Never-occupied '90s home for sale in St. George goes viral for being 'time capsule'

[@johnpatrick1588]

I guarantee a ham sandwich made in that kitchen can taste the same as a ham sandwich made in a remodeled $50,000 kitchen.

[@zepar221]

If you don't keep up with the Steinbrechers then you aren't a good little consumer. Lauren has never repaired an appliance in her life and her ignorance is showing.

[@rr4298]

$350k kitchen in Lafayette, ca

[@SilentPsyop]

I would indict that ham sandwich.

[@JoseMontemayor-p5j]

😂😂😂 my first laugh of today 😂😂😂❤ Thanks

[@sarahdoanpeace3623]

Exactly

[@spamanator666]

She said at the end, "Upgrades to appliances"? All those old things are still perfectly fine, and probably better quality than today.

[@bubba966]

Yeah I'd certainly stick w/the appliances in there. They are built better back then than the made to break garbage sold today.

[@godferbidd6262]

I've still got a washer and dryer from 96, and a freezer that's older then that. All of them will likely outlive the sun.

[@brianhaflin9799]

That will depend too on factors like modern day cooking needs, having access to parts (companies typically don't make parts for models past 10 years old), and what laws say in terms of environment laws/rules.

[@mikecrooks8085]

It is way more important to the current generation if an appliance has bluetooth than if it will operate for more than 6 months before failing.

[@luischannel04]

I agree. When stuff was made in America and not China ?

[@BTTF-fb7oz]

Dont change the appliances! The new ones last 3 yr, the 90s ones will last a good 10!

[@pelqel9893]

​@EXREPUBLICANOur '93 fridge in almond is still going too!😂

[@jerradwilson]

My mom's 90's top loading washer and dryer still work fine. I had to replace the agitator dogs in the washer, but it was a cheap and easy fix and there are how-to videos how to do it. Now it's good for many more years.

[@sittinandthinkin]

2003 Frigidaire 👍

[@dawnelder9046]

Or much longer.

[@guineapiglady2841]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@extendedp1]

“Upgrades to appliances”?!? Why? That is what is wrong with America, constantly “upgrading” things that are still perfectly good, while the “upgrades” are of increasingly poor quality.

[@sittinandthinkin]

"Oh they look so dated." Now, EVERYTHING is made in China where quality counts 🙈🙉🙊(Tofu Dreg buildings)

[@Justagirlnamedshawn]

I am glad other people feel the same...people want more, more, more

[@zepar221]

She's ignorant of the fact today's appliances are crap. They look mostly like GE. If they were Whirlpool, I would have considered that a selling point.

[@VIII_Royalty_VIII]

They want their dishwasher to tell them the weather, the microwave to dim the lights on command and the refrigerator to order the groceries.

[@zepar221]

@@VIII_Royalty_VIII They need the washer to text them to remind them to stop mindlessly scrolling/posting selfies and switch loads. Bonus if it posts to all socials bragging they are living their best life and did a load of laundry today.

[@loganq]

Back when appliances all used to work.

[@royaldivadeja6341]

Exactly 😂

[@benjaminperez1149]

My first thought.

[@bradleymcwilliams6348]

Absolutely. Not a "smart" anything about it, but they work, which is really kind of smart...

[@MagnusOffical]

Back when people used to work

[@C3Rl3]

those appliances still got 40 years on em atleast!

[@JR-rv3re]

Those appliances are better than the ones they have now.

[@zepar221]

Yep, she's dumb and has never repaired an appliance in her life. You would think news people would be aware of the fleecing of consumers stories that revolve around the appliance industry.

[@johnnynephrite6147]

no they aren't. you either have a bad memory or werent born yet.

[@zepar221]

@@johnnynephrite6147 Majority of the comment section is not on your side. Can they all be wrong. I have repaired tons of appliance and think the old stuff is better along with many others who repair appliances for a living.

[@jonniehickson5599]

@@johnnynephrite6147 Stop trolling. You can't write a complete correct sentence, but you are under every comment.

[@atomstarfireproductions8695]

Not sure what brand they are (some other comment said GE), but back then they were probably built to last unlike modern appliances that are cheaply made and die after 7 years (probably intentional so you have to buy a new one, planned obsolescence).

[@davidwright873]

upgrade to what? looks fine.....move in, be thankful...

