#3 I Bought a House in Sweden & EVERYTHING went wrong

[@KalleFlodin]

Good neighbors is EVERYTHING! ❤

[@SwedenAdventure]

Thank you for stopping by, Kalle! I've been a longtime viewer and fan of your channel. You are a big inspiration! Keep up the amazing work. Greetings from Värmland :)

[@beyenburgerindesign1393]

I thought it looked like Värmland. Also, there are quite a few "yellow" brick houses in Värmland. And last winter it was not as cold as the North of Sweden, "only" - 34°C.

[@leithhobson]

You need to refer to the ”dolda fel” law in Sweden! The previous owner is responsible for ALL faults in the house that were not disclosed for 10 years after the sale. This means that they must pay for the roof and mould.

[@WhiteWinds]

I second this! But it might be difficult if the house wasn't "besiktigad" (examined) by someone reputable before the sale. The seller could claim that the buyer didn't do his due diligence to investigate the condition of the house before purchasing as there is a lot of onus on the buyer to do all they can to establish the condition of the house. Even so painting over the mold is a classic and should be fairly easy to get the seller for "dolda fel". The roof I'm not so sure about.

[@fredyyfredfreddy]

Dock skall hänsyn tas till husets övriga skick och pris.

[@frankkrunk]

Yes, this is true. I wonder though, as the sale went through German Ebay, maybe this will make it a lot harder to enforce? Maybe that's why the seller did it this way, as it's obvious he knew about the hidden faults. If the house was sold by a Swedish realtor, then it's crystal clear that the seller should pay.

[@frankkrunk]

@@WhiteWinds If the seller actually SAID "there are no problems with the roof", I think David has a case even if he didn't inspect it. But that's only according to Swedish law.

[@leithhobson]

@@WhiteWindsI agree with you. Perhaps I was over zealous on the roof. But mould was literally intentionally hidden with paint.

[@RivalHades-mk1xl]

It's very brave and admirable that you chose to stay. Many of us absolutely love these videos and you have our full support ❤

[@hectorstone7]

I can imagine that winter must have been tough! At least you have gotten through the worst part now. Hope you will like it here in Sweden!

[@JohnnyBloodyJohnny]

Well done David, your persistence and determination is note worthy of your name. keep the videos coming. Just a quick note to make you sigh 'but you had GOLD content' during your trails of last winter' which would have made excellent 'video content'. Just saying but glad you stuck it and you can now continue to keep us updated. Well done David, you should BE PROUD of your journey by sticking with it and fighting...

[@earthmotherdragon4572]

My man, just that it is sold via ebay would need to be a warning signal for anyone...red flag. Being a Swede myself, that is just unthinkable. Best of luck. x

[@ViktorSarge]

I'm sorry to hear that you found yourself in such a challenging situation with the house. Not the best introduction to a country. But I'm glad you persevered and posted an update. And it would be awesome if you keep posting. Best of luck on all your future endeavors.

[@greybeard5774]

The first-timer here .. I was watching and thinking - it's not a regular Swedish countryside red & white wooden cottage, it's a solid 2-story stone house with a basement which is quite rare to find .. and when you finally get all the flaws eliminated and a complete renovation done, years later you might find that it was still a damn good investment in spite of all .. all the care you put into this house will turn into a real value - it's not wasted money - it's investing in the future. Wish you best of luck with your new home !!

[@gerbdnas]

Hi, you are using the fireplace wrong. My father has the exact same stove and he never have the doors open and it produces a LOT of heat Pull out the ash box a bit from the beginning to get more oxygen until the wood is burning and check if the air inlet under the stove is open Its a bit annoying without glass doors but you could choose to have with our without

[@johannisson77]

I am sorry that your experiences was hard and I am also glad people are stepping in and helping with water and such. I do love watching a renovation build. I did a two year journey of fully renovating an old (1860) school. It also needed everything replaced and changed. Also did this with a 1 year old a 2 year old and a 9 year old kid. Looking forward to follow your journey. Live in Sweden and if you need help with anything from navigating red tape or just need to talk to a Swede I am here :)

[@David-kd3it]

Gillar tegelhus, mindre underhållning och bra tempraturutjämning och fint.

[@lukestoolbox]

How awesome to have you back!! Hats off for your transparency🤞🏼

[@waldyss19950318]

I watched your videos two weeks ago and was wondering what happened, nice to see the update!

