Aretha Franklin’s Home

In side the Queen of Souls Home. I had the awesome opportunity to stage it! #hgtv

[@sunflowerpwr.8821]

Rodney is beautiful and love his vibe....The home is awesome the Queen of Soul deserved it...whoever can afford this gem please handle with care this is true black history.

[@berenicelosey7277]

It all belongs in a museum to preserve for Americans. She was the Queen of soul

[@deefanfan6583]

Yes ,,

[@militarymom6690]

I wish the camera person had focused more on the rooms than on the host...

[@Dina_Darling]

It’s not overwhelming, which is nice. Some celeb homes have way too many rooms. I could actually see myself living in this one. RIP Queen of Soul. Thanks.

[@genevievehankers5020]

Why her home isn’t a landmark never to be Sold or Museum

[@jamesdrummond5894]

I said the same thing.

[@lmfd7373]

Right id never sell this property! Where is her next of kin , beneficiaries or heirs?

[@ivanking2466]

Actually, she had three homes: Riverfront,, West Bloomfield, and Palmer Park!

[@DigitalRaider1]

Simple. Would be up to the beneficiaries. And broke people want money!

[@ms.e9393]

That's on her family to get with city and make it a landmark for touring. Or, they sell for the money 😉

[@keilitzb]

1.2 million is a steal for this home.

[@ladydeanna3775]

Exactly.

[@debusen81]

It’s in Detroit

[@brigittefluellen2502]

Very beautiful House ♥️♥️😍😍😍🏠🏠🏠🏡 The family should keep it.

[@lisaaugustin5400]

I would put curtains on all those open windows I could look out, people can look in , Aretha was a STAR naturally her home would be beautiful !!!!

[@tbabtt1855]

Yes i love seeing how grand black entertainers live or lived..

[@reneeterrell2539]

I'm quite sure she was in a gated community.

[@theresadecottle6926]

Wow I loved Aretha all my life my parents listened to her all the time ....I love the house simply because it was hers .....but I must admit I thought it would be more lavish ..since she is the Queen but maybe it’s just a case of her having a simple but beautiful soul💋Rest in peace Queen.

[@jamesdrummond5894]

Make her home a tourist attraction . She loved to have Christmas dinner parties.

[@CLance-mo7bo]

That's a great idea ,tourist attraction ,for all to see.

[@monacannon6644]

What a beautiful home. Thanks for sharing Rodney. Rest in paradise Queen of soul. #GoneButNever4gotten

[@rodneyhowell3616]

No problem it was truly my pleasure!!

[@michaelmiller867]

Serving usher board realness.

[@virginiawilliams648]

I'm an Usher at church.....too funny!

[@msmam4533]

With a twist

[@TheRealEstateInsider]

Definitely!

[@rodneyhowell3616]

Yessss!! I usher at church lol

[@mr.b9362]

Rodney has a fabulous personality, he could sell anything.

[@lkofie6670]

Lol...I was thinking the same thing.

[@rodneyhowell3616]

Oh wow guys thank you!❤️

[@winstonmarajh991]

He could sell anything ? Want him to sell you how much you Worth ?

[@mr.b9362]

@@winstonmarajh991 Most definitely more than you.

[@brigittetaylor1646]

I thoroughly enjoyed this Rodney. Continued success. God bless you. Your spirit is refreshing. Love that energy!

[@rodneyhowell3616]

Oh wow Brigitte thank you!❤️

[@WhitneyHouston4eva1]

Such a beautiful home. Fit for a queen.

[@donalddavis6689]

Oh My Gosh!! Mrs. Aretha Franklin Home 🏡.. Are So Kool And Beautiful 🕊 🌹 🕊 🌹.. Long Live Aretha 👑 Franklin.. R.I.P

[@dwlr94]

I so wish I could afford is home. I would do Aretha proud!! A woman who has been a big part of my entire life. This would be the very best I could do to say thank you ARETHA! The Forever Queen of Soul. 2021

[@lourdesajramos6774]

More house please. That nice man is NOT the subject of the video. The house - very nice, bright, airy, reasonably spacious but pretty modest for a World-Class Legend.

