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[@here_we_go_again2571]

Wrap around porches with screens were popular in southern areas before the advent of air conditioning. Also popular were kitchens that were connected to the main house by a covered walkway; when large fireplaces, then wood stoves were used for cooking. This kept the house cooler and if there was a fire in the chimney (always built on the outside wall away from the rest of the house) the chimney could be torn down quickly to prevent the kitchen and the main house from catching fire

[@hovis62]

In this video, the narrator said that "cottage style homes"... "usually have steep thatched roofs" which is completely untrue. Building codes would never allow such a flammable roof as thatch, FYI.

[@karlsmith2570]

Traditional Cottage homes would've been made with thatched roofs back in the day, but not so much nowadays, especially with the fire codes that are in place

[@AzraelThanatos]

Depends upon the area, some do allow thatch a thatched roof. There's actually a couple near me that have them

[@cloudsn]

Even if it's legal under the building codes, good luck getting a house with a thatched roof insured!

[@johnzubil2875]

@@AzraelThanatos where.

[@johnzubil2875]

@@karlsmith2570 not so much? Try never. Do you know what you're talking about.🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@robertofernandez7773]

The price of houses don't go particularly with size or style, but where you live. In certain areas a million dollars will get you a pretty run down house, while in other areas you can get a mansion with $350000 dollars. You can find amazing and run down houses anywhere in the country, all cities (big and small) have neighborhoods with massive houses and beautiful gardens and areas with rundown houses.

[@jwb52z9]

Quite a few of these houses are huge, even by American standards.

[@thedude6043]

Yes, a 30' by 60' Ranch style home with a full basement can take an 1,800 square foot home and almost double that in useable space (some basement space will be reserved for a Furnace and Water heater) with installation of finished wall, doors, rooms and bathrooms downstairs in the basement. And in the middle of the country we need the basement for shelter from Tornados. Kansas here. ;o)

[@Carfan678]

Yea we keep the water heater and other "ugly" necessities in the basement in a closed off section where nobody sees it

[@taobarb1]

We do the same re: basements here in Michigan, but folks do “finish” them with the HVAC kind of separated, as long as the ceilings are tall enough to allow for standard ceiling heights. @thedude6043, I hope you’re avoiding the horrible tornados coming through the Midwest etc. We just got hit hard too. Thinking about you and praying for your safety.

[@magnificentfailure2390]

My house is twenty feet long by 8 feet wide, with a seven feet by eight feet loft at one ond. Most might call it a fifth-wheel trailer.

[@jefftracy3771]

The latest craze in the midwestern and southern parts of the US is the barndominium (a home built like a barn, either with steel or wood siding). Barndominiums offer more space and square footage at an affordable cost compared to a conventional home, so a lot of young Americans are going that route when building their homes.

[@Jeeperskip]

One of the first Craftsman houses had a price tag of $1537.00 above it. That house is an example of a mail order house. You could order a house from the Sears and Roebuck catalog and it would be delivered to your address. It required you to assemble it, however. Can you imagine? I have actually been inside one of the Sears and Roebuck houses. The interior finish was pretty much left up to the owners and they could do what they liked there. Order a house from a catalog? Still makes me laugh.

[@americansmark]

There's an example of them in Red Dead Redemption 2. The secondary character builds a new cabin in the early 1900s and orders it from a catalog. My grandparents built their Craftsman by hand in the 1960s.

[@denniss5505]

I live in a Sears Catalog house built in 1909 in West Michigan. The pre-cut lumber was from old growth forests, numbered and bundled to be delivered on train, then transferred to horse drawn wagons to the site. This two story house, was just under 1800 sq ft, large for the time, and arrived in four bundled wagons pulled by 2-4 horses each. A recorded history came with my house but unfortunately there are no photos. It is still a solid well built house that has been thoughtfully updated over the years.

