In comparison to other homeowners in these episodes this homeowner is a lot more open to the changes that need to be made in order to attract potential buyers. He's trusting and motivated instead of being stubborn.

The thing with kitchen cabinets is it’s “cheap” to do yourself but labor is outrageous. I got quotes from 4 painters. The lowest price for painting my cabinets was $2250. Highest was 4K. I end up doing it myself for about $250 in paint and it looks great but it took a year because I would have to do it after the kids went to bed in my down time and it’s really time intensive. It took lots of coats.

@amandawilliams2266

3 жыл бұрын

Invest in a sprayer ,you won't regret it anytime you paint anything

Does anbody decide not to sell after the renovations? Sometimes I feel, it's great now, why move at all?

The changes really did make a huge difference. However, I am so surprised that the total lack of curb appeal was NOT addressed. The neighboring home to the right (when walking up to the front door) looked a bit unkempt, too. One has to consider the condition of yards & homes around the one up for sale.

@MrsEJV

3 жыл бұрын

You mean “I live next to the red house” isn’t how you want to give directions?

@Kevin-sm8pn

3 жыл бұрын

So what do you suggest? Kill the neighbor and clean up the house and sell it at the same time?

@tonibauer2949

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kevin-sm8pn no, but having something other than 90% dirt with a few sprigs of something sticking up in your own yard would be a step in the right direction.

@misssharon6718

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kevin-sm8pn Such stupidity

@eleanoreagly4844

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely correct. When I was house hunting I refused to make an offer on a lovely home because the place next door had a yard fully of items that had been there for awhile as evidenced by the appearance of having been exposed to the sun for possibly months.

I am so glad we have KZread (Google, etc.) these days..You can tootle around and research all kinds of things. Programs like this are a good place to look, male or female, if you're considering how to best make your house marketable. Rob doesn't say, but I expect that he's not a regular viewer of Unsellables, but perhaps someone told him he should check into it and, in any case, I am glad for him and his daughter, that he did 'just' that! The team really came up with solutions that required only a bit of cash and some elbow-grease. The results were outstanding. You know, I recall a few episodes back that the team addressed almost the same lay-out, and handled things in much the same way. No longer does a man have to feel out of his depth when it comes to decorating 'know-how!' There's all kinds of information out there. Still--I am so grateful for shows like this; so encouraging!

@happydays1336

3 жыл бұрын

I looked at KZread videos to learn how to stage our house before selling it. I used the same tips when selling our last house. The first house sold in 2 weeks and our last house sold in two days. I love learning about about a variety of subjects on KZread. (If you type in "Staging a house" you'll find a lot of great videos.)

Did you see the swing in his step after she mentioned "50.000 dollar above the asking price".. ? 😂

I've watched several of these, and they never pay attention to the approach, the front garden etc. THAT is the first impression, not the first room you see.

Did anyone else notice that @18:31 the one spot that the contractor had cleaned earlier is the only spot that is actually clean in the “after” shot of the kitchen? The rest of the floor still has dark grout & dirty tile. The clean spot is at the back corner of the new kitchen island.

@shqa574

2 жыл бұрын

The kitchen floor could have been pressure washed carefully. Faster than applying the bleach manually.

What they never tell you in these programmes is how long it took to do the makeover, how many people were employed. The number of man hours and cost of labour and how much it costs to move out and store the excess furniture and clutter. Totally misleading.

@crystalclear6864

7 ай бұрын

They usually do in the uk one. And ive seen in canada ones. Usually its 4 days and around 4-8,000 dollars

I think this was the best one so far. The most dramatic change! Really awesome!

The green kitchen is too taste specific. It would be the 1st thing I'd change if I'd bought that house.

@shqa574

2 жыл бұрын

A wasted paint job! The original wall color was fine. Just rearrange furniture, and declutter.

Is anyone managing this channel aware that the voiceover pieces are completely missing on some episodes? I've watched all 5 of this season and so far 4 are missing their audio track.

When the outside is a neglected mess I always feel the inside will be the same. They should have put some sod down. In that postage-stamp-sized area, it wouldn't have cost much.

@tonibauer2949

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. It is awful and has zero curb appeal.

"Bicycles belong outside." Sure, if you like them rusting or stolen.

@barnchak

3 жыл бұрын

She probably means in the backyard, under a shed ... not on the street

@kingfisher9553

3 жыл бұрын

You can hang a bike from a ceiling hook, it takes up a lot less space. Put a "boot box" underneath to take up the same footprint on the floor and serve as a place to take off outside shoes.

@DamonsMistrisVampire

3 жыл бұрын

Rust nd stolen no thanks, my bike is inside the house it stays in the dead space next to the front door nd the floor length window. To narrow for any shelf or anything.