[@margomcnair1898]

Aretha was a Michiganian. Intelligent and modest with class. Windows are beautiful and, as in many large & gated properties/communities, are without window treatments which enhanced the lines, balance & structure of the space.

[@lourdesajramos6774]

@@margomcnair1898 🔵Thank you for your reply. Your input is appreciated.

[@paulettemorris2808]

Gorgeous Rest Easy Queen

[@cookiee5272]

That house should of gone for much more money her name alone. If it was in Connecticut it would of been close to 2 Million.

[@WITH-THE-BUSINESS.]

Nice House, Very Energetic Agent.

[@royalking3745]

Unbelievably Gorgeous Lady Souls home was Absolutely Beautiful 💯 Classic Royalty ❤. Truly Blessed

[@susanhurst3292]

Very polished man!!! Great tour of the queen's former residence

[@rodneyhowell3616]

Thank you!

[@winstonmarajh991]

Very polish man? He looks polish on the female side !

[@susanhurst3292]

@@winstonmarajh991 Yes, very polished, very put together, well spoken man!! Well put together video! Don't hate on him!

[@lessthyme]

Sir, thank you For the tour and you did a wonderful job🙏🏼

[@rodneyhowell3616]

Oh wow! Thank you very much! Just wanted to share.

[@J.Evans_Official]

Great video Rodney. Ms. Franklin home is gorgeous

[@angelab.9524]

BEAUTIFUL, I wish i could afford it""

[@darm.8172]

Just One Bedroom??? You Skipped Over A LOT Of Rooms, Etc. Where Are The Other Bedrooms, Bathrooms, Living Spaces, Etc.? IJS...

[@annsquare9437]

5 beds 5.5 baths 4,148 sq ft 137.65 acres lot 4585 Kiftsgate Bnd, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302

[@rodneyhowell3616]

5 beds 5 baths

[@lmfd7373]

You get the idea its not like you are gonna buy it lol 🙄

[@fairarthur]

@@lmfd7373 😂😜😂

[@rodneyhowell3616]

This home is so large it would have been a long boring video.. just wanted to show some of the space.

[@shon7425]

I feel sad

[@blessedman492]

Beautiful home

[@l.lockleer8836]

She has a beautiful home!

[@annetteflowers5921]

Beautiful

[@Xone7]

This gentleman is so handsome..

[@noneyourbiz]

You took that right out my mouth! The gentleman is gorgeous!

[@donnawoodford6641]

Rodney's personality is sparkling!

[@noneyourbiz]

Is he married? 🙈🙈

[@lakeishaharris4149]

@@noneyourbiz Ok, be serious Now...don't make me GoThere

[@noneyourbiz]

@@lakeishaharris4149 Go there...

[@judyh8574]

Simply Beautiful

[@lessthyme]

Mr Rodney, I just subscribed to your channel. You can discuss anything and I am all ears.

[@rodneyhowell3616]

Thank you!❤️

[@msaylonna]

I don't know, I was expecting more of a super large house being Aretha Franklin. But it was nice.

[@westleywyse1897]

She had more than one home look it up

[@jayelove1504]

It's not she couldn't have afforded several estates 5 times that size, but sometimes people of high caliber and prestige like Aretha prefer suddelty and simplicity....this is why at the time of her death she had a net worth of 80 to 90 million dollars.....when others in the entertainment industry like musicians, actors, athletes etc., were bankrupt....because of overspending and poor money management!!!🤔💜

[@joannmcrae3254]

Less is more...nothing to prove

[@jayelove1504]

@@joannmcrae3254 .....Right on!!! She could purchase what ever she wanted....sometimes people don't need or want everything.

[@turk1829]

@@jayelove1504 ..That house has 5.5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms and other living and dining rooms..He didn't show everything,as he said he wouldn't at the beginning of the video..The house is spacious!

[@phillysingertoni6376]

Great tour Thanks Rodney!

[@valeriefullilove1031]

Rodney is wearing that white...I see you!

