On the tail end of getting things cleaned up, and we now have the missing safes and a bucket of $$$! will do a special unboxing video on these seperately!
The unopen 8 tracks reminded me of the gifts my grandmother would have stored in a cabinet for those last minute guests that might be invited for various reasons. She would have 5 or 6 things, and if they were not needed, they were put back in the cabinet for next year. I know every few years, she would donate those and buy another load of generic gifts.
Your grandmother sounds like a really good woman. My maternal grandmother was like, but she passed away when I was 4, 1958. On the other hand, my paternal grandmother was a total witch. Really mean. You are blessed to have such good memories of her.
Alot of us ladies still do that gift box each year for Christmas. I have one going year to year as I find things I think the person would like and usually on sale bad thing is some years I forget to take everything out lol. I have a warm fuzzy blanket in there now for a young friend who likes to cuddle with her 4 year old son and watch movies. Makes it so much easier at Christmas less stress less grabbing something last minute. Anna In Ohio
I do that same thing with picture frames and candle sets. 8 track tapes seems less generic though. 🙂 (Never give a ouija board as a random last minute gift.)😂
It’s a lovely house that now can be used for growing another family as it was intended. I’m amazed that there was very little filth and damage despite the amount of hoard. You both did a great job that can feel impossible.
Love Patrick’s new haircut. You guys are doing such a great job on this house. So nice to see that you care about the condition of the home you are leaving for a new family.
I hope Alex will let us know where he found the good stuff like the safes and the money. I'm so glad you found them Alex because with all your hard work you deserve to get a bonus at the end of this adventure. I felt bad for you and Patrick working so hard but at the same time enjoying the videos so much. 🥰❤
Wow! We all missed your hoarded house 🏠 episodes. What an incredible amount of work, but you and Patrick were a super team. I can’t wait to see the safe episode. ❤
I just want to thank you for providing such clean and wholesome entertainment that is exciting to follow and watch as you go on your adventures finding trinkets of treasure sorting through items to find the real deal your friends and family are such a positive and friendly bonus to all of your videos. And to see you classify through all of that hoard and finding homes for most of it to charity and filtering out The Unwanted to the dumpster with recycling in mind is impressive. Keep doing what makes you happy and may all good things continue to happen for you and your family. JT
I think you should keep the vacuum for any other clearance houses you need it for as it has done a good job.I cant believe how quick you have cleared that house.well done both of you
Kirby vacs have s universal belt that hasn't changed over the years. Most vaccuum shops carry them. Change the belt every few monthes... will last forever..was impressed at how well it did considering how old it was.
So great to see the big job almost finished! What a Herculean effort. Please consider doing a live feed or a video of the big sort on the China sets. It would give us a chance to see Melissa and one or more of the kids also! I just think that would be a lot of fun, and would probably help the China sell better also. :-)
I agree. That's if they wanna be a part of Alexander's Ragtime Band of laborers. Amazing work! What a beautiful house that is, though not into what's "in" retro now, but for the time well built and loved! I have so many thoughts rushing out of my head about this show and it's amazing the most precious gift of all, is in watching someone discarding trash in what was once a a home with many secrets and buried treasures. Thank goodness Alexander knows his shite! I could suggest a few ideas to make extra dollars while taping the show, and be giving back, as well. 👍
I'm always blown away by how quickly you clean these hoarded homes up. Plus the wonderful positive outlook you bring . I hate seeing Patrick feeling so sick. Feed him some chicken soup! I'm really impressed by that old Kirby. They're great work horses. Long ago and far away I had a roommate that had a Kirby and it was a great vacuum. Even had the shampoo attachment. Can't bet those things. Looking to the final results from this to see how you make out.
Another amazing transformation I’m so pleased you found the safes you deserve to double your investment with all the work you and Patrick have put in 👍🏻
After watching a couple of these it changed the way I clean my garage. "Will I ever use this again? Why am I hanging on to this? Maybe I should get rid of this?"
Whoever will be handling the sell of the house will be delighted that you have emptied the it so quickly. Y’all need to take that Kirby with you for the next house; what a workhorse!
Yay safes! More excitement to come!!🍿😊🍿 This has been such an interesting series, I’ve really enjoyed it. I am amazed that there was no sign of rodent intrusion. Perhaps I missed it, but I’m curious about the people that lived there. Alex, can you share some background on them while protecting their privacy? And the Corvette - what happened to that? Winchester Mystery House - the residence of the guy that invented the rifle. His widow began adding to the mansion, and adding and adding. It’s a beautiful strange house, purported to be haunted. If you ever visit near San Jose, California, take the tour.
