The hardest part is mentally coming to the point where you’ve already “moved on”. In other words, you no longer have tons of emotions attached to that place because you are beyond ready for the next step in life. So you’re willing to do whatever it takes to make that next life goal happen.
It was so hard to have our kitchen repainted when we sold. I loved the color (it was a big reason I bought the house initially), but we knew something more generic would help it sell better. Sold in a weekend.
Dropping a basement floor is a huge HUGE & costly undertaking, at least in the DC metro area. It is definitely not a job that can be completed in a week! Don’t forget to support the footings that hold the walls, upper floors & of course the all important roof. Suggesting to drop a basement floor on a short turn around is AUDACIOUS!
This show taught me about power of declutter and depersonalize. Potential buyers don't want to see family photos or kids pictures. They are not interested in our story. They want to have own story and imagine themselves there.
I love that color of green, however, my Realtor told me about decluttering etc. & it worked!! Too most people want white walls to have their own choices. Very good advice!
Honestly, I'm about to paint my bedroom coral, which I know won't fly if my home were on the market. If I ever did decide to sell, the first thing I'd do is cut the cord and repaint it a neutral color again.
Too true! The last 2 homes we sold we had to de-clutter like you did, here. My own experience has taught me that "empty space, lightly filled" leads buyers to IMAGINE what possibilities THEY can do in the same space. We ended up renting storage space, sold off or donated unwanted, older, furnishings, or put in storage those items we knew would be needed in the new space. Our last space sold in the down market.. and we still got near-market value price - in a very expensive neighborhood. Thanks for your video!
I used all these rules when selling all my houses. All three of them sold within the first week in the market for full asking or above asking price. It really does work. No one wants to buy a dirty house crammed full of junk.
What's attractive to potential buyers is a totally different thing from what's attractive and comfy to residents and guests. It's not a criticism of personal style or the way you live. Sofie did go a bit far telling the owner that her living room paint looks like cabbage that has been boiled too long -- and especially silly when one of the bedrooms ultimately got repainted a similar color. I think the original living room color clashed with the furniture and didn't work well with the natural light, but would probably look great in the right environment.
Same here! She has the Kirstie hair and manner 😊 Quickly realised it wasn’t actually Kirstie but recognised the name as her sister’s, which made me twig that this was an old prog (as did the size of the old-style TV!). Fun to watch 😊
Well the market had something to do with it. This was 2009 and if you don’t know what happened to real estate (even in Canada ) during that time , it wasn’t pretty. Decorating style was far more “busy” back then too. She definitely needed to make changes but these things need to be considered.
I just don’t understand people who think it’s ok to have a messy and cluttered home for sale and then wonder why it’s not selling. You have to be willing to put an effort into having a welcoming and cosy home for new owners. People are looking for a clean move in ready home.
@@maurawhelan3530realtors do tell them - they just don’t listen. My husband was like that - he is one step away from a hoarder and really couldn’t understand why people wouldn’t see past his junk. We boxed everything up, cleaned, painted and replaced the carpet - the house sold in two days for $20k over the asking price, way more than it cost to fix up the place for sale. He gets it now.
A few months ago when our family was house hunting I saw some houses I don't understand how weren't the homeowners to show it? The houses were cluttered, smelly, awful colors on the wall and they wanted top price for it. Unbelievable. Come on people, make a little effort! I have sold two homes in the past, both above asking price. I made the home pleasant and attractive. I decluttered and gave a touch up on the neutral color wall paint. I have two dogs and you couldn't even tell my house had dogs. The effort is well worth it!
I'm glad she sold the house but I did see the prospective buyers having to duck the low ceiling in the basement. I think Anthony should have dug out the basement as originally planned.
The Homeowner did not understand that " its no longer HER home" once its on the Market! I'm glad she got that Wake Up Csll. ...otherwise. that house wouldn't have had a " snowballs chance in you - know -what " to be sold . Lol.
The home prices in Canada...goodness! That house where I live in Columbus, OH, would be about $180,000 to $200,000. This is in the current market today. Back at the time of the filming of this video home price have been around $100,000.
I can look past clutter to see the space, but at first glance it looks like it needs a lot of work because the whole house needs to be painted and new flooring in the basement at the very least. The cost would have to come off the asking price. Not everyone likes the same thing, but no one complains about white or beige walls.
Some of us don’t like white walls…I complained to my painter when he offered white for my kitchen. I got a lemon tinted white as a result which I’ll paint the rest of the house with.