[@cindymatthewsarrowdalearts6449]

We live in a Sears Roebuck house built in 1927 in rural Pennsylvania. It was wired and plumbed but electricity didn't come this far out until 1943. The bathroom was rough cut, but it was just big enough for a bed and dresser for the grandmother. One of our neighbors was born and raised in this house, as was another former neighbor who passed a couple of years ago, her brother. They have told us a lot about the house, and even in 1927, the house was delivered by train and haul up by horse-powered wagons. When we remodeled, we found all kinds of numbers and codes on the structure. Oh, and the house was finally plumbed in 1959. The two-roomed outhouse was still standing (and usable) when we bought the house in 1982. In the little cubby where the well-pump is, you can still see the base of the old hand pump in the ceiling. BTW, Craftsman and Sears Roebuck houses are not at all the same thing. Craftsman is an architectural style, as described in the video. Sears Roebuck houses came in all styles and sizes. Our house is one of the smallest, with the original house only being 824 square feet. We have added on and changed the windows and doors, and added a wrap around porch, so ours is looking more farmhouse now, rather than the bungalow it looked like when we purchased it. We think it still looks like a Sears Roebuck house, or at least we hope it does. Interestingly, when we tore off the old roof, down the the rafters, there were none! It was held up by simple inverted V shaped brackets in place of proper reinforced brackets. And there were several layers of roofing on it! We took all of that down, and added proper trusses and a metal roof. Those danged trusses, not part of the original budget, gave us another couple of years on our mortgage! :)

[@AzraelThanatos]

@@cindymatthewsarrowdalearts6449 The craftsman style was due to the brand it came from, which, I believe ended up bought by Sears and had been maintained as a brand even after they stopped the catalogue houses, becoming "just" their tool brand for decades...then came new management that stripped it of everything that made it as the definitive brand for tools and it became cheap crap during the later years before they sold it off near the end.

[@Jeeperskip]

@@cindymatthewsarrowdalearts6449 How lucky for you! Those things are an endangered species.

[@MarySlack-m2w]

I absolutely love this post I grew up in a Cape cod style home. It had a creak in the hallway which alerted our parents if we came home late

[@stuartgillespie9235]

Many of those styles are common among the middle and lower class. They just happened to show pictures of the more extravagant variations of the styles than the bare bones variants.

[@bowillieman]

You'd be surprised at the homes you could get for your money in some states. Prices vary wildly and some states especially in the Midwest offer a lot of beautiful land and livable space for fractions of what a home would cost in LA

[@neilschristensen9143]

I'd be happy with a log cabin.

[@crescentmoonchild4031]

ME TOO

[@malagastehlaate9923]

They didn't mention the split foyer style home which is popular around here along with ranch style homes. You might see a few of the others mixed in but it's mostly ranch and split foyers here in the midwest.

[@pamelabennett9057]

Yes, I was surprised they didn't include split-level homes, as they were so common, especially in the '70s and '80s.

[@cindymatthewsarrowdalearts6449]

The split foyer is the stupidest design ever. A huge amount of living space is lost to that silly staircase. My sister always regretted that they'd chosen that style. "We were young and wanted a house so badly and we could afford that "fancy" style." For all that, they had 50 happy years in that house. Split foyer and split level are very different styles. Split foyer is the style where you walk into a small space and choose to go up to the main living space or down to whatever the homeowners have chosen to do with that (basement) space. Usually a family room. A split level draws you into a much larger foyer with a few steps up or down to various parts of the house, but rarely is there any significant room on that same level as the foyer. There may or may not be steps up or down further into the house. The house will have at least three levels, usually separated by short staircases of 4 or 5 steps.

[@taobarb1]

Then there are tri-level homes like the one I grew up in. You walk into the main foyer, where we had coat and utility closets, (some people put a small powder room or w/c into that space), and on the same level as where you walked in were a large living room, lounge), and nice sized kitchen for 1965. As you walked into the main foyer from the front door was an exit to an attached 2 1/2 car garage to the right, and next to that was a staircase with 7 steps going up to the 4 bedrooms, with a main bathroom and a small en-suite bathroom for the master bedroom. Back on the main level, there was also a staircase with 6 steps going down to what was essentially a basement that wasn’t completely underground, and you’d have an enormous family room, a large laundry and utility room with your boiler and water heater, another small bathroom and a large free-use room for storage, which had your back door in the back yard. When my parents had it built in 1965-66, it cost them $24,500. It was in the family for over 50 years, so after she passed, we sold it to a great young couple with 3 kids (+2 more). Excellent schools and great neighbors. It sold for $325,000 in 2018 and it’s valued at $435,000 now. Pretty remarkable. The place had room to spread out and the stories were not stacked on top of one another. The only thing about these homes is that they don’t have central air conditioning, so folks put in window or small wall units.