[@heartstrings7814]

Why doesn't her family have or own this home? She has several children. I'm sorry, I haven't kept up with any reports since her passing. Lovely home. Just wish something was explained without going into confidential details; about why this property isn't owned by her children or other family. Could it be one of her family members put it up for sale?? Just wondering..

[@lkofie6670]

Maybe the maintenance and upkeep is not what they prefer to spend their money and energy on. Also, thinking about it, even if they decided not to sale the home, you still need to pay the property taxes on it. Without a steady flow of income in the realm of what an established celebrity would make in general, who is going to be willing and able to pay those types of taxes? So upkeep entails both financial and physical maintenance of the property. At least with the profits gained from the sale, they can divide the proceeds.

[@greeneyedwarlock882]

Aretha, because she was literally paranoid about lawyers, accountants or ANY kind of paid, legal/financial assistance, died intestate which mean she didn't have a will. She was known to not have great money "behavior" at all and had a LOT of houses over the decades and this is just one of them. I remember reading that at the time of her death, she was worth around 60 or 80 million. But since she had no will, her estate's been in court ALLLLL that time since and has most likely been seriously eaten up by lawyers, court costs and judgements. Who knows what it's worth now. It's incomprehensible to me that the world-famous Queen of Soul lived all her life with such paranoia and never got it together financially to protect herself and her sons. But that's the true story.

[@heartstrings7814]

@@greeneyedwarlock882 Wow!!! Thank you for such a detailed explaination.

[@greeneyedwarlock882]

@@heartstrings7814 You're welcome and it was my pleasure. A bonus......Franklin was SO willfully ignorant and stubborn for her entire life about money & finances that she literally demanded that she be paid for all her gigs IN CASH. REPEAT, IN CASH!! She would almost always go on stage with her purse and WATCH LIKE A HAWK or have her #1 musician or back-up-singer buddy WATCH THAT THING AS IF THEIR LIVES DEPENDED ON IT since it held tens if not HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of dollars if not more! NO joke! Can you imagine?!

[@heartstrings7814]

@@greeneyedwarlock882 I believe everything you are stating. My father worked in the Industry back when I was a kid growing up in the 70's. I already knew about her demanding cash. I was told she was stiffed with bad checks or no pay at all back in the day due to how she was treated; being a woman and being a black woman. My Dad and her out of town Driver both told me this and much more. I don't believe all of her issues in how she being paid were of her own fault. Maybe money management later on in life. Clearly but not in those younger years when artist of color were taken full advantage of financially. I would have asked for Cash up front too way back then. I just didn't know about her homes. Hadn't kept up. My Dad and her former out of stated driver( he worked with many other artist who didn't fly) have both passed away so I didn't know any updates on her property.

[@jimalebrown9345]

Good work brother keep it up .

[@Chi_Flucane]

Wow that home is beautiful I would be honored to own it

[@stroop3666]

I LOVE YOU ARETHA FRANKLIN ♥ QUEEN OF SOUL!!! THE SELLING POINT IS THAT SHE WAS THERE!!!

[@lorylove4193]

Nice, thanks for showing

[@ginabryant6330]

Just the right size and price ❤️❤️❤️

[@darrendavis4278]

Queen gad great taste. Good job rodney. Family should keep the houses. Make it to Queen museum of historic historical history. I know Queen would have loved that. All of her precious memories and valuable stuff. Priceless. Never sale it. She a legend. Always cherish the memories of the legend valuables

[@1AEROSOL.1PUFF]

I WOULD NOT KNOW HOW TO ACT IF I WOKE UP TO ALL THAT YARD AND SUNLIGHT AND BEAUTY, I MIGHT DIE OF HAPPINESS OVERLOAD, I WOULD BE SHOCKED IF I COULD AFFORD TO LIVE LIKE THIS.

[@royalking3745]

I totally agree 👍 I wish I had something even close to that beautiful home.

[@donnawoodford6641]

It's beautiful and pristine.

[@royalking3745]

@@donnawoodford6641 The Mansion is located on the Outskirts Suburbs in Bloomfield of Detroit Michigan .

[@victry1nolan319]

I would! I'd run out and twirl like Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music!💃

[@jamesdrummond5894]

It would be nice if the Queen of Soul home would be made into a Muesium. Elvis has Graceland. So why not make the Queen of Souls home a tourist attraction.