This is an old listing. It is used as an example for decluttering your home before selling. I don't think you see this cluttered look happening much anymore unless it is a rental being sold.
I cleaned and decluttered my house top to bottom but I had young kids. I had to be there because one the dad always absentee hiding money, why the divorce sale But I went out to patio or we just stayed in family room doing homework. Its not always feesable. But I got comments that the boxes I packd by myself were on the garage floor so it was noted....Hiding possible damage? That was the inspecter. Thought complete rude! No cracks under there! My kids and I wore thrift clothes while ex played golf and ate out by himself! If looking at homes you have to think about what may be happening and not judge the life of people selling a home that much. And oh, we bought it as extreme fixer! But barely fixed, half finished, Raised my kids on 5 colors 70s carpet with holes in it. It ONLY got fixed out of escrow deposit so I paid half for new carpet, floors etc. That kids and I never got to use only 3 weeks before it sold. It was on market 3 days. All agents said it looked great from me alone redecorating with out own things.
I just can't believe these prices........almost .half a million for this tiny place in Toronto. Lucky they can carve space out of the basement, as shown in others, but it is still a basement. And it was 2009. Would it cost even more now? Unbelievable!!
I have put my house on the market and I have an open house tomorrow 🤭and the photographer for the sales market photos his a few things, I was surprised
I don't understand the homeowner complaining. A. She would still be there today. and B. She bought another house. Why is it not decluttered already. I am not perfect by any means, I was a mess of a hoarder, but the packing is going to happen at some point. $3600 for all of that work. WOW!!
I like the changes, but for four "kids" and a single mother, this was not messy at all. And there was little storage for them to hide the stuff since the house is so small. And who can afford to leave the house for weeks (not enough beds for the kids so they must have been staying at the hotel)
When you are selling your house, it’s no longer about you anymore and what you like. It’s for others to see themselves living there. So, you box stuff up and put it in storage. You make do for a couple of weeks, be a little inconvenienced, and then the house is sold. But the best part is a lot of your packing is already done.
The realtors always say what the problems are but do nothing about advising the owners trying to sell. Surely thats their job? Love watching this though
Buyers have become so lazy, they’ve been spoiled since stagers walked in. They no longer use any imagination or vision! They want everything thus and so or they won’t consider the potential there. Those people should never buy anything ‘used’ because of that impairment. I’m not saying the owner isn’t responsible for cleanliness of their homes.
When we bought our first house, it had good bones. It belonged to an elderly couple and nothing had been done, decor wise, in ages. Our agent who was a friend, was concerned when we made an offer. But I had an idea of what I wanted and didn't want to buy somebody else decor. We would have paid more and felt guilty redoing everything
I honestly think a lot of people just can’t see what potential a house has. They just do not have the imagination to look beyond the furniture and decor to ‘see’ what it could look like and it’s potential. I don’t think it’s their fault. What I do think is weird, nowadays, is that people don’t seem to be able to get their head around the idea of a long term project that you work on over several years. They want to move into a perfect house, despite not having the budget - we’re very much in an age of instant gratification.
My late husband and I bought eight houses across the us as his jobs took us to new places. We bought houses with clothes hanging from chandeliers, with unmade beds in the middle of a so called dining room, with holes I’m the walls. We always made money when we had to sell and move on because we could recognize the potential and good bones of good old houses ( we never lived in any house newer than 50 years old). Among the American house sites the most discouraging trend I see is this Open concept crap. People, send your kids to dry wall college, everyone will want their walls back in about ten years.
Open plan was originated in the Asia for small mass apartments. It was popularized in the US by visitors who thought it novel but in Asia it is not considered desirable.
When they were in the bedroom the home owner mentioned they took out the closet (put in freestanding wardrobe) to expand the bathroom on the other side of the wall.
Clutter always makes a home look too small, even when there is plenty of space. It needs a tidy up. Put excess items in storage, keep the surfaces of furniture free from unnecessary items. The boys are old enough to make an effort.
The very first home owners must be rolling in the grave! $469,000? That's absolutely bananas. Guess that's the Canadian dream as well? A home. Can THEY afford homes like millions of Americans? What's their homeless population?
It's Toronto, in 2009. Nowadays it's probably closer to a million. Anything in Toronto or Vancouver is ridiculously insane for pricing, especially a detached home with a yard. Many places are way cheaper to live.
