We Bought an Old Abandoned Ranch House in Texas… Was This a HUGE Mistake?! 😱
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2024
- We finally did it. We bought a freaking house! But not just any house…we bought maybe the worst house on the market. It’s an 8 acre Texas ranch house that’s been abandoned for 20 years! Over that time, it has had every type of squatter imaginable living here (both people and creature 😳). Can we salvage and renovate this horrifying hoarder house?? Or will we just burn it to the ground and start over? Who knows! Either way, let the endless house renovation begin!
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Step 1: get a couple of 60-yard dumpsters. Finish the tiny house first!
I agree. You have Clementine to live in. I love the tiny home. That would be my first goal. Then start getting ready to clean up.
Defintely, and get one more dumpster than you think you'll need, those things fill up surprisingly fast. :D
You might check with your local fire department and offer the structures for training purposes. Once they are done with burning them down they usually will clean up the area.
Yep
Free demo.
And training for the firefighters
Id say main house first they can live in the van while it getting done
Have you tried asking your local fire department if they wanted to use that house for a control burn, usually they take awake what is left behind and you can start anew with no cost for the take down.
That's absolutely brilliant! I can see the title 'We Burned Our House Down To The Ground'. Views guaranteed🎉
That’s a great idea!!!
Oh wow. Great idea. I didn’t know they did that.
@@petat13 Yeah, they can use it for training that way. Many states fire departments do it.
I was just about to make this same comment!
Knock it down and re-build. It's Clementine 2 except with foundations!😄
OMG WOW.... you bought an abandoned house?! That's nuts .... I can't wait to see you renovate (or tear down) the main house. Good luck with this new project
Congratulations! You'll be able to live in Clementine while you're working on the house. I would think about laying down a concrete pad to park Clementine on to keep her from degrading. You might also want to put a carport over it too, to give yourselves shade. I can't wait to watch this new adventure!
Kinda weird they didn’t say
@joshuasprinkles3490What? Weird? 🙄
Agree great advice.😊
Congrats 🍾🎈🎉 it will be a adventure for sure but you guys are creative and I am sure the end results will be awesome
Good advice.
Piece of unsolicited advice: I am watching another TH-camr who is doing a house renovation, he admits no prior experience, but he is learning how via TH-cam videos. This can be ok, but the further he goes, the more apparent it is that he hasn’t thought this through. Installs walls and floors in attic and second floor, then realizes that basement walls need footers, and basement floors need to be replaced due to water issues. Starts addressing that, but then decides that he wands an addition that almost doubles size of basement. Starts to dig it, runs into water table; now needs to lower that by adding drains. Digs (with excavator) 15-ft deep trench in sand to lay tile; runs around in trench with no shoring - this is VERY dangerous as people die in trench collapses. Heaven only knows what is next.
So, congratulations on the house. I’m looking forward to seeing you do the renovation. But, please at least read the comments- there are those here with renovation experience (I’ve done 3 myself). We want you to succeed.
You are watching Cole the Corstar. Can't say I haven't thought all of things you've said here.
@@airenesmiler6624 I see NO comparison here. They know this could be a tear down. Cole is doing something utterly crazy, but he makes money off his content, so who cares, really?
@@cathylewis2181 Yes, he is making money off of his content. But he could also have done things differently that would have saved him headaches, I appreciate the solving problems as they appear, he is very resourceful, but he hasn't made it easy on himself. There is a huge difference between tearing down a family mansion and the ranch house; it's not architecturally interesting or very well built to start with.
I don’t know this channel but based on these comments he’s showing us how NOT to do things 😂
@@petat13 It's more an illustration of the things one discovers when renovating an old house, the proverbial can of worms. You can't ever know all the issues before renovating but as soon as you open up a wall it leads to more discoveries on what needs to be fixed.
Maybe you can name your new property, " Brisket Manor."
LOVE that!
Love that ❤
You have to get the "wood" in there: "Brisket Wood Estate".
When getting your dumpsters, ask about a ‘whole house tear down’ or similar language. This has saved us a TON of money. We are doing the same thing you all are doing.
I'm never making another electric bill payment ever.
This house is right out of the movie- 'Invasion of the body snatchers.'.
Bulldoze the house and have a modular dropped off and setup. Then enjoy your acreage, I sure am with mine.
This is the way
Oh my, that house stresses me out! Creepy. I would tear it down and start clean. The land is beautiful.
This seems to be the end of an era, a real seachange:
The Endless Adventure, Eva Zu Beck, The Travel Beans, Vanwives, Eamonn & Beck, Mr & Mrs Adventure all settling down and buying property. Ah well, good luck to all, I'll keep watching!!!
Also the Newbys had a van life era before they settled down in Portugal. life on the road is not for everyone, at least for years and years and years and years.
