Yeah I got suckered with that same talk last year and the only thing that was up and coming was a bunch of kids in ski masks trying to break into my apartment building in the middle of the night.
@Jon Solski Well, the whole city is changing. A lot of the long time homeowners are getting taxed out, so they sell their homes. Unfortunately, a lot of them get lowballed, and their homes sell for less than what was expected....I mean who can afford to have a house on the market for years?Then the homes are resold for 2 1/2-3x the selling price.
Ayyyy my neighborhood is finally on House Hunters. One of my favorites shows and i never thought id see the day people start showcasing the Austin neighborhood of West Side, Chicago on national TV 😂😂😂. But what i can say is Gentrification has slowly started to creep into South Austin which is where im from. Alot of Victorian homes are and have been remodeled and are beautifully done. Many of them still have the historic character inside. Guess what the asking price is $300-550k!!! In Austin!!! Five years ago u could buy a home for $150-200k in remodeled condition. Taxes have shot up to around $3500-$5000 on average.
I love those Victorian houses but Austin is moving SLOOWWWW soo idk about moving there lol.. half a million for a house there, no way. Chicago is obviously trying to expand the wealthy neighborhoods to the west side. They really don't want to gentrify the south side lol.
Never thought Austin would be on a show like this. I remember in 2008 you could get fixer-upper single-family homes for under $60K and complete gut rehabs for not much more than $100K. Lots of abandoned properties.
Get this: When I was looking to buy, I was priced out of the very area they moved to. I bought a condo in River Forest and haven't looked back. My guess is they'll end up selling or renting it out.
Up and coming?? Ummm, do they know it's one of the roughest areas in the city and next to probably the absolute worst area in the city?? Literally people getting shot and killed in the middle of the day..... this area is horrible & very dangerous.... just wait until summer time. I feel bad for these people who have no clue what they are getting themselves into. Yikes.
I'm from Austin and I never thought I'd see the day they record in Austin. Buy Austin does have some nice historical and charming homes with character. Victorian and 4 Square and classic bungalows abound everywhere. Yes it has crime but I lived my entire life in Austin until about 12 years ago. My family all still lives there. This actually made me smile.
@@humblebee9022 I'm from Austin. They'll be alright. At least they're not moving into a neighborhood where the husband will be greeted with swastikas and other racist paraphernalia because he's black and she's white which often happens when you move into a predominantly white neighborhood like Bridgeport, Norwood Park, Portage Park etc.
I like how Brian is wearing the same exact clothes the day they "visited friends who just purchased a home in Chicago", as well as the day they moved in to the house they selected. hmmm...🤔😂😂
I like that 3rd place a lot. I bet that basement would be wonderfully cool in the summer. The back yard had no grass like she wanted and no peek-in-visibility like he preferred. The kitchen seemed nice too. It would be a simple, straightforward home.
House #2 was a nice neighborhood/block in the 70’s and 80’s. It has changed dramatically, since all of the elders are deceased or have gotten older. It is a lot of abandon homes on that block.
Literally lmao I actually like non-grass yards in the city but Jesus. She was ready to not buy a house because it had a single patch of grass out front...
House Hunters talks to the couple, then decides to have them focus on ONE thing for the episode. When she said she preferred a garden to grass, they probably said, Stop! That's your thing! Keep harping on that point the whole episode!
Such a lovely couple! I'm glad they went for the second house, the natural light and spacial layout was much more ideal! I was just a bit confused as to how Austin is considered "up and coming". I've lived in Chicago for over a decade and would consider maybe Humboldt Park to be deserving of that label (hence the higher price per square footage asking price of the third small house), but Austin... lol. I wouldn't even call that statement a stretch. It's one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the city. Not to say there aren't amazing people who live there, but yeah "up and coming". More like up and coming through your window to steal your tv lol!
I never knew hating grass could be considered a legitimate complaint. Why would you want to purposely invite bees into your backyard if you plan to have young children?
Yes, I think grass is best for kids to play on - and it's the easiest landscaping to maintain. Grass, with underground auto irrigation, can be simply maintained by hiring the mowing. "Flowery" needs weeding, trimming, planting, etc.
this is why i hate house hunter (only watched this because it my hometown. Chicago!) The wife said she likes classic Chicago bungalow. NONE of those homes was a classic bungalow. the first was a converted 2 flat. the second was, nice, but not a bungalow. the third was a 60's ranch. the city is known for its bungalows. thousands and thousands of bungalows, large and small, dot all our neighborhoods. why were they not shown at least 1??