[@1975MISS]

I agree.. Seems wrong not to...and to just sell it

[@jamesdrummond5894]

@Robert A. Lofgren Jr. are you for real? She is a Icon. Elvis stole music from black folks. And tried to still Chuck Barry's songs and moves. Hog dog came from big Mommia Thorton. Aretha Franklin is the Queen of Soul. We fans would be honored to enter her palace.

[@jamesdrummond5894]

The Queen of Souls hat she wore on President Barack Obama Inargeration should be put in the Smithsonian.

[@jamesdrummond5894]

@Robert A. Lofgren Jr. I really did not like Elvis music. Mainly because he stole the music from black people and took the credit for it. Black people had clubs and he would go in and steal their music. How ironic how he was allowed to come in black clubs but blacks could not go into white clubs. But only to perform. That is a little history for you. And as for you not liking the Queen of Soul voice. You are about the only one I have heard this from. But long live the Queen of Souls music.

[@jamesdrummond5894]

@Robert A. Lofgren Jr. if you don't like Aretha Franklin . Fine . This comment was not for you. Therefore you should not respond. The comment was for her fans. So maybe you could skip over her fans comments . And let us have our celebration of her life and music. Please and thank you.

[@lisabrownsugarpriestley4511]

Beautiful Home of the Queen!!!❤❤

[@sha-boom9567]

All I really saw was Rodney, piano, and a bed👀

[@chillbrutha82]

Why is the house not a monument or a museum?

[@msbosslady1712]

Love that house

[@traceywright3974]

Beautiful ♥️

[@lutherwilliams8429]

beautiful. definitely fit for a queen!:)

[@vernellwindon1886]

The house is beautiful !

[@jaitonyodaniels9540]

Thanks for posting and sharing this video, I wouldn't mind the camera man / woman would have took their time looking over the house so we could get a better feel of things, I don't know if they wasn't just into the layout or maybe it was their first time LOL but what I seen so far I like but I'm sure it was more that we missed

[@annieking2931]

P0

[@TQVardell]

He looks good in that outfit. Very handsome man.

[@brtha1]

Thank you 😃

[@TQVardell]

@@brtha1 My pleasure

[@victry1nolan319]

Yes and very polished. Perfect guy to sell these kind of homes👍

[@curtisdrummerellerbe9544]

Very attractive man

[@curtisdrummerellerbe9544]

@Sunshine Irby idk lol

[@centaviodehernandez]

Rodney is handsome and I love his personality

[@rodneyhowell3616]

Wow thank you!! You made my day❤️

[@rodneyhowell3616]

And so are you my friend..

[@starryknight776]

1.2 is too cheap, can't u sell???

[@desnvereen2630]

True lifestyle fact queen of respect. true lifetime fact Aretha Franklin soul black history month control music icon legend Royal queen.

[@alexisbrown733]

Thx u sir for sharing

[@fat2fitphobia]

Wow lovely home

[@dennismclaurin1487]

I wonder what her specialties were, aside from peach cobbler. Sweet potato pie, banana pudding, potato salad, greens, and barbeque ribs are among my favorites.

[@edhavingalook]

Glazed ham

[@MPardo-cx6jj]

She told Conan O'Brian that she liked to cook Indian food and on Rolanda's show, I believe she made an Italian shrimp dish!

[@cynthiashesobless7155]

Beautiful Rodney

[@rohiniramanchakrabarti5282]

What a beautiful home. But honey with my 9 kids... that poor, poor home. Aretha would come back and kick us out.

[@tamshari9212]

Towers condo in Detroit Riverside....pretty

[@sheenapmoffett3919]

Why not show all the rooms. How many. How do upstairs look. You missed showing majority

[@lindahines9380]

WISH I could afford it 😪 see money can buy 😊 happiness

[@caneshajones2350]

I'm coming for this❗Detroit?

[@woodswal]

Could have shown more Rodney. Especially closet space.

[@rodneyhowell3616]

I have another video that I could share with you that shows the whole house it a little long because the home is so large.. I tried to shorten it so it won’t be too boring.