[@Projectioncloud]

Very glad to see that you stayed and have poured so much of yourself and your funds into the house. Looking forward to seeing an upswing and more positives things will come in the future! We’re all rooting for you!

[@PierreHall92]

Welcome back! Looking forward to continue following your story :)

[@MMSaabChannel]

We are glad you are back 😍 I hope all will get better now 😀

[@Arne-c4h]

Nice to have you back with a new video. I live in Norway.

[@satanihelvetet]

Oh man, I feel very sorry for you. I understand you had a hard time dealing with that. I hope it all at the end will be worth it.

[@AndrewPalmerseo]

It's tough rebuilding. Your character and fortitude will help you no end. Good to see you looking healthy.

[@rolfkluth1714]

Good luck to you for your upcoming renovation. It's all about making experiences.

[@Sequesterer]

Sad to hear about all the unexpected stuff happening. When buying a house the best thing to do is usually focusing on solving the problems and moving on with life. Like you seem to have done. best of wishes and hope this next winter is warmer :)

[@ChrisFredriksson]

Sorry to hear about the problems, but I'm at the same time happy to hear that there will be more videos 😃

[@MalteStahre]

He’s back!!

[@iamamb3r]

Dont give up man. Usually we have ALOT of laws protecting buyers from this kind of problems. Using a real realestate agent and also have an inspection done before the contract is signed. The cost is worth every penny. If you post more videos here hopefully you will be open for the ads program and get some money back from all this. Or the best would be a building company contacting you and offering sponsorship and help out of this. Good luck and dont give up.

[@Justafonso]

Thanks for being honest and sharing the truth as it happened! KZbin can be an amazing path, so my suggestion is to keep on making videos, mainly now that winter is about to start - a lot of people think it’s just another season, but most people live in places with no snow, without so low temps, without all that culture and winter activities, so sharing all that can be very very interesting for a lot of us and bring a lot of viewers and subscribers -, keep on sharing your renovation weeks (you can get inspired by other channels and how they do it - some do weekly videos with what they did in a week, others do 2-3 videos a week, etc), and do you, we are all different, and channels with the same topic survive and strive because the people are different, and we the viewers get attach to the different people and their stories and ways of being. Who knows if in a year or two you recovered all that money through your KZbin channel 🙏💪

[@discord-y5q]

im sorry man, hope everything going better in the future for you here in sweden.

[@ronniemattsson]

Thx for the update and stay in it! :)

[@simonschlachtmann6806]

Glad to hear from you, looking forward to any videos at all! Wish you all the best, sad that yout first(?) experience here in Sweden had to be so challenging for you

[@theshelterboys5182]

Good luck. Hope everything works out for you.

[@DeluxeFob]

sounds like a one hell off a ride David, but im glad you dident give up!! im so ready to see whats up next from you!! and again, Welcome to Sweden!!

[@OskarForsberg]

I’m very happy you are okay! You got me worried there a while with the somber music and all. Cudos to you for pulling through despite all the hardships!

[@tamarahimmelstrand8985]

I hope it all works out really well in the end.

[@NotTheTypicalFan]

Just found your channel, but I think you've done a great job so far. You learn things along the way. Looking forward to see your progress!

[@Rymdkakor]

I had been wondering what happened! I found you channel perhaps a month ago and watched the first two videos and then noticed you hadn't posted anything more for a year! Thanks for the update, I've subscribed so I can see the next one!

[@vertitis]

Saw your two videos just yesterday. Don't remember if I dropped a comment. But yeah, you basicly did the biggest initial mistakes that anyone could make. Always inspect the house before buying it. We do have something called "Besiktningsman" here in Sweden, which is basicly a person that you hire to find all the faults on the property before buying the property. This person costs moneys to hire ofc but provides a good service for people that lacks experience. A house that have been standing cold for many years do come with red flags for sure. And you should avoid buying houses that Swedes wouldn't buy. Ofc Swedes sometimes do these mistakes too, so don't feel like you're alone. I think that you did the best thing in this situation. That is befriending your neighbors, people especially on the country side do want to help other people. And I'm sure that they can help you out with some free stuff to help you back onto your feet again too. Maybe they also have some contacts that can help you? You can also ask questions at the hardware store, they usually have hired carpenters that can give you some pointers to focus on. As from what I see in this video, you seem to have done pretty good work on the house so far 👍 I'd throw away the crap in the yard tho.