And Linnea & Akela, Stephi Lee, Isaac Turner/Leave Her Wild - it seems travel isn't for life for everyone.
Oh, and also Raising Voyagers.
Kinging It bought a derelict cottage in Scotland too.
Just goes to show that van life has a burnout rate. I'm not sure everyone will be in love with watching remodels after remodels after remodels. I don't want to have to find new people to follow
The potential for this is absolutely phenomenal. Good for you for spotting it. You're going to have an amazing property when you're done and it will give you years and years of content and sure hard work, but the setting is priceless. Having woods and lawns and all kinds of potential! Well done, you!!!
Thank God, someone here with positivity. So over the doom 'n gloomers!!
Not to mention potential Air BnB Retirement Income!
No, this wasn’t a huge mistake. This is going to be awesome. I’m all in. Clementine was an adventure but you were overcome with repairs, So time to put that effort into this homestead. You have already reno’d a couple RVs so you can do this and I’m excited to watch!
I''ll throw this out... Don't discount Clementine as a 'quirky AirBnB' option. Put her on a concrete pad, build a beautiful patio around her, cover her with a carport with party lights, and make her an adventure! If you could run power and water to her, even better!
Good idea.
That's a good idea.
Wonder what the story is. It really does look like someone went to work one day and didn't come back. Oh, and you're nuts! Good luck, glad I'm watching not doing 😂
🤣
Maybe they abandoned the house because it was too much work, they just left halfway
I think the previous owner is likely deceased.
Addiction or medical debt can also cause things to go downhill really quickly
Suggestion: get a plumber out to check the tiny home to see if it's all sound. Renovate the small building bc it looks most put together. Then live there while you get HUGE dumpsters out to the property to clear out and hopefully fix up the other buildings or knock them down.
I Think this one is a tear down unless your miracle workers😅
As an old house renovator, I love it! Once it’s cleared out you can see the bones. Best type of house to get. I’m excited for you. I’ll be keenly watching
Holy cow! No words. The water tests, asbestos tests, the electric, etc, all being good to go means you guys are under a lucky star there...it bodes well. Congrats.
Congratulations on your first “Stick-built”! That’s what us country folk call a house, as opposed to a modular or trailer home. May the reno go smoothly, the relationship stay strong, and the water run, forever and ever.
I've never heard that term before, but makes sense.
Wow! How exciting! I don’t doubt that you two are going to turn this property into a treasure! Can’t wait to watch the progress!!!!! Congratulations! ~Cara ❤
Aww, thank you!! We have big plans, but we'll see what we can pull off 😅
Congratulations on your landing purchase 👏 🙌 😀. I'm excited to see your projects and how the land turns out. Bet it is going to be awesome 👌. See you on the next one adventurers 😊😊😮😮🎉🎉❤❤.
Gut the main house down to the studs and see what the underlying structure looks like. If the structure is sound, then it should be worth renovating to a usable home.
I'm buckeling up for this adventure. Making popcorn. Congrats guys! Woooo hooooooooo!
I was secretly so excited for the updated animation 😅
Same!! Animated Clementine couldn’t have driven up to the added house fast enough! I was so happy to see it!
Congratulations!! Ya'll should watch Jenna Phipps on TH-cam. She recently bought an abandoned mid century modern house in Canada. It was in very rough shape with lots of water damage, mold, rats, etc. Her & her boyfriend are doing the majority of the renovations themselves so they've encountered most of the issues you're about to run into.
Also, I bet the animals living in the ceiling were so annoying to whoever was squatting in the home that they decided to take down all the tiles to stop them from running around up there lol.
Oh boy. They’re on quite the journey over there.
Just Destroy It And Built A New One Don't Restore This...
So excited for you. My heart couldn't take another one of your trips in Clementine. But hope she provides the necessary accommodations until you build. What a perfect time to go off grid. Hope you are following all the 'homesteaders'. So many good ideas for living a wholesome, healthy life!!! Good luck and many prayers.
Wow okay did not expect the condition!! cannot wait to go on this journey with you - saving this comment and waiting for the before and after video to drop!
I think I would just fully knock it down and rebuild or put a new manufactured home on the land 😂 the empty part you discovered would be amazing to put the actual home
You had to buy this, it is the natural progression for the other YT van-lifers i have been watching: VanWives, Camper Vibe, Kinging-It, Eamon and Bec, Samuel and Audry, and most recently your buddies Travel Beans.
Those ribbons on the wall are mums :) A huge Texas thing you'll come to love and enjoy
Beautiful property you did good finding a gorgeous piece of land. I predict it will take you approximately 5 years or more to make everything perfect and beautiful but you are both very young and healthy. Good luck😊
A sky light that doubles as a rain shower! LOL.
That's hilarious!
8-acres, though. Priceless!