[@malagastehlaate9923]

@@cindymatthewsarrowdalearts6449 I rather liked my split foyer...

[@cindymatthewsarrowdalearts6449]

@@malagastehlaate9923 Perhaps your home was larger than my sisters. She really minded it when, after her husband died, she adopted four teenagers. There was never any way to arrange the living room to accommodate enough furniture to seat the 5 of them and her two married children from her marriage. Now all of them have kids and a couple of them have grandkids!

[@livinglife8333]

Cottages here don’t have thatched roofs, it’s shingles, metal or cedar shake.

[@gcb345]

Hi Beesleys! Don't feel bad about getting a house, but years ago before my wife and I got married, we used to drive around looking at houses for cheap dates. We also scoped out what we might be able to afford. We found one soon after we got married and the both of us stayed here for the past 17 years. Now I live here alone being that my wife passed last month, but cruising around neighborhoods was fun. We still did it after we got married. Just to see how rich folks lived.

[@joeterp5615]

Sorry for your loss. Thanks for sharing this memory.

[@gcb345]

@@joeterp5615 No, thank you. I really didn't think this post would be seen.

[@joeterp5615]

@@gcb345 There are so many of us watching videos and commenting, but behind every message is a real person. The freshness of your loss really struck me when I read your comment. So difficult losing those we love. I’ve never been married (in my 50s now) but it was gut-wrenching seeing my Dad’s deep sorrow after Mom passed away 5 years ago. Lots of love from us kids helped him and us (I’m one of eight), to move forward, mourning together, sharing memories, tears, hugs, and love. I pray you find comfort in your memories and from those who also loved her, and from God if you are a person of faith.

[@steves2241]

My Father was a middle class working man with a good job at a union printing factory. And the house me and my brother grew up in was a one level, with a crawlspace, 3 bedroom ranch style house with 1 bathroom, and a 1 stall garage. When he bought it brand new in 1950 it cost $10.000. And today it is worth about $80,000. It would be a little more, but over the years he did not do any add ons to the house. The guy next door with a similar house built on to it, he added a room on the side, and made the master bedroom bigger, and it is worth $150,000. It 's in a nice little subdivision of Peoria Illinois called Peoria Heights, population about 5,000 people. It's a nice little city with no crime and I think 4 police cars. Me and my brother both grew up there and we had a great childhood.

[@samanthao5018]

The land the house is on adds to the price. The less the land costs, the more house you can get, so it matters where you buy.

[@Doy3791]

Live in tornado alley and you'd better have a basement. Five people died during a tornado about 20 miles from us. I think everyone who had a basement survived.

[@cloudsn]

They didn't quite get to Pacific Northwest style homes, but that's okay. We're sort of an amalgamation of styles, lots of ramblers, craftsman, some random Victorian houses, modern. But what nearly every house has in common will be a decent sized roof overhang to keep the rain away from the walls.

[@asia258]

In NJ there are a lot of tutors. Honestly we have a solid variety of all of them

[@scrambler69-xk3kv]

Depending on where you are in the US, many areas will not have basements due to their location being near sea level. But where basements are common, many are what we call finished basements with walls, floors and ceilings the same as upstairs rooms. and become family rooms where we spend much of our time watching TV and just spending family time together. This makes possible I guess what you would call the good living room where you entertain guests.

[@bkbff]

I grew up in a faux Tudor tri-level house in the 80s. The subdivision I lived in had lots of them built in the 70s and 80s. The fake timber and fake stucco look was popular. Our old house has since had siding added over the faux Tudor features, which makes me sad.

