Exploring a Bankrupt Lottery Winners Custom $8,200,000 DOLLAR 1980’s MANSION 

Some contractor saw the Beverly hillbillies coming!

Welcome to the 80s

I find it ugly, however, I do like the chandeliers.

The outside front of the mansion reminds me of a two story apartment building.

I was in high school in the 80s, it was a very tacky decade.

I know I see alot of things that can be re used. All that marble! What a waste.....😞

Excellent point that is a great idea, especially with the price of lumber going up and up.

@@sherryhamper4082 they don't waste it. They reclaim it. They resell to salvage industry or auction it.

They reclaim it and sell to salvage industry. It gets put back into the builder's supply market.

I'm one of them. 7 interior doors, three exterior doors, and about 1/4 of the millwork would allow me to double the value of my home and allow me to have something for my retirement. I could work wonders with all of the kitchen cabinetry, too. My home is really the only investment I have. I stayed home and raised the kids and my ex-husband worked so I have no retirement funds to speak of. I told him at the time that I was putting my future in his hands and he said I would never have to worry about that. Until the younger woman came along.

I liked it too, and I've never thought of myself as a fan of the 80s. It's good to see those yellow walls! And the bright green/blues.

If it was profitable to remove the framing for reuse the demo guys would do it. I have done a lot of remodeling and gutting.. framing usually doesnt come out in great condition and would be a pain to build with on another house. Hell 10-20% of a 2x4 pallet is basically not usable other than blocking.

@@Josh.1234 it is just your laziness speaking lol

@@floridagirl386 time is money.. used lumber takes a long time to salvage and takes longer to use in a new job not to mention does not result in as high quality of a result. If you have time, call a demo company, I am sure they will let you come salvage framing if you don't want to be lazy

@@floridagirl386 offer your time for free?.. if you don't, your just fckn lazy

No way that home was 8 million.

Canada's just as bad Sherry! We have people here in Winnipeg, Manitoba, living in bus shelters, tent cities, out of cardboard boxes etc. It is so sad we have hardly any affordable housing (the pandemic isn't helping the cause). People here in Winnipeg don't want to wait for a bus in a shelter they stink of urine, smoke, needles and everything else

@@debbiem9218 It is definitely something that effects us all. Yes the tent cities are unreal. I don't know the answer, but I don't feel like any progress is being made by our law makers. I feel so fortunate to be able to take care of myself. Extremely saddens me when I see so many homeless. Have a great day Debbie!

@@sherryhamper4082 You too Sherry have a wonderful Easter. That's true that the lawmakers aren't doing anything to help the poor or homeless, the politicians are just helping themselves to taxpayer money and vacations to foreign places while telling everyone else to stay at home.

There are currently 600,000 homeless Americans and Biden opens up the floodgates to illegals...so much for American citizens.

@@celineviixi It is isn't it Celine, so close to home and to see the government not doing that much to help our homeless. I know our homeless population is growing larger and it definitely won't be made smaller by the pandemic. I wish I didn't have to make these observations but they are all around us. I don't remember things like this when I was a kid growing up in Winnipeg but that's many moons ago.

That's because rich people are stupid. Many of them want the poor to all die, YET it them that make the most stupid and wasteful decisions!

Architecturally speaking, there is nothing worth saving in this house. It is aesthetically worthless.

I look at this house and just think...tacky techy. This house totally lacks character despite of the price tag. The taxes are likely the ultimate cause for lack of interest in saving it. And, it would take a lot to infuse some class and warmth into this tragic waste of money.

Exactly 👏

100% right! They should invested the money and just live off dividends for the rest of their lives and their kids without money problems.

So true

Completely correct!

Exactly

It looks like the worlds largest trailer house

I guess this is what happens low-class people win big.

Remember it was the 80's

I love the smell mold in the morning.

😂

Ethan: the kind of guy who will explore Ted Bundy's abandoned house and open every door he sees. Nothing spooks him!