@FTG2Eli

8 ай бұрын

Bicycles belong inside. You need a place to make it look good...................

Well...did he sell it or not? Cruel to leave us hanging. 😄

I really hate it when they do such a sloppy careless job painting oak kitchen cabinets. He didn’t even bother taking the doors off and sanding it down and cleaning it off. They literally just painted them in place right over the hinges and everything? That’s crazy

@froggielovelove

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for saying this. I just bought a house where the owners took this approach to painting. I now get to peel and sand latex paint painted onto oil paint on all of the trim, baseboards, and cabinets in the entire house because it is peeling.

@donnaaranda5970

3 жыл бұрын

Yep

@satchelsofgold2659

3 жыл бұрын

@@froggielovelove we bought a house and noticed most of the outlet and switch plates went from white to black using a sharpie... so bad

@froggielovelove

3 жыл бұрын

@@satchelsofgold2659 🙄 the worst. Also who even wants black plates?!?

@annecaulder9495

3 жыл бұрын

I've been shocked by this in other episodes where they just paint kitchen cabinets with everything still inside!

What about the curb appeal?

Wow - really good job! I'd love to see what they did with the master bedroom.

Sofie is adorable!! Her hair reminds me of Scarlett in Gone With The Wind!!

@peachesdixon7567

11 ай бұрын

Sophie resembles Vivian Leigh.

The front yard is dirt and weeds. THAT LEAVES A TERRIBLE IMPRESSION.

@merylfreelove2163

3 жыл бұрын

Castles in wales

@rocket7697

3 жыл бұрын

Isnt it ground cover? hard to tell.

@tonibauer2949

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I thought. Just awful.

@tonibauer2949

3 жыл бұрын

@@rocket7697 nope. 90% dirt with a few sprigs of something something sticking up. Just awful.

@judiek8995

3 жыл бұрын

I agree! Even the mailbox seemed a bit askew.

She seems like a very nice woman, but you need a real estate agent that is NOT your ex-wife.

@tonibauer2949

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. He probably was dismissive of her as a professional and might have listened to someone else with more respect. But who knows? A lot of people on here don’t do or what their agents tell them and wait for these people to do it for them.

Front yard lacks everything!!!

I'm loving this show.

"this room reminds me of a doctor's waiting room." - well, now it looks like an even smaller waiting room with decorations and pillows from grandma. you don't even know where to look first. every designer will tell you to avoid that and preferably create a focus point. this looks way too cramped and wild. "the kitchen table is way too big." - so why did you change it to … something that looks just as big and even clunkier and can't decide if it wants to be a kitchen island or a table? that's just confusing as hell. and the green. ugh.

Brown furniture in sun room? Office looks like a doctor's office. How many people like green walls? Yes, why no grass in the front?

I wish people would stop closing in their porches and calling it a sunroom. Porches are nicer, and people end up ignoring the sunroom and just using it as a catch-all anyway.

@yesiownfrodo

5 жыл бұрын

Not me!!! I use my sunporch every single day. I'm sitting there now. Porches are pathetic, they're just a place out of the rain until you can get the door open. Only the Clampets sit on their porch now, but everyone loves a sunroom. Who wouldn't love a room of windows? It's our favorite place. Admit, mine is a lot larger than the one on this episode.

@tonibauer2949

5 жыл бұрын

Good grief. Both the commenter and the person replying are pretty judgmental and narrow minded. A sunroom makes sense in areas with long winters, while a porch can be enjoyable in milder climes. There’s nothing wrong with an evening enjoyed out on a nicely designed, pleasant porch.

@margaretalbert69

3 жыл бұрын

Open it up and use as a porch

@Lisa-ym1si

3 жыл бұрын

@@yesiownfrodo WHAT? Many people have open front porches. I have an open front porch. I am definitely not a Clampet.

@shqa574

2 жыл бұрын

@@yesiownfrodo The enclosure also keeps out dust, as much as possible.

Well that was obvious "staging" by the TV program... In the "before" they obviously put the living room armchairs in the office and the dark leather office arm chairs from the office in the livingroom... Then just changed them back around again for the "after. "

16:31 please note that instead of using bleach to clean the grout? You can use a steamer instead, to avoid the causticity of the bleach bc some people are allergic to bleach. I've got a friend who says her eyes swell shut when she's anywhere nearby bleach, so I'm just passing along the msg.

@tonibauer2949

3 жыл бұрын

Good tip.

@williamsstephens

3 жыл бұрын

40-vol hydrogen peroxide also works well. Pour it on and leave it for a couple of hours - then vacuum up the resultant water with a shop-vac.

@shqa574

2 жыл бұрын

Pressure washing would be fast.

this is one of the better ones i've seen on here for sure

Look how many men had to move that table.