[@MrLcarter24]

Well Beesleys, I can tell you being a proud American and Texan all my life that if you can afford to buy a home in the US you will have a nice home. This is true for "normal" people like myself who aren't crazy rich. There are many different styles of homes in the US. One size doesn't fit all scenarios.

[@IOSALive]

The Beesleys, Subscribed because your videos always make me smile!

[@albertnavarro1120]

A bit of trivia for you, the Playboy Mansion is a tudor-style home. Which is why you viewed tudor-style homes in Beverly Hills/Beverly Glenn.

[@taobarb1]

Mid century modern homes were mostly built in the 1950’s to early 70’s. Ours was built in 1955, is 1500 sq ft, his one main level and has a full basement. We’ve updated the interior to open plan, but have kept the original feel to the exterior. These have regained popularity in cycles, with newer versions being built in the 2000’s. They are easy to navigate with having only one main floor, and can be sprawling. By new-build standards, our house may be on the medium-small side, but it’s on an acre, so that really makes up for it. Cheers🙏❤️🙏

[@Andrew-Collet]

I like to think that part of the American dream for many people is just to own a decent size and comfortable house. Nothing too big or grand. Something to call your own.

[@sassmacfru]

I grew up in a mid-century ranch but now live in an east lake Victorian.

[@AlystraKriss]

I love the Victorian style homes. My dream home!! I can’t get enough of them 😍

[@maryelizabethreynoldsprice2135]

Love your Channel and Millie... Bless your heart you were trying so hard not to yawn a covered it up quite good but I put it on full screen on my computer so I could see you really good LOL. By the way I live in a bungalow home in the historic district in Memphis Tennessee. I don't believe they mentioned Bungalow homes.

[@mildredpierce4506]

I’m glad you are reacting to different types of American homes rather than “typical“ American homes since there is no such thing as a typical American home

[@alfredsmith1566]

When y'all got to the Southern antebellum (pre civil war era) homes, I recognized one not far from me named Longwood! Here in Natchez, it's the oldest city on the Mississippi river and there's antebellum mansions everywhere! Check it out!

[@jacqueline1099]

Craftsmanship is my favorite

[@Vtaylor204]

The ones you think are more expressive are usually much cheaper than you think and visa versa. It's all about the land and location. Some of the small cottages might be a few million and the big houses with the huge porches and pillars may be 200k depending on location. My family and i looked at several Victorian houses when house hunting beautiful and affordable but old houses have very different problems or needs than new houses. Just have to find what's right for your family. Dont be afraid to go through a few realators to find the one that will get you exactly what you want

[@paulayala4816]

I always loved the elegance of the Antebellum style homes, probably the most famous being Oak Alley. Here in CA you see a lot of Mid Century Modern homes, Craftsman and Mediterranean. Lately I have been interested in Adobe and Mediterranean style homes, probably because of my anticipated move to Arizona. Some of the most unique home designs here in CA are what are called Case Study Houses, one of the most famous is the Stahl House seen in many movies. Another home seen in the movies is the Ennis House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. If you ever come back out to California you have to see Hearst Castle near San Simeon, CA. It is now managed by the California State Park System and you can pay to take a tour. The view from the "La Cuesta Encantada" on a clear day are unrivaled in CA. The Neptune pool overlooknig the Pacific Ocean is stunning, which the Roman pool is incredible with it's blue pool with real gold motif.

[@v2joecr]

Old homes with hardwood floors was more likely because at the time hardwood floors were more economical at the time.

[@scipioafricanus2]

the colonial is the classic american home if anything. they're everywhere I live.

[@andreaelliott728]

I grew up in a one-story home with a full basement which was finished into bedrooms. So much cooler for sleeping in the summer!

[@tomhalla426]

Basements largely depend on how deep the foundations need to be. In areas with deep freezes, basements are common to avoid frost heave.

[@lindae2524]

And the water table. I lived where you just cannot dig down far before being inundated with water.

[@joannetompkins7833]

To see a range of U.S. homes on the inside you should watch some episodes of House Hunters.

[@jennm3321]

These are much more typical homes for the "middle class" regular neighborhoods here. In Texas, you can find all of these styles often in one town. Though in most neighborhoods, the homes tend to stick with common themes. Sadly, the prices have skyrocketed exponentially and the housing bubble is massive. What was once a dream is now becoming a pipe dream for most people your age.