Imagine no power for 5 years full of wild game meat 😳

I was saying, man there could be a body I that freezer.

LOL

@Stephen Hansen You mean THATS WHAT YOU WOULD DO IF YOU WERE LIKE THAT RIGHT?? wink wink! I got yo bru

Those fashion items ought to be items for a would-be some kind of 1980s museum.

Ha…I did, too! Looks Channel. $$$$ The house was choppy and looked like very ‘cheap’ materials used. Not a fan of oak.

@@Brenda-no5vo "Chanel" not chunnel!!! Oak is a very specific client base. you either love it or don't., but not TOO much Oak.

I'd be worried someone is hiding inside the house. Way too big and would give me anxiety 24/7 I'd much rather live in a modest home and travel..see the world.

@@TheUnderCoverMother2020 Exactly. I'd buy a modest home and be secure. Never have to work again. Travel, enjoy the sunrise, live...

I used to think i would. Then I realized I would have to hire all kinds of people to help clean it and then my whole idea of privacy would go down the toilet. I would want something nice but small enough I could keep it cleaned and maintained myself. I would want something big enough I could host decent sized Thanksgiving dinner and have all my friends over.

I would leave the country to be honest!

@@heyitsablackguy9553 where would you go? I have thought about it.

The problem with homelessness isn't a lack of buildings for them to live. There are plenty of empty buildings. The problem (especially in the US) is lack of funding for food, health care, care for the lodging, mental health care, clothing, jobs etc. Who would keep an eye on these homeless people if they were in this house? Who would feed them? Who would keep them safe? Who would tend to their health care and mental health needs? And most importantly, who would pay for this? As with most things, homelessness is a financial issue, not a "we don't have enough building to put these people in" issue. It's sadly much more complicated than that.

@@marylclc1269 I completely agree. However, I’d still love to see abandoned buildings refurbished and put to good use. We waste an awful lot.

@@deniseemond9263 We need to get the government to pay for the food, meds, clothing, safety of the homeless plus all the workers who would be needed to provide these for them and make sure they are safe. I've worked in mental health facilities, in the past, the pay is awful and many of the workers couldn't care less about the souls who need their help. Those who care about the patients are ridiculed. There is NO vetting because theses places will take anybody willing to do the minute amount of work for very little pay. My last job in a mental health group home ended when I witnessed abuse and neglect of child patients, I called DCFS, left and found another line of work.

@@deniseemond9263 it is 😭 😭❗

I have to agree on the homeless, but these abandoned homes should go to Homeless Veterans, They'd Appreciate and Respect a house like this, all other homeless people would have it trashed in 5.2 seconds, They don't Appreciate anything or anyone.

Or "Grow Room" !

22:10 I think also in the basement where there’s some tile floor directly under the skylight up above is a place for indoor plants

I know I woulda filled it with plants. 🤣

Then they decided it didn't vibe with the rest of the upstairs area so they put carpet there instead. Also there is carpet right in front of the backdoor. Who does that?! lol Should've left home building to the experts.

JWS - Aww, too bad no one lives there...it's very bright and inviting isn't it? I bet they shared some great times together in this home.

I so agree!

They would have been far better off putting the money in the bank and just live off the interest. So many winners just go crazy and spend the money within decade. So sad.

so true, I hope the family is doing good as well. It is never good to wish ill on anyone, what goes around can come around!

Mr. Lucas: Yes, and infuriating, seeing all of these tresp .. er .. urban explorers traipsing through! One of these days one of these 'assholes w/ cameras' is going to trip a Smith & Wesson alarm, and fade to black expeditiously.

@@TheDriveInGuys Relax Karen

@@TheDriveInGuys I'm sure a realtor allowed entrance....