Yeah, definitely irritating. Especially when the realtor said that he was showing them a place $50k over budget just to show them what they could get for that. Like, wtf? Are you paying the mortgage?
I agree, but maybe they showed it to them but it just didn't make it to the episode? Because I can't imagine making such a huge deciscion after seeing only 3 houses 😮
It's hilarious that the Realtor calls that neighborhood "UP AND COMING" with a straight face! Abandoned houses on every street and you have to learn to ignore the gunfire and sirens!
Yeah no wonder these places are cheap; Austin/South Austin are kinda scary 😬 They've been "up and coming" since I moved here 10 years ago; when do they... come? Adorable couple though, and I love the house they chose, even if it's not in the neighborhood I would personally go for!
@erinrafferty5659 - Austin was supposedly "up and coming" when I purchased a condo in a gut-rehabbed building back in 2008. I was a renter in Forest Park at the time, but couldn't afford the type of place I wanted there, so I chose what I thought would be a great place in Austin. I had high hopes for the neighborhood. Originally there were 12 individual owners and 12 vacant units for sale. Investors swooped in and purchased the other 12 units. Over time, some original owners foreclosed and investors snatched up those units, too. Eventually, this resulted in only 4 owners out of 24 units; the rest of the residents were renters. The problem wasn't that the building was mostly renters; it was more so that the investors only cared about collecting rent money and not about maintaining the building. They had majority voting power and wouldn't vote in the best interests of the property because they didn't want to pay for anything. Long story short, back in 2021, the four owners who lived there and the slumlor...I mean investors agreed to sell the entire building. Towards the end of that year, we finally hired a realtor. In 2022, I purchased and moved into a townhome in Forest Park about nine months before the condo building finally sold. I was so relieved when that transaction was finally completed! There are some beautiful homes in Austin, especially the homes closer to Oak Park, but in my opinion it will be a long time before the Austin neighborhood gentrifies the way that other Chicago neighborhoods have done.
I grew up in Austin, and went to Resurrection Catholic school, but that was in the early 1960's. That area was very nice back then, but that was over 60 years ago.
@@Nyx773 Yep, I grew up in a 3-flat in the Irving Park area. It's sad as hell going through those neighborhoods now and seeing them all converted to these half-assed mansions.
It's so sad to see all the character stripped from these homes and the same kind of gray flooring, funky tile backsplashes, boring bathrooms and kitchens, everything gray/white. Blech!
Easy to tell by her body language that she liked the 2nd house. It was nice, I liked the kitchen and living room. I get the feeling she had the final say.
#2 I ❤ it!!!😊😊 If their future children are allergic to bees, this lady will not want bees all over the yard😂 First time parents have a lot to learn...
A lot of those miscreants causing mayhem and destruction in downtown Chicago come from the Austin area. However, there are a lot of big beautiful home's but it's Definitely still coming and certainly not up. If you know how to handle yourself, now is a great time to buy. In fact the newly elected mayor of Chicago lives in area.
@Lorriane That's not true....Those "miscreants" with their planned disturbances in downtown Chicago are coming from many neighborhoods throughout Chicagoland, not just specifically Austin.
The gutted living spaces in the first two are terrible! So giant and cold. Makes me sad that people are tearing down the walls in these beautiful old Chicago homes and creating such un-cozy spaces. Gross :(
I’ll take 20-30 years for these neighborhoods to become good… the schools are terrible around these areas, if you plan to have kids and send them to public schools, I suggest you look for a good district and not a good looking house…
@@Transformersarecoming4yourkids exactly! It’s the same thing with cars… plp want a Mercedes Benz or Audi but can take care of the maintenance! Or has like 200 thousand miles but it’s all about showing off.. ugh
@@russca67 I did, 9 years ago, lady passed and the kids sold it. Used my V.A. and got it for 116k. Now these houses going for 275k and up. The Obama library is really raising property taxes. It's really nice I. South Shore, you got pockets tho like every neighborhood. And I'm Always at the cultural center, beautiful place
The first one is nice! But I never saw a master bedroom/master bath... and those so called bedrooms were SUPER SMALL! and it said 7 bedrooms! and 4 bathrooms? 😮 ... The Second one was nice/spacious for them and their fur babies and future human children! and the 3rd. One is too small-ish it's less than 1,000 sq.ft. ... I would choose the single family home just like they chose...