[@chrisserfass8635]

Most of these homes belong to the Extreme middle class of society. PERIOD!!!

[@garycamara9955]

We have alot of ranch style homes in the west

[@russellfisher2853]

I've always loved Victorian style homes.❤ Some were upper class. But a lot were also middle class. I lived across the street from the 4th. Victorian home. In a section of the city, called Browns Addition. This area has some Beautiful old homes. It's just about 3 blocks away from the Museum, which also contains a home attached which you can tour called the Camble House. In Spokane, Washington.

[@claregale9011]

Do you know why it's called victorian

[@mbourque]

I've lived in Ranch, Tudor, Colonial, Craftsmen, Log Cabin, Victorian, Mediterranean/Spanish, Modern, Farmhouse, Townhome, Antebellum, and a tiny home. I now live in a Earthship home and have for 10+ years.

[@8gagee]

We need a home tour from you guys!

[@pennysilvey8868]

Oh my! That’s the first time I have seen Millie‘s hair down, and it is so attractive on her! It just makes her look like a totally different person. It’s so pretty! It frames her face and shows her beauty. Love you guys. Enjoyed your trip to America, hope you get to come back. I’d like to see some more reactions to some more of America.

[@johnrodrigues5974]

If you come to Rhode Island you would see very famous Mansions along the Ocean Drive In Newport Rhode Island home to many Celebrities such as Judge Judy who has a popular TV show, Jay Leno from the Tonigh Show and Taylor Swift has a Summer Mansion in Westerly Rhode Island.

[@Kim-427]

See that’s the difference here. What we call rich is different. Many of the homes that the English see they assume it’s rich when it’s regular working people. It’s just a different quality of living. They compare their normal to ours and you can’t. I would think by now that they would get it but I guess not.

[@katherinetepper-marsden38]

Most central Texas homes do not have basements because we sit on a limestone bed. If you have a basement, its because you paid to dynamite through the bedrock. Also, one story homes are more economical to cool in our extreme temps.

[@cindymatthewsarrowdalearts6449]

We use our basement's cool air (it's usually about 60-65 year round) in the warm-but-not-hot days of spring and summer. When it's really hot we praise God for central air! So to use the basement to help cool the main level, we just put a fan in the doorway to the stairs and suck up that cooler air.

[@Carfan678]

Id say the house shown at 4:28 is the most average, a lot of these houses shown look for rich ppl

[@PEPPER2323]

Homes in the North have more basements because washed clothes had to be hung to dry during the winter before the invention of the dryer. Jersey looks like a wonderful place to live. Don't let foreigners get in. Keep the Island pure. As for me, the size of the Island would drive in crazy. The " Home Alone " house just sold for 1.5 million. But remember you get to live in Jersey. You're both young with plenty of time to save up for a home. A job and 20% down and your home free. Always save 10% of your income for until you retire.

[@sumochop360]

I'm the first generation in the states and 90% of my family still lives in England. I've had family visit over the years to many different homes my family has owned and a few other family members who crossed the pond too. All our english relatives have been surprised by the size of the home and the size of the yards. I live in the south now but also lived in the northeast. The homes in the northeast were nice and our relatives liked those its always been the homes in the south they loved the most and its always because of the open floor plans. It's something I'm used too cause the majority of my life all our homes have been that way so i get a good laugh at how much they wish their homes had open floor plans and hopefully that becomes more of a thing in England. My dream home would be a 2 story house with wrap around porches on both stories. I've stayed in plantation style homes with wrap around porches and its so nice to be able to walk around the entire house. Its something you dont know you need unitl you stay in one or spend a significant time in. Oh when its raining and you have a good chair or hammock to just sit or lay in during a thunderstorm is something i think everyone should experience. It's not a common style now as its just too big to be in a normal neighborhood and its also not a popular style of home now either but I'm working hard to one day own my dream home. Love the vids and hope you both came venture across the pond again soon ive been enjoying the vids as they remind me of family visiting!

