Oh my God when he was going up the stairs and he were mad because you can’t have this house and you said “can somebody go fund me”and I’m so happy you repeated that because that is not what I heard! And I’m thinking “OK that’s pretty direct” but relieved you didn’t say that incase kids were watching! And that is a model home which means the development that they’re creating and they have a few different homes and a few different plans meaning it might be a little smaller or you might not have a mother-in-law room to cut down the price and they can make them with what features you want to cater to what amount you want to spend
Oh, and I forgot to mention the guy that had to leave for his kids birthday party is just the man who was showing the homes so he either is the contractor or just somebody that works for the company and he was the only one there! Have a great night
To the people complaining about the vaulted ceilings. Keep in mind the house is in Texas. Higher ceilings will keep the rooms cooler with less energy cost. Vaulted ceilings (and later ventillation systems) were the ancient form of air conditioning across the middle east. The inverse is true when it comes to heating but again, the house is in Texas and heating is only going to be a concern for 2, maybe 3 months out of the year.
Yup having lived in northern Maine, then in central-south Texas, I've lived in both of the most extreme climates, and you are correct. This is basic thermal dynamics. In the north, we avoid high ceilings because the heat will collect in the high areas, and cold will settle to the bottom. The heat will escape through convection on the roof, and the floor areas will never get warm unless you have radiant heat floors, or you have your heat cranked up enough to overcome this, which can increase your heating costs by 40 to 60 percent. In the summer, the heat gets trapped and it becomes a lot hotter and the heat collects at night and it will never cool down unless you have a ton of ventilation and it usually takes 2-4 hours after sunset to finally cool down. In contrast, the high ceilings in Texas would allow the heat to stay at the top, and hold the cool air in the bottom 2/3, and the house will stay balanced like this until the air pressure in the room is changed by open windows, or the house is poorly insulated. In Maine it gets sweltering hot and humid in the summer sometimes. It was 101 yesterday and 97 the day before, and because of our low ceilings in Maine, it takes more energy to cool the house with AC. I did the math and it costs 45% more to cool the same sq footage in Maine. However, in my dad's house a few hours away in Maine, in part of the house, he has a 16 foot cathedral ceiling and it stays drastically cooler than in my house even with AC running. It was such a difference that he built a wall with French doors to separate the high ceiling room with a thermal break. Anyone building a house really really needs to know this stuff. Not only will you pay more in energy costs, it will be less comfortable.
@@NatPat-yj2or All good info for those building or buying. I'm in KC & we get hot humid summers & freezing cold winters. Gotta love spring & fall - except for the spring storm season with possible tornadoes. Anyway, the one room I have with a vaulted ceiling also has a ceiling fan which has a directional control - can blow air upwards as well as down if needed to assist in the cooling or heating. It's nice to have.
I live in North Central Florida on 8 acres with a 5 acre pond loaded with bass and bluegill. 3 bedroom 2.5 bath that i bought 20 years ago for $290,000. Now worth over $750,000.
In-law suites are becoming important to the GenXers. Kids are leaving the house, but parents are moving in when they can't live alone anymore. Many new-builds have 2 "main" bedrooms with attached bath on the first/main floor so people with mobility issues can use it (no stairs).
That's why we bought our place with a little attached over the garage full apartment, so I could take care of his mom (thank you heaven's above the old abusive bat is dead and that is done) without her in our main space. (See abusive old bat as the reason for it needing to be separate- having a nasty woman who hit people while screaming, and it NOT being a result of mental issues was a thought that made me literally ill.) That apartment is a big reason we bought our place. AND a big reason we want to sell, too many family members vying for free room and board, all screaming it's not fair we don't let them move in because, and they will say it straight to your face, "why should they have to pay rent, utilities or food when you already have someplace to live. And it not be a money, location or health issue. All those would be fine, but they are so entitled a few tried to tell us to paint it in colors THEY wanted and bitched about the kitchen layout. Those suites can be a godsend... they can also be an utter utter nightmare to have. We don't have kids, I'm not taking care of anyone other than my husband or actual legit need. I'll clean up after myself and our pets, people who could get jobs but refuse? Nope... we're moving. And never again buying anything bigger than what is needed for 2 adults and some cats. And a office/guestroom for one offs once in awhile.
In different locations in the states you can spend $250,000 on a beautiful home or a piece of garbage... depending on location. California is over the top expensive and $250,000 gets you nothing... not worth the money. If you ever want to live in the U.S..... do your research on economic stability of the state/city and what your money will get you.
Nasty builder grade show home. You have pay for every "upgrade". And every thing is an upgrade. Soon there will 75 houses next to this one that looks exactly like it. I'm sure your home is much nicer and very homey (UK - homely). "Homely" has a negative connotation in U.S. English.
My husband was born in Ireland and raised in Australia and his first summer in Texoma nearly broke him. Its been over a decade and he still freaks out when the tornado sirens go off. Or yesterday when one of the cattle dogs brought him a dead rattlesnake. He still has a deep mistrust of cows and we own a four hundred acre ranch I inerited. Its hilarious seeing a Sydney boy flounder.
Any house built in the last 50 years is going to have at least a two-car garage, unless it's built on a *tiny* lot in, like, lower Manhattan or someplace like that. Bear in mind, a two-car garage is in practice just about the minimum size of garage that you can actually park a car in. If you only have a one-car garage, by the time you put all the other junk in there that has to be in the garage (lawn mower, bicycles, lawn chairs, snow shovels, leaf rakes, weed eater, hedge trimmer, tool boxes, gardening tools, old paint cans, garden hoses, lawn sprinkler, spare patio bricks, ...) there's no room for a car. So if you actually want to keep *two* cars in the garage, you need at least a three-car garage. Also, that is the smallest laundry room I have ever seen outside an efficiency apartment. The closets in the average master bedroom add up to more square footage, than that laundry room.
It is a model home in a new area built to showcase the homes that are being built. No one lives there yet. He was probably talking about someone who works for the builders...
@@patriciab8876 - a garage is a luxury, a lot of neighborhoods that are more affordable would leave out the garages so the houses could be more affordable.
$240,000 got us: massive 2 story house with attached garage that has a full apartment above it (we originally bought the place so his mom could stay with us. Thank god THAT is over) double deck with covered gazebo, 2.5 acres, separate building that is a woodshop on the first floor and my studio on top and a greenhouse on the back, the whole place can be heated with either the pellet stove, the massive wood stove that is built to heat the whole place or the oil furnace (in other words, for the cost of about $50month to heat + some treks to our woodshed outbuilding) a second gazebo in the front, well water, it's out in the countryside but is only a 25min drive to three good sized colleges and more. Depending on where you go, you can get a hell of a lot for what you pay.
4:08 alot of microwaves get mounted over the stovetop, they have a built in vent/fan with a filter that you can turn on when your cooking on the stovetop below.
I live near this city, and the housing market has absolutely EXPLODED in the last 3-4 years. My brother and sister-in-law bought a similar new house a few years ago in the same city as the video. Their house is a similar square footage and has the same number of bedrooms and bathrooms. They paid HALF the price of the house in the video in 2018. The house in the video isn't "in the middle of nowhere" like others may suggest. The town has a population of about 34,000 (growing FAST) and is on a major highway leading straight to Dallas. It has a ton of shops and restaurants, and still has the small town "everybody knows everybody" feel. Yes, it gets very hot in the summer (regularly 110F in July/August), but everything is built to accommodate the heat, including the homes. New homes will have new air conditioning systems, which are very energy efficient, leading to lower electricity bills. Fun fact: it is actually a legal requirement in many cities for rental property to have a properly functioning air conditioner.
Ya'll mfs lucky with houses like that, in the uk our houses come pretty garbage even the newer ones and at massive prices (like 300K - 400K USD), and lucky for me i'd be pissing off there
YES!! And they’re ridiculously hard to avoid in large portions of TX. We moved back here as telecommuters, and were in the wonderful position of being able to settle pretty much wherever we wanted, but even with that huge head start, our selection was less than 10% of what it would have been if we’d been willing to accept an HOA.