We can not talk about a person’s home before finding out the obstacles she/he may have had. I understand that some people have personal difficulties due to emotional or families issues. I think in this case, she moved to a larger house, she left all of the old furnitures and didn’t know that in order to sell it, she must paint , configúrate the ceilings rooms, and remove the furnitures in order for the house to be sellable and appropriate for buyers. I wish I have enough income to have someone remove and clean my apartment in the East coastal in USA. I like what she did.
Why is she defending her decor when she wants to move out? You walk in and it looks too small. The green is ok but shocking pink needs to go. How many couches can you fit in the front room is not a thing people are into.
SOPHIE, DONT wear high heels inside someones home, ESPECIALLY on wood floors! I made the mistake of letting someone walk through my main floor, wood floors in high heels and you could see EVERY HEEL DENT where she stepped! it damaged my floor and was not fixable. BIG MISTAKE. I shd have INSISTED she leave her shoes on the front hall mat.
I don't get people? Why would anyone want to purchase that home? it's a HOT mess. It's not about what she likes when you sell, it's about what the buyers want... I get having kids, liking a dark room when you sleep, Green & Pink walls, but leaving your home in a mess not only reduces your buyers pool to almost zero, it screams "I never maintained this house"
How would that work though in terms of moving? if you sell your house with a 30 day close and you don’t have a house yet, where are you going to live when it’s time to close? Because if you find a house after you sell your house, then you can’t move into the house until after you close your previous house….so you’re basically homeless between the time you close on your previous house and when you close on your next house.
stripping out a cluttered home and buying more furniture isnt feasible for most people, decluttering and furniture re- arrangement is far more suitable, most people can do anything with a clean slate and carte' blanc
this is a kids home. Hole family should declutter it, to get some new. when i sold my house, there were no more furniture in, thats normal in Germany. I slept on a mattress in empty rooms. it doesn’t matter, i want to sell it.
Dont be so judgy. These shows are getting youtube money so??? real life is not always easy. Keep in mind some want short sales then start making requests in the 3 weeks they want you to leave to move in??? When its normal 45 days to move in!!! this is my comment to the top comment below.... I cleaned and decluttered my house top to bottom but I had young kids. I had to be there because one the dad always absentee hiding money, why the divorce sale But I went out to patio or we just stayed in family room doing homework. Its not always feesable. But I got comments that the boxes I packd by myself were on the garage floor so it was noted....Hiding possible damage? That was the inspecter. Thought complete rude! No cracks under there! My kids and I wore thrift clothes while ex played golf and ate out by himself! If looking at homes you have to think about what may be happening and not judge the life of people selling a home that much. And oh, we bought it as extreme fixer! But barely fixed, half finished, Raised my kids on 5 colors 70s carpet with holes in it. It ONLY got fixed out of escrow deposit so I paid half for new carpet, floors etc. That kids and I never got to use only 3 weeks before it sold. It was on market 3 days. All agents said it looked great from me alone redecorating with out own things. Adding I didnt have any money. So no way to rent a storage unit. I had to keep what we divided up as no monehy to buy anything. I used my half escrow of home sale to pay a lawyer to agree to get nothing. He mysteriously bought a house while I had to rent an apartment. Maybe this woman is the abandonded parent?!
IMO, it looks dirty, not cared for, and too much work for a future buyer. Patricia doesnt have a clue. And those kids are old enough to clean and maintain the clutter.
Oh, my goodness - I was just thinking, who’s this English woman who looks like Kirsty Allsop , and she’s her sister! I’ve never heard of her before. Really strange to see her doing a programme in the States
@@cathyblackhall5237, yeah, I realised that later, when I heard her say ‘house’. I wouldn’t have been able to tell the difference, otherwise, having never been to either.
Lower the floor in the basement? That had to cost a small fortune! That corner closet they built was worse. So small it's practically useless. Total turn off to a buyer. I would have kept the wardrobe she had in there. More practical. So the kids bedrooms now have one bed each. The boys are going to sleep together and the girls are both sleeping in a twin bed???
Did the show pay this homeowner to be contrary and clueless? Newsflash: people don’t want to buy a house with a Pepto-Bismol pink bedroom… Other than that, I just can’t understand why this messy, cluttered, showroom of personal effects and furniture hasn’t sold yet? People “couldn’t see past it” because they couldn’t navigate through it… What’s the bottom line, did it sell? Don’t leave us hanging…
The host seems to have a problem with Patricia who seems very nice. She just likes the colors she painted (her) home. The host needs to tone down her snarky attitude towards the home owner. Very off-putting.