[@zepar221]

Keeping up with the Steinbrechers is consumerism propaganda ...just like what color is "in" this year, so time to throw out all your perfectly good stuff and remodel everything.

[@moniquewrites9046]

Maybe just the counter tops

[@tylerhaynes8546]

Fr, I'd love to go back to the 90s!

[@davidwright873]

and that brown carpet....we can do better than that! lol@@moniquewrites9046

[@awkwrdly_socl]

Disgusting carpets

[@RektemRectums]

The owner passed away and the house went right back on the market. A good reminder to work hard and earn money but don't work too hard to the point where you can buy nice things but don't even have time to enjoy them. Because what's the point then?

[@fredwilliams7893]

True words! I live for the moment not the future and could save and restrain on everything and yet die tomorrow and never enjoy it

[@phajeb001]

Sounds like he worked so hard and passed away without even moving into his new home. Reminder to enjoy life and don’t slave away for things.

[@jamesvillegas877]

True 😢

[@alb12345672]

@@phajeb001 That really got me thinking.... He must have made great money to be able to buy a house and not use it, while paying.

[@CANNABISfreedomNOtaxes]

I'm sure it passed on to his children. They probably already have their own homes, so of course it's on the market now. And if the guy had an extra home he never even furnished, he was probably pretty successful at whatever occupation he had.

[@nicolehall2177]

Girl please !! Those appliances still have 10 years on them. Kenmore and GE were top tier back then.

[@stevennguyen4993]

30 years, even. I'm amazed how things don't just simply stop working back then.

[@zepar221]

Yep, Lauren is either ignorant of appliance quality, brainwashed to keep up with the Jones's, or shilling for the appliance industry and pushing for mindless consumption cause it is her job to push that narrative for the advertisers

[@alb12345672]

@@stevennguyen4993 My yr 2000 WP fridge works great. I replaced a broken crisper drawer. $40 and the parts are still around. People are not getting rid of them so fast. It was actually my fault breaking it, I closed the door when it was open. Icemaker extremely reliable!

[@royalt6179]

Yes, mine are Kenmore and still work great after 24 years.

[@battery_wattage]

Personally I would change the stove to gas, but everything including the refrigerant in the fridge and hvac should still work like new. Appliances were just simpler back then with less points of failure.

[@who_wantsit]

That's like buying a 90's model car brand new, you don't upgrade it, you drive it. Why? Reliability of course. That house and the appliances are indestructible.

[@nlpnt]

On a car like that you'd have to change basically everything made of rubber from the tires to the smallest gasket, which would've dried out from disuse. I can only wonder if there's anything like that in the appliances, but they have far fewer moving parts so unless the refrigerant gas has escaped the fridge they should be good to go.

[@zepar221]

Lauren has been brainwashed to be a good little consumer and a brand new 90's anything would just be embarrassing to her, even though she doesn't know how to cook and has never repaired an appliance in her life. So she mindlessly consumes and creates more trash.

[@dw3403]

Kids and pets are the hardest on houses. So if they have kids they can wait to replace stuff.

[@benwagner5089]

@@nlpnt Just check the pipes for bugs or plant roots, put some new shingles on the roof (it's been 26 years after all). Maybe check the gaskets on the sinks for leakage. Besides that, come on in.

[@JSchroederee]

Assuming you didn't have a 90s American car. Those were such cheap garbage😂 A friend had a 1998 sunfire he bought new and traded at a loss for a higher milage 1996 civic. His argument the civic ran better and had few rattles at 6 years old than the Pontiac when he drove it off the lot.

[@itsnotthesamething]

I'll bet that shower head blasts some water, unlike today's shower heads.

[@mattsloan32]

And the toilet really flushes.

[@reybat4969]

You can buy a new shower head. You know that right?

[@mxslick50]

@@reybat4969 All newer ones are low flow now genius. 🙄

[@jerradwilson]

​@@mxslick50You can remove the water restrictor from many shower heads. Many YT videos show how.

[@tothelighthouse9843]

@@jerradwilson You guys are just trying to slide in another Seinfeld reference, aren't you.

[@lizwasko]

Whoever purchased the home better not sell the refrigerator! The new refrigerators are not as quality as what they have. What a wonderful view of the past even though the video is t great.