[@mznene6369]

I love it

[@ronnied8891]

Dang, nice. Wish we could have seen upstairs also! But I guess if I purchase I could see it all huh? Lol

[@thomstephens]

I wouldn’t have mentioned the water damage when trying to entice a buyer lol

[@travelseatsyellowlab]

At least he is honest.

[@rodneyhowell3616]

Oops I didn’t think of that.. I’m just the stager I gotta do better lol!!!

[@knmonlinemedia]

The piano comes with the house 🤔

[@rodneyhowell3616]

No sorry

[@ninagezellie4206]

You must hv also shown the unstaged rooms. It's about the house and not the home.

[@jazz3685]

Makes ones think about these materials things that we possess will be left behind for someone to sell it. So those fine China set you don’t want anyone eating out of it someone else will or that living room you don’t want anyone sitting in someone else will sit in it. Enjoy these material things while you’re alive because when the death angel comes to visit you, you will have no regrets

[@PHlophe]

You are very handsome, you are giving us fine and mature Uncle from a mid 90s band. Shai

[@rodneyhowell3616]

Alright thank you ❤️

[@mzreneem]

The black and white flooring

[@Malissa7]

Seems like it's a beautiful home although the entire home was not shown. I'm sure it's a older house and that's the reason why the rooms seems choppy and not flowing all together. Nice views with the big open widows.

[@titubavengeance6623]

Is this still on the market?

[@damndredidthatt]

Dang why didn't her children keep it?

[@rodneyhowell3616]

They have some legal things going on

[@2000wattz]

He he says “fabulous” one mo time...

[@ranran1300]

🤣

[@rodneyhowell3616]

I know I’m sorry I get stuck on that word LOL 😂!! I’ll do better

[@TheNellyvanelly]

Only $1.2M for Aretha's home?! That's a great deal for those who can afford it.

[@mediainternational2332]

I actually had my eye on this property on kiftsgate. Was apparently sold..I was like darnnit 😡

[@divaslm1]

Why not make it a museum?

[@lkofie6670]

Yeah that's a thought...like the Graceland of Detroit. Then, the estate can pay for itself in regards to upkeep.

[@lkofie6670]

@Robert A. Lofgren Jr. Elvis was dubbed the "King of Rock and Roll", Aretha Franklin was dubbed the "Queen of Soul"...I'm just saying the potential is there for Detroit the same way people tour the old Motown business or as it was originally called "Hitsville USA". Her music crossed and reached people of various backgrounds too. Even to this day, in movies and TV and in commercials her song "Respect" is played all the time. Other songs include "Rock Steady" "Chain a Fools", "Until You Come Back", "Baby I Love You" are also songs featured in movies besides the one that she acted in "The Blues Brothers" (lol)...yeah "Think" is another song that's heard enough times too. Ah well again, for the sake of Detroit, I'm just saying there could very well be some potential in it all things considered.

[@lkofie6670]

@Robert A. Lofgren Jr. Yeah, perhaps...I get it. If her home were a museum, it possibly would be humored more by the locals/Michiganders, people passing through that's near the border of Michigan and music enthusiasts, particularly of soul music genre compared to the worldwide Elvis enthusiast and die hard fans. Ah well (lol)...I was trying to visualize and weigh the possibilities considering the bleak state of Detroit....like maybe it could've been one option to consider using towards revitalizing the city of Detroit. On a side note, considering you're a fan of the Supremes, I'm sure by now you've heard of the passing of Mary Wilson? 🙁. I don't think her cause of death has been disclosed yet, but well...she lived to be 76. My aunt idolized Diana Ross especially her post-Supreme era. She's my aunt's favorite singer to this day (lol).

