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Anonymous wrote:But they are way too anal retentive (john) to rent out to strangers. The only way I see this working is that they keep it as a family vacation house (for extended family too) and they find a much nicer property to actually move into.
She is just plain nuts and has acted like she has never seen a tree before. Yet their Richmond lot had a damn forest behind it.

No way. They’re definitely going to rent it out after they finish renovating it. Remember, they were renting out their duplex all summer, why wouldn’t they rent out another beach house?

Because they hated it. They don't like to have to take care of a property and clean after each rental. They also said they don't want to pay someone to do it. So that leaves the to do it and they said they didnt like it.

Not true.

https://www.younghouselove.com/duplex-sleeping-nooks-closets/

The plastic shelf helps us store toilet paper, paper towels, kitchen trash bags, and extra linens in case the cleaners don’t have time to fully launder everything between guests – or if they find something that has been stained or ripped that needs quick replacing. We’re learning that these very short turnover windows make it really important to have extra items on hand so there’s not a huge last minute panic. Here’s hoping!

Correct, they had cleaners who did some of the cleaning, but they also did a lot of it themselves to the point where they were running around trying to get laundry done, cleaning the back patio, and making sure everything was staged perfectly all in the 5 hr window before the next guests arrived. It sounded like a headache.

It says right there that the cleaners did the laundry, and that there were extra linens.

They hosed down the back patio between renters. That's it. So what?

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Anonymous wrote:But they are way too anal retentive (john) to rent out to strangers. The only way I see this working is that they keep it as a family vacation house (for extended family too) and they find a much nicer property to actually move into.
She is just plain nuts and has acted like she has never seen a tree before. Yet their Richmond lot had a damn forest behind it.

No way. They’re definitely going to rent it out after they finish renovating it. Remember, they were renting out their duplex all summer, why wouldn’t they rent out another beach house?

Because they hated it. They don't like to have to take care of a property and clean after each rental. They also said they don't want to pay someone to do it. So that leaves the to do it and they said they didnt like it.

Not true.

https://www.younghouselove.com/duplex-sleeping-nooks-closets/

The plastic shelf helps us store toilet paper, paper towels, kitchen trash bags, and extra linens in case the cleaners don’t have time to fully launder everything between guests – or if they find something that has been stained or ripped that needs quick replacing. We’re learning that these very short turnover windows make it really important to have extra items on hand so there’s not a huge last minute panic. Here’s hoping!

Correct, they had cleaners who did some of the cleaning, but they also did a lot of it themselves to the point where they were running around trying to get laundry done, cleaning the back patio, and making sure everything was staged perfectly all in the 5 hr window before the next guests arrived. It sounded like a headache.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But they are way too anal retentive (john) to rent out to strangers. The only way I see this working is that they keep it as a family vacation house (for extended family too) and they find a much nicer property to actually move into.
She is just plain nuts and has acted like she has never seen a tree before. Yet their Richmond lot had a damn forest behind it.

No way. They’re definitely going to rent it out after they finish renovating it. Remember, they were renting out their duplex all summer, why wouldn’t they rent out another beach house?

Because they hated it. They don't like to have to take care of a property and clean after each rental. They also said they don't want to pay someone to do it. So that leaves the to do it and they said they didnt like it.

Not true.

https://www.younghouselove.com/duplex-sleeping-nooks-closets/

The plastic shelf helps us store toilet paper, paper towels, kitchen trash bags, and extra linens in case the cleaners don’t have time to fully launder everything between guests – or if they find something that has been stained or ripped that needs quick replacing. We’re learning that these very short turnover windows make it really important to have extra items on hand so there’s not a huge last minute panic. Here’s hoping!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But they are way too anal retentive (john) to rent out to strangers. The only way I see this working is that they keep it as a family vacation house (for extended family too) and they find a much nicer property to actually move into.
She is just plain nuts and has acted like she has never seen a tree before. Yet their Richmond lot had a damn forest behind it.

No way. They’re definitely going to rent it out after they finish renovating it. Remember, they were renting out their duplex all summer, why wouldn’t they rent out another beach house?

Disagree- they will flip it. The duplex in cape Charles showed they are absolutely not cut out for renting. They were obsessed about potential issues and minor details the whole time they rented that place...

I agree. They are not cut out for short term rentals. Renting their beach house was a prime example of that. They were too cheap to hire people to handle the rental and cleaning so instead they ran themselves ragged on turnover day. They are also so obsessed with making everything perfect that they drove themselves into the ground. I think dealing with the rental is what drove them to sell everything.

I have also been following them since the beginning and agree that they have changed a lot over the years. Sherry is definitely in some sort of mid-life crisis fueled by Instagram.

Now the Florida house- cool they wanted to move, but I agree that they will outgrow this house quickly. Especially as their kids get older and don't want to spend every living minute with their parents or quietly doing crafts in the corner together. I live in a 1600 sq foot house and it's fine but our layout is so much better. We also have a basement we can expand into to give the kids more space. The fact the S needs to over explain everything in an effort to defend what a great decision this house and move were tells me that she is not just trying to convince viewers this is the best thing ever, but also herself.

this thread makes me laugh so much. I've been following them since their blog began in the early days. I think Sherry just doesn't have a lot going on in life other than DIYing houses that she doesn't see how ridiculously over the top her insta stories seem when she gets overexcited about trees growing in her backyard or the pod they can't seem to unpack, when the rest of us in the real world are trying to figure out how to homeschool our kids and find ways to keep them occupied this summer when camps have been canceled. I've noticed over the past few years that their kids seem kind of isolated. They don't appear to be in any activities and they seem to spend a LOT of their time with just each other while Sherry and John are renovating duplexes and figuring out their next real estate pursuit. I feel kind of sorry for them, unless they've got more going on behind the scenes than she shows on Insta, but it just doesn't seem like it based on their lifestyle. I think their move to FL was shortsighted. They could have easily sold those VA beach houses and bought one in FL, while keeping their Richmond home and keeping their kids near friends (if they have them?) and family. But, as other posters said, this is their business so they have to keep buying and renovating for the income to flow. they can't only be making it from the blog anymore. They must be multi-millionaires with the sale of those other homes and the income from their podcast and blogs by now. I can't say I'm not envious lol

Small bedrooms are not child abuse. Choosing family weekends in a casual beach destination rather than running your children ragged with sports and activity schedules is not child abuse.