[@dianneredd3031]

Lol it’s wierd what people consider a time capsule and old That’s what my house looked like when I bought it in 2007!!

[@zepar221]

Lauren has never repaired an appliance in her life and her ignorance of quality is showing. She's a product of mindless consumption and keeping up with the Steinbrechers. Unfortunately the appliances appear to be all GE and not whirlpool, but still better than today's electronic planned obsolescence crap

[@mr.iforgot3062]

The refrigerator is probably no good. They need to be plugged in or they go bad. If it was plugged in the whole time? It definitely needs to be replaced. Old refrigerators are inefficient compared to newer models.

[@PersonaN007Grata]

Looks perfectly modern to me.

[@AudreyC379]

Same here.

[@madday9589]

Only thing I’d want to change is the floors and get some granite for the kitchen countertops, everything else is good

[@susansmith493]

​@@madday9589 granite is overrated.

[@LoveMarshieCharlie]

I was gonna say, that's what most of the places look like when we were looking but just not shiny new like that and we had to buy our own fridge and laundry machine 😅

[@PersonaN007Grata]

@@madday9589 I guess if I had to nitpick, then you’re right. But I would feel blessed to see those accommodations within my budget. New builds are so shoddy that it makes me mad.

[@aELLimA]

This is what most low-mid level rentals look like. The people that make these segments may have their homes renovated every 3-5 years, but most of us can’t afford that. The only reason my house gets updated is because I am able to do the work myself.

[@ahill4642]

Very true.

[@iliketurtles1027]

Mine is worse! Wood paneling from the 70's. Carpet from the 80s. Landlord hasn't checked on anything once in the 10 years I've lived here! But I can't afford to move.

[@savagewaifu4694]

I'm in an old apartment from the 60's with heavy solid wood cabinets and the original built into the cabinet oven. Everything works except the brand new washing machine. Go figure. I'm glad the building is so well made because management is non existent.@@iliketurtles1027

[@Objectified]

Reporter thinks they need to upgrade appliances. Appliances are: Programmable microwave with motorized turntable. Full-size multi-feature cooktop oven. Two-door full-size fridge with control/display panel, ice maker/crusher/dispenser and water dispenser. GE multi-feature dishwasher. Full size washer and dryer units. Large double-basin kitchen sink with a lever faucet. All of that was common in 90s-built homes. Also has a jacuzzi tub and a separate walk-in shower with sliding door, which weren't necessarily standard-issue but weren't at all uncommon. People have started acting like the 1990s may as well have been the 1950s.

[@nancyk5203]

In the mid 90s we had a beautiful, sturdy 1950s turquoise refrigerator in our office at work. Nothing wrong with it; people kept their lunch cold in it every day!

[@zepar221]

Lauren has never repaired an appliance in her life and her ignorance of quality is showing. Looks like the appliances were all GE, too bad they weren't 90's whirlpools....

[@HeronPoint2021]

I noticed that Jacuzzi tub right away. And it's NOT 50's Avacado.

[@zepar221]

@@AzathothTheGreat considering how many appliances from the 90's I have repaired and the unrepaired that still work today, I would say the chances are good. If you have any broken brand new 90's appliances you want to get rid of, I'll gladly haul them away.

[@VancouverCanucksRock]

Its a VVOman, what do you expect? Nothing is ever goid enough for them.

[@81redddd]

I’m curious to know the price in 98 and the price it sold for today.

[@davidwright873]

123 thousand.

[@1sthawkfeathers547]

​@@davidwright873today ?

[@jasonleatherwood2172]

Today 800k

[@81redddd]

@@jasonleatherwood2172 wow, that’s terrible

[@jasonleatherwood2172]

Thats just a guess my house built in 2011 for 222k is worth 600k so probably about right lol

[@DeliahAyala.2.14.91.]

Can you imagine having so much money you just buy a whole extra house you "never get around" to moving into? My generation will never be able to buy a home 😭😭😭

[@TheCatD]

It would be nice to not have to worry so much about billsand the rising cost of everything. That's for sure.

[@judsonkr]

Your generation did this to themselves by voting for Democrats.

[@cherispencer3081]

“I guess I will just have to stay at a hotel again. Shucky-darn!”

[@dave46459]

Why exactly can't your generation buy a home? Because you don't know how to budget.