Neutral is the way to go when you want to sell your house. People see lime green walls, they’re immediately thinking they need to paint it right away. People see neutral walls, they’re going to think they can live with the color for a while until they get the chance to paint, if they want to.
Because that’s where their life is and it’s not easy to move to a sunny area in Canada because there are none lol. Moving out of Canada would require a work visa which is not easy to obtain in any country. Like a Canadian can’t just move to Florida, unless perhaps they become snowbirds (spend winters in Florida and the rest in Canada,) but still not easy.
The new decor is very ugly. It reminds me of an old Dr's office waiting room. Cold and lifeless. I know why they redecorated but honestly, just take all the furniture out, do the renovations and don't stage it. Save lots of time and money.
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why does it say United States at the top while it is clearly CANADA
The reason this house can’t sell? The homeowner. Clutter tells prospective buyers that the house is too small.
The owner was the biggest obstacle to selling the house. You add color with accessories. Glad she came around.
The hardest part is mentally coming to the point where you’ve already “moved on”. In other words, you no longer have tons of emotions attached to that place because you are beyond ready for the next step in life. So you’re willing to do whatever it takes to make that next life goal happen.
Yes, I am doing that now after 22 years...you have to detach
It was so hard to have our kitchen repainted when we sold. I loved the color (it was a big reason I bought the house initially), but we knew something more generic would help it sell better. Sold in a weekend.
Dropping a basement floor is a huge HUGE & costly undertaking, at least in the DC metro area. It is definitely not a job that can be completed in a week! Don’t forget to support the footings that hold the walls, upper floors & of course the all important roof. Suggesting to drop a basement floor on a short turn around is AUDACIOUS!
He said it wasn’t an option
for a small home about 50k. not cheap
This show taught me about power of declutter and depersonalize. Potential buyers don't want to see family photos or kids pictures. They are not interested in our story. They want to have own story and imagine themselves there.
I love that color of green, however, my Realtor told me about decluttering etc. & it worked!! Too most people want white walls to have their own choices. Very good advice!
Honestly, I'm about to paint my bedroom coral, which I know won't fly if my home were on the market. If I ever did decide to sell, the first thing I'd do is cut the cord and repaint it a neutral color again.
I really like when you can help buyers get their homes in order and saleable. Nice work. Good crew pitching in.
I don't like the wine bottles on the window sill. Everything else works perfectly.
I agree that's weird !
I also agree, it is weird!@@carlasamuels479
I think that it was covering up, the fact that the window trim needed painting, it looked shabby.
Alcoholics live here
Nice redo. Anthony is so talented
Maybe the fact that it is almost a half million dollars for a teeny, tiny, very modest home.
It was Toronto in 2009. In all seriousness it would easily be a million today. The Toronto market is insane and has been for a long time.
My thoughts exactly! no way, no how.
Too true! The last 2 homes we sold we had to de-clutter like you did, here. My own experience has taught me that "empty space, lightly filled" leads buyers to IMAGINE what possibilities THEY can do in the same space. We ended up renting storage space, sold off or donated unwanted, older, furnishings, or put in storage those items we knew would be needed in the new space. Our last space sold in the down market.. and we still got near-market value price - in a very expensive neighborhood. Thanks for your video!
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I used all these rules when selling all my houses. All three of them sold within the first week in the market for full asking or above asking price. It really does work. No one wants to buy a dirty house crammed full of junk.
What's attractive to potential buyers is a totally different thing from what's attractive and comfy to residents and guests. It's not a criticism of personal style or the way you live. Sofie did go a bit far telling the owner that her living room paint looks like cabbage that has been boiled too long -- and especially silly when one of the bedrooms ultimately got repainted a similar color. I think the original living room color clashed with the furniture and didn't work well with the natural light, but would probably look great in the right environment.
Oh. My. Gosh. I thought I was looking at an old program with a very young Kirstie Allsopp. It's her daughter!!!! Enjoyed!
Its actually her sister...😊
It is old though-2008!
Same here! She has the Kirstie hair and manner 😊 Quickly realised it wasn’t actually Kirstie but recognised the name as her sister’s, which made me twig that this was an old prog (as did the size of the old-style TV!). Fun to watch 😊
Well the market had something to do with it. This was 2009 and if you don’t know what happened to real estate (even in Canada ) during that time , it wasn’t pretty. Decorating style was far more “busy” back then too. She definitely needed to make changes but these things need to be considered.
