South African & Daughter React to Texas Property Prices
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This video was just a bit of fun and also I let the curiosity get the better of me but wow oh wow, we fell in love with the second to last property, I even showed my wife and Garin and they both love it..
That 200 and something thousand dollars is an American money not in euros convert that over to euros and it’ll tell you actually how much it is but I’m sure you already know that right
200,000 us dollars into the euro is 178,040. Enjoy your channel, I love seeing happy people. I wish you, your family, and everyone the very best, God Bless and stay safe. ❤ from the USA.
Just imagine the size of the garden you'd have on those properties lol
a 1/2 bath is a toilet and sink. 3/4 bath is a toilet, sink and stall shower. With the tubs you don't like, don't worry, those bathrooms usually have a shower also.
You should invest in a really good generator if you go there. Texas has electrical issues 😂
"Sit on the porch, have a beer, & have the kids cut the grass" you are becoming a Texan by heart already 😂
Absolutely!
Not to mention a bbq..
yep , lol
Half the reason we have kids, to cut the grass.
This is more like a pilipino island life style, but mostly we are surrounded by palm trees or Nara/acasia trees gigantic trees and we eat outside the house during summer Barbecuing, grilling fish we heard birds chirping, feeling the summer breeze etc
Texan here … come join us, fam! We’ll leave the light on for y’all 🤠! As for cooling … you’d be hard-pressed to find *any* house here in Texas (and in most of the U.S.) that doesn’t have central A/C. We’ve been in the throes of 100+F temps for a couple of weeks now. Air conditioning is a non-negotiable/safety issue. Sending you ❤!
Love some Texas, but I'd miss my mountains in Tennessee.
I don't know your situation but I know for window AC, best to do is to build a shade for your AC, just a flat piece of wood big enough to put just above your AC to keep the sun off this help keep your AC unit cooler, we know how much hotter it is in the Sun light, that sun's ray, as a white guy, I will go from white to an Indian to a Mexican quick. Well I hope this helps some of you who are suffering with the heat wave. Anyone who tries it please let me know the results. As always stay safe and God Bless.
@@Bossman-jd3sv Window AC? That's for tool sheds and UpNorth. Us in the south, Central AC is a must.
Even with central air it will still help the unit if placed in the shade, take some heat off the unit.
Trust me, if it's in Texas, it has central a/c!
America would be lucky to have your family and you. Y'all seem like good people.
Never met a South African I did not like
Being a Texan involves being helpful to neighbors and friends... and even strangers in distress. Whether it be giving out a bottle of water to a thirsty soul or helping with yard work for someone who is unable. You do it with a smile and a happy heart. It's not just in the deed, it's also in the attitude.
In some parts of the US, you could buy a smaller older house for $50K. But you could pay a lot more. TX has no state income tax, but high property taxes ;-(
Texas has a very diverse set of environments. East Texas (Houston up to Dallas/Fort Worth) is Pine Forest, and Hill Country. There is the Gulf Coast (Galveston (Houston is included in this as well) all the way to South Padre Island) which stretches from Louisiana all the way down to Mexico. Central Texas (Austin/San Antonio) fades from the Pine Forest/ Hill Country and starts into the Scrub Brush. West Texas (West of San Antonio to El Paso) gets into the more Desert like terrain. South Texas (South of San Antonio down to McAllen) is Scrub Brush & Mesquite territory (might feel some what like South Africa). The Panhandle (Lubbock) is where the Desert like terrain meets the Open Prairie. This isn't exact, but gives you a general idea of what type of environment each section of Texas has. Prices will drastically change depending on the area, and how far away from a Big City it is. Crocket is in East Texas in the Pine Forest/Hill Country. That is the only city/town you mentioned, so that is the only one I can point out where it is.
hey don't forget our grass lands you know us cow ranchers just Love taking care of those. :))
The humidity is a killer there. WACO has been a great place lately but give me desert heat over humidity. Oh pre 79 make sure you don't have asbestos.
You forgot the rolling plains and oak forests of North Texas! I can see how "north Texas" can be confusing to those not from Texas as the panhandle is much further north, but it is what it is.😅
Yep anything close to Austin will be expensive.