[@sunnydelight5255]

Yes people were earning good money in the 90’s. There was much more abundance and no one was hurting like now.

[@dhowto3005]

Condolences to the previous owner's family. The house looks nice and maintained.

[@Living4YHWH]

Maintained? There was nothing to maintain. If he never stayed there, he likely never turned on the water or power either so there wouldn't have been much of anything to go wrong in his absence either.

[@spicysmooth2]

Naw, screw this guy. He lived a long a healthy life, wasting money frivolously.

[@LagunaTrash]

We bought our home new in 1997 and still live in it. It has much the same look. I like living in a time capsule.

[@cynthiaholland13]

Same

[@karami8844]

My parents renovated the kitchen in 1994, so the cabinets and counters look the same as this one.

[@mediocreman2]

Imagine having that kind of money to have a house sitting around that you haven't gotten around to using. 😅

[@timtebowfan628]

I bought a 1996 mobile home in a senior comunity in 2014 that had never been lived in. The husband died and the wife was ill and wanted to move in when she got better but she never did. When the lady died the daughter sold it to me.

[@michaeld.williamsiii9026]

Pretty cool!!! So sorry, about the previous owners…

[@PJ-sv4iw]

Don't have to be sorry, it's part of life.@@michaeld.williamsiii9026

[@desmeisme]

Time capsule? I’m only 23 and this looks like a regular cozy home

[@zepar221]

What you witnessed was "keeping up with the Kardashians" propaganda of mindless consumption. Note the ending where Lauren pushes to replace BRAND NEW appliances! Lauren has never repaired an appliance in her life and does not have a clue about quality.

[@FrankGallagherr]

Better than today’s homes

[@lakesnake2005]

That washer and dryer are priceless.

[@zepar221]

They looked like GE? Whirlpool or Speed Queen of that era would have been better. Lauren is the only fool that would update those appliances.

[@lhead7226]

I'd take their refrigerator any day over the ones in the stores now. I bought a new fridge when I got married in 1997 and it's still running just fine in my mom's basement. The one I have in my kitchen now is dying after 12 years.

[@extendedp1]

If you buy a new one now, especially an LG or Samsung, it won’t make it 12 years, guaranteed!!!

[@zepar221]

Yep, Lauren is either ignorant of appliance quality, brainwashed to keep up with the Jones's, or shilling for the appliance industry and pushing for mindless consumption cause it is her job to push that narrative for the advertisers

[@donnie1581]

Same, I have a GE and a Whirlpool fridge from the last 12 years and both are messing up.

[@Nelliebean19]

My fridge and stove finally broke for good. They were wedding gifts 33 years ago. Not as exciting getting new appliances now…..

[@nelsonxthefoodchannel3324]

I seen the same thing happen to a 20 million dollar house in Bel-Air, Los Ángeles. I was an intern for a luxury real estate agent at the time. The house was basically untouched since the 1980’s, never remodeled, funky architecture, old furniture, overgrown landscaping, but sat on almost an acre of land and had a breathtaking view from Century City to the Pacific ocean. Apparently, the owner lived in a luxury condo nearby, and was kind of a recluse according to his family. After he died, they put the house on the market for 23 million and it sold for 17 million.

[@HeronPoint2021]

my 97 year old friend and her husband built in 1957 one of the first houses in British Properties, the "Bell Air" of Vancouver, BC Canada. Her wash basins are PINK (of course) in the Master, and her landscaping is original. Even a mahogany piano from the company started by JJ Astor as a competitor to Steinway. 1927. Walnut cost more as it was harder to source top grade than tropical.

[@Jcat24]

I saw that Speed Queen washing Machine, now that is a quality machine, had ours for around 10years now and still going strong, I know people who are still using Speed Queen machines that are over 30 years old.

[@zepar221]

I think all the appliances are GE.

[@theadvocate4698]

My admirals are 25 years old, never been any trouble! I love those tanks!

[@susansmith493]

I have a speed queen mechanical washer. No electronic controls. It looks and feels like your grandma's.

[@zepar221]

@@susansmith493 I gave my friend a 2019 Speed Queen washer for a wedding present. It only cost $80 and looks new inside and out and works perfectly. Unlike Lauren, I know what quality appliances look like.

[@fadmap9676]

They are the best! Sadly, today. Speed queens can only be purchased for commercial use. Stores wont sell them to your average joe consumer. But you can deff find them at mom and pop resell appliance stores still.