Granted, I think this new house is ugly as hell and I am staggered at the rumor they paid 700K for a pile of junk. I also think the exterior of their beautiful Richmond colonial looked much better before they made it white and stark naked. But there’s nothing wrong with them and smaller bedrooms (even a very large room for parents and a closet sized room for kids) does NOt constitute abuse. Even if they had their kids share a room it’s not abuse. Ya’ll don’t know what abuse is if this would even occur to you.

I don't know, I think Sherry is just letting her freak flag fly a bit more with the podcast and Instagram stories. I find her much more interesting now, than when she'd write blog posts with caveats every 3 sentences about how she'd considered some other point of view but went with this instead etc. She wasn't a great writer (John is better at that) but she is sort of silly and charming.

Granted, they do heavily edit what they share. But of course they do.

I don't understand acting like they are abusing their children who each get their own bedroom, that just happens to be smaller.

There is no way this house is as big as they thought it was judging on the furniture they brought and where they are now putting it. Her display case in the dining/lounge/kitchen/entry looks like a display case a Kohls for dinnerware. That was supposed to go upstairs but doesn't fit with the couch.

Sherry has been manic as F for the past year.
I am still of the camp that something happened or she wanted something to happen with the contractor Sean or whatever his name was. First it was all about that John model look alike and then she latched on to that contractor and paraded around Cape Charles in her swimsuit all summer. She even called him to look at properties before she called her own husband and told him about some.
She is always wanting hte next thing and seems exhausting to live with . She latches on to something and it is her new ride or die. First the color pink. Then curly hair. Then opposums. Then shrimp. Then cheese. Now trees and FL.

The house is in seaside Florida and they paid $700 something for it. I did some digging on an message board and found it very quickly. The town is east of destin.

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Anonymous wrote:The house is too small for a family of four. I feel bad for her kids, they took them away from a beautiful home in Richmond where they lived near cousins and grandparents all so Sherry could live by the beach. The son's room is essentially a closet. I've always thought that they were selfish, it was clear that the kids didn't do activities because they were always free to head to Cape Charles all fall and spring, but this sealed the deal.

Lots of us live in small houses, around 1000 square feet with 2/3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. It isn't a big deal. Our bedrooms are tiny. We only sleep or read/ipad in them.

Yes, but I am certain your house has a better floor plan than the one they created in this mess. Does your son sleep in an old laundry room. Is your master the largest room in the house while your kids have bedrooms the size of closets? Did you give up a wonderful family home for absolutely no reason to move down to humid spotty Florida where you have no family around to live in a cracker jack box that only you seem to be in love with

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Anonymous wrote:But they are way too anal retentive (john) to rent out to strangers. The only way I see this working is that they keep it as a family vacation house (for extended family too) and they find a much nicer property to actually move into.
She is just plain nuts and has acted like she has never seen a tree before. Yet their Richmond lot had a damn forest behind it.

No way. They’re definitely going to rent it out after they finish renovating it. Remember, they were renting out their duplex all summer, why wouldn’t they rent out another beach house?

Because they hated it. They don't like to have to take care of a property and clean after each rental. They also said they don't want to pay someone to do it. So that leaves the to do it and they said they didnt like it.

Anonymous wrote:The house is too small for a family of four. I feel bad for her kids, they took them away from a beautiful home in Richmond where they lived near cousins and grandparents all so Sherry could live by the beach. The son's room is essentially a closet. I've always thought that they were selfish, it was clear that the kids didn't do activities because they were always free to head to Cape Charles all fall and spring, but this sealed the deal.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:But they are way too anal retentive (john) to rent out to strangers. The only way I see this working is that they keep it as a family vacation house (for extended family too) and they find a much nicer property to actually move into.
She is just plain nuts and has acted like she has never seen a tree before. Yet their Richmond lot had a damn forest behind it.

No way. They’re definitely going to rent it out after they finish renovating it. Remember, they were renting out their duplex all summer, why wouldn’t they rent out another beach house?

Disagree- they will flip it. The duplex in cape Charles showed they are absolutely not cut out for renting. They were obsessed about potential issues and minor details the whole time they rented that place...

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Anonymous wrote:The house layout is horrible. Awful. You walk out of the living room master bedroom into the fridge. The kitchen is awful and there’s no living area space downstairs. The bedrooms are tiny. Their furniture is too big for the space and they brought too much and have to cut down even more. I have no idea why they didn’t just buy a Florida vacation house ... this is their permanent residence now.

A lot of people on Reddit are speculating they will definitely sell within a year or two. Apparently if they wait two years they can avoid capital gains taxes. I agree with a lot of the other criticism here. I think the house has a poor layout, and it also has a lot of serious damage that they did not realize when they purchased it – extensive water damage, probably mold, and the septic system was all messed up and the house had not been lived in for years.

And they paid a lot of money for it. It just doesn’t make sense, they had a beautiful home in Richmond, their family and the kids friends are there, and they moved to this tiny house near the beach. I feel bad for their kids losing that proximity to friends and family. Ones bedroom is a laundry closet

This gives them a new house to renovate, which is their business.