[@Qrama]

Yeah I don't understand why anyone would even consider buying this house without a proper inspection and not expecting to basicly throw everything out and start from scratch. Seems really irresponsible to me, and i'm not a handy man at all. I just saw the first video and said to my self " that poor man got A LOT of work ahead of him"..

[@SvengelskaBlondie]

Even if it costs money, it can save you an insane amount of money. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, a good besiktningsman can save you from a massive money sink of a project. It's like wanting to buy a used car, you can save yourself by having it be checked by doing a bil besiktning, my brother had a bit of bad luck with a few cars that were in rather poor conditions and the seller lied about it.

[@user-zl5sl5mz6p]

According to the info I get all the time I don't think so: (but hope you are right) You don't get to back out of paying for the house just because you hired a besiktningsman that did an inspection - whatever the results are (perhaps if it's REALLY messed up and unlivable). In order to do that inspection yourself (if it's not done from the sellers side before you buy it) you need to go through with signing a deal first! And then the inspection is just more for your own sake so you know what you just bought.... But backing out of a deal can be expensive (handpenningen ryker?) Inspectors (besiktningsmän) never clarifies black mold, they can't confirm that ever because of different reasons (it's not their department or they can get sued or it needs a lab test..). They can only messure humidity in wood etc. And state the obvious. And they can not check everything and everywhere, actually those inspections are a joke to be honest😅 some companies do it more seriously but most nah. Some even have a "good connection" with realastaters and those prot. are looking amazingly spotless. It is really easy to miss black mold if you don't leave a jacket or fabric that sits for a while and then smell it outside and there is no time for that. But please correct me if I'm wrong, looking for a house now!

[@Qrama]

@@user-zl5sl5mz6p Obviously you hire an inspector that has no affiliation with the real estate agent, and you do the inspection BEFORE you buy. And the inspector can absolutly help find mold in the house. It's like their job..

[@Qrama]

@@user-zl5sl5mz6p You don't hire an inspector that has any affiliation with the real estate agency, you hire an independent inspector. And you do the inspection BEFORE you buy, and of course the inspector looks for mold, It's almost like it's their job or something..

[@claesund]

Great to have you back!

[@StefanStrand-zn3fv]

Wishing you all the best, keep at it! 👊

[@FireFight001]

Damn, sounds like you had a rough time of it! Good to see you're still going and hope to see more videos of the improvements!

[@allaboutperspective650]

I've got great respect for your endurance.

[@koin243]

I never thought this video would get released :D Nice to see a new episode

[@wendajones9040]

OMG. What a catastrophic time you'v been through! Wishing you everything good for the future.

[@zoxin57]

Välkommen! Ive seen all 3 videos, I never really comment on channels, but I wanted to say, keep it up! Im excited for more videos! You got a new sub!

[@RobinHelsing]

You need a crowdfunder! Start one and see the power of the youtube community!!!

[@ByFabianRosenberg]

Also bought a house without doing an inspection. So far we've got some rot in the foundation and the roof is leaking. I mean it's going to be expensive. But that allows us to make something good out of it. We can care for the house so that will be around for another 100 years. Also we get to learn a lot and create videos around fixing all these things. Even though it's been many sleepless nights! :) Keep going!

[@SwedenAdventure]

Sounds like a similar story. Hang in there buddy, it's going to be worth it in the end :)

[@ByFabianRosenberg]

@@SwedenAdventure Yes! It's part of the deal with old houses also. They've got "personality" haha :D You too!

[@williamevdonov2650]

Cool that you are back making videos!

[@johanberglund5592]

The platesmith has done a good job, the roof looks great, i really like the (bandtäckning) around chimney!

[@dragge6]

You are stong, wish you the best man!

[@22sparks10]

Keep it up man!!!! Great work so far 🙂

[@demtor7079]

I have similar story! Only that I rented out my house for few years because I had to temporarily relocate to other place for work. It was during covid times and I could not visit my house nor collect rent (renters wanted to pay in cash only). Finally, when I came back and went to check on my place renters were gone, house was empty, it had water damage, heating pipes were all frozen and bust. 3 years have passed and I am still trying to renovate my house. Finance is the biggest problem. Anyways I wish you good fortunes in renovating your lovely house!

