20 Stills From Woman’s “Welcome To My Horribly Flipped House” Viral Video
Home ownership is all the rage as a sure and fast way to solidify and increase investment. So, when DIY and home design expert, plus TikTok content creator Kaitlin Mattes, @theedelweisshaus bought her new home, only to discover a variety of crazy mistakes she created a series of videos pointing out every little fail. Adding her own humorous twist to it, the series quickly went viral which we’ve shared here and here.
In her defense, she was in another city with the kids while her husband went to the physical location for the actual inspection and she did a virtual tour of the home. Scroll through some of the best descriptions of a bad situation Kaitlin manages to summon up on her arrival and you may want to take notes if you’re planning to buy a new home too considering the flipped house market is currently booming.
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Kaitlin moved into a flipped house with her family and quickly realized that the contractors had made a ton of mistakes
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Just a regular old roof and a gutter that butts up to the doorframe. Who even needs to live a mile from the ocean when you could just bring it? Inside your door.
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Maybe the best part is, is that they didn’t tile correctly and the grout is coming out and we’re gonna have to replace these. Well, me. And they are actually moving.
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I don’t mind a pathway to the door. However, putting stones directly on top of grass does us no good. And whoops, looks like you missed a few, you flip-flop. Let alone they’re uneven. Too far, spaced apart, and it’s uncomfortable to walk on. No good.
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Random leakage from the fridge every day.
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Nothing like a good shim job.
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Typically, I like to leave any leftover paint inside of a can. However, these ‘flapping curtains’ decided to leave it on the driveway for us, and my neighbors officially think I’m psycho stabbing at white globs all over the driveway.
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I’m down with a good trim paneling here, that’s all fine and dandy. And actually this wall looks all good, rectangle, rectangle, rectangle, we know our shapes, and then what in the hell did you do here? Two squares. Could we not figure out the measurements to keep it the same?
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There was a wet spot on our ceiling and then all of a sudden, a second one. What in the muffled motorboats are we supposed to do with this nonsense right now? Hurricane’s really pushing it. Yeah. Well, at least we found where the water’s coming from.
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So I was trying to enjoy my coffee in the room across the way here, and I happened to look over at the island and saw this and I thought, wow, that looks really crooked. Maybe I just need more coffee. I just went on to get my level. Let’s measure this together, shall we. Do you see that? How hard is it to make something level? Something called levels. They’re great tools. They help you make things straight, huh?
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Of course, my skinny worm children found where they forgot banisters. Lovely.
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“Worm children” have figured out that these are the butt holes of our stairs and they filled them with Legos and rocks. This morning I found granola mixed in with yesterday’s buggers.
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Entering into our primary bathroom, not only did you do a wonderful job on your tile cutting, we’ve got already water damage on our sheet rock.
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Certainly couldn’t be bothered to put a cover plate on that, you fermented pickle.
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I could see behind the toilet that there was actually wallpaper. You cannot paint over wallpaper.
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We see a normal vanity cabinet. What in the Gray Poupon has this ‘shoe’ done to the cabinet? This is horrific.
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Somewhere down the line, someone’s brain said, “Let me just buy this brand-new vanity. I’ll just cut the cr*p out of it and then we won’t make working drawers because that makes perfect sense.” Brilliant.
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I’m really trying to come in at an angle so you guys can really get an idea of the hill I’m talking about. That’s a straight up toe-stubber. Yep.
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Every single tile in this place is uneven.
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Oh, isn’t that cute now. A support beam for my pipes.
Got wisdom to pour?
Well now it is all her problem lol. The seller laughed all the way to the bank. Buyer beware and don’t fall in love with pretty colors and “open concept”.
I agree, buying during a frenzied market is not the best desicion, but they most likey cause it used to be cheaper in the south, and they had pockets full, with a handful of money selling in the North
I agree, buying during a frenzied market is not the best desicion, but most likey cause it used to be cheaper to buy and live here, so they thought they would be living it high from their pockets being full, selling in the North. Why they are all starting to leave again. They didnt factor in the pay scale is much lower, and just as expensive, if not more, here now.. I cant see what I typed now !! Uhg.. he North
I agree, buying during a frenzied market is not the best desicion, but most likey cause it used to be cheaper to buy and live here, so they thought they would be living it high from their pockets being full, selling in the North. Why they are all starting to leave again. They didnt factor in the pay scale is much lower, and just as expensive, if not more, here now.. I cant see, or fix what I typed now !! Uhg…he North
I agree, buying during a frenzied market is not the best desicion, but most likey cause it used to be cheaper to buy and live here, so they all thought they would be living it high from their pockets being full, selling in the North. Why they are all starting to leave again. They didnt factor in the pay scale is much lower, and just as expensive, if not more, here now.. I cant see, or fix what I typed now !! Uhg..Lol.. Ihe North
I agree, buying during a frenzied market is not the best desicion, but most likey cause it used to be cheaper to buy and live here, so they all thought they would be living it high from their pockets being full, selling in the North. Why they are all starting to leave again. They didnt factor in the pay scale is much lower, and just as expensive, if not more, here now.. I cant see, or fix what I typed now !! Uhg..Lol.. he North
Oh great, they wait to post a reply, so you don’t know if it sent.. Sorry Peeps.. I agree moving in a frenzied market, is nuts. They all got caught in panic buying; when they thought if was cheaper,( not anymore) and didn’t know the pay scale was much lower.So actually more expensive. Cabin fever makes people do crazy things. They will all go back, and here comes another market crash.
I also am gathering not too many people; tried buying a home in the South; around the Pandemic; or you would know why “no one” could go through the inspection process; without losing the Bid. Anyone bidding with a VA loan, was out; any loan buyer, was unlikely to win against a Cash paying buyer that already sold their homes in the North; cash in hand and desperate; cause they needed a new home quickly either.
I’m also gathering not too many commenters; tried buying a home in the South; after the Pandemic; or you would know why “no one” was able to go through the inspection process; without losing the Bid. Anyone trying to use a VA loan, was out; any loan buyer, was unlikely to win over Cash paying buyers that already sold their homes in the North; cash in hand and desperate; cause they needed a new home quickly.
I’m gonna sympathize for her, because I’m guessing she is in Florida, where one, you can’t find decent, certified workers in any profession to save your life. Two, this state increased residents so fast after the Pandemic, that most people paid very high dollar, to buy a place unseen. No chance of viewing, inspections, ect. 90% of all properties were sold ” as is” after a team of unqualified help threw it together, and they most likely got 300 bids, before it hit the market, and sold overnight.
I’sympathsize with her, because I’m guessing she is in Florida; where half the Nation flooded the State after the Virus. This was extreamly common, cause these homes were thrown together by unqualified contractors, in days. Most homes were bought ” Unseen” Very High Dollar, and ” As Is” so as frustrated as everyone is over paying a fortune for these ” thrown together homes” it shouldn’t be a surprise. They probably sold it before it even hit the market, against 300 other Bidders..
Was this purchased at a good price point (at the time) as a home designer that you were going to make improvements to? Or did you think it was a quality renovation and not notice all of these things or any of them?
Argh! I can’t edit my own typos?? Or delete the comment lol. I can’t live this way!
Was this a knowing purchase with intention to fix all this or did they skip the home inspection?
My thoughts exactly
Lol
All things you notice/ask about before the purchase. Seems pretty petty to bash on things that were you responsible for noticing and asking about as the one making the purchase.
Exactly!!!
Since she is a home design expert I imagine she fully intense to fix it all. This is so horrific it 100% deserves to be shames. Pettiness level is zero, I mean honestly lol.