We lived in a McMansion built in 1992 You are spot on with the colours 🤣🇨🇦

Yes,but in all fairness he says every house is “80’s and “retro’” in pretty much every house he shows us lol! It cracks me up because not everything is retro or 80s I was around in the 80s and that wasn’t retro I know it wasn’t 80s some of the things he that pointed out like the teal/blue rooms and pink/peach room and bathroom were deliberately made to look (actually 50s) style not 80s, closer to 50s styles, the blue (teal) and pink (peach) bathrooms definitely had the 50’s look.The 50’s were all about pastels, walls, decor even toasters in blenders were in pastel colors in the 50’s. I wasn’t here yet in the 5o’s but we later had the pastel colored small appliances, vaccuums, toaster , meat grinder Lol all in beautiful teal green!

Ummm, Dusty Rose as,well. I was married in 86! 😅

You are so spot on with the colours! I remember each phase, 80s an 90s!

Yep, the teal and pink were very, I'm a Painting Contractor, you're spot on for the colors, I always thought it was from Miami Vice " Crockett and Tubbs" I did a ton of those colors, and Avocado and Maroon, totally Miami colors

I enjoy all the details so long videos can show alot of details. But I will still watch no matter how short or long. They're very interesting.

I knew that, and I DON'T do it for a living.

@Ann Hanover ah yes, self righteous, lacking any empathy for these people and wishing even more heartache for them. Friggin sociopath. I hope any mistake you make leads to you living in a gutter too. Seriously I do

@Ann Hanover how do you know they didn’t get sick, or pass away? No need for a cruel comment on others misfortune.

@@Winterz54321 Would have been wiser for them to have lived off the interest, thereby creating a generational legacy.

@Ann Hanover Awful comment. You NEVER know someone’s course in life. They could have been generous and given half their fortune away and then the well was dry. No money to continue on with a lifestyle that they could not have otherwise afforded without the lottery winnings coming in each year (if that’s how they chose it.) However, I knew someone that hit the lottery for 20million, after taxes and every family member and charity that reached out to her, she ended up with $200,000.00 in the end. She had such a generous heart, she gave away more than she spent. It was sad to see how she was hounded to help people and charities, there was no let up. I, myself, would end up broke too. I would give most of it to every animal charity there is and still be a broke bish. But at least the animals that are in my corner of the world would be cared for ❤️

What's so terrible is people lose their homes after buying them due to the greed of taxes

I agree

For many reason, the light bill on these homes could be a thousand or more plus other utilities, whomever lives there will have to work plus the banks own these large homes they want donate their property to veterans.

A lot of them may have black mold. That would be a good reason to abandon a home and a lot of these places they left everything that couldn't be laundered. Makes you wonder. There could be a lien on it and it's being held up in court. Could be an estate issue with a deseased loved on tied up in court. That can take years and years to complete. So many reasons but it's so sad that at one time there were happy families who once breathed life into these beauties and now it's just a shell.

A lot of these were built in the country and now sprawl is coming, the land is worth more to a developer to build a subdivision than the property is with one McMansion on it. The developer buys the property and then leaves the house empty, as there are few people in the market to rent such a property, while getting permits for the new development, once development is ready they will tear down the McMansion and build multiple smaller homes or commercial development on the land.

If black mold is present, NO ONE should live in it. Black Mold is really dangerous.

That's the first thing I pay is my rent and every fortnight I pay a little of my elec then what ever I need after that

Well we don't know why they went bankrupt. They were in that house for almost 30 years. Its very possible that one of them got very sick and couldn't bring in the money anymore.

Exactly agree 💯

@@pegs1659 They won the lottery and then ran out of the money.

I pay bills first as well that's why at 60 I will never own my own house

I think this is common among lottery winners: they go on a spending spree and buy a huge house. But they never think about the things that come with it: property taxes, insurance (some don't even bother with insurance when the house costs over $2 million! Crazy.) and upkeep. It's like a fool buying a brand new Ferrari and never considering the maintenance costs. Suddenly, $200,000 for a Ferrari doesn't seem like a lot when you burn up $4,000 a year in fuel, have to pay $200 for an oil change every 3-4 months and we're not even talking about the sky high insurance, tag and title for the car!