[@rickherrell9451]

America is NOT a democracy, we are a Constitutional Republic, there's a HUGE difference.

[@gryfinryder]

Stop. This is untrue right wing bullhonkey. Excerpt from simple google search.. The Constitution establishes a federal democratic republic form of government. --------- This is not correct so stop sharing it. The fact that people vote makes it a democracy and this is not up for debate.

[@gryfinryder]

This is absolutely incorrect. Simple google search mate Excerpt- The Constitution establishes a federal democratic republic form of government. --------- We are a democratic republic. This is not up for debate. We are a representative democracy. Civics 101… the fact the people vote makes it a democracy.

[@mrhappystore8611]

Plenty of homes in Florida around $300k and over 2000sqft.

[@lw3918]

Lol, Millie do you need a nap? You keep fighting yawns.

[@garycamara9955]

Thst one victorian is in Petaluma. Actually several of these are.

[@manxkin]

“Steep thatched roofs”? I’ve never ever seen a thatched roof on a house in the U.S.

[@DeborahMackey]

That's o.k. Very few of us can afford our homes.

[@3DJapan]

Ranch style hole are popular in areas with a lot of tornados.

[@neilschristensen9143]

All way more than I can afford.

[@kimleemoon]

I ❤ checking out beautiful homes too. My favorite style is Farmhouse. I’m a sucker for a wrap around porch. I also love French Country, Tudors and Greek Revival.

[@darrelbuccilli7795]

there are actualy alot of round homes most were built in the 1800's.

[@tejida815]

You might like to look up Eichler homes.

[@KittCrescendo]

You might be surprised at what you can afford.... There are lots of different programs available to help people afford their first homes here.

[@cindymatthewsarrowdalearts6449]

Our neighbors across the street have a for-real brick house, but the builder/original owner was a bricklayer and the house is gorgeous. It was built in the 50s and 60s, growing a couple of times. I don't recall how many acres they have, but it's a lovely property. It's never been sold. The husband died first, and as the wife was having health issues and their son-in-law could retire early, they moved in and since they only had the one daughter, there was never a sale. There are quite a number of brick or or stone houses in the area. usually in nicer neighborhoods, as they are much more labor-intensive to build. I'm in PA.

[@JohnFinch-ws1kv]

I get to build some of those nice homes homes that cost anywhreres from 1 mill to 15 mill I’ve also renovated some of the old mansions out there two one of the best homes I got work on was Roosevelt manor owned by teddys uncle back in the day beautiful homes I like working and remodeling the older homes more because some of the craftsmanship they did back in the day is just amazing and they all did it by hand I have nothing but respect for them old timers

[@catherinecox8921]

They didn’t cover Pueblo style homes which are very common in New Mexico or Mission style in California.

[@Gforceracing20]

The average American home is 2,500 sq ft/232 sq meters

[@3DJapan]

8:10 I love this one, especially the curved porch. I love anything with a wrap-around porch.

[@lindae2524]

Mid century modern was basically late 40's though probably early 60's. At least for the furniture that I like. You will still see it around. Never saw a thatched roof in Spain (USN) nor in any of the states that I have lived in. (New England, NJ, Florida, S. Dakota, northern California coast by Oregon and a small stint in Tennessee. A lot of these are what I would call rich or upper middle class people's homes. Not the Craftsman's, ranch style or cape cods. Never liked split level homes which aren't shown here. I wonder if another name for them is that split foyer that I see mentioned here? Ranch style can be a boring rectangle or a very nice" L" or "U" shape. I liked the latter. Maybe with a nice cool courtyard like in Spain. Pretty tile, water feature. (dreaming) We priced a Lincoln Logs kit before because they are so gorgeous inside but beyond our means. Land is what often cost us in places like NEng and California. Heck, If I had a small piece of land with a few established trees, I would have a tiny house. (not saplings) Some are well designed with a normal bedroom and Japanese soaking tub. (deep but takes hardly any space) I wouldn't waste space on a water heater either. I liked the small units we had in Spain. Instant on, instant off. No keeping gallons of water hot constantly "just in case"and the bottom rotting out after 20 or so years. Laundry space is a must. I have had so many clothes ruined in laundromats. Some people can be disgusting. Not most but some like in the senior apt where I now live. You don't want to know. 🤢

[@scrambler69-xk3kv]

Look for a channel Relaxing walks. There you will find videos of driving as well as walking through Average American suburbs. He or she have a number of videos.