[@keithstringer1140]

New Old Stock. Looks like every apartment I lived in the 90’s!

[@oldman-zr2ru]

I'd keep the old appliances, they'll actually work for 20 years or more. Why would you need to make upgrades anyway, it's all brand new.

[@zepar221]

Don't be a Lauren...lol. Makes me wonder if she isnt paid to fool the viewers into mindless consumption?

[@calvinhobbes6118]

Look at who the source was...Spoiled, entitled, clueless Gen Y chick.

[@mcdlb181]

Upgrade would be a downgrade with the current quality of stuff

[@zepar221]

Lauren is either a fool or paid to fool the viewers. The comment section shows no one agrees with Lauren.

[@feralbluee]

upgrades???!!!!! i’d Love to have those appliances! i live in New York. apartments go way back and so do the appliances - just a regular old gas stove, no doodads, a plain refrigerator, no dish washer (no room), but at least washing machines in the basement (which i hate). amuricans sure are privileged.

[@oldman-zr2ru]

Spoiled rotten.

[@zepar221]

Yep, Lauren is either ignorant of appliance quality, brainwashed to keep up with the Jones's, or shilling for the appliance industry and pushing for mindless consumption cause it is her job to push that narrative for the advertisers

[@susansmith493]

Lol I judge 365 million ppl on the basis of one chick in a video? Most Americans would be quite happy with this house.

[@m8x425]

@@susansmith493 prob 95% of them

[@susansmith493]

@@m8x425look at the comments.

[@leert2698]

I hope they keep those appliances. The new ones are in the category of “ designed to fail “.

[@zepar221]

Yep, Lauren is either ignorant of appliance quality, brainwashed to keep up with the Jones's, or shilling for the appliance industry and pushing for mindless consumption cause it is her job to push that narrative for the advertisers

[@dw3403]

And ridiculously expensive.

[@johnpatrick1588]

If everything works I wouldn't change a thing. I stopped "keeping up"with the times and fads 25 years ago. I still have an unlocked flip phone I use occasionally instead of the large fragile smart phones.

[@zepar221]

Yep, Lauren is either ignorant of appliance quality, brainwashed to keep up with the Jones's, or shilling for the appliance industry and pushing for mindless consumption cause it is her job to push that narrative for the advertisers

[@johnmorley8812]

How tf is a 26 year-old mansion with nothing in it a “time capsule?”

[@elizadawne3896]

Why would you upgrade appliances that have never been used? Some people are just so wasteful. If it were my home I would leave it as is.

[@zepar221]

Yep, Lauren is either ignorant of appliance quality, brainwashed to keep up with the Jones's, or shilling for the appliance industry and pushing for mindless consumption cause it is her job to push that narrative for the advertisers

[@m8x425]

Stuff like that would get snapped up instantly on the 2nd hand market, just as long as the seller isn't foolish enough to charge what new appliances would cost.

[@Nafpaktos-Florida]

I still have the same appliances like this video. No computers just knobs to turn and pull! Works the same and NEVER breaks! That was the heartbeat of America in the 80s-2007ish. Now it’s down the shitter

[@MoonChild-po9du]

Dang look at that refrigerator

[@zepar221]

But, Lauren would be embarrassed to own that great fridge that will out last the next 5 she buys in 20 years.

[@TheCatD]

I see nothing wrong with it now. Move in and enjoy.

[@fabulousfabrications1985]

Must be nice to be able to buy a house and let it sit for 26 years

[@M3Vader]

Acting like this isn’t what most apartment rentals still look like

[@ALT-9167]

OMG I am freaking drooling over how new everything is!!! Personally, I would love to live in a home exactly like this with all the vintage things and old architecture.

[@paulv5260]

As someone who was graduating high school around the time this place was built, in 1998, hearing the terms 'vintage' and 'old architecture' are extremely amusing to me... thanks for that

[@twolaneasphalt4459]

1998 is hardly vintage!

[@mewho8714]

What a privileged country we live in when we can laugh at this perfectly fine and comfortable home like this. This home would be a massive upgrade for hundreds of millions of people around the world.

[@m8x425]

Don't be fooled by a Zillow troll, 95% of the people in the US would be happy to have that home and they'd happily use those appliances.

