Did she have hoarder status? Because those usually come out of mission

It’s pretty uninspired but I wouldn’t call it ugly or offensive. It’s just bland. I’d be happy living there instead of my shoebox.

I wouldn't call it ugly, but the visual design and materials used doesn't quite match the layout and exterior of the house.

It was a concern of mine when we started tearing into our 30yr old house for renos. Some of the ultra modern design touches just seem really wrong in a 30-50 yr old bones of a house. The 70's Vancouver special look definitely doesn't look good with those touches.

oh man that garage is HUGE.

my armchair interior design comments:

the glass balcony railing seems out of place
they uberly cheaped out on the fire place and just threw in drywall, are they leaving it to be decorated by the new owner to be a centerpiece? Kappa

the back driveway hardscape is none-existent which i find a little funny.

and ya that garage is prob at least 5' longer than mine and prob a foot wider.

looks like a garage/driveway set up for all of flip's cars :lol

I think what many might call "uninspired" is actually a type of style/design haha. I wouldn't have done that house in the same way, but hey, to each their own. I painted my house black, and I'm sure it's not most people's cup of tea.

But since we're on the topic of "bad" renos, here's my submission from my neck of the woods:

https://www.rew.ca/properties/361893...t-coquitlam-bc

This was last sold a year ago too, so this is an immediate buy+reno+flip.

It's not bad, nothing really sticks out as being weird. But those tiles in the basement. God damn they are all the same. Kill me please.

Isn't that house used to be forced air heating? Couldn't they convert it into same forced air and maybe add cooling to the system as well?
Instead they put in heating base board? lol for 2.3 mil?

I’d say for what they were working with they did a pretty good job. “Modern”ized and clean. It’s pretty tough to revitalize the exterior of a home. The interior is basic but it’s much easier to sell a “basic” home then one with an extreme style that only half the population like. Our Reno would have been filled with a brick backsplash and other rustic styling but that really limits who likes it. Their basic kitchen screams cheap, but not because the style but it was just a cheap materials.

The Coquitlam one is pretty good, doesn't scream trying as hard plus you got $800k left for cars and other improvements. O and it looks like it has a lot of driveway space plus a rental unit ??? Profit

Yeah.. that's strange. I would expect a Van special to have forced air... If they ripped out the vents and replaced it with baseboards... ouch. Interesting cost-cutting decision (assuming it wasn't too much work to redo the basement ceiling)...

If this house was in original condition it would still probably fetch 1.8+... land prices are crazy...

Add: For comparison, in the grandview woodland area you could buy a new 1/2 duplex for 1.85m...
(2071 & 2075 E 6th avenue) 1500-1600sqft...

When we moved last year we filled a 5 Ton truck with junk coming out of a 1000 sqft 3 level TH

I love the levels of first world problems in this thread

Some of the van specials I’ve seen have had hot water heating, so it may have just gotten pulled out in the Reno

possibly. my parents used to own one built in '84 and it was forced air, this was built in '81 it seems.

5 years ago this type of build would have gone for $900k - 1m (back when i was house hunting)

$2.3m sheesh...

There were some Van Specials built from the late 70s to mid 80s that had electric or hydronic baseboard heating so likely the system was not converted from forced-air. Not sure the reasoning behind it considering these later builds typically had the high vaulted ceilings in the living area.

Oh, That was my bin that I dropped off for you guys

^ I might need a bin soon... how much you charge? I gotta empty a farm in Aldergrove lol

^

Second this, might be doing some big yard overhaul and need a bin too.

Haha small world! Thanks for that, that was a huge help.

Wow:

Property Type House
Style of House 2 Storey
Bedrooms 3
Bathrooms 3
Listing Date 2021-Sep-20
Sold Date 2021-Sep-28
Sale Reported Date 2021-Oct-05
Days on Market 8
Sold Price $2,130,000
Asking Price (Final) $1,899,800
Asking Price (Original) $1,899,800
Size of House 1,582 sqft
Price per SqFt $1,346
Basement None
Age of House New
Ownership Interest Freehold Strata

https://www.urbanyvr.com/welwyn-cottage-development/

It's the infill unit that sold (the one in the backyard). 1600sf for over $2.1m.

There’s a huge premium right now for new/nicely renovated 3+ bedrooms. People moving up from condos need more space and want new + nice finishings. They also don’t want the hassle of buying old and renovating over 6-9 months themselves. It’s a really hot segment of the market.

Those type of infill developments are a win-win for both buyer and sellers/developers.

Buyer is one step closer to the SFH lifestyle while developers/sellers can make an extra mil or more from their SFH lot.

CoV needs to do a better job fast tracking these development applications.

I remember a few years ago, people here were dumping on these small townhouses.

How times have changed.

Most people don't need much more than 3 bedrooms. But 2.1m is a little insane for an infill/laneway house and no parking.