I kind of love that house, especially the sauna. How sweet of the family(?) to bring you soup and cookies. You and Patrick have really done a mindblowing amount of work in such a short time. Has anyone mentioned the name of the artist who made Predator?
I look forward to the next days video. I think a shot of you, Patrick & the Predator statue standing side by side like good buddies might make an excellent Christmas card. Or Christmas post. 🎄
So relieved you got The Goods!! Can't wait for the live(s) Bless you for sorting and clearing the home for the first time in many years. Shocked the attic wasn't jam-packed full of everything!
I was feeling so miserable with so much pain. (I live with chronic pain) then as I was watching your video I found myself laughing out loud from seeing you kneeling between the predators legs talking to Patrick about taking photos and sending them out as Christmas cards. Thank you, brilliant.x
Alex, I have made respect for you and what you do. Yes you do it for a living, but you honestly care about everyone and not just the one's involved. As for you in the compromising position with the predator, that was priceless you had me laughing so hard tears came out. Thanks for the show, and thank you Patrick for being such a great costar!
That dumpster company haven't won any customers from their service during this clearance. Patrick on the other hand has done stirling service as always
I paused at the 8:00 minute mark because I had to show my husband the treadle sewing machine under the cabinet. We went out to get the Tiffany model Singer a few days ago that looks almost identical to what you have there. That’s a beautiful piece very heavy and very reliable. ❤
Just finished watching the previous one, and was wondering when you will upload the next. It was here even before my thought could be complete! 😃 Really appreciate what you and your family do. Blessings from India!
I'm amazed !!! You and Patrick sure worked hard on this place and I know you both are thrilled to be almost done. Of course now more sorting to be done at your house.
I still have a working 8-track player in my stereo which I purchased in the 1970s. It has only a turntable and 8-track player. It’s a lovely piece of furniture which I use to this day. You’d never know it was a stereo.
15:50 I just bought a home like this! So excited, which is one of the reasons I enjoyed watching this series. It's been inspiring to see you clean up that place because it's similar to mine. I grew up in a home build int 1895 with a stone foundation. It's still in our family and where my 2 sisters live, with my mom, until she passed in March 😢 I've lived in the second floor apartment of my duplex for the past 18 years, which was built in 1870. I spent 3 times the price of my current place, on a home very similar to the one you're standing in. My old duplex was very inexpensive (took $40k in repairs to move in) back in 2004. I haven't moved to the new place yet since it's my busy-season and I work from home. I spent the past 2 months having all the original hardwood floor refinished, installed a new electrical service panel inside and out, removed the old 70s paneling, and repaired and painted all the swirled plaster walls. Finally I need to finish replacing the living room, dining room, and hall with baseboard. Watching this series with you this past 2 weeks has reminded me of all the work that needed done. It stunk from 50 years of smoking. There were cables and telephone wires everywhere. But the saving grace is, it had never been updated or remodeled. The basement is unfinished, perfect for me to create a space of my own that house you have there. Of course I didn't have to empty it as you are doing. Next project is to replace every receptacle, light switch, and ceiling light. Everything was covered with sticky tar and nicotine stains. I'll be moving in soon, slowly but surely.
@@cynthiafisher9907 First I tried an Ozone machine. That didn't seem to work very well at all, but it was 50 years of smoking right? We started with the 2 obvious things, the carpets all got pulled out (revealing worn hardwood floors that had never been refinished). We pulled down all the 70's paneling and burnt it. Everything was sticky with tar, nasty! The biggest difference in the smell was after we scrubbed the hardwood floors twice with Murphy's Oil Soap. That Murphy's smell lingered for nearly 3 weeks, amazing! My business partner's brother paints homes for a living and used an expensive ($60/gallon) Sherwin Williams primer to seal all the walls. We did scrub things down first though he told me it wasn't necessary (should have seen the nasty water yuk). Then he painted the ceilings white, and the walls a gray color. The painter took down all the vertical blinds in the house and placed them in the basement. When I entered the house after he finished painting, I couldn't smell anything but paint. Every wall had been sealed. I was shocked when I went in the basement though, it smelled like smoke. It had never smelled like that before! On the way home after working on the house, I realized the smell had come from the blinds sitting in a pile down there. Those immediately went to the trash the next week. Everything that didn't get painted was scrubbed. The kitchen cabinets and brick facade backsplash, appliances, bathroom vanity and fixtures all were nasty. I moved on to all the bedroom and closet doors, windows, and baseboard. The difference on the windows alone, amazing! I got the water bill for last month and it was $30 alone for just cleaning haha! I return today (been 3 weeks since I was there) to see the refinished floors for the first time! But also I'll get to have a fresh smell of the results of the work. I started the process at the beginning of September, exactly 2 months of slow but steady progress of one day per week. Lots more to do but I'm excited to get to moving in.
