Americans " i will build a outside environment to call my friend and family for BBq and parties." After the environment is ready Americas " um.. i forgot i have no friends and i dont talk with my parents anymore "

I've owned - including being a landlord - and rented. I'm renting now because i got tired. If you have a tenant, ALWAYS keep about six months of the rent in an emergency account, and I would suggest you have at least a few thousand in a house fund for a single family as well and build it up over time. One day you will get that $10,000 quote for something, and it'll be nice to have the money ready to go.

Have a pool. We maintain it and been using it constantly. No problems and in Texas summers, unless you have a pool, there’s is no way you can do anything outdoors. I recommend it for anyone living on n an area where the temps reach 100+ and you know how to maintain it (not hard at all)

I have to disagree with the first one, when I was buying I was only considering old homes! I bought a 1911 bungalow made from old slow grown wood. No knob and tube, updated plumbing and lead water test came back clean! I have some older Romex with ground and from all the electricians I’ve talked to it’s totally safe if you don’t disturb it or mess with the sheathing, it can technically last infinitely. My steep stair case definitely isn’t child friendly though as you mentioned, thankfully I don’t want kids! New homes are SO poorly made. Everyone I know in a new build has so many issues already. Also my fire fighter friend said they burn down really quickly. Plus that pressure treated wood is really toxic when it burns.

You mfs moving here made everything expensive

One person with this much common sense should be running for president. Jackie for President! Oh wait, she has way too much common sense to stay away from that job! Just keep making great videos.

How do you honestly know if the agent is really working for you. I imagine a lot of "buyer agents" are not really going to be working as advocates. Back in the late 80s I helped a realtor create something called "Buyerside," and the goal was to have agents go through a certification process... he got tons of blowback and basically gave up. And, now here we are. Selling agents and listing agents who can act as a buyer's agent with the stroke of a pen. So, we're not first time buyers. But I want an advocate. How do I know? PS I just found your videos and you're terrific. Sharing...

Thank you for sharing this information. It really sounds complicated.

what about the third-time buyers? I get so exhausted hearing about first time buyers. "A House has been on the market for a couple months?" Where!?!?! :-)

One of the issues is that to get to the inspection stage you have to be the person who got past the war first... then, if that goes south, you'll be coughing up another $700 for another inspection.... and another ....

I love a pool but living in PA we’ve walked away from almost every house that has one. Not because of the pool itself but because of how much of the yard they take up. It’s not worth 75% of your yard space for 25% of the year

I would never move next to a hwy or heavy driven road.. I rented a place and it was next to two very busy roads it was constant noise.. I hated it.. two years of that and it was awful.. 24-7 noise people still driving around at 3am like crazy..

Funny story.. I bought my house litterally sight unseen just based on zillow pics.. lol.. I moved from Cali to Florida on a whim with my family.. I love it though.. I asked a millon questions of my agent but she was so accommodating.. I loved her.. I walked in and loved it never even walking in it before hand.. its not 100% perfect yet but I will make it ours I feel so sad for people who have had issues with this. 😮

30 years ago before we got married, we looked at existing houses. Had a price point. Everything was crap. Raised the price point and it was just more square footage of crap. Looked at builders. Chose one that had been in business for 30 years and build a whole subdivision of plain ranch houses, many on slabs. I was at the job site almost every day and caught a few things. There were a few things I let go but wish I had an idea of what was planned so I could have made changes. We didn't have full blue prints (nor did the builder or subs>>just used a floor plan). We didn't know how the furnace ducts were going to go until after it was done, a week before we moved in. Poor airflow in part of the house. A couple things we found after living in the house was that I would have made the hall and doors wider. Moving large stuff into the bedrooms and servicing the washer and drier in the laundry closet in the hall would have been a whole lot easier with an extra foot in width and wider doors would have made aging in place possible. No way with this design as wheel chairs won't fit well.

I’ve had most of these in one or more of the houses I’ve owned over the years. Loved the pool because we lived in So. Florida at the time. Would never ever even consider open shelving in a kitchen if you like to cook often.

5:07 even if your kids are the right age for a jungle-gym or play structure, _that’s what public parks and school playgrounds are for._ Yeah, installing and maintaining an even larger, sturdier structure at a park/playground is a lot more expensive, but imagine if every person spending $5k to put one in their backyard to be used at best for a few years instead contributed that money towards their local park that _everyone_ could use‽

New sub here.. thank you for this vid, I just moved into our new home.. I am deciding what to do.. lol.. btw your hair color is amazing and it makes your eyes look beautiful.😊

3:54 I’m genuinely surprised that pools raise the market price of a house at all in most markets. I would’ve guessed that the combo of maintenance and insurance costs, people who don’t want a pool at all, and people who might like one in theory but not as much as having that space for something else, would counterbalance any people who want a pool badly enough to pay extra for it, limiting your ability to raise the selling price because of a pool.

Older houses/pre-existing houses can have a LOT of hidden problems.

It’s a lie, seller pays.

Speaking from experience swimming pools are way overrated,especially indoor!

In my humble opinion

Bottom line

Upgrades to kitchen and bathrooms those are number 1 as far as Upgrades

Succinct and informative. Thank you, Jackie.

Anyone need a trampoline?

Blood sucking ticks ...

The endless roof leaks, water heater going out, a/c repairs, and garage opener breaking, bug invaders etc.. I’d seriously reconsider home ownership unless you have an endless amount of money stashed away for all the necessary things that break or need maintenance.