@@wanaraz Its has been over 100 degrees every day for close to a month in Waco that isn't great.
The Dentist I worked with in Germany (US Air Force) was originally from Slovakia and moved to Oklahoma for College/Dental School and joined the Army to get her Dental School paid for and eventually transferred to the Air Force. I traveled through Slovakia a few times and really loved the architectural and natural beauty. That said, We’d love to have you guys in The States!!!
My mothers a real estate agent. Im sure she could inform you and/or get you in touch with the right people. She has 20 yr experience around the San Antonio area and has helped international families buy or sell homes depending if they are moving here or away. Make your dream a reality. TX forever.
Generally, a half bathroom consists of a toilet and wash basin. It's usually meant as a guest bathroom since a guest won't need a shower\bathtub. Sometimes you will see a 3/4 bathroom which consists of a toilet, wash basin, and shower stall. A full bathroom always has a shower\bathtub.
The first house we call a 'ranch style' house, mostly built around the 1960s but all the wood paneling is right out of the '70s. The second looks to be a 'double wide' - factory built and delivered to the site in two sections that are then joined; structure is not as robust as a conventional house but marginally better than a 'mobile home' aka 'house trailer' aka 'single wide.'
A 'half bath' is just a toilet and sink; add a tub for a 'full bath' and though the term is not often used, toilet, sink and shower stall is a '3/4 bath.'
A double wide really does not have a whole lot of value like a real house.
Those bathrooms with the big tubs also had a separate shower which are nice. All those houses are actually pretty big and eight acres is quite a nice piece of land but small for Texas farms. We would love to have your family here.
We bought a year ago and we are now digging a pond. The whole neighorhood has gotten involved, it is so much fun.
I lived in Texas for 10 yrs and absolutely loved it. I eventually moved back to my hometown to care for my parents or I'd still be there. I'm sure you have multiple people who would help you in identifying where the best place in Texas would be for you to move to. Like Garin, your daughter is delightful, too and she is a beautiful young lady. It's obvious that you and your wife are great parents. I hope you do move to the US. Blessings to you and your family.
Born and raised Texan here. We'd be happy to have you and your family here in our beautiful and awesome state. I think y'all would fit right in. Love your videos keep up the good work. God bless.
Your daughter is so pretty and smart. Yep, the next to last property/house was the biggest and best. It would be wonderful if ya'll could move to Texas. I heard they don't have state taxes but they pay high property taxes.
The property taxes are coming down a little thanks to our Govenor, but still high for senior citizens on a fixed income!!!
Your Darling daughter was so nervous to begin with. By the end she was a calm as a cucumber.
Half baths in the US are those that have a toilet and a sink and are intended to be used by guests as opposed to family bathrooms. They are also frequently referred to as "powder rooms" and are usually located within easy access to the living room or family room.
In San Antonio (Leon Valley), there are neighborhoods that allow horses, goats and chickens. Within 2 miles of my place, some large houses on 2-3 acres run under $300,000. In the middle of the city! You talk about convenience. My brother has 32 acres, with cattle and a pond, he placed a large 3 bedroom/2bath mobile home. The agriculture on land gives you a tax exemption. Also an option is to buy an affordable house then buy a lot of land separately.
This takes me back, ah, the rooster crowing 4am in the morning.
@@Bossman-jd3sv still a crowin'!
Where I live agricultural land is basically almost tax free, as long as you milk some goats or cut hay they will let you call it Ag land.
I moved to eastern Oklahoma 12 years ago. You couldnt pay me to go back to where i used to live. Those people are crazy. 😂😂
A young couple probably moved into their new country home back in the 60s/70s. They kept it up but didn't make many upgrades over the years. They just lived simply and raised their kids. Recently, either they passed or were transferred to a nursing home. There was most likely a lot of love and memories made in those homes.
If this ever becomes more than curiosity for you and decide to come on over, The main thing to keep in mind about Texas is the property taxes. It can be pretty brutal in some areas. If the taxes there are out of your budget but want a similar lifestyle, look into the gulf coast area where the southern tip of Alabama touches the tip if Florida. The taxes are very reasonable, you can still find decent acreage and you can be within a tolerable driving distance from the beach and do some deep sea fishing if that's something you are interested in.