I am so happy you found the safe’s and jewelry,etc! Can’t wait to see what’s in everything! You guys did a fantastic job in that house,unbelievable❣️🙏🏻👍🏼🥰
Oh wow, can`t believe you got the house looking like that! There wasn`t a square inch in there that was clear! I`m so glad you found the safes I was beginning to wonder if they were in there at all. I really hope whatever is in there gives you your investment back tenfold, you work so hard for this! Love from Vancouver Island.
You remind me off a modern Canadian version of the American father on "Leave It To Beaver". Refreshing, deceent. With much of the population with too much material items, unused, neglected, discarded due to commercialism overdone.....you have a lot g lasting career. And very needed. Good on ya!! 👍
It's shocking to see the difference with the rooms cleared out! Each of those boxes was like its own mini-hoard. It's impressive how much is finished with just a small crew. Wow!
Glad you found the safes but your teasing us!! Well we can wait for another video!! You guys did a great job!! Wow 8 1/2 days!! No wonder you are tired!!
Watching this while writing a paper for a degree I wouldn't need except for to get into a graduate program for something I'm only fairly sure I want to spend the rest of my life doing. I had the realization that you're doing what I want to do - going on modern-day treasure hunts then posting videos about it. I realize it's not that simple and it's entirely way more hustle and work and time than what I'm doing now, but stilllll.... It looks fun and my line of work is decidedly Not Fun. Thank you for bringing me vicarious treasure hunting and thoughts about what to do in retirement (which is so far away).
Do this now when you’re young….or your house will turn into a hoarded house as well. It will overwhelm you in your retirement years. This couple liked the thrill of the hunt and their own garage sales. They needed to unload those collectibles in bulk using the internet.
Don’t leave your dreams till retirement. Even if you just do storage lockers over the weekends, get started now and make sure you have a plan for getting rid of stuff from one or two lockers before you let yourself buy another so you don’t end up in a packed house yourself. Storage lockers usually require a minimal upfront investment. Be careful, but start NOW because (not to sound morbid) tomorrow isn’t guaranteed to anyone. So start living your dreams soonest. Just start small and start smart. Good hunting and have fun.
Great news about the safes!!! What a crazy amount of hard work you and Patrick have put into clearing out this house!! I hope the safes are profitable and your last day at the house will go quickly!!
Too bad you couldn’t have set some of the furniture out on the curb, if that is allowed there. Some cities in the US allow it, but people that need it or want to fix and resale it come along and pick it all up! Would have saved you some hauling and money…I am shocked at how fast you two did this job! It’s amazing! Can’t wait for the Auction! 😊❤🎉👍
Yep, my aunt and uncle built almost the same house in the 70s. Pretty typical. Built it themselves. Only thing different was instead of attached garage had a great room w fieldstone fireplace in basement.
I think Kirby should send you a check for at least 2K for advertising there product so well lol,,,,I stopped the video and wrote this and 30 seconds later you mention it before going up in the attic , WOW
Absolutely love your videos Alex! I have two suggestions though. Sorting specific boxes is my favourite part- have you thought of getting a chest harness or neck phone holder for hands free shooting so we can see more of it with you having actual range of motion- and the other thing is when you’re not shooting specific content and just cleaning, Timelapse’s of the progress are really satisfying to watch. Thanks again for great content
I really hope that family appreciates all of yours and Patrick’s hard work. I know they were over whelmed. But I am glad it all did not end up in a land fill somewhere!!! You found some really cool stuff!
I was glad and surprised that the attic wasn't packed full! Looking forward to the next video to see what treasures are in the lock boxes. But sad it'll be a wrap after that. Best of luck with the auctions! Have a blessed day
Minute mark 20 Walk Through: always funny at that point in the job where it starts to look empty, with only a few small groups in each area, but when you bring all those little bits together, you can still fill one last truckload. LOL