Oh, and put my wife and I down for a week's rental when you guys finish! I'll bet the stargazing is fantastic out there.
My sister and I used to get a lot of chigger bites when we used to visit our grandparents in West Virginia.
I feel like this is the kind of home you could find thousands of dollars stuffed in the wall, mattress, or coffee can. Anyway, looks like a fun endless reno and I'm excited to see what happens!
LOVE IT, can't wait for the Endless Adventure Ranch to come to life!!!! You can probably get volunteers to help!!! Let the projects begin, ready, set GO!!!!!!❤😉
Congrats kids. This epic decision will be what takes your channel to 1 million. Great job and I can’t wait to see what you will do to this property ! This has some Matt Carriker vibes.
I hope you film every second of the clean-up! Even if you release it as a soothing video with music over it.... I'd watch the whole thing! 🤗
Wonderful land ! Right outside Austin ! Awesome 👏! I would tear down the house and start over .
Maybe you can turn the raccon mansion into a workshop - rip away some of the walls and try to keep the roof. Because you will need a place to work outside the house…
I was hoping this was what you were teasing! I can't wait for this next chapter for you both and to see the property come to life!
The first thing I thought was, “I can’t wait for a new Endless Renovation 80s sitcom intro!” 🙌🏻😄 Congrats on making the next stage of your life dreams come true!
You guys are gonna live in Clementine for years, so much work on this property !
Wow guys!! Nice property! I hope you have fun getting it the way you want it.
*Our God indeed is a covenant keeping God. Has he said a thing and not perform it? I watch how things unfold in my life, from penury to $356,000 every three months and I can only praise him and trust him more. Hallelujah 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻*
Congratulations!! The scriptures clearly states there's going a transference of the riches of the heathen to the righteous. God keep blessings you
Hello how do you make such monthly??
I'm a born Christian and sometimes I feel so down🤦🏼of myself because of low finance but I still believe in God🙏.
She's a licensed broker here in the states🇺🇸 finance advisor.
After I raised up to 525k trading with her I bought a new House and a car here in the states 🇺🇸🇺🇸and also paid for my son's surgery (Oscar). Glory to God.shalom.
Can I also do it??? My life is facing lots of challenges lately
What an amazing project. I'm sure you could arrange a house clearance party for subscribers. Bring your own tents and sleeping bags, strip the place bare so you've got a bare canvas, and you can hang out with the Adventurers for a week. I absolutely love the potential that property has, and can't wait for the transformation.
You’re insane. In the most adorable and entertaining way. Whatever you end up chucking, please don’t let it be your TH-cam careers, because I cannot WAIT to see this!
Congratulations, I love it. Good luck renovating. I'll keep watching.
I cannot wait to follow your Reno adventures!
Okay. I am impressed at how you transformed Clementine. Now, I am going to follow the magic you're going to do with your house. Congratulations. I'm pretty sure this is going to be satisfying to watch. I am imagining the front porch with hanging flowers and rocking chairs.
Wash the chigger bites with warm water & soap as soon as possible. It helps with the itching.
Then paint with clear nail polish. This cuts off the air and they die---WORKS!
@@jimmyrosen9424I heard about this on CSI Las Vegas, but WebMD reckons it's a myth. But if nail polish has worked for you, then maybe it depends on the ingredients in the nail polish 💅😊
Can't wait to see what y'all do with this.
I thought this might be a step you both were finally going to take after watching like the travel beans and kinging it settling down
I'm sure it's going to be a challenge from your tiny little apartment in San Francisco but it's going to be exciting and you both will crush it
Congratulations on your new home and look forward to following all the renovation episodes. I'm sure it'll look amazing once it is completed no matter how long it takes. At the moment all that is going through my mind is the Tom Hank's film 'The Money Pit' haha. There are bound to be pitfalls but there will be satisfaction as each job is completed.
Damn what a project.
😂😂😂okay…you HAVE to keep the beaded curtain 😂😂😂! Can’t wait to watch you build your new life on this beautiful property. So excited about the new Endless Adventures!❤️🇨🇦
so happy for you guys.
You guys are very brave 😅 Good luck on the renovation project and congratulations on your new property.
absolute score on the nintendo 64, definitely keep that!
You should totally get some trail cameras around the property and see what kind of critters you got. Could be fun to get some kind of count on your furry neighbors.
Oh my!!! Just push it in kids and start new❤
Awesome, I wouldn't be able to even walk inside that house lol. You could knock the whole thing down, buy an amazon house , you've got the land, electrics and plumbing. Looking forward to this next chapter.
Why does Eric choose the WORST hairstyles ever? This one makes him look like a certain 1940s dictator! 😳
Awww
"We'll see you on the land"
You guys look so Happy and I am happy for you!!