@@exstock because of several of my cousins having nightmares with their HOAs when we were looking for our second larger house we had the same issue but I wanted an older house with more character and those are not unusual in HOAs. But developers in Illinois are very sneaky and have started building multiple styles of houses in developments so they suck.
I agree HOAs are a big problem. I don’t understand how anyone would buy a house and then pay for the privilege of being told what you can and can’t do on your own property.
@@alaina5958 I can only assume it's for people who miss having an overbearing landlord SO MUCH that they want to replace that single landlord with a whole committee of them!
A over the range microwave includes a vent fan. They are very very common. I had to replace one in my house -- under $300. This place is a model home, no one owns it it will be the last home sold in the development. If this is $300K it's because it's out in the middle of nowhere; it's a thirty minute drive to the grocery store, a restaurant, etc. And yeah the price seems to be a come-on to get some sales started. My feet fit my body perfectly.
@@MoreAdamCouser I just visit some friends that live in Texas, I didn't enjoy sitting in the pantry while a tornado came through their area. Up rooted tree everywhere.😕
Just a note. The reason for no basements in Texas has nothing to do with “tornado country”. Excerpt- Texas Soil Is Not Basement-Friendly Some areas are hard limestone that's very difficult and expensive to cut through to dig out a basement. The remaining areas have an unstable type of clay that swells significantly when it rains and shrinks during the dry season…. the bedrock is too near the surface, making digging a basement difficult and costly. In still other areas, what's known as “expansive” soils-clay and/or shale that shifts around in excessively wet and excessively dry conditions, which is to say normal conditions in Texas-make a basement unworkable. --------- Any reason for lack of basements is almost always geological in nature, and if not, it has to do with water tables and/or flooding. Tornado is a really good reason to have a basement actually.
Hello 👋 Adam from Pensacola Beach Florida USA 🇺🇸. Pensacola was the best kept secret in Florida but people are moving here fast. You have to pick a Region and check everything out. I choose the South but in Florida insurance is crazy
You should look into HOA's (Home Owners Association) which are a big thing in the States. HOA's tell you what you can paint your house, what kind of plants you can have in your garden, etc. And you pay for that.
Forget Texas.... Overpriced. Crap Location. Crap People. Horrible, unreliable electric grid. Just Trash. (lived there, wife from there) Better off heading to upstate South Carolina. Cost of living MUCH more affordable. Homes are just as nice and usually cheaper. Much closer to travel destinations. No natural disasters. Weather better / more mild all year round. Look in into the Greenville SC and surrounding areas, Growing and affordable.
Ok darlin, I'm gonna lay this out for you. This is in Greenville TX which is at least an hour with no traffic to Dallas proper (not suburbs like Plano, Garland or McKinney which is less time) if you take road construction into account and there is always construction. Now Greenville is a nice little town but is considered a rural area because outside city limits you will still find a fair share of farms and ranches. You can find dozens of homes in Greenville and other towns of comparable size and distance from Dallas for far less. Ones, that while not a brand new build and may take a little work, are much less overall price wise (tens of thousands less) and generally have much bigger yards and gardens and in some cases come with half an acre or more land. These type of homes in the video are constructed by companies who buy large swaths of land and then put as many homes on them as possible, often giving the buyers a choice between one of perhaps half a dozen options. The buyer then picks out what type of home they want (and different types cost different amounts which is why he said starting in the 200,000's but stating the floor plan he was showing was much more. The builder then offers options of upgrades like nicer flooring, cabinets, bathroom amenities, ect at additional costs. The homes are then built as quickly as possible (sometimes in just weeks) and are rarely homes that will stand the test of time. Most start shoing expensive issues within the first five years. However, you aren't taking into account other factors. One is the requirements to buy in America. Generally you need a credit score over seven hundred which means almost no debt of any kind and the fact that you are generally required to put twenty percent or more of the homes total cost down as the initial payment. That is not counting home inspection or closing costs. Another factor is income. You have to prove your income and in Texas the minimum wage is still the Federal 7.25 per hour which, when one works full time (not factoring in things like medical insurance deductions) is less than what is considered poverty level annually. Most are lucky enough to make over that due to various reasons I won't get into but the average for someone who is not college educated is still generally less than 60k per year. And that does not factor in othr costs of living such as utilities, what could possibly be a long and expensice communte if you work in the DFW area on top of purchasing and maintaining a vehicle. Yes, to someone in outside the US homes seem fairly reasonable but unless you have a dual income situation with a partner, make very good money or like myself, were lucky enough to inherit a truly staggering amount of land in northern Texas (several hundred acre ranch that my family has owned for over a century) then it can be very difficult to buy a home. Which is why I'm considering building a tiny home community on seventy or so acres of my property since DFW is only about an hour away.
Shit, I live in MN. A home that size here an hour outside the twin cities is still easily $500k. Probably more since it's new. All I can find around here for less than $300k is lots and townhomes. Also road construction is one of our 4 seasons.
@@xDarkTrinityx I know all about that. My mom's side is from Texas/Oklahoma and where the ranch came from and where my immediate family all live now but my dad is from Michigan and we were Air Force kids. I watched my parents deal with housing in thee countries and then Colorado and Michigan before I moved to Australia for grad school. Real estate is a nightmare. Australia was hell. I only managed to buy a home in the Sydney suburbs because my roommate at the dorms father was a developer who sold to me at cost and then I rented out my three spare rooms for years to other college students. And I was lucky enough to do that in the early 2000s. My home was was 150k when I bought it. It's worth 3million now and I still rent it out to be able to cover property tax and just hold on to it so I can retire there someday or my Aussie hubby decides he's had enough of getting traumatized living in the country. And buying a house in the DFW proper and that includes the suburbs especially Plano and Frisco which are two of the most expensive cities in the country will run you at least 500k. My sister and her wife spent five years saving and hunting before finding a home at an auction that still needed over 100k in work.
Bro houses in America are freaking cheap. In my city Ottawa the capital of Canada, there is a two-bedroom one bathroom bungalow currently listed at $998,000. And it's in a, how do you say, "gritty" part of town, an area that is adjacent to homeless shelters and safe injection sites where open use of drugs is quite common and it's quite common to find needles strewn on the street. Imagine spending a million dollars on a tiny house in a neighborhood full of drug addict homeless people.
My house is in the hood... I guarantee at least 3 people have been killed in this house... My neighbor was raided for drugs last week... My house is still worth $1,200,000 I'm a Ghetto Millionaire.
@@MoreAdamCouser if you have a million dollars on the line wait it out... Doesn't bother me too much... More of a bank account... US AMERICANS WE JUST DO THE MOST RANDOM EXPENSIVE AND RIDICULOUS THINGS BUT F*** AROUND AND FIND OUT
It's not like opening your door with your phone is hard. I can open my apartment door with my phone. It didn't come that way, I added it. It's not expensive.
This house isn't $300K. That's just the base price for the floorplan. Every "upgrade" that gets added will add to the price. This model house as displayed would probably end up close to double the price if you built it just like this.
You missed in the beginning of the video, it doesn’t open by phone but it does have a keypad entry if you go back & look. No, nobody lives there… he was talking about the property manager earlier. This home is actually standard, if you were to have one built, you could add things, pick your own colors of things like walls, carpet, sometimes even the layout of the house, etc…. Not everything you choose to change will always cost extra either.
Remember...$250k is like £150k due to the USA higher median income ($75k vs £35k)...you just get a lot more house vs income in USA. You have a nice house, man. It is just different in America. This same house would be $250k-$1,250,000 depending on location across the USA. Location matters!
Yes thank you! Location matters a lot! I saw the thumbnail and instantly thought there’s no way that house is under half a million. But that makes sense in Texas, where the price lacks, the property tax is higher, it’s the 7th highest in the US and it’s only going up, apparently supposed to double up to 3.2% in the next few years
@PurpleBassThumb - i have a hard time believing that property tax is 3% anywhere in Texas. I live in a very nice neighborhood in a very nice town and mine is less than 1%.