[@Foffe2000]

Bummer, i would have given up way earlier 😮 i admire your stubbornesh and hope things will get better soon.

[@mx-uf9lo]

Lycka till! vintern är strax här, kämpa hårt domhär sista månaderna, det klarar du!

[@jimjimgl3]

Well, the roof is beautiful. And my first time here and it seems like a beautiful location and a great house. We've done renovations from small to complete gut down to the studs. As we proceed along with projects we are getting much better and coming in closer to what we first thought would be the budget. BTW. Did you explore geothermal heat pump heating and cooling? I think with the size of your property you might be able to do that unless the bedrock is close to the surface on your property.

[@TheColonel_]

Subbing to support a new swede! Welcome and sorry to hear about the house. It's impressive to see how far you've come still! You go!

[@hannes3323]

Thank you for posting. Looking forward to the next video

[@syncrojunkie]

Nice update, glad you are going to post some more...

[@kylevandeusen]

So stoked this popped up in my recommendations! Subscribed!

[@mamamaddiemoose]

Uhh that is rough! I hope you come out the other side soon now that you got over so many hurdles though. All the best of luck with the continuing project and looking forward to seeing more! I hope Sweden will start to go a little easier on you. 🌷 I have been here for 10 years now and there are always hick-ups and bumps along the road but one day it has to go smoothly, right? 😜 The minus degrees still get me every winter though. Even with working heating!

[@gittanrudvall7697]

I just find your channel and now Im a follower ! Im exating to see how you go forward! 😊😊👍👍

[@GAIS414]

As a former Carpenter I've seen all too many people/families who don't know better, buy a house and immediately start tearing out everything themselves, thus literally destroying their life. First off, only buy a house if you either actually have experience in construction and really can do most things yourself. Or if you have enough money to pay someone to do it for you. No old house will be perfect. Roof, foundation, basement, water and sewage systems are most important. Then doors, windows, insulation and siding. What colour and type of wallpaper is on the inside is of no importance, that doesn't count as renovating, that is decor. And don't start everywhere, be very strategic, especially when it comes to kitchen and bathroom. Your quality of life will suffer severely, even if just one of the two isn't working properly. A week or two is manageable, but I know people who have been without complete kitchens and/or bathrooms for months or even years. They are usually quite broken individuals at that point. Finally, what you see on renovation shows on TV is not real.

[@PutteDanerhag]

Keep on going brave soul! It’s gonna be beautiful 😍

[@freddanster]

Thank you for sharing! Looking forward to more videos!

[@stranofficial6654]

Lovely ❤ Pls keep us updated!

[@lellemani]

Take care! 💛

[@lassipls]

My sister just bought a house here in Finland, she explicitly asked the real estate agent if there were any bug/insect problems in the house, she answered no. Lo and behold when she moved in she found out it was infested with silverfish. They were everywhere. It is disgusting how people lie in the face of others for the sake of money and profit.

[@SwedenAdventure]

I'm really sorry to hear that. And yes, some people are just not to be trusted... It's sad.

[@robanskinolfen]

already 2,6k subscribers. Keep up these videos and soon you can finance the renovation with youtube

[@rklol500]

you're back!!!

[@lazyturtle4957]

i found this channel yesterday..lucky me i hoped you was good and stuff..now i need follow for more...keep it comming

[@TheThomasdahl]

Welcome to Sweden! We moved here from Germany 3 years ago.. We knew the roof of the house we bought was not great. We have now replaced 8 roofs in total at huge costs. Strictly speaking all this falls under "hidden defects" and the seller should compensate you. Where do you live?

[@Lundis919191]

Välkommen till Sverige och lycka till!

[@davidbjelland5710]

Big respect!

[@SmokedSauce]

Good to see you again and so glad that this didnt break you (more than it did) you have done worst bit now 👌

[@patoslimwhite1414]

Welcome back!! / first time here

[@DjHypnoz]

wow, impressive struggle, keep it up!

[@LessIsPoor]

I was wondering where you went. Shit, Im sorry for you having to go trough this. This is why our laws are designed the way they are, but how could you know.. :( But youll get this up to shape. Looking forward to more videos :)

[@calbackk]

I have subscribed now. Good luck in the future.