I'd go large on the yard. 2500sf ranch and 10,000 acre back yard.

@@largol33t1 Ferrari cost much more than that to maintain lol. I spend around 3800 a yr just on fuel on a 5.0L mustang. Insurance 325 a month. Let’s say a Ferrari cost 250k but in reality after all the costs the Ferrari costs 300k not 250

wise words when you think about it all we want to do is show off what we got ,get over that and your laughing

@@kazfleszar5899 no, we don't "all" want to show off ... those who are lacking something want to show off to boost their ego... the rest of us stay humble and modest, and are content being that way

Reuse marble?

Invest in something with better interest , something thats gonna give you a better return on your money then what the banks give you which is pretty much nothing and the banks make so much on your money while you get nothing in return.

Very rare

I agree with you except for keeping your job. If you win a substantial amount of money, you should quit your job so someone else in need can have it and then if you wanna work you can volunteer your time/money to charities.

If you invest the money that earns residual in income then you could quit your job

@@annsalvon4497 nah I would still keep my job that I worked so hard to get.

That’s what I was thinking. And the torn up parquet floor was being used in the fireplace.

Can you send me a link to your group?

narrator says it's "here".......brilliant. Where is "here"???

Please slow the camera down. Very jerky and hard to focus on what your talking about.

I think he did a good job. You should brush up on your grammar. Learn to use the proper forms of to, too, and two. Thanks!

@@goosewillis1448 Really!!! Calm down I wasn't criticizing I was replying to his own comment. Maybe you should listen before you speak (type)

@@carolmay5168 you can slow videos down on your own.

They probably blew all their lottery winnings by not investing it and using it for materialistic needs instead of using it as a comfort for the future. It usually happens with many lottery winners, but I know for sure that would not be my case if I ever won a llot of money.

They won the lottery and blew the money instead of investing.

@@josephdockemeyer6782 typical poor mindset mixed with big money = poor again.

My thoughts EXACTLY

Yes, sure, as I said it's probably every viewer's curiosity and those who commented...😀

Doubt it. Salvaging costs money so apart from fixtures (which other people will pay for) it’s often not done on demos. The problem is there’s the business of costs, insurance/liability for contractors demoing as well as the property, etc, and it doesn’t make business sense. Another issue is installing used anything. Although I’m personally have nothing against second hand anything, many of my customers would never be accepting of ANYTHING used, no matter the condition.

@@Alexlfm Makes sense. It’s still a shame.

Fuck that destroy the whole damn house with everything still in it

Wouldn’t be surprised if someone does break in

With the current price of lumber, someone will salvage whatever wood they can I bet and make a good profit. I mean, lumber is in such demand since the pandemic.

😂

I have a hunch that the water damage to the floor in the kitchen came from the skylight directly above where the water was...

How do you know this? Or are you just guessing?

@@OhanaRainbow guessing He doesn't know the DIFFERENCE between shutters or blinds He thinks everything's 80s

@@OhanaRainbow aaaa poop polo

Karen Byrd - It's kinda obvious from the title.

D. Dios - Who cares about shutters/blinds, we know what he meant. And everything IS 80s-looking. Houses get dated. ☺️

Gold is in style again. Mirror, reflect vanity...

See my comment above..describing Wendy's 80' s decor..lol..and I did not even know that.sunroom descriptor was was part of the video...as I sort of skipped through it.

We had a Wendy's that closed near my home and it had a sunroom like the one in this video.

Ahh the 80s....May it always return with a vengeance! 🤘😎

I like the longer tour

You lived there for real? That is awesome! How much did they win in the lottery? I think 1986 to 2015 is a good run! What was it like living there and do you miss it?

Yea i do alot and if I'm not thinkin about it sometimes I dream about it.

I was a foster child