I grew up in a home like the last house but different neighborhood of chicago. Family of 4. My mother was raised in the same house family of 6 all with no bedroom in the basement. It’s the price of living in the city not having a lot of space.
That would be the first thing I would consider adding! Next would be burglar bars and a top of the line security system. Then soundproofing the house to block out the daily sounds of gunfire. 😂
Only a illogical female cares Bout stuff like this. Nothing about his profession, personality or success though. Priorities all messed up. Then you wonder why a lot of ya’ll are single and bitter lmao
The first house was ruined by a greedy flipper. There is no way that house should have been able to have SEVEN bedrooms and four "BATHS". All those places were HORRID.
The Chihuahua that's shown briefly in the beginning is so overweight. It's just not healthy. Small dogs can get overweight very easily if an owner doesn't pay attention to the amount of food they're giving it. It looks like it's around five pounds overweight. Poor doggie.
@@beaniemac you most definitely can if the taxes become too much…Maywood just doubled….some have to sale because they no longer can afford it….which may happen In Austin as well
@@daunstable1 I'm from Austin bought a crib in Bellwood several years back and the taxes doubled to almost $7k. Taxes in Austin used to be around $1200 now they're up to $3500-$4000. Wow!
She has legitimate concerns about the price. My rule number one is if you can't pay for it on one income then it's too much. Life happens. Where would you be if the other person died, divorced you, lost their job, or became incapacitated and could not work?
As someone who grew up here my advice would be avoid the city and look for somewhere in the country otherwise go to a better state because its horrible here.
I about spit the water out of my mouth when the realtor said “Austin is an up & coming neighborhood” 😂😂😂
Yeah I got suckered with that same talk last year and the only thing that was up and coming was a bunch of kids in ski masks trying to break into my apartment building in the middle of the night.
😂😂😂😂
They mean it’s up-and-coming in the crime statistics;-)
@Jon Solski Well, the whole city is changing. A lot of the long time homeowners are getting taxed out, so they sell their homes. Unfortunately, a lot of them get lowballed, and their homes sell for less than what was expected....I mean who can afford to have a house on the market for years?Then the homes are resold for 2 1/2-3x the selling price.
I knew a fellow Chicagoan would feel the same way!
This was my grandparents house. 😢Beautiful!
What streets is it located ar
Ayyyy my neighborhood is finally on House Hunters. One of my favorites shows and i never thought id see the day people start showcasing the Austin neighborhood of West Side, Chicago on national TV 😂😂😂. But what i can say is Gentrification has slowly started to creep into South Austin which is where im from. Alot of Victorian homes are and have been remodeled and are beautifully done. Many of them still have the historic character inside. Guess what the asking price is $300-550k!!! In Austin!!! Five years ago u could buy a home for $150-200k in remodeled condition. Taxes have shot up to around $3500-$5000 on average.
I love those Victorian houses but Austin is moving SLOOWWWW soo idk about moving there lol.. half a million for a house there, no way. Chicago is obviously trying to expand the wealthy neighborhoods to the west side. They really don't want to gentrify the south side lol.
Never thought Austin would be on a show like this. I remember in 2008 you could get fixer-upper single-family homes for under $60K and complete gut rehabs for not much more than $100K. Lots of abandoned properties.
Get this: When I was looking to buy, I was priced out of the very area they moved to. I bought a condo in River Forest and haven't looked back. My guess is they'll end up selling or renting it out.
Me either. I'm shocked, as I grew up very close to this area
Up and coming?? Ummm, do they know it's one of the roughest areas in the city and next to probably the absolute worst area in the city?? Literally people getting shot and killed in the middle of the day..... this area is horrible & very dangerous.... just wait until summer time. I feel bad for these people who have no clue what they are getting themselves into. Yikes.
I'm from Austin and I never thought I'd see the day they record in Austin. Buy Austin does have some nice historical and charming homes with character. Victorian and 4 Square and classic bungalows abound everywhere. Yes it has crime but I lived my entire life in Austin until about 12 years ago. My family all still lives there. This actually made me smile.
@@humblebee9022 I'm from Austin. They'll be alright. At least they're not moving into a neighborhood where the husband will be greeted with swastikas and other racist paraphernalia because he's black and she's white which often happens when you move into a predominantly white neighborhood like Bridgeport, Norwood Park, Portage Park etc.