[@peppermoon7485]

Historical Societies will sell Victorian style homes cheap but you have to sign a contract saying that you’ll keep it as close to original as possible.. you can’t change it

[@Redbay]

In the US even when you see a brick on the outside of a house a lot of times those house are still wood-framed houses with just brick as a exterior, I don't think I have ever seen a house completely made of brick but I also love in Minnesota.

[@nonyadambusness5158]

I don't know why this guy states that ranch homes have smaller yards. That's all anyone I knew had when I was a kid. Ranches and farm houses. And I didn't know anyone who had less than 5 acres. Maybe my aunt and uncle only had a small yard. They lived in town. We had 42 acres with our ranch house. I live in a ranch now, I have 7 acres

[@valwadsworth3044]

A lot of Americans can't buy a home now, it's too expensive. $2,400 to rent a 3 bedroom 2 bath house a month, not even in a good neighborhood. Crazy!

[@CCoburn3]

You should react to manufactured homes. Some of them are pretty nice. And they are homes people can afford.

[@cloudydaze7447]

Victorian and cottage style are my favorite type of home

[@jillhensley4919]

You can get a 4 bed two and a half bath in Ohio for around 250,000. It’s a great investment!

[@pamelabennett9057]

FYI, Millie had her mike on but it was sometimes a bit hard to hear James.

[@tinagarcia3571]

south east oregon you can get a family home for under 400,000.

[@angb6561]

I've watched a few of the other "tour my home" videos and they are SO FAR from the usual home in the USA. Some in this video do look closer to "normal". I'm not sure where you saw prices on homes when you were traveling around our country but big cities (& surrounding areas) are a lot higher than properties down south. That's one of the reasons I wouldn't live in a big city. I LIKE SPACE! Larger yards are more common in the south.

[@cindymatthewsarrowdalearts6449]

We have a bit over 2 acres here in PA. Most of our neighbors have equal amounts with more land and less. We live in rural north central PA and though we are the largest county in PA by land, we're only about 110k in people. Home prices rocketed a few years ago, and while they've leveled off, they are still high. We bought our house 40 years ago for 32k. It's small, but we've remodeled/updated and added on, re-landscaped, etc. The house is valued about $200k, perhaps higher. (It was appraised at $165 just before the sharp increase in property values, and our next door neighbor's house - similar size but on about 1/8th the size of lot - sold for $185 last year.)

[@cityheat-u9q]

8:23 is The Pinc Lady Mansion eureka California.

[@jariemonah]

3:20 Abraham Lincoln era is at least 100 years after Colonial times.

[@dalemoore8582]

And he grew up in a log cabin

[@JesusGarcia-cs9wl]

Never say never. When I was your age. My first home with my wife. Was a one bedroom condo. Ten years later. We had a big beautiful home with a pool. In a gated community. Similar to one of the houses in your video. Anything is possible.

[@Kim-427]

In America yes!

[@krisschobelock4973]

You were looking at real estate in some of the most expensive places in the US . . . just saying.... You would be surprised what you can get if not in LA or San Francisco...Texas is affordable IF you look at the suburbs...midwest is very affordable and beautiful . . you can get a lovely home in the US (again depending on where you are looking) for $250,000 - $350,000...some places a bit less! Just think about visiting some of our "not so touristy" states - although ALL states have something to offer as far as places to go and things to do!!

[@62impalaconvert]

I appreciate that you stop the video when you are commenting. Some reactors don't do that and it is very annoying.