@shqa574

2 жыл бұрын

Very heavy marble table top! I don't know why he even bought it, unless he entertained large parties.

Totally hooked on these shows. 👍 Liked everything but the island. Why not put a smaller long table w/chairs? It’s the only eating area in the house.// Did it sell?

@Pauline-ir2tr

3 жыл бұрын

It seemed they took out the "too large for the room" table and replaced it with an island that was almost as large. I would have liked to see a smaller island (with under cabinet storage) and then a small breakfast table & chairs by the window..

@shqa574

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pauline-ir2tr The stools are also uncomfortable to perch on. The island is a waste of budget.

Love the greens in this house!

I would have preferred a smaller work island and still had a small round dining table in the room. It was certainly large enough. And they could have cut the island from the Italian marble. Would have been lovely.

Wow those kitchen tiles hadn’t been cleaned in years

front yard needs a little work & another rail. love the front porch & kitchen, id situate the chairs @ living room to face the couch alittle more.

@shqa574

2 жыл бұрын

The min chairs looks strange facing each other. Who sits, like that?

They could have used the marble table top for the island. That would have really classed up the kitchen.

A really lovely, fresh, vibrant makeover. It has personality without personalization.

I’m getting the sense that fixer-upper’s are not a deal right now

The only feature I disagree with are the two chairs facing each other with the tiny table in between. It looks like they didn’t know what else to do with those items. It made the couch obsolete.

No curb appeal! Why did they do nothing thing to the front yard?

@shqa574

2 жыл бұрын

They rarely do exterior work. They would have to call in the Curb Appeal program.

It looks better than before of course - but how gorgeous it could have been if an interior designer had been involved!

Amazing transformation

Nice dog painting 11:11.

I live in a Mobile Home park and it is just fine, clean, and I have a nice yard.

You mean they don't do up the whole house? What happens when buyers see the undone rooms?

I can not get her serious with this hairstyle lmao

my bike is in my bedroom. i’ve had it for 25 years, it’s like new because i kept it inside!

@Lisa-ym1si

3 жыл бұрын

I think she meant put in the garage or a storage shed as apposed to in the entry. That being said I kept my bike in my dining room while I lived in an apartment.

so many of the "home buyers" all dressed up to view the house.

I wonder if he ever finished his book.

I like the color story here, but the kitchen built-in and island are very “adventures in first apartment.”

@sethzard

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, overall the changes look great, but having an island and no other table would put me off.

Nice job, but there were some errors: No curb appeal. Too much furniture in the small living room. They removed the huge table, only to replace it with a huge island -when they could have made a small one, then added a small eat in table. The color of the house was great and fresh; it's a green that appeals to everyone.

Qué pasó con tu canal que ya no te vemos y cuando hay video es uno muy antiguo, ya no tienes programa? También me gusta tu hermana en su programa, pero las cosas que tú haces son magia 🪄 me facina y me gustaría poder verte en este 2023 que viene pronto, bendiciones desde Merida Yucatan 🇲🇽

Watched a lot episodes and have noticed that they dont put a tv in the room youd expect to see it. or no rooms at all. Its weird lol In UK we have TV's in most rooms

@shqa574

2 жыл бұрын

I am sure it is the same in US and Canada.

At 14:00, it sounds like she says "f you" instead of "thank you" after he says "for now, you're not wanted"

@shqa574

2 жыл бұрын

LOL

What's up with the editing on this episode? It's choppy. But I love the detail work on the stairs in the example house.

PLEASE stop saying GINORMOUS. It is not a word!!!

I do not like the boxed in refrigerator or the structure built beside it. Otherwise it is a nice improvement.

@angeliquejackson1591

6 жыл бұрын

i agree

@Pauline-ir2tr

3 жыл бұрын

Years ago, my dad enclosed our refrigerator but instead of the open shelves next to it, he built a cupboard that matched the rest of the kitchen (with a door). Looked a lot better and finished.

Not a fan of the green paint in the kitchen but everything else looks good!!

I don't blame him for wanting to move south to the Florida Keys from Toronto.

Wonder what happened, did he keep it?

Maybe a little sod in the front yard at least.

The kitchen is a huge improvement! Just a shame it’s a claustrophobic, boxed in, lounge and study. They did a great job with the makeover, but I could never look past that layout 😫

The floor tiles looked horrible/dirty before the bleach cleaning. Bet the homeowner walked around barefoot on it.

Sure, Anthony, let's all use nail gun without safety glasses on. No need to care for these old silly eyeballs. You set a great example!

I don't get it why the walls are mostly painted in a weird green color....

@tonibauer2949

5 жыл бұрын

kawai hillhill I think they are fresh and beautiful. Love the color.

@Ms-Jones

3 жыл бұрын

She loves that weird green color

@Pauline-ir2tr

3 жыл бұрын

Pale green walls remind me of school room walls.