Great video, I couldn't agree more. You hit all the key points.

OMG! She & Scotty Kilmer together would be dynamite! Ya gotta love both of their styles of presentation!!

This is hogwash - a freestanding bathtub is not hard to clean and it takes up less room than a drop in because it doesn't have the surround

All these points are spot on!

Wait, wait, ........ Kids play sets.... Not everyone will do what I did.....Get it for free for the hauling, they are cedar which lasts forever, and now that our Grandkids will soon out grow it (along with their frequent visits) nothing will bring more joy then US giving it to a young family getting their start with little children. Mean time it still brings us (but not forever ) great Joy.

Disagree about the den. It doesn't get wonky at all. Do it smart and don't have a visible garage door inside thats just stupid. Shrink the garage to a tiny sliver with enough room for some storage shelves and put a wall, so the den room is all walled in. it's just another room. It's fine. I've only ever lived in one place that had a converted den and it was fantastic, really gave you a lot more room. You can then add a cover over your driveway and boom. perfection. You have storage for lawn mower and any other garage items with a door to the inside den and a covered parking area. WIN WIN WIN. and NO. there was zero trouble reselling it. at all.

A significant portion of potential buyers don’t want a pool and won’t want to look at properties that have a pool. So when you go to sell, you are losing a chunk of the buyer “pool.” Pardon the pun.

I live in a HOA once, never again! so many horror stories!

What a great and useful video! I am 54 years old, moved into my third house and I agree on all the points inside and outside the house. My wife wanted one of those swimming spas and after I did my homework we found out you must change the water every few months, thousands of gallons down the grass, also she was thinking a big outdoor kitchen and we realized it would be grossly unused; we spent thousands of dollars on a big gazebo but is gonna last quite some time because we build it ourselves and we just purchased the materials, recently we added a large cement pad for cars which is going to be very well used. and a vinyl gate to keep them safe. Also, waiting for a year before renovations is a great idea! we learn we didn't like the flow of the kitchen due to a wall in between it and the entry room and we knocked down the wall and build a big island with electrical outlets and that added tons of space as well. And we saved tons of money by building it my wife and I. We bought a piece of granite remnant at home depot and it was a fraction of the cost. By the way, we have one of those huge soak tubs in our bathroom and we hate it! is difficult to clean, too tall to get into and we are planning to get rid of it asap. It's a great idea to tackle the maintenance thigs first and then the cosmetics ones. I installed my own water softener and a sediment prefilter that has been a great addition to our home, the clothes come cleaner, our skin does not feel like sandpaper and our appliances will last longer. Our water heater and hvac system are new so no worries there. the wife just have to have a little patience and bathrooms will be next. 😁

Great video, but must add a comment about bathtubs in the master. I agree with you about free-standing tubs, but do not take the tub out of the master!!! I LOVE baths and take one every single night, and would not buy a house that did not have a tub in the master. A lovely under-mount deck tub is easier to clean and far safer to get in and out of than a free-standing vessel tub, and also has space on the deck to put a book, a glass, a loofah, etc. But please understand that we bath-takers are adamant about having a bathtub in the master!!!!!

I live in Wisconsin. Pool runs from June 1 to September 1 costs me 2000.00 a year. It's worth it to me. Good luck getting a pool for 50 thousand. 😊

I was home hunting and I saw a beautiful and the price was cheap for the area, when I looked the house I wanted to do an offer and ask my lender to run some numbers to see how much would be the monthly payment. When he run the numbers and sent me the cuote, I was like what????? It doesn't make sense wirh the price of the house. When I asked him why was the reason for the monthly payment be so high? He said was tlhe HOA. From the moment that I started looking for a house in Feb from this year until September, around 15 houses have been put on sale on that neighborhood. You can tell is because of the high cost of the HOA.

I put in a pool several years ago in my home. I love it. We don’t use it like we used to, however I still love it. It is expensive, but for us it’s worth it.

Why add anything to your house that increases value to your life? You are right from now on I live life only in pursuit of monetary value. Thank you for showing me how suck out happiness with family and friends.

My only regret from buying a house was, buying a house. Total waste of time and money.

My only regret from buying a house was, buying a house. Total waste of time and money.

Jackie regarding the location issue. As a Realtor I have been told continuously NOT to discuss whether or not a home is in a good or bad location as it borders on steering and possibly discrimination which is a huge no no. Please clarify (good and bad) how you discuss this question without violating Realtor ethics.

I had lots of bedrooms and I had 4 kids This was the best decision I ever made. It was like 6 closets. My best decision ever

My husband and I watched our retired neighbor go all out on their backyard during the pandemic. They spent well over 200k on a pool, outdoor kitchen, deck, elaborate planters, multilevel concrete areas and a fire pit. It is gorgeous. However I’ve only seen them outside entertaining people about 3-4 times a year since they completed it. We had a pool at our last house, loved it and used it every weekend for about 3 years. Then it became a very expensive dog pool for our golden retrievers. We do not want a pool at our new house no matter how nice it might seem on a 100 degree day. The monthly expenses for pool maintenance are ridiculous, especially if you only use it occasionally..

In Manhattan: $100,000 turns to $250,000. Six weeks turns to a year. Suing your contractor is another five years.

Solid advice.

I totally agree with most things you have said. As for the garage into a room. I have inclosed a one car into a needed bedroom that in less then a day,the walls and flooring can be removed with no damage to the original walls. And if you install shelves in the extra bedroom to make a closet room. Remove shelves and brackets and spackle and paint before selling.