That's some mental gymnastics to arrive at that conclusion. Holy 🆂hit. Not knocking his house but saying 250k is like 150k pounds is just incorrect. Direct conversion would be closer to 190k pounds. Their average salary being less only matters if their items are on average priced less than ours, which surprise they aren't because housing prices in European countries are higher than they are in the states. So it's not like trying to purchase an item in Turkey or Brazil where items are cheaper to accommodate for the amount of money the locals make. Prices don't go down, in this case they go up while money earned also goes down. This isn't a math problem where two negatives equal a positive, TF?
@@Average_Middle_Aged_American look it up, the average property tax in Texas is 1.6%. Although, in the last 3 years the property tax in Texas has been dropping a decent amount, because of this, the TexasTribune has predicted that the average property tax in Texas could double by 2028 making it 3.2%. The article was posted in 2023 BY JOSHUA FECHTER AND ANDREW PARK on the TexasTribune website.
@jishani1 - not sure what you are talking about. Pretty simple. Americans get twice the house for the money. The avg house in America is more than twice the size. The median income is almost double. So Americans get more for their money. Therefore, UK gets less. So again, the relative costs of a $300k home in America would have to cost $150k in the UK for it to be a similar income to expense ratio. Understand now?
What size my feet are ?!!..lol...well I'm a little 71 yo and generally have to buy my shoes in the little girl's department..yep.. Now about you moving to the U.S. .. we'd love to have you...just be careful where you end up...not to get too political..some places have less problems than others...just like weather and geographical issues..too hot..too cold..to shaky (lol)..too many strange uninvited... So come on down Adam..bring the fam and enjoy bigger houses 😁... 🌿🌿🌿
To be fair, you're really not immune or safe from any weird kind of weather anomalies, acts of God or otherwise anywhere in North America LOL. You want to complain and be terrified of the weather at the same time?....come on over, we got plenty for ya.
@@Carly_SIU You're not required to love the state, but you'd have a higher quality of life there than you do in Missouri. More job opportunity, no state income tax, not winning the most obese state in the country award every year for the last two decades, take your pick. I don't live in Texas either, but unlike you who jumped straight to "hurr i don't like it im not required to like it hurr my feelings my emotional response" I did my research and found a place that suited me better without having all of the downsides of Missouri.
In 1991, I was due with our 3rd child. We lived in a 2 bedroom trailer. We found a 4 bedroom, 2 bath, huge kitchen, dining room, living room and large family room. It was 5 houses from a bay. It needed work but I saw the potential. We bought it for $82,500. Big house! We worked on while we lived there. Bathroom plastic bathroom ceiling dell in. We had to do some wotk to get an fha mortgage. I loved that home. Lost it after my ahole let the mortgage double. I had to go on disability in 2011 due to EDS. I moved to FL and hate it here.
Sorry you've had to deal with an a**hole partner. It's tough to lose a home you love & have put so much into. If you hate Florida do you have to stay? Or are you not by yourself? Sorry but I read your comment and understand your feelings & frustration with how things have turned out for you. Hope you're able to find a way to improve your circumstances. Meanwhile I'll pray for you and hope you're able to shake off the bitterness (it can make life unbearable).
@@patriciab8876 controlling, abusive narcissist. He did much worse over 27 years. I miss my home and Eastern Long Island. My Mom left her home in FL to my sister and I. Thankfully, I have a home.
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lol I live in a state where the home I am in is probably half the size of the one in this video and it cost just as a much. A house like this one in the video would probably be 600k or more USD in my state.
Hey Adam that was a Model home he was showing,no one lives there..nice house for the price, decent sq footage..love your channel,keep up the great work
I used to live about 45 minutes from where he is. This is NOT in an affordable housing neighborhood. It's in Greenville - not far from Rockwall and Royse City, which are more wealthy areas.
This is about an hour from downtown Dallas, TX. 2 hours from Downtown Ft. Worth. The metroplex is called DFW, and has gotten very, very expensive. A new house like this in DFW proper would run 500k. In more rural areas like where this house it, you'll find it for about 260-290k. The only downside with these "Cookie-cutter" homes is they typically cram as many as possible in the area, so your yard will be "small" for the United States as a whole. Still bigger than the UK proper though. That's Texas as a whole outside of major cities. Other states, like Oklahoma, or Kansas this would run about 210-240k. Property taxes in Texas are high, this would probably run about 5-6k per year in taxes. Something like this in Oklahoma or Kansas would run about 2-3k per year max. The most EXPENSIVE states to live in are California, Florida, Texas, New York, and Hawaii. The only downside with the US is you have to pay for health insurance to cover medical bills. For basic bare bones insurance it's about $400 a month. Great insurance is about $800-900 a month which would cover 80-90% of medical costs after you pay around a $500-$1000 deductible per year. Scripts(meds) would typically be free at that point, or like $5. You can also RENT a 3 bed, 2 bath home with a larger yard in a state like Oklahoma for about $800-1500 a month pending how close you are to major cities. Also, a solid mid-level trim on a mid-size SUV would run about $45k. A full-size pickup would be about 10k more. An economy car with fantastic gas mileage (read no horsepower, slow, practical) would run about 30-40k new. Gas is about $2.80 a gallon as of July of 2024. A car will have 12-14 gallon tank, SUV will have 14-18 gallon tanks, and trucks would have 23-36 gallon tanks. SUVs and trucks are about 85% of vehicles on the roads. Average grocery bill for 2-3 weeks of food for 2 adults and 1 child would run $250-$400 in the southern states I mentioned.
I occasionally see microwaves above ovens, but in my area, it doesn't seem to be very common. Around where I live, I've seen that be the case in maybe 10% of homes, tops. What I find much more commonly are little cubbies with either a whole in the side near the back, or an electrical outlet in the back, specifically sized for you to slide a microwave into. Even then, I see that in maybe 30%-ish of homes. Most just expect you to plop your microwave on the counter, if you want one. Beautiful home, though. If I had the money I'd but that place in a heartbeat. Looks like a great place for hosting family gatherings.
I had a microwave that was built into the extraction hood of my original stove that came with the house. That microwave wore out way before the stove did, have replaced both at this point.
I hate the idea of Microwave over stoves. If you cooking you have to reach over a hot stove to use the microwave. And at that height if you handling hot liquid, it could fall on children or shorter peoples face.
OK. I'm from north central Texas. Spent ten years wiring homes. Absolutely LOVE the foam insulation! Love this floor plan. I've wired everything from government housing to, multi-million-dollar mansions. The only thing that kills me in this video. are the windows? Why are there no blinds? Why do the shades not cover the entire length of the windows? North central Texas is "one" of the most "hottest\humid" climates in America. Probably, second to Luisiana? I'm just saying, this builder, "ain't to smart'! 🤪
That is a nice home for the price but better if it had a pool!!! Some homes have 2 air conditioning and 2 furnaces so you can switch what floor you want cooled or heated.
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There is a certain door lock that you can open with your phone
It depends on where you are. I live in Southern New Jersey, and paid about $60K for my mobile home. If my house was in rural Kentucky it would be $25-30K. If it was in Candler North Carolina; it would be almost $200.
Housing values would be more reasonable in the UK if they would stop trying to import an (over populating) population. It certainly appears like that from the USA.
Try to find that size house in any major city, NYC, San Francisco, LA, or Seattle, and you'll pay a $million+. Now they want a 65% down-payment! You need $650,000 just to qualify and make your monthly payments.
You crack me up Adam! You're a total "character" which is awesome! This is a great looking house for the money BUT 30 miles away from Greenville, Texas is like an hour and a half on the highway. And then you're not even in Dallas!!!! I live in the Atlanta suburbs....I'll put you up for your entire stay if you want to come and check out our lovely area (and it's less expensive than Dallas area and it's greener and not as miserably hot as Greenville (which is essentially in the dessert).