Her disliking of grass is annoying. She Claims that she only wants flowers but usually when I see flowers , there's grass growing with them. 😂😂😂😂😂
She's weird
Her dad made her cut the grass when she was little.
Yeah, they usually go together 😂
My yard is all flowers , hosta and pachysandra . No grass. Chicago . English country style.
I lost it when she said Austin is an up-and-coming neighborhood!! Perhaps she meant up and coming on the crime statistics! 😂😂
"transitional" neighborhood
@@spikefivefivefive when they say “transitional neighborhood”, do they mean it is transitioning from bad to worse??
It means more upwardly mobile folks are moving in....trust. I live in Chicago South Side and its coming
We owned a building in the Austin area and that was in the mid 60s, how much you want to bet it's no better today
I like how Brian is wearing the same exact clothes the day they "visited friends who just purchased a home in Chicago", as well as the day they moved in to the house they selected. hmmm...🤔😂😂
It can happen...if you only own one shirt..
I like that 3rd place a lot. I bet that basement would be wonderfully cool in the summer. The back yard had no grass like she wanted and no peek-in-visibility like he preferred. The kitchen seemed nice too. It would be a simple, straightforward home.
House #2 was a nice neighborhood/block in the 70’s and 80’s. It has changed dramatically, since all of the elders are deceased or have gotten older. It is a lot of abandon homes on that block.
Never seen a woman that hates grass that much.
Literally lmao I actually like non-grass yards in the city but Jesus. She was ready to not buy a house because it had a single patch of grass out front...
City girl
House Hunters talks to the couple, then decides to have them focus on ONE thing for the episode. When she said she preferred a garden to grass, they probably said, Stop! That's your thing! Keep harping on that point the whole episode!
Say something about bees one more time!!’ Ahhh! 🤦♀️🤷🏼♀️
@donnapauley8183 😂😂
Such a lovely couple! I'm glad they went for the second house, the natural light and spacial layout was much more ideal! I was just a bit confused as to how Austin is considered "up and coming". I've lived in Chicago for over a decade and would consider maybe Humboldt Park to be deserving of that label (hence the higher price per square footage asking price of the third small house), but Austin... lol. I wouldn't even call that statement a stretch. It's one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the city. Not to say there aren't amazing people who live there, but yeah "up and coming". More like up and coming through your window to steal your tv lol!
That last line lmaoo,, also nice username!
All houses had really great points. Love his smile - happy healthy life to all, Kitties included.
I never knew hating grass could be considered a legitimate complaint. Why would you want to purposely invite bees into your backyard if you plan to have young children?
Yes, I think grass is best for kids to play on - and it's the easiest landscaping to maintain. Grass, with underground auto irrigation, can be simply maintained by hiring the mowing. "Flowery" needs weeding, trimming, planting, etc.
@pamcadd8658 just do the work yourself stop being lazy
this is why i hate house hunter (only watched this because it my hometown. Chicago!) The wife said she likes classic Chicago bungalow. NONE of those homes was a classic bungalow. the first was a converted 2 flat. the second was, nice, but not a bungalow. the third was a 60's ranch. the city is known for its bungalows. thousands and thousands of bungalows, large and small, dot all our neighborhoods. why were they not shown at least 1??
Yeah, definitely irritating. Especially when the realtor said that he was showing them a place $50k over budget just to show them what they could get for that. Like, wtf? Are you paying the mortgage?
The 2nd house was very much a Chicago-style house. I see those a lot more than bungalows.
Oh calm down. It’s not that serious
I agree, but maybe they showed it to them but it just didn't make it to the episode? Because I can't imagine making such a huge deciscion after seeing only 3 houses 😮
It's hilarious that the Realtor calls that neighborhood "UP AND COMING" with a straight face!
Abandoned houses on every street and you have to learn to ignore the gunfire and sirens!
Perhaps the realtor meant up-and-coming in the crime statistics? 😉
Did they check out the property taxes first?
This episode is about: I hate the grass !
Yeah no wonder these places are cheap; Austin/South Austin are kinda scary 😬 They've been "up and coming" since I moved here 10 years ago; when do they... come?
Adorable couple though, and I love the house they chose, even if it's not in the neighborhood I would personally go for!