[@hardtackbeans9790]

Bees forgot his microphone & sounds like he is far away & echoing. LOL!! Craftsman is a US style home. With a flat roof, I wouldn't like the modern home either. Always a headache down the road. Start a crowd-fund for that USA getaway. 😁

[@christopherstephenjenksbsg4944]

The presenter is a little inaccurate about Greek Revival homes. They don't all have columns, and they're not all painted white. What gives these homes their Greek Revival character is their overall shape and proportions, which resemble those of an ancient Greek temple. I grew up in a Greek Revival house in NYC in the 1960s. It was built in 1831 of brick, originally painted white, but the white paint was long gone by the time we moved in. It was unusual for Manhattan in that it was freestanding, rather than a rowhouse. It did not have columns. Instead it had pilasters, which are flattened representations of columns. These are actually far more common in Greek Revival homes than columns, especially in relatively inexpensive houses. I now live in an apartment in a former single-family home in Providence, RI, built in 1837. It is also Greek Revival, but it's built of wood rather than brick. The front of the house has two pilasters to represent columns. Otherwise the Greek Revival character is represented by its overalls shape, its proportions, and its very simple, "Greek-Key" ornamentation. btw, thatched roofs are illegal in the US because of the fire danger. There may be a few houses with fake thatched roofs -- usually concrete made to look like thatch -- but they are not *really* thatched roofs.

[@littlet1068]

I live in Ohio..My opinion is Ohio is the cheapest state to buy a beautiful home in. why you ask? There are no taxes on food or clothes and its a really lovely state..We get a alot of snow all though we get all 4 seasons as well.

[@Tbone1492]

If you go into the suburbs of NYC. You'll find those huge colonial doll homes all over

[@andrewchristopher7138]

Hi

[@russellweatherly9625]

Tudor home with attached garage?

[@claregale9011]

😅 I've got an original tudor home near me its 700 yrs old I'm in England 😊

[@thomasbryson2757]

Millie with her hair down is so hot.

[@ahmedsalim571]

@2:03 your telling me that beautiful house cost $1500 back in the day? Ffs

[@pacmanc8103]

The $1500 was for the kit of materials. You had to have it built - probably another $1500 back at the turn of last century.

[@ahmedsalim571]

@@pacmanc8103 man I just googled the inflation rate from 1905, and 1500 is around 54,000 today. Add another 1500 to have someone build it, another 1500 right so about 100,000 for that house?

[@pacmanc8103]

@@ahmedsalim571 $110,000 is too cheap probably. A lot in a normal rural town would probably cost $75,000 minimum, with connection to utilities. Another $20,000 to landscape it. So, $200,000 might do it. Like others have said, housing prices are very location-dependent. For example, only the lot (land) where my house is has a real-market value of $400,000 - and it isn’t that big (540 sq m - 5600 sq ft) but it’s a corner lot and larger than ones along the street. That’s pretty common in cities, I think.

[@ahmedsalim571]

@@pacmanc8103 200 is still an amazing prize for that house. I’m planning on buying a house in the next 5 years hopefully and tbh I’m thinking about a van life style(working remotely) and save up. What year did you buy your house?

[@pacmanc8103]

@@ahmedsalim571 I think an ADU would be a good shorter term option if they’re available where you live. I bought my house 34 ago. It was built in 1903, but has been modernized - plumbing, electrical, HVAC, detached garage/shop.

[@chrisserfass8635]

A lot of these homes are from the extreme upper middle class. Of our broken society

[@tosweet68]

I guarantee a lot of those homes were typical middle class families.....nothing overly special. I've lived in neighborhoods with many of these types of homes much of my life and I'm far from rich.

[@Kim-427]

You guys think all of our homes are for rich people because they don’t look like your average homes and that’s just not true. Our average homes are bigger than average homes there. It’s just what you’re use to.

[@jdanon203]

First

[@bikinipmp]

You can find most of these styles in every price range, mostly depending on where it is. If you are more flexible about where you are going to live, you can get exactly what you are looking for in time and a lot of searching. If you are more picky about where you are living then you might not get what you want, at least not for the price you want it at.

[@richardkennedy7047]

I think You should try to be a little more OPTIMISTIC , you said you’d Never be able to afford one of those in AMERICA you need ten to twenty percent down and be able to make payments , mortgages are usually 20 to 30 years with no penalty for early pay off , much more doable than you might think 🍀🍀