[@kolatroll]

finally the wait ends

[@LilA-zl6tf]

Better luck from now on.... 👍

[@Askethanoras]

i remember when i first saw you video a while back and i checked up on you, been away ages to suddenly see you in my flow! - youtube algorithem lol

[@Gfgjjvgjbffbjjjutccbjf]

Good time to get recommend your channel then 🎉

[@fortza11]

Always expect the worst! Estate agents, bankers, lawyers, accountants (I know, you can't generalize) are the worst bandits. I wish you the best of luck in the future, that's quite a project you have there

[@hundenbilly3401]

You are a fighter David! Keep it up! Do you have work in Sweden?

[@mnorhave]

Hahahahahaha Welcome to the Nordic, where Winter is Cold, and community is essential 🙂

[@mchlle94]

Lesson learned: always do your research and make sure you go through the right protocols. Use Swedish websites and contacts if you can. A four-wheel drive is a necessity with Swedish winters in the (Nothern) countryside. It's amongst the things that should be taken into account. Still, not ok that the seller lied to you. I'm pretty sure that's illegal.

[@levantos]

You have a beautiful home now at least, a lovely property

[@mikeelliesweden]

Hi David, weiterhin alles Gute. Hätten wir uns vor dem Winter getroffen (wir haben im Sommer 2024 kurz auf "der Ranch" miteinander gesprochen), hättest Du auch gerne bei uns unterkommen können. Tolle Videos, weitermachen 🙂

[@viljavetafragetecken]

Well then you really have to go on with this You tube channel so you can earn back what you lost on renovation, and you are doing it good. Wish you good luck along the way and hope you still like Sweden as a country.

[@user-zl5sl5mz6p]

Always Check with your insurancecompany where you should have your homeinsurance (always) and talk to them when you find problems with a house: mold, heaters, water damage, roof, washer, cooler etc etc. We got 80.000 sek one time when we needed it. So they can at least pay a part of the problem perhaps, but there might be a roof for how much and per year. I think that if you have everything documented you can check with them after too, and be persistant 😉 I got the 80K after questioning them a bit...call again and talk to another if you get a no.

[@SvengelskaBlondie]

Sucks that they lied to you, black mould is nothing to scoff at. This is another reminder to others that you should always hire an inspector, they can help catch stuff like the black mould and rat infestations. Shame it wasn't caught earlier, could have had the price negotiated down to compensate for having to spend money on the black mould. I agree with others, it's a shame you have quite a rough start here in Sweden. On a positive note, this will make a great story. It's also great that you made friends with your neighbours, that kind of help can be invaluable when things go sour. Hope your stay here in Sweden goes on to become much nicer. Edit: Just as another commenter pointed out, Swedes also forget about inspectors so it's understandable that it might have just slipped your mind or you forgot. Luckily, the worst seems to be over.

[@tobiasskoog5422]

New follower here from sweden 🙂to bad with all the problems but nice that you fix them and still stay here. i saw in the comments that you live in värmland,can i ask where 🙂?

[@hansericsson7058]

Keep up the good work.

[@malinberntson203]

Im so sorry that your experience of buying a house in Sweden went so wrong :( didn’t you get any help, when you all the problems started to come? Here in Sweden we get money back when something, like mold or such comes up. The previous owner has to pay for that if I’m not mistaken. I’m so happy you stayed here in Sweden :)

[@c0zy791]

viel gluck in schweden, alles beste zu dir

[@aronleijon19]

lets go! it will be worth it in the end

[@AA-iq6ev]

Welcome to sweden

[@macjonte]

Where in Norrland is this? My sister bought TWO houses in between Östersund and Örnsköldsvik, large needs of renovation. One of them had a frozen lake under the house which had the stairs fall down. 😅

[@EwonneStrand]

You had all the snow=water 😊.

[@maxthelab8457]

What a lovely bloke...................

[@Lollakuk]

So basically bad planning and bad luck. Hope it gets sorted.

[@SwedishWoodlandStories]

oh shit. That's what you get with an old house 🤐 It feels like everything you touch, breaks down immediately. I even stopped talking about all the stuff which breaks down, as i could make one video a day of broken down things. But once it is fixed, you know that it will last for a while!

[@PeterCc5u]

Good luck