[@JamieStLouis-tu9ml]

A massive upgrade for a lot of us in the US too.

[@BoratM.Sagdiev]

It's 1990 not 1890. What is news worthy???????

[@SonnyGTA]

Right!!!

[@Justagirlnamedshawn]

Why do people think you always gotta upgrade??? I would just be happy to have a house. That's what wrong with society, or most of it & even the newscaster....nothing ever seems to be good enough.

[@zepar221]

Yep, Lauren is either ignorant of appliance quality, brainwashed to keep up with the Jones's, or shilling for the appliance industry and pushing for mindless consumption cause it is her job to push that narrative for the advertisers. You witnessed propaganda because the comment section is full of common sense about "upgrading" those.

[@P1995.]

Because people have too high of tastes and expectations, they want to keep up with the Jonses’s. I would keep all of those appliances!! I’d prefer Berber carpet rather than the shaggy builders carpet, but hey it’s still a “new” house

[@Justagirlnamedshawn]

@@P1995. exactly

[@zepar221]

You have witnessed propaganda to brain wash the masses into consumerism and keeping up with the Kardashians

[@Starfish2145]

The owner would “visit the house “but stay in a hotel? Sounds like a kook.

[@thehighllama8101]

Yeah. Why would staying at a hotel in town make more sense than staying at a home he owned? The realtor mentions, 'The owner had no clothes or bed at the house'. Well, I doubt the hotel room came with clothes either. And I'd rather buy a cot and a portable television, and stay in my own home, than spend the night sleeping on a bed a thousand other people slept on at the hotel.

[@aleaboon]

​@@thehighllama8101right! And I think it would have been more cost effective to buy a few pieces of furniture than pay for hotel rooms over and over again while "visiting" your nice new house, but I guess money was not their concern. These mental gymnastics are too strenuous for me.🤷‍♀️

[@blownawayinthealley]

Yeah and paying a useless electric bill 12 months out of the year along with water sewer and other utilities not to mention the price of the insurance hike for having those utilities turned on 🤦🏾

[@rico993]

Man this must be what getting old feels like. I look at this "time capsule" that people are shocked about and I just see a home that looks great and not outdated at all. I have no idea what modern style is supposed to be if THAT home is considered to be some sort of relic of the past

[@connors3356]

i think its mainly the golden oak cabinets and white appliances. a lot of appliances have aluminum facades now and most kitchens seem to be painted gray or warm gray

[@WanderingUkes]

I have and still use a 20 year old Kenmore washer.

[@Enclave131]

Insanely infuriating thinking about how many homes are like this across America or anywhere else in the world and are being throttled with insane prices or rent.

[@Goldenwoodz]

WOW the 90s cascade in the 90s GE! Awesome nostalgia those appliances will last a good 35 or so years. When they were built correctly and made to last unlike anything made within the last decade.

[@sarahdoanpeace3623]

I’m 40 and this is EXACTLY how my childhood home looked. It was lovely, beautiful, and simple. This is perfection.

[@astroguster5522]

Every apartment in Orlando looks like this. And they don't charge 90s prices for them either

[@jsin4774]

I would leave everything as it is, and just finish furnishing it. ❤

[@thomasplouffe1363]

that house was built the year i was born! dude i would love to live in there! like its just like my childhood home

[@mikefolkestad277]

How did the squatters not know about this😂😂😂😂

[@dennisd1906]

I'm surprised it hasn't been broken into and devastated on the inside by teens or local homeless

[@HeronPoint2021]

See the security Gate: probably high end enough for security , and it's ALSO St George, where kids are respectful.

[@lockman004]

It's in the land of Mormon.

[@hypno_bunny]

It was in a gated community with security. Plus lawn service and pest control which is why it was also never reclaimed by the elements.

[@Abbeylicious888]

​@@HeronPoint2021 Kids are not respectful here sadly...at least most of them aren't. Sadly....St. George is going down the crapper.

[@williamlloyd3769]

Probably the only changes that have to be made are things like roof inspection / replacement, rubber seals on toilet, dishwasher seals, fan belt on furnace, smoke detector batteries, just normal wear parts.

[@lissakaye610]

It’s pretty sad to have a home empty while tons of people sleep on the streets….

[@dw3403]

They sleep on the streets because they cant afford to pay even the heat let alone the house payment, taxes, etc that comes with a house.