So wonderful. She was defensive but you were firm.
Wonderful results--Beautiful home for someone to come home too~
That corner closet doesn’t provide enough hanging space for a couple.
Most buyers can’t figure that out u til they buy. Same with eliminating a front hall closet. In Canada, we need coats and boots for half the year.
Or even 1 person
I just don’t understand people who think it’s ok to have a messy and cluttered home for sale and then wonder why it’s not selling. You have to be willing to put an effort into having a welcoming and cosy home for new owners. People are looking for a clean move in ready home.
Or why realtors don’t tell them to unclutter and remove personnel items.
People don’t see their own stuff as clutter. The owners’ eyes just skip over it.
Right?!? Not to mention I would be mortified if anyone saw my home in this state!
A full time working mom with two kids and two teenagers and barely no storage since the home is so small? This is very clean and uncluttered.
@@maurawhelan3530realtors do tell them - they just don’t listen. My husband was like that - he is one step away from a hoarder and really couldn’t understand why people wouldn’t see past his junk. We boxed everything up, cleaned, painted and replaced the carpet - the house sold in two days for $20k over the asking price, way more than it cost to fix up the place for sale. He gets it now.
I would bet she didn’t buy her new house with it looking like the one she’s trying to sell. The excuses 🙄
She'll have more space to clutter.
Good point.
A few months ago when our family was house hunting I saw some houses I don't understand how weren't the homeowners to show it? The houses were cluttered, smelly, awful colors on the wall and they wanted top price for it. Unbelievable. Come on people, make a little effort! I have sold two homes in the past, both above asking price. I made the home pleasant and attractive. I decluttered and gave a touch up on the neutral color wall paint. I have two dogs and you couldn't even tell my house had dogs. The effort is well worth it!
I'm glad she sold the house but I did see the prospective buyers having to duck the low ceiling in the basement. I think Anthony should have dug out the basement as originally planned.
And how many weeks, not to mention dollars, would that have taken?
The Homeowner did not understand that " its no longer HER home" once its on the Market! I'm glad she got that Wake Up Csll. ...otherwise. that house wouldn't have had a " snowballs chance in you - know -what " to be sold . Lol.
The home prices in Canada...goodness! That house where I live in Columbus, OH, would be about $180,000 to $200,000. This is in the current market today. Back at the time of the filming of this video home price have been around $100,000.
I can look past clutter to see the space, but at first glance it looks like it needs a lot of work because the whole house needs to be painted and new flooring in the basement at the very least. The cost would have to come off the asking price. Not everyone likes the same thing, but no one complains about white or beige walls.
Some of us don’t like white walls…I complained to my painter when he offered white for my kitchen. I got a lemon tinted white as a result which I’ll paint the rest of the house with.
I am used to country houses in the US, I don’t like these long house, I like 4-square rooms.
I like white walls but not beige ones.
Whew 😅 yes!!! Living room/dining ❤❤❤❤❤
This is an old listing. It is used as an example for decluttering your home before selling. I don't think you see this cluttered look happening much anymore unless it is a rental being sold.
having been the tenant in a house up for sale I tried to declutter as much as possible for the owner to sell a rind...
There will always be cluttered people who don’t understand why people don’t see beyond it.
Wow, you're like the exact clone of Kirsty Alsopp. Even your voice is the same, and the magic wand 😂
Well they’re sisters lol
Kirstie Allsopp (born 1971) and Sofie Allsopp (born 1980) are sisters.
Having a cluttered home is one thing, but homeowners remaining in the home during a showing is a whole other level of bizarre.
Oh, I have a whole book of stories about a house I was selling in an estate and the difficulties presented by so,done living there.
I cleaned and decluttered my house top to bottom but I had young kids. I had to be there because one the dad always absentee hiding money, why the divorce sale But I went out to patio or we just stayed in family room doing homework. Its not always feesable. But I got comments that the boxes I packd by myself were on the garage floor so it was noted....Hiding possible damage? That was the inspecter. Thought complete rude! No cracks under there! My kids and I wore thrift clothes while ex played golf and ate out by himself! If looking at homes you have to think about what may be happening and not judge the life of people selling a home that much. And oh, we bought it as extreme fixer! But barely fixed, half finished, Raised my kids on 5 colors 70s carpet with holes in it. It ONLY got fixed out of escrow deposit so I paid half for new carpet, floors etc. That kids and I never got to use only 3 weeks before it sold. It was on market 3 days. All agents said it looked great from me alone redecorating with out own things.