There are a lot of places in the US where you can get a lot of land for $200-300k. You're just not going to live in or near a big city. If you want to live on either coast, probably not going to happen, but if you're OK living in the middle of the country there is a LOT of land and not so many people. Just keep pushing the price down as the population density decreases. 30 acres of forest in Michigan with 4BR, 2.5 baths, big outbuilding, near gorgeous lakes, and you're looking at $200-300k if you're willing to live in the northern part of the state and out in the country.
Even in coastal states just go inland an hour and price really drops, in rural SW Oregon land runs about $2000 to $2500 per acre for farm and ranch land.
Holy smokes, I had no idea land was that expensive where you are. I just bought two acres to build on in a small Texas town outside of Houston, and paid just over $5k for the land.
Just some advice for anyone thinking about purchasing acreage: think about how much you'll have to mow in the heat of July when it's growing 4 inches/week, and if you REALLY want all that land before you buy it. I couldn't imagine having to take care of like 10+ acres by myself.
Native Texan here! I too have been looking at small acreages in the country. I love my hometown, but so many people are moving in the cost of living is becoming unable to keep up with. Y'all would LOVE Texas!!!! And you'd have so many wonderful supporters!
Your houses with an ensuite typically have a shower as well as a tub. They will be a little shower in the corner. If you look closer, in that last house, you'll see it at 9:46 - it's across from the toilet when you are talking about changing the bath. Usually those big deep tubs are also a jacuzzi tub.
For the price you quoted at the beginning of the video (ignoring the Euros to dollars conversion), we basically bought a 1700 square foot new house on a 1/3 of an acre with a fully fenced backyard, a large shed in the back, and a two-car garage. We have 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. We live just up the street from a park with a lake and deer roam the town. We live in a little country town a couple of hours' drive north of Houston. I know of some Canadians that have moved here and they are loving the town, the schools, and the lower cost of living. Haven't asked them what they think about the heat and Texas summers though! (We are some miles west of the property you mentioned in Crockett. Crockett is a dying town; we looked there at a couple of houses and it just gave off an aroma of decay and desperation.}
The third to last house was also a manufactured house. In fact, it looks like it was a mobile home that had been put up on blocks. Mobile homes can be very problematic to get loans on.
My wife and I own a 3,000 sq ft property in NC on two acres fully fenced in. We paid about $270k for it. Less than 1% property taxes. Stay away from major cities in the US and you can live well regardless your means. We bought it three years ago brand new construction. I'd love to have a neighbor like you to invite over for BBQ!
Edit: Anywhere in the US that gets warm has AC. You don't even need to worry about that. It's required.
sounds awesome man. The prices here in Europe are going sky high at the moment so my dream of ever owning a bit of land for a smallholding/ homestead is slowly getting away from me!
@@jonograhamreacts You'll get there. If I can get where I am when I used to be homeless anything is possible. As long as you put your head down and work hard you will achieve your dreams.
I've lived my whole life, moving back and forth throughout central and East Texas and into central and southern Louisiana. Texas is in many ways a dream with good people, lots to do, fascinating culture, low taxes, low cost of living, and economic opportunity. Every time I go to Louisiana, which I dearly love, I remember just how wonderful Texas is, lol.
I'm from the mountains of North Carolina (Asheville). You should check out. I think you would be pleasantly surprised. Between the weather,land, lifestyle, and the people no one ever wants to leave.
many times when there are seperate bath tubs (like those round ones you saw, there will also be a shower stall in that bathroom...
Your favorite place is Texas? That's awesome! I'm a Texan born and raised! Come on over, and welcome to you! So proud to be mentioned. We actually have tshirts and bumper stickers that read: "I'm not from Texas, but I got here as soon as I could." Hope your upcoming trip to America is epic. Y'all stay safe and have a great time!
I lived in the town that borders Heartland called Forney. If I’m thinking of the same place, Heartland was originally a housing development that just kept growing. It’s basically a huge homeowner association. (That’s why they have a huge water park, it’s part of the HOA)
Oh and ALL homes have air conditioning. You can’t really live without one. Todays temp is 40.5C. The heat actually can kill you. Lol that’s why we spend so much time in a pool or lake! We also have water parks everywhere!