Congratulations 😊
This is SO AWESOME! You're living the dream! Thanks for bringing us along-- I can't wait to see more!
Congratulations! You're right, there is a TON of potential there! I'm glad you're young and can take on such a challenge! Can't wait to see what you do with the place!
Wimberly is such a sweet town. Have so much fun!
Congrats on the property!
To be fair after Clementine this is gonna be a walk in the park. It may be Central Park at 3am near a bush someone may jump out of with a knife. But yeah a walk in the park. You got this. Gold star ⭐️
😅😂🤣 thanks for the lol intro, you've done it before beautifully and that was only the practise round it will be amazing I'm sure.
A fabulous place to have found such a great place for your future. My husband's ancestor (either great or great-great grandfather) was Pleasant Wimberley, the town of Wimberley's namesake. Best of luck to you as you navigate this wonderful new adventure. Looking forward to seeing how things progress and change for the two of you.
We are 37 & 38 & bought our first home this week too. It also needs a new roof 😂.
Congrats!
This is going to be so fun to watch
Watching Homestead rescue I saw something very interesting that can also apply to your "homestead",you must cut all the trees around your house 30 feet away from your house for 2 reasons,might fall on your house or it might be a forest fire and that way the fire can't reach your house walls.
Higlyrecomand that show!!!
Where's Eamon when you need him? 😆 Good luck yall! Stoked to see the transformation, but would love it if yall were transparent about cost so us viewers who want to do the same can learn.
Bring it on! Mostly, in spite of the state of the house, enjoy the process when you can.
you have plenty of room for chickens and other animals too! Congrats on the home and cant wait to see the next renovation project!
Congrats and good luck !!! This will now REALLY be an "ENDLESS ADVENTURE" !!!
There's a serious Stephen King backstory vibe to that main house. I'm dying to know if the computer would boot up, same with the Nintendo! 😄
You guys are probably better off demolishing this place and starting over. Whatever you guys do it will definitely be an adventure.
I can't wait to see the reno videos; remember, it will take a lot of time. This is a big project. I loved the inspo pics, lovely style.
I think you've made a good move here. It's gonna take a lot of cleanup, but it seems to be in surprisingly solid shape for how long it's been abandoned.
Congratulations Guys! I have to admit I'm in camp tear down, especially going by your desired end result. I can't wait to see it all come together!
Wow it looks amazing. You have so many options, I like the idea of building the house up on the top clearing
Congratulations on your...new...home. just kidding! So much potential! I'm totally on board with watching you transform this property. Who doesn't like watching fixer uppers anyway? Congrats again and best of luck! Lauren
Ooo that's so exciting! Congrats on your new place, the landscape is beautiful. 😊
maybe turn the metal mobile home/storage container into a bar?? it could be an awesome addition to patio/pool area
Hey guys I just saw endless adventure bali ft kinging it ( I've seen the other travelers) I see your vlogs and endless adventure Id like to let y'all know I Love love you guys Craig, Amee, Erik and Allison.Of all the travelers I watch you 4 on my top of the list.
Am I seeing an old station wagon? Your closing scene on the left side, buried in high grass. I've seen people restoring those lately.
So excited to see your improvements and congratulations!
Brisketwood would be a great ranch name.
I am so excited for you, this is exactly what I have planned for in Scotland over the next couple of years. I cant wait to follow you guys ...please vlog vlog vloggg!! thank you
Those weird ribbons are a Texas area cultural tradition- they’re mum corsages from somebody’s high school or college homecoming. I went to college in Arkansas and have a few mums of my own.
So excited for you guys!! Can’t wait to watch the evolution of your ranch! Does it have a name yet?!
Super excited to watch this rennovation series over the next 4-6 years. 😆 👊
For the first 5 minutes of this video - I thought you 2 were pranking. Good luck.
Looking forward to watching the clear out , treasure hunting and full development
Oh boy! Can’t wait to see the adventures this new space will reveal!! Congratulations ❤
Wtg guys! Congrats, you got youre work cut out for you, In the end you get to make it your own,thats the best part of all! We’re all gonna love following you in this one, and I just can’t wait! So glad to see Clementine too, good luck, I excited! , 🎉
Congrats on your property!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Thanks for always giving us great adventures, this should be fun! Make sure and hire a home decorator to help you design and decorate yayyyy❤❤❤❤❤
Ooooo…I am ready for this adventure! The tiny house will be so cute (currently building my own!) Can’t wait to see what vintage treasures you find in the main house too. Salvage what you can :)
Minor item: The ribbons above the window in the one bedroom look like they might be homecoming mums that a [teenaged] girl would get for the homecoming game/dance. A Texas tradition.
Wow! Congratulations 🥳 You two don’t do things by half’s. Looks like it has stacks of potential. Good luck 🤞🏻 .