heard hardwoods floor lol

[bonquiqui]

Dec 10, 2013 1:35:33 GMT -5 birdistheword said:

Dec 10, 2013 1:02:06 GMT -5 bonquiqui said:

"Is this the kitchen?"  No jackass we all have dishwashers in our master bedroom

"These hardwood floors are beautiful!  oh they aren't hardwood?  That is a dealbreaker, and that is going to be an expensive fix"  uh if you can't tell the difference, then clearly it is not something that needs to be replaced.  You liked it until you found out that it wasn't wood

I hate how hating new builds is the cool thing to do, because these houses "don't have character"  It is so fucking annoying.  There are plain old houses too. 

Lol. I'm one of those douches who hates new builds. But I don't go on TV bitching about it! So...I get some points??

LOL it's cool.  I hate old houses, so we are even.  lol 

[bonquiqui]

Dec 10, 2013 2:10:19 GMT -5 FormerlyRR said:

Dec 10, 2013 1:55:28 GMT -5 bonquiqui said:

LOL it's cool.  I hate old houses, so we are even.  lol 

I love my tiny, old house. 

I don't hate anyone's house, especially yours.  lol  I am just saying that new builds are my preference.  I know I am a freak   It get's old always hearing that your house sucks, because it's not "charming"  well whatever, it's cute lol

[thebreakfastclub]

I like the shows where they go into the negotiation with an offensively low offer.

Realtor: This house will go fast; $129K is a great price and the comps back it up. Let's come in with your best offer.

Douche: How about $99K, and they pay all closing costs, and can they rent me a Uhaul and help me pack?

Realtor: You will probably offend them and lose the house if you do that. Are you sure?

Douche: Yeah, I'm good with it.

Girlfriend of Douche chimes in that she better get her engagement ring after all of this!

[fryjack2]

"This house just feels too small."

Said by a childless couple while looking at a 4 bed 5 bath 4500 sq foot house.

Usually in Texas.

[birdistheword]

Is it normal in the real world to ask the seller to pay all or some of your closing costs? Because I had never heard of this until watching HH. We did not request this when we bought our house. I asked our realtor if this is common and she was like "Ummm...."

[gummy]

Dec 10, 2013 8:38:08 GMT -5 birdistheword said:

Is it normal in the real world to ask the seller to pay all or some of your closing costs? Because I had never heard of this until watching HH. We did not request this when we bought our house. I asked our realtor if this is common and she was like "Ummm...."

In our area it is.  Everyone that put an offer on our house wanted closing covered.  Our realtor told us to expect it because we were just at the top of most first time home buyers budgets and they're the ones who typically ask.

[sunshineluv]

Dec 10, 2013 8:38:08 GMT -5 birdistheword said:

Is it normal in the real world to ask the seller to pay all or some of your closing costs? Because I had never heard of this until watching HH. We did not request this when we bought our house. I asked our realtor if this is common and she was like "Ummm...."

 I think our seller paid some of our closing costs, a set amount. I think we used it as a way to get the price down a bit. (I don't remember details like that very well though).

[CurlyQ284]

Seller pays closing costs in Northern MS (near Memphis). We were in a starter home neighborhood and realtor said that was typical.

[agnes]

Dec 10, 2013 10:08:26 GMT -5 @buster said:

You'd be drunk pretty fast in that game!  It hits all the sweet spots.

[renna]

Walking into the master bathroom and one of the potential buyers (usually the woman) says "It doesn't have double sinks. We're going to have to redo this whole bathroom."

I'm sure double sinks are nice to have (not knocking them) but it's a deal breaker?

[Deleted]

What irks me is the first time homebuyers who not only want, but practically demand, an upgraded or brand-new McMansion on a tiny little budget...and yes, the OMG, construction! makes me want to reach into the TV and strangle these jackasses.

I do have to laugh though that lately, they are showing more of these little sidebars or cuts to the realtor and you can just see him/her roll their eyes at the folks that want to live in the land of naivete but cannot afford.

[Deleted]

I love this show, especially the international one (but not the beachy ones). Even though I know it's fake and hate 75% of the people on it.

[candreco]

Dec 9, 2013 22:34:45 GMT -5 angelaa73 said:

the int'l ones are the best

'the bathroom is a good size!'

walk in, it's 2x2x7 and there's a w/d in there too

I LOVE the international ones!

Couple names a ridiculously low budget for the trendy, central part of the city they want to live in.  Agent stifles laughter, then shows them a postage stamp-sized studio apartment that's still 2x their budget.

And the shock when they find out that European kitchens are itty bitty, don't always have dishwashers, etc.

[derp]

When the realtor shows the couple something over budget, the couple likes it even though it's too expensive and say, "well, it's something to think about."

Also, a room is never a "room". It's a "space".

[sharknado]

Dec 10, 2013 2:10:19 GMT -5 FormerlyRR said:

Dec 10, 2013 1:55:28 GMT -5 bonquiqui said:

LOL it's cool.  I hate old houses, so we are even.  lol 

I love my tiny, old house. 

Don't listen to her FormerlyRR, she doesn't eat sandwiches

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"This kitchen is SO small, this will never work. We love to cook TOGETHER and look.. there's no way to have the oven AND refrigerator doors open at the same time!!" ::demonstrates doors colliding::

[jojoandleo]

bonquiqui-I hate sandwiches (well, lunch meat. I HATE lunch meat. it's creepy and weird!) and I prefer new construction.

[Alyssa]

They always make some joke about how the woman needs a huge closet ("This closet is enormous...we'll have to find a place for Steve's clothes, har har."), but all you see her wear is ribbed turtlenecks and mom jeans. How many pairs of mom jeans do you have?


Another peeve I have with the show is the people who freak out if the place is $10k over budget....really, it's not all that much when the payments are spread out over the years.

[Deleted]

And any wood paneling in the house undoubtedly gets a "oh boy, Helllooooo 1970s he he"

[mrsbro]

Dec 10, 2013 14:43:01 GMT -5 Alyssa said:

They always make some joke about how the woman needs a huge closet ("This closet is enormous...we'll have to find a place for Steve's clothes, har har."), but all you see her wear is ribbed turtlenecks and mom jeans. How many pairs of mom jeans do you have?


Another peeve I have with the show is the people who freak out if the place is $10k over budget....really, it's not all that much when the payments are spread out over the years.

Or their shoes which are 9 times out of 10 obviously from Payless and nothing that requires a fancy Carrie Bradshaw-esque shoe closet.

[bonquiqui]

Dec 10, 2013 14:38:24 GMT -5 jojoandleo said:

bonquiqui-I hate sandwiches (well, lunch meat. I HATE lunch meat. it's creepy and weird!) and I prefer new construction.

[fryjack2]

I hate when previews say they are looking for x in ______insert a city and then they are actually looking 15 miles + outside of it.

[BeagleMama]

(not a joke but makes me stabby...)

This is such a great space.

[agnes]

The Million Dollar Fixer

[lolobeth802]

This woman was insufferable. I live here and the horses are often retired race horses who were going to be euthanized, but have instead been saved and our very well cared for. Her refusal to live in an area wheretours happen, left her with not much. The house they bought was smack dab in the middle of the college of charleston campus and old historic houses divided up into apartments for the students lol.
ETA: link www.hgtv.com/house-hunters/a-new-england-couple-searches-for-a-vacation-home-in-charleston/index.html