@erinrafferty5659 - Austin was supposedly "up and coming" when I purchased a condo in a gut-rehabbed building back in 2008. I was a renter in Forest Park at the time, but couldn't afford the type of place I wanted there, so I chose what I thought would be a great place in Austin. I had high hopes for the neighborhood. Originally there were 12 individual owners and 12 vacant units for sale. Investors swooped in and purchased the other 12 units. Over time, some original owners foreclosed and investors snatched up those units, too. Eventually, this resulted in only 4 owners out of 24 units; the rest of the residents were renters. The problem wasn't that the building was mostly renters; it was more so that the investors only cared about collecting rent money and not about maintaining the building. They had majority voting power and wouldn't vote in the best interests of the property because they didn't want to pay for anything. Long story short, back in 2021, the four owners who lived there and the slumlor...I mean investors agreed to sell the entire building. Towards the end of that year, we finally hired a realtor. In 2022, I purchased and moved into a townhome in Forest Park about nine months before the condo building finally sold. I was so relieved when that transaction was finally completed! There are some beautiful homes in Austin, especially the homes closer to Oak Park, but in my opinion it will be a long time before the Austin neighborhood gentrifies the way that other Chicago neighborhoods have done.
I grew up in Austin, and went to Resurrection Catholic school, but that was in the early 1960's. That area was very nice back then, but that was over 60 years ago.
What a relaxed, mellow and reasonable couple !!! Best choice of home too !!! Plus they love kitties 🙂
Should've just moves to the west suburbs
400k for a house like that is crazy. Especially on the west side lmao
Those houses are over a million dollars once you get north of Irving Park and west of Cicero
Is that an infinity symbol ?? ............sigh
The realtor’s face when the white lady is talking about how she loves Chicago’s vibes 😂
Right like what Chicago vibes you talking about 👀
She must be from Oklahoma or Idaho.
@@cfoster6804 Not Oklahoma - her accent is more mid-west, not southern or Texas drawl sounding at all. Not Idaho either.
She annoying
It’s just grass, u can still plant flowers wherever
Omg agreed😂
She must not be from Chicago
Why would you even want to pull out all the beautiful grass! Ugh! 🙄
ya property taxes are defiantly something you need to look into before you buy a house.
The West side of Chicago - Austin? Are they crazy?
Why dont they go to Oak Park!! I'm from Austin. But that's S. Austin also
Right by the expressway….if this is happening and also taxes increasing we all know most will be taxed out soon
They are super woke
@@alfredoalcantar8691BIngo!! 😂😂
@@5822huron Oak Park costs 2-3 times that
All 3 homes look like flip homes.
That’s what I thought too!
I just watched a TH-cam video about the deadliest areas in Chicago and Austin was in the top 5 for violent crime. No to South and West side Chicago.
House look so different from when my grandparents owned it.
Wannasee1526 Post some pics! I think everyone would be interested to see how the house originally looked when your grandparents owned it.
30 mins away in Munster Indiana on the boarder of Indiana. Can you a house twice the size of all those homes for $380k with LESS CRIME
But who wants to live in Indiana? Less crime, more racism.
They chose the Austin house. Good luck to them. They are going to need it!
The "bedrooms" in the first house were a joke. Just to call it a 7 bedroom 🙄
It used to be a 2-flat apartment building. Those are the typical bedroom sizes for 1920's construction.
@@Nyx773 Yep, I grew up in a 3-flat in the Irving Park area. It's sad as hell going through those neighborhoods now and seeing them all converted to these half-assed mansions.
I live in Chicago and I wouldn’t live in either of those neighborhoods…
I am considering moving to Chicago.. which neighborhoods are the best? safety/price/location. thank you very ,much
@@irmaslap1607gold coast, Lincoln park , lake view are best
@@irmaslap1607Little Village
@@brodiezg8813 thank you very much
@@stevedahl thank you very much
i love that they don't fight alot now thats a real couple
Love that they are excited about their new home…congratulations!
It's so sad to see all the character stripped from these homes and the same kind of gray flooring, funky tile backsplashes, boring bathrooms and kitchens, everything gray/white. Blech!
I didn't know that Satan was an interior decorator.
At the end of the day it’s their choice. Not really yours
@@passiveaggressive6175 really. My feelings are someone else's choice. I don't think so , sweetie
Gray floors are ugly. Idk who came up with that.
@@Heyu7her3 IKR? And so boring to see them and that ugly gray tile in every. single. flip.