Keep in mind, he mentioned that this is one of the larger floor plans, for this community and it's got all the upgrades. If I had to guess, I'd say there's probably $50,000 in upgrades. With that in mind, the base unit would be a little more than 193,000 british pounds.
You'd literally shit your pants if you saw what you can get where I live for just over 200k. My house puts that house to shame, and I have over an acre of land. That's Texas, and that's a good deal in Texas. In my state, that house would be $179k... maybe at peak of the market. It would definitely have the smallest yard in the area, and that is in a planned community. Planned community usually means there is an HOA. HOA fees can be hundreds of dollars each month extra and they can evict you from your house if you don't pay. HOA's really aren't a thing in Europe. Imagine buying a house, paying taxes and insurance, and needing to get a board to approve which fllowers you can plant in your garden, or what color you can paint your front door. There are better, less expensive cities in other states to live in that are even nicer than that area of Texas around Rock Wall, Tx. I'm buying riverfront acreage right now for $3500 an acre for my retirement. You won't get that in Texas anywhere.
The only thing affordable is the free tour. Now if EVERYONE was taking home $150k a year which they're not. And this is part of the GROSS country to live in.
Real estate prices vary widely, obviously. We're in Ohio, arguably the least popular state in the country. In a 4 bed 3 bath, 2666 sq.ft., with a 2 car detached garage and a huge yard, worth a grand total of about $90k.
In my area of the US, that house would cost at least $500,000, if not much more. It really depends where you live because that wouldn’t be anywhere near affordable in many areas of the US. The price on that beautiful house is WILD to me😳😳
The house I grew up in was 250k and sold for appx 1m. It was 4000 sqft. With 3/4 acre. Included access to private tennis courts, pool and playground. 250 now buys a lot less. It blows.
Great reaction vid! It’s location location location in real estate! Belfast area demands a premium, an hour from Dallas/Ft Worth does not. For instance, I live in a very high demand location near Kelowna BC and I live in a new 1550 sq ft modular home that cost $425,000 in Canadian dollars. Peace (you have a very nice home, by the way!)
You can not buy that $240,000 house for that same amount everywhere in the US. Prices for the exact same house vary widely across the US depending on the location.
"Affordable"? I'm in Texas and I'm shocked anyone would consider a house of that size affordable. Granted I live in a city, but still. I am literally never going to own a house here, that's so far from affordable.
Not everyone can afford that home! I rent a 3 bedroom,2 bathroom,large kitchen and a living room with a TV,or craft room. It could also be small bedroom! For $850.00 a month!!!
Interesting fact there is a Greenville in every state in the country of America. I’m from Greenville, SC the foodie town that is 30 minutes from the Blue Ridge Parkway in the mountains and about 4 hours from the beach including Charleston, SC.
Arkansas is cheaper. Just saying. And there is virtually no property tax, and the climate is far more tolerable than Texas. Move to the Ozarks. It's gorgeous here!
And this is considered "affordable" 🤔 not all Americans live like this. You'd have to be making $150,000.00 and up a year to live in something like this. You need to see how the other half live.
Now... I'm from Callie and the stove top A.K.A the burners matter. Why you ask. Well to warm up tortillas real quick to slap butter in them to roll them for a quick snack and out the door you go. The burners on that stove SUCK. If you think that doesn't matter. Your wrong. Flat burners are horrible. The surface flat burners ruin faster. But they scorch. And you will need to replace the whole surface
This is a cheaply built house that looks good, but they cut corners everywhere they can. Cheap HVAC, cheap appliances, cheap everything. Any upgrades cost a fortune. We call these "McMansions". Lots of Americans live in houses that were built years ago. They tend to be smaller and less grandiose, but they last longer and function better.
1. another thing these videos usually fail to show is if your in an HOA you typically have a whole community center with a gym and pools etc. Here in florida i’ve got 2 pools (pretty much water parks) and gym with tennis, basketball, baseball and a giant park with a pond. 2. you want your mind blown… look at philippine new build homes and prices
Adam, I know you like the big house. Greenville is in Texas. Texas gets many tornadoes and gets very hot and humid. I am just gently telling you no. The United States is a very big place. Perhaps you should think about your priorities. And the climate. I can see you in one of the New England states.
As they say, "Everything is bigger in Texas" and its true. People like big homes with alot of yard space, many have in ground swimming pools. Best to not buy in cities such as Huston Fort Worth and Dallas. Prices there are much higher and more crime.
Microwaves above the stovetop are the norm. Oh, and it's supposed to be 101 degrees F today in Dallas, so that's the downside to a location with affordable housing.
It really matters where you live. My 5 bdr house in Iowa costs the same amount as my friend's 1 bdr condo in San Diego. Of course, whenever I tease her about the cost of living differences, she hits back with a weather report.
The south of the US tends to have lower costs of living and therefore lower home prices. I live in the Pacific NW and a newly built home around that size is around $800,000 to over a million depending on the finishes and how close it is to the city.
Yeah, these houses you have reviewed are not the norm. For most homes that look like this is $400,000 US Dollars. In the previous video with the bannana in the garbage disposal is one to several million.
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Oh my God when he was going up the stairs and he were mad because you can’t have this house and you said “can somebody go fund me”and I’m so happy you repeated that because that is not what I heard! And I’m thinking “OK that’s pretty direct” but relieved you didn’t say that incase kids were watching! And that is a model home which means the development that they’re creating and they have a few different homes and a few different plans meaning it might be a little smaller or you might not have a mother-in-law room to cut down the price and they can make them with what features you want to cater to what amount you want to spend
@@karenthompson8038 🤣🤣🤣
Oh, and I forgot to mention the guy that had to leave for his kids birthday party is just the man who was showing the homes so he either is the contractor or just somebody that works for the company and he was the only one there! Have a great night
To the people complaining about the vaulted ceilings. Keep in mind the house is in Texas. Higher ceilings will keep the rooms cooler with less energy cost. Vaulted ceilings (and later ventillation systems) were the ancient form of air conditioning across the middle east. The inverse is true when it comes to heating but again, the house is in Texas and heating is only going to be a concern for 2, maybe 3 months out of the year.
Yup having lived in northern Maine, then in central-south Texas, I've lived in both of the most extreme climates, and you are correct. This is basic thermal dynamics. In the north, we avoid high ceilings because the heat will collect in the high areas, and cold will settle to the bottom. The heat will escape through convection on the roof, and the floor areas will never get warm unless you have radiant heat floors, or you have your heat cranked up enough to overcome this, which can increase your heating costs by 40 to 60 percent. In the summer, the heat gets trapped and it becomes a lot hotter and the heat collects at night and it will never cool down unless you have a ton of ventilation and it usually takes 2-4 hours after sunset to finally cool down. In contrast, the high ceilings in Texas would allow the heat to stay at the top, and hold the cool air in the bottom 2/3, and the house will stay balanced like this until the air pressure in the room is changed by open windows, or the house is poorly insulated. In Maine it gets sweltering hot and humid in the summer sometimes. It was 101 yesterday and 97 the day before, and because of our low ceilings in Maine, it takes more energy to cool the house with AC. I did the math and it costs 45% more to cool the same sq footage in Maine. However, in my dad's house a few hours away in Maine, in part of the house, he has a 16 foot cathedral ceiling and it stays drastically cooler than in my house even with AC running. It was such a difference that he built a wall with French doors to separate the high ceiling room with a thermal break. Anyone building a house really really needs to know this stuff. Not only will you pay more in energy costs, it will be less comfortable.
@@NatPat-yj2or All good info for those building or buying.
I'm in KC & we get hot humid summers & freezing cold winters. Gotta love spring & fall - except for the spring storm season with possible tornadoes.
Anyway, the one room I have with a vaulted ceiling also has a ceiling fan which has a directional control - can blow air upwards as well as down if needed to assist in the cooling or heating. It's nice to have.
Yeah didn’t Texas privatize the power grid,So it doesn’t hold heat?