Most people do not have a vision for possibility…you need to show them…
I just can't believe these prices........almost .half a million for this tiny place in Toronto. Lucky they can carve space out of the basement, as shown in others, but it is still a basement. And it was 2009. Would it cost even more now? Unbelievable!!
Yeah I dont know how people survive there.
It's easy to assume that clutter is a sign that the house itself hasn't been maintained.
But on the other side : more furniture/stuff, , means less wear and tear, on the floors🎉😊
@@nelliebly6616 Not true ;)
exactly...
Yes. ASSume
Love Toronto, but the cost of a house in that area is jaw dropping
I have put my house on the market and I have an open house tomorrow 🤭and the photographer for the sales market photos his a few things, I was surprised
2:02 she's wiping her daughter's hands for her - the kid must be at least 6! Time better spent decluttering, and get the child to help!
I don't understand the homeowner complaining. A. She would still be there today. and B. She bought another house. Why is it not decluttered already. I am not perfect by any means, I was a mess of a hoarder, but the packing is going to happen at some point. $3600 for all of that work. WOW!!
Patricia, your not buying your home. Someone else is. How did she not know why the house was not selling?
I like the changes, but for four "kids" and a single mother, this was not messy at all. And there was little storage for them to hide the stuff since the house is so small. And who can afford to leave the house for weeks (not enough beds for the kids so they must have been staying at the hotel)
When you are selling your house, it’s no longer about you anymore and what you like. It’s for others to see themselves living there. So, you box stuff up and put it in storage. You make do for a couple of weeks, be a little inconvenienced, and then the house is sold. But the best part is a lot of your packing is already done.
The realtors always say what the problems are but do nothing about advising the owners trying to sell. Surely thats their job? Love watching this though
Yes why didn’t the realtor help this woman?
My friends tried to keep their rental nice before moving while the seller put it up for sale. It's better to sell after the renter has left.
This show has to be 20 years old.
It was 2008
Buyers have become so lazy, they’ve been spoiled since stagers walked in. They no longer use any imagination or vision! They want everything thus and so or they won’t consider the potential there. Those people should never buy anything ‘used’ because of that impairment. I’m not saying the owner isn’t responsible for cleanliness of their homes.
When we bought our first house, it had good bones. It belonged to an elderly couple and nothing had been done, decor wise, in ages. Our agent who was a friend, was concerned when we made an offer. But I had an idea of what I wanted and didn't want to buy somebody else decor. We would have paid more and felt guilty redoing everything
I honestly think a lot of people just can’t see what potential a house has. They just do not have the imagination to look beyond the furniture and decor to ‘see’ what it could look like and it’s potential. I don’t think it’s their fault. What I do think is weird, nowadays, is that people don’t seem to be able to get their head around the idea of a long term project that you work on over several years. They want to move into a perfect house, despite not having the budget - we’re very much in an age of instant gratification.
My late husband and I bought eight houses across the us as his jobs took us to new places. We bought houses with clothes hanging from chandeliers, with unmade beds in the middle of a so called dining room, with holes I’m the walls. We always made money when we had to sell and move on because we could recognize the potential and good bones of good old houses ( we never lived in any house newer than 50 years old). Among the American house sites the most discouraging trend I see is this Open concept crap. People, send your kids to dry wall college, everyone will want their walls back in about ten years.
Open plan was originated in the Asia for small mass apartments. It was popularized in the US by visitors who thought it novel but in Asia it is not considered desirable.
You'd be surprised how unimaginative and lazy people can be! 😂
When selling, Revere Pewter or Navajo paint. Also roll up the oriental carpet.
Not a single bathroom, do they bath in the snow?
When they were in the bedroom the home owner mentioned they took out the closet (put in freestanding wardrobe) to expand the bathroom on the other side of the wall.
I was wondering why the price is so low ....this is from 2008 apparently.....interesting though 😊
If she wants to sell she needs to listen doesn’t seem cooperative
Love the living room so much
The irony that the owner notices the mess of the contractors but not her own…
Good point.
These shows are from good times .... 😅
Toronto and 400k prices are dreams now 😊
The price is ridiculous and problem is the homeowner. I can't see past all the stuff and the crazy colors. Nope!
