What Millennials are OBSESSED with on the show House Hunters.

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We do?

Or maybe it's the producers of House Hunters, OP because (sit down for this) those shows are [italic] not actually documentaries.[/italic]

I was obsessed with finding enough closet place gurl!

r3,

And eldergays are OBSESSED Millennials. Must be because we're the only ones who can still fuck their drooping holes without medicine.

The funny thing is R6, they pretty much define anyone under the age of 50 as a "Millennial"

Which included younger Gen-Xers and all of Gen Z.

I'm assuming they are retirees who watch HGTV and soap operas and populate the "commercials you are hating" threads.

Poor triggered dears @ r6 and r7.

Someone wrote a blog about their experience on the show ( which I don't remember where I even found it, maybe the old Television Without Pity) and the whole thing is pretty much made up, sometimes even the rentals are fakes. The purchases are usually real.

This couple actually biked from wherever they lived in the Northeast all the way to Florida (which was interesting and not mentioned), and already had a company to start lined up. They were prompted with what to say for the most part.

Sometimes interesting house porn, but otherwise it's as real as unicorns.

Poor droopy dick at r8, it must be hard to know he's past his prime and there's little left to enjoy in life.

Still at it, dear / r6 / r10? I have lots of money and two homes in SoCal. Something you'll never have.

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I once read the couples on the show have already purchased one of the three (?) house choices before they've even been chosen for the show. They then have them visit the other two properties under the guise of having to make a decision between the three properties.

I love wayfair and overstock... I'm 51, so.....

Yes, escrow is closed before filming or assured to close. The other 2 houses may or may not have been seen by the couple prior to their choice.

You can usually tell which house is the one. If there's furniture (unless a few odds and ends), it's not the house. If there's a new washer and dryer (but nothing else), it is the house. If there's an ongoing project that the seller "abandoned", it's the house.

Shiplap?

I need outdoor space and space for entertaining!

Geared forward fraus to be.

I don’t care what fugly Florida beach house some fugly middle-aged Republicans are buying to host their grandkids.

Or what some fugly millenial breeder couple is interested in, needs, to build their family.

The OP is obsessed with the millennials much much more than the millennials are with anything else. Clinically obsessed.

House Hunting does not involve meeting a realtor, visiting three homes and deciding which to buy over alfresco drinks.

HH involves the couple reading the same script that was written for every couple.

[Quote] The OP is obsessed with the millennials much much more than the millennials

Where is your proof?

Millennials are not even buying houses, so there!

You're faulting Millennials for wanting sunlight in their homes? As opposed to what- dank, dark wood-paneled ranch-style hovels the baby boomers haven't updated since they bought their house for $40,000 in 1974?

[Quote] You're faulting Millennials for wanting sunlight in their homes?

That's not what was said but you knew that.

Open concept kitchen, so I can keep an eye on the kids while I cook. (They'll spontaneously combust otherwise)

I have a question for all of you home owners. One of the remarks every home buyer on HGTV says is that they need plenty of room for entertaining. In some cases, that's the #1 priority. How often do you have a party with lots of people? They give the impression that they entertain every night. Do you put entertaining at the top of your list when searching for a house?

We're a 20-something couple buying our first house. We need AT LEAST 4 bedrooms! One for us, plus we each need our own home offices, and a guest room so we can "host" our visitors. So we really should have at least 5 bedrooms so we have PLENTY of room for guests. What? No, we don't have kids! Why would you even ask that?? And if the first floor has a single wall ANYWHERE it better not be load bearing because we need to BLOW IT OUT and make it open concept so we can ENTERTAIN!! Why are you showing me this house? It's only 3,750 square feet! It's a little small!!!

I don't entertain every night, but I live in a resort area and love to cook. So for me, yes.

Plus, I host pretty much every holiday.

Straight breeder inlaws - they have huge entertainment spaces and entertain maybe twice a year.

The reality is life keeps them busy, kids take up all their energy, and maybe 60% of the guests are able to make it. Half the time the spent apologizing for the state of their homes (messy with toys, unfinished projects unattended to because of kids, talking about moving on to something bigger/more practical/in a better neighborhood). Those plans you made at 28 just don't pan out at 35/40/45. Not worth the hassle.

From gay friends who entertain - a few really live for it and make it happen without fail. A good number are interested for a while, especially after moving into a new place (particularly those with homes near "exciting features" like the water or a good spot to walk down to the Pride parade from or the annual airshow (here in SF the Blue Angels during Fleet Week), but invariably they get tired of the production and clean up. Queens can be a tough crowd. Not worth the hassle.

"Entertaining" is another marketing gimmick people fall for.

Another variation is the "I can have guests stay with me" theme. Sorry, but an extra $500+ a month for the next 360 months just so someone can "stay over" for a week/weekend in a spare bedroom (heaven forbid they want to camp out for longer than that...) is just not worth it. They can pay for their own damn hotel. Or if I really love them, we'd splurge for the hotel. Besides, those guests will likely be "too busy" to visit you as much as you'd think.

[quote]They also want everything to look the same has any other flipped house on the block. All furniture and accessories purchased on Wayfair and Overstock. Madding!

Oh, dear.

r27 and r30, I actually do "entertain" a lot, at least one weekend a month, and more frequently in the summer. Usually just 1 - 4 people at a time. I spent 20+ years as an apartment dweller and am now in a house with a lot of space indoors and out in a secluded and very private area. But by "entertaining" I really don't go out of my way at all. My city friends who visit love to go shopping and prepare meals. My parents come visit once in a while and I usually take them out or fix something simple at home. I rarely ever had people over when I lived in the city, unless someone was too fucked up to make it home. Actually that's a key reason now why my friends come for the weekend, it's nice to hang out with friends and have a few drinks and not have to go anywhere.

Did anyone catch the recent episode in Chicago with the gay couple? One was a 6'5" huge black man and his partner was about 5'7" if lucky and was OBSESSED with finding a place with a "glitzy" chandelier. Or the gay couple in Puerto Vallarta with one who was moving to PV to realize his dead mother's dream of living "colonial" in Mexico and attached a name plate for her on a chair on their patio. Or my favorite (read: most annoying) gay couple were the one in Palm Springs that one was obsessed with having an elongated toilet bowl.

The gay couples are far more annoying than the millennials.

Looks like r31 is still obsessed.

r33 that was a funny one. I love the one with the "husband" who requested a built in for all of his spices. Hilarious!

R33 here, and by annoying, I mean entertaining!

You know, elongated toilet bowls are nice. But since they cost less than $200 to replace, it wouldn't matter much if I liked the rest of the house.

R37, much like paint, but it's amazing how many people (I know, I know, it's scripted) say, "we can't buy this house because this wall is brown," or something along those lines.

I got the feeling the elongated toilet bowl guy was trying to insinuate he had a big one.

Far from the Madding Crowd.

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