As I clicked on this video a 100mph severe thunderstorm warning is happening in Wyoming U.S.A with 4inch hail.
damn, be careful!
@@MoreAdamCouser It's not for me but Still.
That’s just another day bud.
Dang, that is very out of the ordinary for Wyoming!
Send that here in Las Vegas we need that storm more lol
I live in North Central Florida on 8 acres with a 5 acre pond loaded with bass and bluegill. 3 bedroom 2.5 bath that i bought 20 years ago for $290,000. Now worth over $750,000.
In-law suites are becoming important to the GenXers. Kids are leaving the house, but parents are moving in when they can't live alone anymore. Many new-builds have 2 "main" bedrooms with attached bath on the first/main floor so people with mobility issues can use it (no stairs).
These are what we use as guest rooms when folks come to visit.
And lots of grown kids with their own kids move back in with parents/grandparents
That's why we bought our place with a little attached over the garage full apartment, so I could take care of his mom (thank you heaven's above the old abusive bat is dead and that is done) without her in our main space. (See abusive old bat as the reason for it needing to be separate- having a nasty woman who hit people while screaming, and it NOT being a result of mental issues was a thought that made me literally ill.) That apartment is a big reason we bought our place. AND a big reason we want to sell, too many family members vying for free room and board, all screaming it's not fair we don't let them move in because, and they will say it straight to your face, "why should they have to pay rent, utilities or food when you already have someplace to live. And it not be a money, location or health issue. All those would be fine, but they are so entitled a few tried to tell us to paint it in colors THEY wanted and bitched about the kitchen layout. Those suites can be a godsend... they can also be an utter utter nightmare to have. We don't have kids, I'm not taking care of anyone other than my husband or actual legit need. I'll clean up after myself and our pets, people who could get jobs but refuse? Nope... we're moving. And never again buying anything bigger than what is needed for 2 adults and some cats. And a office/guestroom for one offs once in awhile.
@@Magpiebard Amen sister! Lol. I don't blame you one bit.
In different locations in the states you can spend $250,000 on a beautiful home or a piece of garbage... depending on location. California is over the top expensive and $250,000 gets you nothing... not worth the money. If you ever want to live in the U.S..... do your research on economic stability of the state/city and what your money will get you.
Nasty builder grade show home. You have pay for every "upgrade". And every thing is an upgrade. Soon there will 75 houses next to this one that looks exactly like it. I'm sure your home is much nicer and very homey (UK - homely). "Homely" has a negative connotation in U.S. English.
Avoid HOA's like the plague
This is near Greenville Texas so if it makes you feel any better, you'd melt there. 😃
I live 50 miles from there. It is a little warm! 😂 at least we haven't hit 100° yet.
My husband was born in Ireland and raised in Australia and his first summer in Texoma nearly broke him. Its been over a decade and he still freaks out when the tornado sirens go off.
Or yesterday when one of the cattle dogs brought him a dead rattlesnake. He still has a deep mistrust of cows and we own a four hundred acre ranch I inerited. Its hilarious seeing a Sydney boy flounder.
At least TX has AC in their homes though. lol
@@sherryjoiner396 we hit a heat index of 110 in San Antonio last week 🥵
Any house built in the last 50 years is going to have at least a two-car garage, unless it's built on a *tiny* lot in, like, lower Manhattan or someplace like that. Bear in mind, a two-car garage is in practice just about the minimum size of garage that you can actually park a car in. If you only have a one-car garage, by the time you put all the other junk in there that has to be in the garage (lawn mower, bicycles, lawn chairs, snow shovels, leaf rakes, weed eater, hedge trimmer, tool boxes, gardening tools, old paint cans, garden hoses, lawn sprinkler, spare patio bricks, ...) there's no room for a car. So if you actually want to keep *two* cars in the garage, you need at least a three-car garage.
Also, that is the smallest laundry room I have ever seen outside an efficiency apartment. The closets in the average master bedroom add up to more square footage, than that laundry room.
It is a model home in a new area built to showcase the homes that are being built. No one lives there yet. He was probably talking about someone who works for the builders...
Very few homes in my neighborhood have a garage and they were built in the 1980s. It depends on area.
@@H2G2Stp Wow! I'm really surprised. Where, may I ask, is this area you're speaking of?
@@patriciab8876 - a garage is a luxury, a lot of neighborhoods that are more affordable would leave out the garages so the houses could be more affordable.
We have a two car garage and can fit two in there idk what you are talking about.
$240,000 got us: massive 2 story house with attached garage that has a full apartment above it (we originally bought the place so his mom could stay with us. Thank god THAT is over) double deck with covered gazebo, 2.5 acres, separate building that is a woodshop on the first floor and my studio on top and a greenhouse on the back, the whole place can be heated with either the pellet stove, the massive wood stove that is built to heat the whole place or the oil furnace (in other words, for the cost of about $50month to heat + some treks to our woodshed outbuilding) a second gazebo in the front, well water, it's out in the countryside but is only a 25min drive to three good sized colleges and more. Depending on where you go, you can get a hell of a lot for what you pay.
Lucky. In colorado that amount would get you a shack 😂
Nobody lives there. That's a model home so the man in charge of showing it to potential buyers would do this same walk-through.
4:08 alot of microwaves get mounted over the stovetop, they have a built in vent/fan with a filter that you can turn on when your cooking on the stovetop below.
I live near this city, and the housing market has absolutely EXPLODED in the last 3-4 years. My brother and sister-in-law bought a similar new house a few years ago in the same city as the video. Their house is a similar square footage and has the same number of bedrooms and bathrooms. They paid HALF the price of the house in the video in 2018.
The house in the video isn't "in the middle of nowhere" like others may suggest. The town has a population of about 34,000 (growing FAST) and is on a major highway leading straight to Dallas. It has a ton of shops and restaurants, and still has the small town "everybody knows everybody" feel. Yes, it gets very hot in the summer (regularly 110F in July/August), but everything is built to accommodate the heat, including the homes. New homes will have new air conditioning systems, which are very energy efficient, leading to lower electricity bills. Fun fact: it is actually a legal requirement in many cities for rental property to have a properly functioning air conditioner.
Ya'll mfs lucky with houses like that, in the uk our houses come pretty garbage even the newer ones and at massive prices (like 300K - 400K USD), and lucky for me i'd be pissing off there
2-2.5 car garages are pretty standard. New home builds frequently have 3 car garages.
Not in my area
@@H2G2Stp same bro 2 car garage are normal but not 5 bro property lives in LA or something 😅
@@vtgvideos955 Hah yeah. All of this "normal" is kinda hilarious.
@@H2G2Stp oh I know right 😂
If you do decide to do this, please, please, please avoid an HOA at all costs. Everyone I’ve known has hated HOAs, they are evil.
YES!! And they’re ridiculously hard to avoid in large portions of TX. We moved back here as telecommuters, and were in the wonderful position of being able to settle pretty much wherever we wanted, but even with that huge head start, our selection was less than 10% of what it would have been if we’d been willing to accept an HOA.
@@exstock because of several of my cousins having nightmares with their HOAs when we were looking for our second larger house we had the same issue but I wanted an older house with more character and those are not unusual in HOAs. But developers in Illinois are very sneaky and have started building multiple styles of houses in developments so they suck.
Lived in an HOA once for 1 year. (rented a town home) Never again.
I agree HOAs are a big problem. I don’t understand how anyone would buy a house and then pay for the privilege of being told what you can and can’t do on your own property.
@@alaina5958 I can only assume it's for people who miss having an overbearing landlord SO MUCH that they want to replace that single landlord with a whole committee of them!
A over the range microwave includes a vent fan. They are very very common. I had to replace one in my house -- under $300. This place is a model home, no one owns it it will be the last home sold in the development. If this is $300K it's because it's out in the middle of nowhere; it's a thirty minute drive to the grocery store, a restaurant, etc. And yeah the price seems to be a come-on to get some sales started. My feet fit my body perfectly.