Those were the more affordable 2008 prices in Toronto, Canada.
Clutter always makes a home look too small, even when there is plenty of space. It needs a tidy up. Put excess items in storage, keep the surfaces of furniture free from unnecessary items. The boys are old enough to make an effort.
I liked the original lights more
My broker staged my home, including painting, furniture arrangement and most of the declutter. What are these guys doing to earn their commission?
Why would she think this is any way to show her home while selling? Some people are so clueless smh
I can;t believe the prices on these very small houses.
I'm not sure what's going on with what looks like bottles of wine on the windowsill. That's not a good place to keep wine at all.
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The owner is CLUELESS.
The very first home owners must be rolling in the grave! $469,000? That's absolutely bananas. Guess that's the Canadian dream as well? A home. Can THEY afford homes like millions of Americans? What's their homeless population?
It's Toronto, in 2009. Nowadays it's probably closer to a million. Anything in Toronto or Vancouver is ridiculously insane for pricing, especially a detached home with a yard. Many places are way cheaper to live.
That type of home where I live would be about $180,000 - $200,000. I live in Columbus OH
How much did these upgrades cost?
$3600
Wine bottles on the windowsill ??
The reason that the home wasn't selling was because of the HOMEOWNER.
Cringe
Ain't noth wrong with her freen. Neutral/warm tones can always sell, or they can paint it.
I will never understand how people can live with all the clutter- awful
We can not talk about a person’s home before finding out the obstacles she/he may have had. I understand that some people have personal difficulties due to emotional or families issues. I think in this case, she moved to a larger house, she left all of the old furnitures and didn’t know that in order to sell it, she must paint , configúrate the ceilings rooms, and remove the furnitures in order for the house to be sellable and appropriate for buyers. I wish I have enough income to have someone remove and clean my apartment in the East coastal in USA.
I like what she did.
There were 5 people living in a VERY small space.
All that paint would keep me away.
If she already bought the other house, why don't they move into that?
They can move in in one month time😅
@murielbaith5445 That's a really good point! Then the house told have *no clutter.* But also, there would be no need for this show. 😆
@amg9163 but I thought the theme of the show as a whole, was to sell this house.
Maybe she could only take possession the following month.
That corner closet in the master bedroom is a fail. That closet will store very little
Why is she defending her decor when she wants to move out? You walk in and it looks too small. The green is ok but shocking pink needs to go. How many couches can you fit in the front room is not a thing people are into.
The corner closet in the bed room is awful. The new owners will end up bringing wardrobe back ìnto the room.
Too bad the chip board next door can’t be on the list.
SOPHIE, DONT wear high heels inside someones home, ESPECIALLY on wood floors! I made the mistake of letting someone walk through my main floor, wood floors in high heels and you could see EVERY HEEL DENT where she stepped! it damaged my floor and was not fixable. BIG MISTAKE. I shd have INSISTED she leave her shoes on the front hall mat.
I don't get people? Why would anyone want to purchase that home? it's a HOT mess. It's not about what she likes when you sell, it's about what the buyers want... I get having kids, liking a dark room when you sleep, Green & Pink walls, but leaving your home in a mess not only reduces your buyers pool to almost zero, it screams "I never maintained this house"
Omg I actually thought I was looking at Kristie for a second look and sound the same
Kirstie Allsopp (born 1971) and Sofie Allsopp (born 1980) are sisters.
Rule #1. Never buy before you sell.
Rule #2. SEE Rule #1
How would that work though in terms of moving? if you sell your house with a 30 day close and you don’t have a house yet, where are you going to live when it’s time to close? Because if you find a house after you sell your house, then you can’t move into the house until after you close your previous house….so you’re basically homeless between the time you close on your previous house and when you close on your next house.
I thought I was seeing things Sofia is so much like her sister Kirsty
stripping out a cluttered home and buying more furniture isnt feasible for most people, decluttering and furniture re- arrangement is far more suitable, most people can do anything with a clean slate and carte' blanc
When I sold, we cleared everything out of the house. No staging was needed. There's an up side for a home to be move-in ready.
Such a negative Nelly, no wonder it wouldn’t sell
this is a kids home. Hole family should declutter it, to get some new.
when i sold my house, there were no more furniture in, thats normal in Germany. I slept on a mattress in empty rooms.
it doesn’t matter, i want to sell it.