Hello! I have an older sister who moved to Forney from Utah. Probably just over 10 years ago now. They have really loved living there, especially with the usual lack of snow. Lol
NEVER live in a HOA area! No freedom!
We would love to have you guys here in Texas. Our hospitality is surpassed by no one. You will have so much fun.
That second to last home was incredible. That pool table better come with it lol.
"Is there an air con"
- Don't worry, all the houses have air conditioners here.
half bathroom means it doesn't have a bath/shower so 2 1/2 baths means 2 bathrooms with showers, and 1 bathroom without a shower
A half-bath is basically a toilet and a sink, usually just off the living room, mostly for guests. remember that most of those interior pictures are done with a digital camera, which makes an area look a bit larger than it really is. In hot parts of the country a stone or brick exterior helps to keep the inside cooler than other types if siding.
Land can be either fairly cheap, or expensive depending on where you buy it. As they say in the Real Estate business... Location, Location, Location. In some areas, they were giving lots and houses away for just a few bucks. No kidding. Of course those were in delapidated areas, like Detroit, for example, but you can get a fairly decent sized plot of land in most "average" places for a few grand per acre. I think anyway. Land outside of the major highly demanded areas is fairly cheap.
Jono, you need to identify the general area in Texas of these properties. Urban Texas is getting hellishly expensive. If you get away from the urban areas by say 100k, then your money will buy twice as much. If you like the European countryside then go down around Uvalde or Leakey into the area called "Little Switzerland". If you''re like me and want gently rolling forested land and a bit drier climate, then go to the upper Bosque river area, one of my favorites. If you want to sweat so much you have to change your underwear three times a day, go to Houston. If you want miles and miles with no trees, go to far west Texas. The secret place is the west side of the Highland Lakes. Far enough from Austin urban pricing hasn't taken over, away from the ritz of the land between the Lakes and Austin, but close enough that if you have to access it, you're an hour away. ANYWHERE in rural Texas, be ready for deer, too many deer, and the issue of feral hogs... they can be shot on sight, in quantity, to feed the buzzards.
I love your enthusiasm for Texas! Keep in mind Texas is huge. It is more than 775 miles wide and 800 miles long. You need to know where these places are. When I moved to California from Dallas it took us 15 hrs to just get out of the state! Don't think you can just jump from one location to another to look at houses. Best to buy a map of Texas and plot where these places are.
. It takes 15 hours straight to drive across it. Longer to drive the length of it
When there are large “garden” tubs like that there is generally an entirely separate stand up shower.
7:33
To answer Lia's question about the half bathroom:
A 1/2 bathroom usually consists of a toilet and a sink, unlike a full bathroom which would also have a tub or a shower stall
Also, one final thought....many southern states are currently introducing laws limiting the purchasing of land by all foreigners, Texas and Florida included.
Yes 🙌 Texans love Tx and we would welcome your whole family here. Come on down! ❤
That last property was nice! Lots of ranch land in Florida, believe it or not. Lots of horses and cattle raised here and lots of farming as well. Some of those houses were overpriced being they were manufactured homes and not brick, but land can get expensive according to location.
I have lived all over the south. The best place in my opinion is the north east GA area. You don't get the humidity and heat like in the lower Parr of the states. You are a short drive from the mountains or ocean. The foothills of the blueridge mountains are beautiful, open woodlands unlike the thick brushy woods you find elsewhere. My next choice is Louisiana, it is hot but a sportsman paradise.
Agreed. I live near Dawsonville right by the mountains
@@realisticthought1781 been there b4, nice place.
Good content! Dad of three daughters here. Looking forward to your visit.
Just bought 8.5 acres with a creek throught it, a little bit of river frontage, and mountain views for $25,000.00 in the Smokey Mountains... plan on building a small Aframe cabin to escape the Florida summers..
Your daughter is just so cute God Bless her hart.