No basement in tornader country.
is texas a tornado country?
@@MoreAdamCouser yes
@@MoreAdamCouser I just visit some friends that live in Texas, I didn't enjoy sitting in the pantry while a tornado came through their area. Up rooted tree everywhere.😕
None of our homes in Texas have basements 🤷🏾♀️
Just a note. The reason for no basements in Texas has nothing to do with “tornado country”.
Excerpt-
Texas Soil Is Not Basement-Friendly
Some areas are hard limestone that's very difficult and expensive to cut through to dig out a basement. The remaining areas have an unstable type of clay that swells significantly when it rains and shrinks during the dry season….
the bedrock is too near the surface, making digging a basement difficult and costly. In still other areas, what's known as “expansive” soils-clay and/or shale that shifts around in excessively wet and excessively dry conditions, which is to say normal conditions in Texas-make a basement unworkable.
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Any reason for lack of basements is almost always geological in nature, and if not, it has to do with water tables and/or flooding. Tornado is a really good reason to have a basement actually.
Hello 👋 Adam from Pensacola Beach Florida USA 🇺🇸. Pensacola was the best kept secret in Florida but people are moving here fast. You have to pick a Region and check everything out. I choose the South but in Florida insurance is crazy
You’ll love Texas! You’ll also melt into a puddle for the first few years until you acclimate….
You should look into HOA's (Home Owners Association) which are a big thing in the States. HOA's tell you what you can paint your house, what kind of plants you can have in your garden, etc. And you pay for that.
@maine-lygamingtips2039 they are in Texas and quite a few other States.
Forget Texas.... Overpriced. Crap Location. Crap People. Horrible, unreliable electric grid. Just Trash. (lived there, wife from there)
Better off heading to upstate South Carolina. Cost of living MUCH more affordable. Homes are just as nice and usually cheaper. Much closer to travel destinations. No natural disasters. Weather better / more mild all year round. Look in into the Greenville SC and surrounding areas, Growing and affordable.
Ok darlin, I'm gonna lay this out for you. This is in Greenville TX which is at least an hour with no traffic to Dallas proper (not suburbs like Plano, Garland or McKinney which is less time) if you take road construction into account and there is always construction. Now Greenville is a nice little town but is considered a rural area because outside city limits you will still find a fair share of farms and ranches. You can find dozens of homes in Greenville and other towns of comparable size and distance from Dallas for far less. Ones, that while not a brand new build and may take a little work, are much less overall price wise (tens of thousands less) and generally have much bigger yards and gardens and in some cases come with half an acre or more land. These type of homes in the video are constructed by companies who buy large swaths of land and then put as many homes on them as possible, often giving the buyers a choice between one of perhaps half a dozen options. The buyer then picks out what type of home they want (and different types cost different amounts which is why he said starting in the 200,000's but stating the floor plan he was showing was much more. The builder then offers options of upgrades like nicer flooring, cabinets, bathroom amenities, ect at additional costs. The homes are then built as quickly as possible (sometimes in just weeks) and are rarely homes that will stand the test of time. Most start shoing expensive issues within the first five years.
However, you aren't taking into account other factors. One is the requirements to buy in America. Generally you need a credit score over seven hundred which means almost no debt of any kind and the fact that you are generally required to put twenty percent or more of the homes total cost down as the initial payment. That is not counting home inspection or closing costs.
Another factor is income. You have to prove your income and in Texas the minimum wage is still the Federal 7.25 per hour which, when one works full time (not factoring in things like medical insurance deductions) is less than what is considered poverty level annually. Most are lucky enough to make over that due to various reasons I won't get into but the average for someone who is not college educated is still generally less than 60k per year. And that does not factor in othr costs of living such as utilities, what could possibly be a long and expensice communte if you work in the DFW area on top of purchasing and maintaining a vehicle.
Yes, to someone in outside the US homes seem fairly reasonable but unless you have a dual income situation with a partner, make very good money or like myself, were lucky enough to inherit a truly staggering amount of land in northern Texas (several hundred acre ranch that my family has owned for over a century) then it can be very difficult to buy a home. Which is why I'm considering building a tiny home community on seventy or so acres of my property since DFW is only about an hour away.
Shit, I live in MN. A home that size here an hour outside the twin cities is still easily $500k. Probably more since it's new. All I can find around here for less than $300k is lots and townhomes. Also road construction is one of our 4 seasons.
@@xDarkTrinityx I know all about that. My mom's side is from Texas/Oklahoma and where the ranch came from and where my immediate family all live now but my dad is from Michigan and we were Air Force kids. I watched my parents deal with housing in thee countries and then Colorado and Michigan before I moved to Australia for grad school. Real estate is a nightmare. Australia was hell. I only managed to buy a home in the Sydney suburbs because my roommate at the dorms father was a developer who sold to me at cost and then I rented out my three spare rooms for years to other college students. And I was lucky enough to do that in the early 2000s. My home was was 150k when I bought it. It's worth 3million now and I still rent it out to be able to cover property tax and just hold on to it so I can retire there someday or my Aussie hubby decides he's had enough of getting traumatized living in the country.
And buying a house in the DFW proper and that includes the suburbs especially Plano and Frisco which are two of the most expensive cities in the country will run you at least 500k. My sister and her wife spent five years saving and hunting before finding a home at an auction that still needed over 100k in work.
I think it is pretty common to have thr microwave above the stove, that how our house is.
Bro houses in America are freaking cheap. In my city Ottawa the capital of Canada, there is a two-bedroom one bathroom bungalow currently listed at $998,000. And it's in a, how do you say, "gritty" part of town, an area that is adjacent to homeless shelters and safe injection sites where open use of drugs is quite common and it's quite common to find needles strewn on the street. Imagine spending a million dollars on a tiny house in a neighborhood full of drug addict homeless people.
This is the model.home....it was the company agent who has to leave
My microwave is above my oven
Ditto. Granted I live in an apartment though.
My house is in the hood...
I guarantee at least 3 people have been killed in this house...
My neighbor was raided for drugs last week...
My house is still worth $1,200,000
I'm a Ghetto Millionaire.
hahahaha why dont you sell it then?
@@MoreAdamCouser if you have a million dollars on the line wait it out... Doesn't bother me too much... More of a bank account...
US AMERICANS
WE JUST DO THE MOST RANDOM EXPENSIVE AND RIDICULOUS THINGS
BUT F*** AROUND AND FIND OUT
Come here.. you can definitely open the door and garage with your phone.. even look at the cameras outside your house.
Growing up, houses like this were still like "rich kid" type places.
Maybe we were just more poor than I thought😂
i think houses are also getting better looking too
As I watched this video Texas is flooding with big storms!
damn, i hope the damage isnt too bad!
@@MoreAdamCouser The Houston area, not Texas. That's like saying the UK is flooding because Glasgow is.
@@stischer47Houston is not flooding. The storm went into Mexico.
It's not like opening your door with your phone is hard. I can open my apartment door with my phone. It didn't come that way, I added it. It's not expensive.
Adam is a certified Stud 💚💚💚💚
while this is a nice starter home, I can't have neighbors that close to me... I live on 10+ acres with a 5800 sqft home.
I live in Oregon and it's hard for me to see prices this cheap. If Texas wasn't so dam hot in the summer I'd be moving last week.
It's all about the location. There are still places that are very cheap and places that are ungodly expensive...
This house isn't $300K. That's just the base price for the floorplan. Every "upgrade" that gets added will add to the price. This model house as displayed would probably end up close to double the price if you built it just like this.
You missed in the beginning of the video, it doesn’t open by phone but it does have a keypad entry if you go back & look. No, nobody lives there… he was talking about the property manager earlier. This home is actually standard, if you were to have one built, you could add things, pick your own colors of things like walls, carpet, sometimes even the layout of the house, etc…. Not everything you choose to change will always cost extra either.
Remember...$250k is like £150k due to the USA higher median income ($75k vs £35k)...you just get a lot more house vs income in USA.
You have a nice house, man.