Dont be so judgy. These shows are getting youtube money so??? real life is not always easy. Keep in mind some want short sales then start making requests in the 3 weeks they want you to leave to move in??? When its normal 45 days to move in!!! this is my comment to the top comment below....
I cleaned and decluttered my house top to bottom but I had young kids. I had to be there because one the dad always absentee hiding money, why the divorce sale But I went out to patio or we just stayed in family room doing homework. Its not always feesable. But I got comments that the boxes I packd by myself were on the garage floor so it was noted....Hiding possible damage? That was the inspecter. Thought complete rude! No cracks under there! My kids and I wore thrift clothes while ex played golf and ate out by himself! If looking at homes you have to think about what may be happening and not judge the life of people selling a home that much. And oh, we bought it as extreme fixer! But barely fixed, half finished, Raised my kids on 5 colors 70s carpet with holes in it. It ONLY got fixed out of escrow deposit so I paid half for new carpet, floors etc. That kids and I never got to use only 3 weeks before it sold. It was on market 3 days. All agents said it looked great from me alone redecorating with out own things. Adding I didnt have any money. So no way to rent a storage unit. I had to keep what we divided up as no monehy to buy anything. I used my half escrow of home sale to pay a lawyer to agree to get nothing. He mysteriously bought a house while I had to rent an apartment. Maybe this woman is the abandonded parent?!
IMO, it looks dirty, not cared for, and too much work for a future buyer. Patricia doesnt have a clue.
And those kids are old enough to clean and maintain the clutter.
Dont like the end results. Still lacking something....Kitchen looked better before.
So where do the children sleep?
The girls are in the bubble gum pink room and the boys are in the basement.
THE HOUSE HASN'T SOLD...BECAUSE IT IS DIRTY/NOT CLEAN AND JUST MESSY...SHE IS NOT A GOOD HOUSEKEEPER!...TOO MUCH JUNK!
Oh, my goodness - I was just thinking, who’s this English woman who looks like Kirsty Allsop , and she’s her sister! I’ve never heard of her before. Really strange to see her doing a programme in the States
It’s Canada
@@cathyblackhall5237, yeah, I realised that later, when I heard her say ‘house’. I wouldn’t have been able to tell the difference, otherwise, having never been to either.
She has no clue about staging your home... if she couldn’t be bothered to clean up it would put off so many people.. clueless 😮
Lower the floor in the basement? That had to cost a small fortune! That corner closet they built was worse. So small it's practically useless. Total turn off to a buyer. I would have kept the wardrobe she had in there. More practical. So the kids bedrooms now have one bed each. The boys are going to sleep together and the girls are both sleeping in a twin bed???
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She should have held it until spring.
Did the show pay this homeowner to be contrary and clueless? Newsflash: people don’t want to buy a house with a Pepto-Bismol pink bedroom… Other than that, I just can’t understand why this messy, cluttered, showroom of personal effects and furniture hasn’t sold yet? People “couldn’t see past it” because they couldn’t navigate through it… What’s the bottom line, did it sell? Don’t leave us hanging…
A contractor choosing design? Naw. Uh uh.
homeowner is not at all likeable. so defensive.
Isn't she unappreciative
The host seems to have a problem with Patricia who seems very nice. She just likes the colors she painted (her) home. The host needs to tone down her snarky attitude towards the home owner. Very off-putting.
Mom is very defensive...!
Calm must mean a beige, boring box.😅
Neutral is the way to go when you want to sell your house. People see lime green walls, they’re immediately thinking they need to paint it right away. People see neutral walls, they’re going to think they can live with the color for a while until they get the chance to paint, if they want to.
She bought a house. Why didn't she move? Am empty home is better than a cluttered.
Her offer was accepted, but the final closing would be in about 3 weeks. You can't live in the
house before then.
Why in the world would someone want to live where it's so cold, gloomy and snowy????
Because that’s where their life is and it’s not easy to move to a sunny area in Canada because there are none lol. Moving out of Canada would require a work visa which is not easy to obtain in any country. Like a Canadian can’t just move to Florida, unless perhaps they become snowbirds (spend winters in Florida and the rest in Canada,) but still not easy.
This woman has no taste to much furniture
How do canadians get a new house before the old one is dumped .. er sold😮
The new decor is very ugly. It reminds me of an old Dr's office waiting room. Cold and lifeless. I know why they redecorated but honestly, just take all the furniture out, do the renovations and don't stage it. Save lots of time and money.