@zapyrkat

3 жыл бұрын

An art student once told me "green is the color of mental illness."

@shqa574

2 жыл бұрын

They must be leftover paint or closeout purchase...Buy 1, get 5 free sale.

The home owner published his book! Rob Levinson, The Leper Messiah

Every house in this show is super-expensive compared to the States, or to homes in rural Canada.

@teresayeates3437

3 жыл бұрын

They are in Toronto, of course they are expensive.

@happydays1336

3 жыл бұрын

The prices are in Canadian dollars which have a different exchange rate than American dollars. The exchange rate favors American dollars so the houses in Canada seem higher in price, but aren't (for U.S. buyers). You can Google "exchange rate U.S. and Canadian dollars" and it will calculate it for you. Here's one link: www.x-rates.com/calculator/?from=USD&to=CAD&amount=1 I used this site to figure out what a $600K USD selling price would be compared to a house in Canada. It'd be $766K in Canada. Hope this helped.

How come you don’t say if the house sold

oooh that green kitchen is perfect!

Oh that blond wig is hideous!!! 😂🤣

@phyllisarrington7436

7 жыл бұрын

LMAO

@phyllisarrington7436

7 жыл бұрын

LMAO

@milmom4281

3 жыл бұрын

Tacky

@annabernstein9848

3 жыл бұрын

Don't you think it's 'cute'???

@shqa574

2 жыл бұрын

She must be incognito.

The kitchen is the best. The other rooms still seem too dark.

So where do they curl up and watch TV?

Rattan window shades installed almost every episode.

@MrsEJV

3 жыл бұрын

Because you can’t cover windows much cheaper!

all I know is that frig would be moved to the end of the cabinet bank by removing the end cabinets top and bottom, then box in the frig.

Sophie, quit saying ginormous!!

@shqa574

2 жыл бұрын

And wonky! North Americans don't know what wonky means.

You can’t get a 25 sq ft Shed for under a $Million in the Keys!

That trailer park comment is pretty insensitive and surely offensive to many people.

I do love the Green color

What about the remake on the bedrooms? Seemed as if there were many things missed. Bedrooms, yard, pathway walk up to the house. Backyard? What about the open house, and possible buyers response? Did it sell? Was ex-wife MIA?

I hope he found a buyer for that collosal table.

Wow. Seems like a nice guy but did he do any research on Keys real estate? Unless he's already an established best-seller, he can't afford to buy a dumpster. Prices were sky high four decades ago due to tremendous demand and have not dropped. Been going there since the 70s, when it was like an island version of New Orleans, stopped going in the 90s. The Keys are a big dream for a lot of people. To me, it's been ruined by the development and cruise ships, but to each their own.

This guy should have NOT chosen his ex as his Realtor.

@tonibauer2949

3 жыл бұрын

No, because he obviously had no respect for her professional opinion and dismissed what she said.

I love your contractor that guy is amazing I wish she was my brother

Stools are way to high, you can't sit at the counter and eat.

@shqa574

2 жыл бұрын

They must be closeout stock. Who sits on stools to eat meals?

Nice

Love everything but I hate the green walls...yikes. a light blue would of been so much better.

What happened to the big stone kitchen table?

And what of the bedrooms?

The doors on the refrigerator are on the wrong side

Living room was rather nice. It needed some help but it wasn’t a waiting room. The foyer however was an issue. The house Sophie showed him was a horrid pus color!yikes! The green wasn’t much better. A little better but not fantastic. Still the house was overall much improved

@Unsellables, Sophie's voiceover track is missing in this video!

Don't like all the furniture in the sun room - too crowded, table still too big in the kitchen, and why do you always have to paint the cupboards white? Not everyone likes white in the kitchen. Furniture pretty ugly.

He lives next to a Red house that would be A Big No for me no matter how great the interior of the the house is.

I think the audio of the episode is missing some talking parts.

@dustykeele

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, the season 2 shows are weirdly missing voice overs.

The front lawn garden says "slob".

I would NOT buy that green kitchen. Ever. And the pillows and accessories in the living room are HIDEOUS. That's lovely furniture, too bad it has those ugly green floral pillows. BTW, if I see *anything* made of MDF, that's a major turnoff. It's cheap, and it means poorly made. Not only that, but the first time it gets wet, it crumbles. Imagine what THAT means for the box built around a fridge.

To be fair, none of these older -home owners has much to work with. The footprint is the same, the rooms are really pokey and in fact ALL the ones Ive seen are cheek by jowl with the neighbours. Curtains or not you are always going to be able to spit on the next house.

Where is the dining room?

Houses looks like Uk garden sheds

He wants Florida he now has Florida. Bright and sunny colors just brought Florida to his home. Why leave. This house is summertime all year round now.