It is just different in America.
This same house would be $250k-$1,250,000 depending on location across the USA.
Location matters!
Yes thank you! Location matters a lot! I saw the thumbnail and instantly thought there’s no way that house is under half a million. But that makes sense in Texas, where the price lacks, the property tax is higher, it’s the 7th highest in the US and it’s only going up, apparently supposed to double up to 3.2% in the next few years
@PurpleBassThumb - i have a hard time believing that property tax is 3% anywhere in Texas. I live in a very nice neighborhood in a very nice town and mine is less than 1%.
That's some mental gymnastics to arrive at that conclusion. Holy 🆂hit. Not knocking his house but saying 250k is like 150k pounds is just incorrect. Direct conversion would be closer to 190k pounds. Their average salary being less only matters if their items are on average priced less than ours, which surprise they aren't because housing prices in European countries are higher than they are in the states. So it's not like trying to purchase an item in Turkey or Brazil where items are cheaper to accommodate for the amount of money the locals make. Prices don't go down, in this case they go up while money earned also goes down. This isn't a math problem where two negatives equal a positive, TF?
@@Average_Middle_Aged_American look it up, the average property tax in Texas is 1.6%. Although, in the last 3 years the property tax in Texas has been dropping a decent amount, because of this, the TexasTribune has predicted that the average property tax in Texas could double by 2028 making it 3.2%. The article was posted in 2023 BY JOSHUA FECHTER AND ANDREW PARK on the TexasTribune website.
@jishani1 - not sure what you are talking about. Pretty simple. Americans get twice the house for the money. The avg house in America is more than twice the size. The median income is almost double. So Americans get more for their money. Therefore, UK gets less. So again, the relative costs of a $300k home in America would have to cost $150k in the UK for it to be a similar income to expense ratio. Understand now?
It’s out in the boonies. Far from civilization. No thanks.
What size my feet are ?!!..lol...well I'm a little 71 yo and generally have to buy my shoes in the little girl's department..yep..
Now about you moving to the U.S. .. we'd love to have you...just be careful where you end up...not to get too political..some places have less problems than others...just like weather and geographical issues..too hot..too cold..to shaky (lol)..too many strange uninvited...
So come on down Adam..bring the fam and enjoy bigger houses 😁...
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To be fair, you're really not immune or safe from any weird kind of weather anomalies, acts of God or otherwise anywhere in North America LOL. You want to complain and be terrified of the weather at the same time?....come on over, we got plenty for ya.
I'd so much rather live in Northern Ireland than Texas.
absolutely not haha
@@Carly_SIU which crappy east coast/California hell hole are you from?
@@Carly_SIU You're not required to love the state, but you'd have a higher quality of life there than you do in Missouri. More job opportunity, no state income tax, not winning the most obese state in the country award every year for the last two decades, take your pick.
I don't live in Texas either, but unlike you who jumped straight to "hurr i don't like it im not required to like it hurr my feelings my emotional response" I did my research and found a place that suited me better without having all of the downsides of Missouri.
You might want to hurry before ww3 breaks out.
In 1991, I was due with our 3rd child. We lived in a 2 bedroom trailer. We found a 4 bedroom, 2 bath, huge kitchen, dining room, living room and large family room. It was 5 houses from a bay. It needed work but I saw the potential. We bought it for $82,500. Big house! We worked on while we lived there. Bathroom plastic bathroom ceiling dell in. We had to do some wotk to get an fha mortgage. I loved that home. Lost it after my ahole let the mortgage double. I had to go on disability in 2011 due to EDS. I moved to FL and hate it here.
Sorry you've had to deal with an a**hole partner. It's tough to lose a home you love & have put so much into. If you hate Florida do you have to stay? Or are you not by yourself? Sorry but I read your comment and understand your feelings & frustration with how things have turned out for you. Hope you're able to find a way to improve your circumstances. Meanwhile I'll pray for you and hope you're able to shake off the bitterness (it can make life unbearable).
@@patriciab8876 controlling, abusive narcissist. He did much worse over 27 years. I miss my home and Eastern Long Island. My Mom left her home in FL to my sister and I. Thankfully, I have a home.
Adam wants to know our shoe size... 😋😜😝😝
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The price of houses all depends on where you live
So true. This would be a LOT more expensive around where I am.
lol I live in a state where the home I am in is probably half the size of the one in this video and it cost just as a much. A house like this one in the video would probably be 600k or more USD in my state.
I live in a city 30 mins from Dallas and the prices are 500k plus also nava shows houses with massive upgrades 150-200k worth of upgrades
That same sized house costs $600,000-700,000 over here in Maryland.
Still cheap
Hey Adam that was a Model home he was showing,no one lives there..nice house for the price, decent sq footage..love your channel,keep up the great work
I thought you were Irish, are you identifying as British?
I used to live about 45 minutes from where he is. This is NOT in an affordable housing neighborhood. It's in Greenville - not far from Rockwall and Royse City, which are more wealthy areas.
Then why is it so cheap?
@@garycamara9955 I suppose that would depend on what one's idea of "cheap" is.
He didn't show the 2 car garage but they typically have storage space, too. So, it's more like a 2.5 car garage.
This is about an hour from downtown Dallas, TX. 2 hours from Downtown Ft. Worth. The metroplex is called DFW, and has gotten very, very expensive. A new house like this in DFW proper would run 500k. In more rural areas like where this house it, you'll find it for about 260-290k. The only downside with these "Cookie-cutter" homes is they typically cram as many as possible in the area, so your yard will be "small" for the United States as a whole. Still bigger than the UK proper though. That's Texas as a whole outside of major cities. Other states, like Oklahoma, or Kansas this would run about 210-240k. Property taxes in Texas are high, this would probably run about 5-6k per year in taxes. Something like this in Oklahoma or Kansas would run about 2-3k per year max.
The most EXPENSIVE states to live in are California, Florida, Texas, New York, and Hawaii. The only downside with the US is you have to pay for health insurance to cover medical bills. For basic bare bones insurance it's about $400 a month. Great insurance is about $800-900 a month which would cover 80-90% of medical costs after you pay around a $500-$1000 deductible per year. Scripts(meds) would typically be free at that point, or like $5.
You can also RENT a 3 bed, 2 bath home with a larger yard in a state like Oklahoma for about $800-1500 a month pending how close you are to major cities. Also, a solid mid-level trim on a mid-size SUV would run about $45k. A full-size pickup would be about 10k more. An economy car with fantastic gas mileage (read no horsepower, slow, practical) would run about 30-40k new. Gas is about $2.80 a gallon as of July of 2024. A car will have 12-14 gallon tank, SUV will have 14-18 gallon tanks, and trucks would have 23-36 gallon tanks. SUVs and trucks are about 85% of vehicles on the roads.
Average grocery bill for 2-3 weeks of food for 2 adults and 1 child would run $250-$400 in the southern states I mentioned.
In law suite or guest room
Nice house, shitty state.
I occasionally see microwaves above ovens, but in my area, it doesn't seem to be very common. Around where I live, I've seen that be the case in maybe 10% of homes, tops. What I find much more commonly are little cubbies with either a whole in the side near the back, or an electrical outlet in the back, specifically sized for you to slide a microwave into. Even then, I see that in maybe 30%-ish of homes. Most just expect you to plop your microwave on the counter, if you want one.
Beautiful home, though. If I had the money I'd but that place in a heartbeat. Looks like a great place for hosting family gatherings.
I had a microwave that was built into the extraction hood of my original stove that came with the house. That microwave wore out way before the stove did, have replaced both at this point.
I hate the idea of Microwave over stoves. If you cooking you have to reach over a hot stove to use the microwave. And at that height if you handling hot liquid, it could fall on children or shorter peoples face.