[@madday9589]

A lot of them are on drugs, not most of the homeless just most of the homeless that sleep on the street cuz the other homeless people find friends/family houses, shelters, cars to sleep in

[@KrissySaturday]

Bought and paid for a brand new house but never spent money on furniture, and that was his excuse for not moving in? There has to be more to the story.

[@standdown4929]

My parent's home was identical, same flooring, cabinets, appliances, fireplace and carpet. I just sold it last year after mom passed. I helped them remodel it in 1998.

[@steveoTHEGREAT]

THAT HOME IS PROBABLY BETTER BUILT THEN ANY NEW HOME TODAY

[@oddball6969]

"When stupid people have too much money "should be the title of the story...

[@jonathantaylor6926]

Everyone wants to "upgrade" everything but thats part of the reason homes got so unaffordable. That house is perfectly usable. Affordable is more important than fancy.

[@TheElusiveReality]

those appliances are likely MUCH better than any of the new ones, ESPECIALLY the fridge. Modern fridges are so bad there are lawsuits about it, but at my old house we had a fridge from 1995 that was in continuous use by previous owners and only JUST gave out last year.

[@Matt_Dagostino]

There's hardly anything unique about this. In my neck of the woods (New England) there's such little supply of housing that most apartments haven't been renovated since the early 2000s. The landlords have no incentive to modernize the apartments because people will take whatever they can get

[@OrangeCatJupiter]

'dystopia where hundreds of thousands are homeless but houses sit empty for 30 years anyways' is a better headline

[@imageword5576]

ok OK we get it, the appliances are still great. Anyone else get creeped out when the top 10 comments are all saying the same thing? I can't tell if they're AI or people are just that indistinguishable. I never knew the quality of appliances would strike such a deep chord in humanity. Everyone coming out of the wood works for this one - "I bet those appliances still work better than the new ones!" Like we can all finally unite over this one shared common thought.

[@glennjones7605]

The old appliances in everything else last longer than the new stuff

[@katherinegaston5229]

Back story: 1) man that bought it was on the road alot 2) he did visit the property, but because he never got a chance to buy furniture for it he never stayed there rather at hotels nearby 3) he died 4) then it was put up on the market 5) now a new family lives there

[@TheSpyder699]

The electro are probably way better quality than the one these day....

[@zepar221]

They are. Lauren is a fool or being paid to fool the viewers.

[@scottsent8120]

It must be a gated community not to have been vandalized.

[@snydedon9636]

After the original owner bought it he found out there was a HOA there and he thought f*ck that.

[@MrWc867]

But someone was paying the HOA dues or the HOA would have had it foreclosed.

[@susanpressley2781]

I’m surprised squatters didn’t find the place and destroy it….. This is great. Boy, if I could, I’d buy it if it was in my area! I’d keep the appliances because they are by far a better quality than today’s garbage.

[@pgearthyluv]

I don't see a time capsule but ok call it what ever you want to get that sale

[@Decentralized_World1]

It must be good to be able to buy a house and pay insurance and taxes on it for more than 20 years and never live in it or rented it out. I can barely afford a storage unit and I work 50 hours a week.

[@boedilllard5952]

UPgrades necessary - new roof - done. Appliances were probably better made than most are today - the fridge, washer and dryer are almost guaranteed to outlast one bought today. You could put in led bulbs if you want to replace the working incandecent bulbs. I've been living here 25 years and have replaced about 2 lightbulbs that burned out but since I had spare incandescents thats all I still have.

[@velvetfrogg2273]

lol. I grew up in an area with either bad wiring and/or crap power company (constant power surges)... I moved out. My dad gave me a pack of incandescent bulbs and I thought, these are only going to last me a few months so I bought florescent bulbs to have on hand (The apartment did have a need for almost 20 bulbs). The incandescent ones lasted several years and I was surprised because we were always buying new bulbs growing up.

[@StolenJoker84]

Why would anyone need to waste money on “upgrades” from - what is essentially - brand new appliances? I could see the refrigerator possibly needing to be replaced, but that’s it.

[@mikej238]

Nope refrigerator would be fine, plug it in and shake it. It would fire up, dw might need a new drain hose

[@StolenJoker84]

@@mikej238 You think the compressor will be fine after sitting unused for 20+ years? Not an expert here, just genuinely asking.