(West) Austin? Isn’t it dangerous there?
Is that a trick question? 😂😂😂
Easy to tell by her body language that she liked the 2nd house. It was nice, I liked the kitchen and living room. I get the feeling she had the final say.
They purchased my grandparents old home.
And?
Where is this house located?
They are gonna love Chicago and the high cost of living there.
#2 I ❤ it!!!😊😊 If their future children are allergic to bees, this lady will not want bees all over the yard😂 First time parents have a lot to learn...
A lot of those miscreants causing mayhem and destruction in downtown Chicago come from the Austin area. However, there are a lot of big beautiful home's but it's Definitely still coming and certainly not up. If you know how to handle yourself, now is a great time to buy. In fact the newly elected mayor of Chicago lives in area.
Miscreants? I'm from Austin. Smh
Austin Is a really big community. South Austin isn't as bad as other parts. I'm talking about south of 290
@@beaniemac I'm from Austin and still there. South Austin is from Division to Roosevelt or really from Lake St to Roosevelt
@@beaniemac Yeah, once you cross the intersection of Augusta and Austin, that's South Austin/"Unincorporated Oak Park"😂😂
@Lorriane That's not true....Those "miscreants" with their planned disturbances in downtown Chicago are coming from many neighborhoods throughout Chicagoland, not just specifically Austin.
I absolutely love the first house
should be lots of availability when ever some one gets their real estate tax bill.
Arwin ever anyone bothers to actually look at their local neighborhood crime statistics! 😂
I would not recommend Austin! Im from there. I hope he has guns..
They won’t buy anything
I thought Chicago was a gun free zone??? 😂😂😂
@@Valmontst Not for the last 10-ish years, thanks to the US Supreme Court
@@Valmontsthuh? You sound ignorant
The gutted living spaces in the first two are terrible! So giant and cold. Makes me sad that people are tearing down the walls in these beautiful old Chicago homes and creating such un-cozy spaces. Gross :(
I’ll take 20-30 years for these neighborhoods to become good… the schools are terrible around these areas, if you plan to have kids and send them to public schools, I suggest you look for a good district and not a good looking house…
That’s the problem. Everyone just wants a good looking house to show off.
@@Transformersarecoming4yourkids exactly! It’s the same thing with cars… plp want a Mercedes Benz or Audi but can take care of the maintenance! Or has like 200 thousand miles but it’s all about showing off.. ugh
I always wonder when these neighborhoods will hit rock bottom but at this point I know I’m going to wonder for the rest of my life
Uptown was called "up and coming 20 years ago". It's improved, but not by much. I still wouldn't live there.
@@Nyx773 agree!
These are all great choices.
You couldn’t pay me to live in these neighborhoods. 😂
What a nice couple!
Man! $250K in Chi put's you in the danger zone
I didn't pay 150k for my house and I'm in South Shore
@@altaariq You got a great deal my guy, I was just over there at the cultural center! CHI 4 ever!
@@russca67 I did, 9 years ago, lady passed and the kids sold it. Used my V.A. and got it for 116k. Now these houses going for 275k and up. The Obama library is really raising property taxes. It's really nice I. South Shore, you got pockets tho like every neighborhood. And I'm
Always at the cultural center, beautiful place
Nice choice! These homes are all nice
Windows must be high so people can’t see in? Have you heard of drapes, curtains, blinds, they all work nicely.
I never thought id see the day hgtv went to austin
Don't paint it but bulletproof it.
She is tearing out grass for flowers???? I'm confused
People want to give space back to pollinators. It's also less maintenance and less water. It's a pretty big movement- the no lawn movement.
She’s clearly a nutcase. She belongs back in the hippie generation she would make a great flower girl! 😂😂😂
@@cecilec9234😂😂😂😂😂
Everything about this lady is confused. lol
@@cecilec9234 Thanks for being from the 21st century.
I liked all 3 of these houses-they had a tough choice
Nice couple. Good choice.
Lovely couple.....good choice!
She complains too much!!
The first one is nice! But I never saw a master bedroom/master bath... and those so called bedrooms were SUPER SMALL! and it said 7 bedrooms! and 4 bathrooms? 😮 ... The Second one was nice/spacious for them and their fur babies and future human children! and the 3rd. One is too small-ish it's less than 1,000 sq.ft. ... I would choose the single family home just like they chose...