OK. I'm from north central Texas. Spent ten years wiring homes. Absolutely LOVE the foam insulation! Love this floor plan. I've wired everything from government housing to, multi-million-dollar mansions. The only thing that kills me in this video. are the windows? Why are there no blinds? Why do the shades not cover the entire length of the windows? North central Texas is "one" of the most "hottest\humid" climates in America. Probably, second to Luisiana? I'm just saying, this builder, "ain't to smart'! 🤪
That is a nice home for the price but better if it had a pool!!! Some homes have 2 air conditioning and 2 furnaces so you can switch what floor you want cooled or heated.
There is a certain door lock that you can open with your phone
really???
@@MoreAdamCouser yes Adam I don't remember what the name of it is
I have one.
5:31 Remember, everything's bigger in Texas... including the tornadoes! 🤣🤣🤣
It depends on where you are. I live in Southern New Jersey, and paid about $60K for my mobile home. If my house was in rural Kentucky it would be $25-30K. If it was in Candler North Carolina; it would be almost $200.
Housing values would be more reasonable in the UK if they would stop trying to import an (over populating) population. It certainly appears like that from the USA.
Try to find that size house in any major city, NYC, San Francisco, LA, or Seattle, and you'll pay a $million+. Now they want a 65% down-payment! You need $650,000 just to qualify and make your monthly payments.
You crack me up Adam! You're a total "character" which is awesome! This is a great looking house for the money BUT 30 miles away from Greenville, Texas is like an hour and a half on the highway. And then you're not even in Dallas!!!! I live in the Atlanta suburbs....I'll put you up for your entire stay if you want to come and check out our lovely area (and it's less expensive than Dallas area and it's greener and not as miserably hot as Greenville (which is essentially in the dessert).
Keep in mind, he mentioned that this is one of the larger floor plans, for this community and it's got all the upgrades. If I had to guess, I'd say there's probably $50,000 in upgrades. With that in mind, the base unit would be a little more than 193,000 british pounds.
You'd literally shit your pants if you saw what you can get where I live for just over 200k. My house puts that house to shame, and I have over an acre of land. That's Texas, and that's a good deal in Texas. In my state, that house would be $179k... maybe at peak of the market. It would definitely have the smallest yard in the area, and that is in a planned community. Planned community usually means there is an HOA. HOA fees can be hundreds of dollars each month extra and they can evict you from your house if you don't pay. HOA's really aren't a thing in Europe. Imagine buying a house, paying taxes and insurance, and needing to get a board to approve which fllowers you can plant in your garden, or what color you can paint your front door. There are better, less expensive cities in other states to live in that are even nicer than that area of Texas around Rock Wall, Tx. I'm buying riverfront acreage right now for $3500 an acre for my retirement. You won't get that in Texas anywhere.
The only thing affordable is the free tour. Now if EVERYONE was taking home $150k a year which they're not. And this is part of the GROSS country to live in.
PLEASE put your second channel link somewhere!!! I’ve been looking for it for 2 days 😢.
Real estate prices vary widely, obviously. We're in Ohio, arguably the least popular state in the country. In a 4 bed 3 bath, 2666 sq.ft., with a 2 car detached garage and a huge yard, worth a grand total of about $90k.
In my area of the US, that house would cost at least $500,000, if not much more. It really depends where you live because that wouldn’t be anywhere near affordable in many areas of the US. The price on that beautiful house is WILD to me😳😳
The house I grew up in was 250k and sold for appx 1m. It was 4000 sqft. With 3/4 acre. Included access to private tennis courts, pool and playground.
250 now buys a lot less. It blows.
Great reaction vid! It’s location location location in real estate! Belfast area demands a premium, an hour from Dallas/Ft Worth does not. For instance, I live in a very high demand location near Kelowna BC and I live in a new 1550 sq ft modular home that cost $425,000 in Canadian dollars.
Peace (you have a very nice home, by the way!)
You can not buy that $240,000 house for that same amount everywhere in the US. Prices for the exact same house vary widely across the US depending on the location.
"Affordable"? I'm in Texas and I'm shocked anyone would consider a house of that size affordable. Granted I live in a city, but still. I am literally never going to own a house here, that's so far from affordable.
This is bigger than my mom’s house and my mom’s house is worth $500,000 or so but that’s California for you. Stupid expensive for no reason.
Not everyone can afford that home! I rent a 3 bedroom,2 bathroom,large kitchen and a living room with a TV,or craft room. It could also be small bedroom! For $850.00 a month!!!
My home i live in is about to move to £800 a month too!
That's not too bad, my small town in northeast Texas has gone crazy, rents are mostly over $1000/month.
Interesting fact there is a Greenville in every state in the country of America. I’m from Greenville, SC the foodie town that is 30 minutes from the Blue Ridge Parkway in the mountains and about 4 hours from the beach including Charleston, SC.
Arkansas is cheaper. Just saying. And there is virtually no property tax, and the climate is far more tolerable than Texas. Move to the Ozarks. It's gorgeous here!
I bought my house back in 2019 for $200k. Today its worth $320k. 2400 sq ft is even close to mine lol. Mine is 2300 sq ft. But i am on 1.25 acres.
It all depends on what area you live in. In Connecticut this house would cost 500K no problem
And this is considered "affordable" 🤔 not all Americans live like this. You'd have to be making $150,000.00 and up a year to live in something like this. You need to see how the other half live.
Now... I'm from Callie and the stove top A.K.A the burners matter. Why you ask. Well to warm up tortillas real quick to slap butter in them to roll them for a quick snack and out the door you go. The burners on that stove SUCK. If you think that doesn't matter. Your wrong. Flat burners are horrible. The surface flat burners ruin faster. But they scorch. And you will need to replace the whole surface
This is a cheaply built house that looks good, but they cut corners everywhere they can. Cheap HVAC, cheap appliances, cheap everything. Any upgrades cost a fortune. We call these "McMansions". Lots of Americans live in houses that were built years ago. They tend to be smaller and less grandiose, but they last longer and function better.
1. another thing these videos usually fail to show is if your in an HOA you typically have a whole community center with a gym and pools etc. Here in florida i’ve got 2 pools (pretty much water parks) and gym with tennis, basketball, baseball and a giant park with a pond.
2. you want your mind blown… look at philippine new build homes and prices
Adam, I know you like the big house. Greenville is in Texas. Texas gets many tornadoes and gets very hot and humid. I am just gently telling you no. The United States is a very big place. Perhaps you should think about your priorities. And the climate. I can see you in one of the New England states.
The house in the video is listed by Zillow as being worth $414,000 (120 Ozark street Greenville TX)
I have to say, if this dude was my realtor he'd be fired immediately as soon as he started whispering. GET OUT!! Send your partner back.
Adam, your kitchen is beautiful. You can't have kitchen envy HAHAHA
As they say, "Everything is bigger in Texas" and its true. People like big homes with alot of yard space, many have in ground swimming pools. Best to not buy in cities such as Huston Fort Worth and Dallas. Prices there are much higher and more crime.
Oh! No way! This is like a 30 minute drive away from me.
Loving these videos…. Binging them!
Everything is bigger in Texas, including the tornadoes. lol You couldn't pay me to live in Texas. lol
Microwaves above the stovetop are the norm. Oh, and it's supposed to be 101 degrees F today in Dallas, so that's the downside to a location with affordable housing.
Adam, there's a saying in America, "Everything's bigger in Texas!" 😂
It really matters where you live. My 5 bdr house in Iowa costs the same amount as my friend's 1 bdr condo in San Diego. Of course, whenever I tease her about the cost of living differences, she hits back with a weather report.
The south of the US tends to have lower costs of living and therefore lower home prices. I live in the Pacific NW and a newly built home around that size is around $800,000 to over a million depending on the finishes and how close it is to the city.
The bad thing is you're in Texas ! 😂 Flat and hot!!
Yeah, these houses you have reviewed are not the norm. For most homes that look like this is $400,000 US Dollars. In the previous video with the bannana in the garbage disposal is one to several million.
Something like this would be about $470,000 here in Minnesota.
personally my experience with Texas isn’t good 107 degree heat, tornados my city has no transit and no metro houses that used to be 300k are now 500k