[@mikej238]

@@StolenJoker84 absolutely, as long as it didn't leak.

[@1sthawkfeathers547]

I would take those appliances off their hands ❤

[@zepar221]

That's why you gotta find a brainwashed fool like Lauren to sell you brand new 90's appliances.

[@hulkgqnissanpatrol6121]

To know there are people rich enough to build a brand new house and forget about it is like a kick in the guts to most hard working people who'll never get the opportunity. In the late 90's in Australia a 3 bedroom house on a large block was $99,000 house and land. Does anyone know what it was back then over there? 🤔

[@hulkgqnissanpatrol6121]

That same house in Australia sold a few years ago for $645,000aud

[@jeffreystanley4991]

It’s not uncommon in rich touristy areas. Supper rich people, organizations, foreigner governments. Buy property and never use it. Park city has units that no one ever uses. There are mostly empty luxury condo high rises in New York. Beach areas on any coast. All empty 99% of the time

[@Celestial_Wing]

Leave it, that's a beautiful house unlike the fancy crap realtors are peddling these days

[@TheTraveler33]

Yeah I can't count the times I have bought a house and never used it. Lol.

[@TheSuperPsychoKiller]

No wonder there is a housing crisis. Rich people owning multiple homes but never using it or temporarily using it.

[@leewomack3498]

Not having a home, I think it's beautiful!

[@margotconway8605]

I totally agree with you. I don't own a home either. Never could afford one. I wish it was my house too. Love it

[@savagewaifu4694]

I live in an apartment with a funky 60's kitchen with a stove and oven built into the solid wood cabinets. And everything still works. So 98 isn't too shabby

[@bobjimenez4464]

The place looks nice....a squatters dream paradise : )

[@emacias1473]

How is this a Time capsule? I've lived in countless places that look just like this

[@leroythemaster4268]

All the light bulbs will be hard to match. They literally don't make them like that anymore.

[@feralbluee]

that’s ridiculous!! many homes and apartments in New York go back even before the 1950’s. light bulb sockets have not changed!! jeez!!! 🙄

[@leroythemaster4268]

@@feralbluee The sockets didn't change, lightbulbs did.

[@dw3403]

They have led bulbs to fit them.

[@takotako808]

Whats crazy is where i live you drive around and there are empty brand new homes that sit empty for years because people buy up property and triple the price.....

[@thatwhatisaid]

Even the design is 90s

[@lockman004]

I'm a 1956 model myself. I'm not sure I could handle all those modern appliances.

[@SerPounceToebeans]

As someone who is a 90s kid I would love to live there. ❤

[@dianneredd3031]

What time capsule lol Those are my cabinets and everything else in my Lancaster ny new home lol Lol

[@pelqel9893]

I know the feeling... I'm sitting right now in a 1983 kitchen!🙄

[@ShutoStriker]

We really peaked as a culture in the 90's. We had a lot of things figured out. People & families were generally happier, safer, and the dollar went much farther. Now we're just falling apart. That house was probably in the low $100k's brand new, built to last, furnished with quality appliances, and someone making $14/hr could easily afford it and a nice car payment.

[@sa3270]

Those appliances will probably still be working 30 years from now. Not like appliances sold today.

[@TheSpyder699]

5k for the washer only....

[@zepar221]

Looks like a GE.

[@WadeMcLure]

"Real-a-tor"... That reminds me, I need to make an appointment for a checkup with my doc-a-tor...

[@tothelighthouse9843]

1:46 Why is Emerald Springs, Utah trying so hard to look like Coral Gables, Florida?

[@margotconway8605]

I don't know. All I know is if this house was in Coral Gables, Fl you'd have to he a millionaire to have bought it now

[@MrDrew1]

Keep those appliances. The dishwasher and washing machine will actually fill up with water.

[@smorgasbroad1132]

Dear Anchor Lady, it's REAL-TOR. Not REA-LA-TOR.

[@maxamps45]

the lack of vandalism after it sat unoccupied for 26 years is a reflection of the local demographics. somebody should buy this.

[@janofb]

25 years? Needs a new roof.

[@dw3403]

Probably true but an inspector should have pointed that out before the time of the sale.

[@Serai3]

The house is fine. I can guarantee you the appliances will last much longer than anything made now.