I grew up in a home like the last house but different neighborhood of chicago. Family of 4. My mother was raised in the same house family of 6 all with no bedroom in the basement. It’s the price of living in the city not having a lot of space.
The first one is a converted 2-flat apartment house
Those are normal size bedrooms for Chicago. The first house mean to fit two families.
I liked house one and three.
None of the homes look like Chicago bungalows. Plus Austin as an up and coming neighborhood…
#2 and 3 was really good for them
bullet proof glass?
Sad but true. Humboldt Park is still rough but much better than the Austin neighborhood. Good luck to this couple.
Exactly! Austin? I'm from there. Don't move there
That would be the first thing I would consider adding! Next would be burglar bars and a top of the line security system. Then soundproofing the house to block out the daily sounds of gunfire. 😂
@@Valmontst Hang up job applications child support papers around your house too
@@5822huron which areas are the best in Chicago?
Beautiful couple.😊 i just planted clover....Crimson clover
While reading comments...thinking its Austin Texas 😂
LOL!!!
O block is a up and coming neighborhood
Oh snap !
5:42 The fuck are those rooms? They're so TINY!
Those are typical bedroom sizes for old Chicago homes.
I died when he said So we just gonna have a bunch of bees in our backyard.😂😂😂😂
This couple already...hope they conclude together
There’s some amazing deals where I’m from, west Garfield park.
Why would you want to live anywhere near Chicago??
I grew up in a home much like #3 in Chicagoland!
invest in security of allkinds,
I'm gonna be that person. His hair situation is confusing me.
And the clothes....
Not to mention the clothes.
Only a illogical female cares Bout stuff like this. Nothing about his profession, personality or success though.
Priorities all messed up. Then you wonder why a lot of ya’ll are single and bitter lmao
Midwest… lol. I live in Indiana. I read the comment and I had to go double check because nothing stood out to me. She’s hippy/midwest vibe. 😊
why does she hate grass so much? She should just live in an apartment.
The first house was ruined by a greedy flipper. There is no way that house should have been able to have SEVEN bedrooms and four "BATHS". All those places were HORRID.
it was def a two flat that got gutted :/
I like the 2nd home!
I 've seen both of these houses on zillow
I cannot imagine anyone moving into gangtown Chicago. That place is horrible.
The Chihuahua that's shown briefly in the beginning is so overweight. It's just not healthy. Small dogs can get overweight very easily if an owner doesn't pay attention to the amount of food they're giving it. It looks like it's around five pounds overweight. Poor doggie.
These two flats used to be apts 50 years ago
good couple
Never thought I'd seen the Austin neighborhood on here.... about to price out the current demographic
U can't be priced out of you own your own home
@@beaniemac you most definitely can if the taxes become too much…Maywood just doubled….some have to sale because they no longer can afford it….which may happen In Austin as well
@@daunstable1 I'm from Austin bought a crib in Bellwood several years back and the taxes doubled to almost $7k. Taxes in Austin used to be around $1200 now they're up to $3500-$4000. Wow!
@@beaniemac oh it will happen to Austin, is next to Oak Park. They start increasing property taxes and people can't know longer afford it.
@@beaniemac haven’t you ever heard of skyrocketing taxes??
They not from 63rd
She has legitimate concerns about the price. My rule number one is if you can't pay for it on one income then it's too much. Life happens. Where would you be if the other person died, divorced you, lost their job, or became incapacitated and could not work?
I agree with you.
Pulling up the grass is FREE quit complaining.
I'm in chicago....you can't get nothing fir 250
It’s a rain shower head they are awesome
House #1 is a 2-flat that has been butchered, IMO.
I’ve seen some converted two flats that come out nice. Although I agree this one I was not a fan of
I wanted the raised ranch!!!!!
Get cameras !
Honestly I’m confused! I would probably buy and rent out until the gentrification is complete.
And bullet proof glass…and burglar bars!
Cute couple. ❤️
As someone who grew up here my advice would be avoid the city and look for somewhere in the country otherwise go to a better state because its horrible here.
Knock it off no it’s not…
They’ll be an update soon “Young couple murdered in their new home in an ‘up and coming neighborhood.’”
True, question.How do flowers grow with no grass😂😂😂😂
Anytime you have a fence in front of your home, run away. lol you know it’s a bad area. And Austin yeah oh okay up and coming to more crime.
Be worrying about stuff that can be changed!😅