[@lkofie6670]

@Robert A. Lofgren Jr. LOL...no problem at all...I like to be enlightened with other perspectives. I'm not from Detroit nor lived there either, but I did my undergraduate studies in Michigan in the late '90's and I tell you, while driving through Detroit with fellow students that were from Detroit (or suburbs of Detroit), I was shocked by what I saw...it seemed abandoned and neglected even then. Fast forward to today, the demise is unimaginable/seems practically hopeless especially for a once bustling city of car factory jobs AND music. As for my aunt, truth be told, I think my aunt was very drawn to Diana Ross more so for her glamorous image and appeal throughout the 80's. Same way she loved everything about the glamorous character Alexis Colby on the show "Dynasty"...named her first daughter/my cousin after her...not kidding, lol. But sure, I won't say anything about anybody NOT liking Diana (yes, nee' Diane)...your secret is safe with me, lol 😁.

[@divaslm1]

@Robert A. Lofgren Jr. i disagree

[@BradFordTV]

Great video jus Clarius is her home still up for sale I would like to do a youtube tour of her home

[@jigglejello]

Rodney I'm trying to come to your house for real lol

[@rodneyhowell3616]

You made my day bae

[@omarmccray3282]

Love u.

[@catriniasmith4833]

Wow, I would not change a thing in that house. The Queen had great taste. Rodney has such a wonderful personality.

[@patwilson7596]

That's Detroit? That view yum... I Thought it was Atlanta.

[@braxtonthomas6194]

Name the local artist

[@Clemsonshawty]

Rodney should learn to "tuck" cus white shows EVERYTHING!

[@mkeyw2226]

Why is it being sold? Where’s the family?

[@lkofie6670]

Maybe they don't want to be responsible for the maintenance of the property.

[@davidrector7067]

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[@blackman4121]

I just bought it!

[@davidrector7067]

@@blackman4121 THANKS! David

[@lisaaugustin5400]

Beautiful ! What about the Condo she lived in ??? Before she passed,

[@donnawoodford6641]

How many square feet? And how much property around the home?

[@charlesjeffery1155]

Surprise Aretha lived in such a small house, especially that's only for sale for 1.2, I think that's how much Wendy Williams is selling his house for in Newark

[@stevie68a]

Very nice taste.

[@Rockzilla404]

That's a lot of house for 1.2 million. Try marketing it to a local athlete from California where it would be listed for three times the asking price.

[@TheHollywoodList]

LMAO! That shit is too expensive for DETROIT!

[@lkofie6670]

Yup...location indeed makes all the difference.

[@lkofie6670]

@@TheHollywoodList They're in a posh suburb of Detroit which even taken that into consideration, 1.2 million for this house is actually a steal. Though I won't be surprised if the price drops to a cool million or 995,000 all things considered meaning location and the fact that not too many people are in the market to buy massive million dollar homes anymore.

[@asmrlilvezzy6601]

You guys forget the fact that Aretha Franklin lived there and some of her personal items are still there automatically makes it worth more this is actually a great price because if this house was in Beverly Hills it would most likely be about 5 million dollars and you guys are forgetting that when this video was posted it was before the pandemic so people was indeed buying mansions at the time

[@lkofie6670]

@@asmrlilvezzy6601 See...that's why it may have been better suited as a type of Graceland of Detroit so to speak versus selling it...IDK. BUT, even for Beverly Hills, California for a home like this, 5 million dollars would the norm.

[@lucianobezerra4380]

I'd love to see the outside...

[@lkofie6670]

I would've loved to see all the way into the closet. Though admittedly, I'm surprised about the size because it's not as big as I would've thought.

[@VictoriaNakaraKizer]

Glad to see she was living within her means.

[@lkofie6670]

@@VictoriaNakaraKizer Perhaps...but in reference to the "bigger closet" I was thinking more along the lines of how celebrities usually have archived/kept clothing worn on photo shoots/magazine covers, concerts/performances and such, or items just given to them by stylists/ designers trying to advertise their styling methods or clothing line and even some customized items from fans. So that usually warrent a large designated space in the house or huge closet or multiple large closets to hold their wardrobe, especially considering they will buy their own style of clothing in the mix too. Though some celebrities do loan or donate some of their clothing items to fashion museums and such.

[@stardust2146]

@@lkofie6670 you're so right

[@karencook5676]

@@stardust2146 I would love to see the out side and yard. How big is this property?

[@lkofie6670]

@@karencook5676 Yeah...seems like it's sitting on acres.

[@aureliusscipio]

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