Born and raised in Texas! Prices are on the rise for property because so many people/corporations are moving here from places like California! You have a beautiful family and I hope you get to discover Texas!!! Living in Texas or any part of the South the number one must is a big front porch or wrap around porch of the entire house! You can always refurbish the house the way you want it! I live on one acre in the middle of town and love it and it only cost me 45 thousand dollars back in 2000! It's now valued at 200 thousand because of location, location, location!!!
Hi Jono, I just stumbled onto your channel today, it was fun looking at the properties with you. My husband and I originally lived in Los Angelas California and we moved to a little small country town in the state of Georgia. We have 5 acres and really love it very much. Another beautiful place you might really like is North Carolina. It is one of my most favorite states. Especially near the city of Asheville. The area is surrounded by the beautiful Smokey Mountains. Just going out the grocery store there feels like an adventure with mountains every where you look. I sure hope that you get to come to America and have a nice vacation. A tip that we found helpful is see the country in regions. It is so big and almost impossible to see it all in one trip. If you enjoy Texas you might want to make your first trip to the South, and visit to southern states.
Hope your dream comes true. We need people like u here.
I've always enjoyed your videos and your channel in general, but bringing your family in adds a whole new dimension to the channel as well! You have an amazing and beautiful family and my son has been watching your family videos with me. Thanks for the amazing content! God bless you brother and warmest regards to your family too!
I am from Texas and grew up on 40 acres in central Texas. My dad dug out a big tank ("tank" is what many Texans call ponds),
That style house is actually called “ranch style”. It was super popular here in the 70’s.
This was fun and your daughter is gorgeous! :)
Many of us on here to lean on if you do move to Texas! Glad to see Lea open up!
The south is the greatest place to be. We'd love to have yall
Something to note: if you don't find one with a pond, you can always have people come in and dig one up - then sell the dirt to make some of your money back, wait for rain water to fill it up & fill it up with fish at your leisure.
A lot of people do that in louisiana to help ease the cost of buying land.
We bought a 2.5 acre home in Florida around 10 years ago for around 240K. We have 3/3 -- but we built a 3-stall barn and we have a beautiful pool and also a hay/equipment shed. It's awesome to come home to your donkey and horses and cats and chickens. Free eggs for life! So fun!
In Texas, we call ponds tanks and you put the bath tub out in the garden and only take baths under the stars
I recently found your channel. I love listening to your commentary. I would love to learn more about Slovakia through you guy's eyes- like the school's, food, houses, landscape and etc.
We’re in a 3500 sq foot house, 3 car garage with 5 acres and a pond for less than a million. We’re about an hour outside Dallas and plan for it to be our family home. There’s a human desire to have your own land and the freedom it gives you… and in Texas that desire is even stronger!
One more point, there is probably a Bass Pro shop near one of these homes as well so you can stock up for your fishing in the pond.
You’d definitely fit & be welcomed in North Carolina as well.
We'd be happy to have you and your family here in Lone Star! Get on out here!
You like Trees Crockett TX east of there is the Davy Crockett National Forest the Neches river and Rat cliff state park .
Went thru this weekend
Trees looked great.
These were obviously all very old houses, 1970s or older. It was easy enough to tell by the decor but also by the number and size of the windows. These little windows would be a total dealbreaker for me.
My sister bought a four-bedroom, 2-1/2 bath fairly modern home on 4 acres in the mountains in Southern California for around 1 million dollars.
Don't worry about the bathtubs! It would be unusual to have a bathtub without a shower also. The master bath in our home has a shower with a separate tub.
Texas would love having yall living here.
My wife and I bought our house and 14.5 acres around 20 years ago. The house is 1,750 SQ feet and 2,300 including an attached garage. We paid $55,000 for the whole thing. We had to do allot of work on it but we didn't mind. We have a creek running through it and about 60percent of it is covered in trees. We live in the heart of the Ozarks here in Missouri in the USA. We have two large lakes within a twenty minutes drive. We can be at multiple smaller lakes and numerous creeks and rivers . All in less than an hours drive. Our property is frequented by deer, turkey, bobcats, foxes, snakes, owls , eagles, squirrels and many other types of wildlife. Fishing is everywhere and so is hunting and camping. I love my country .
In Wisconsin we have red barns everywhere, we are a heavy agricultural and dairy industry.
Fun video to watch with you both- i live in Central California in a city named Fresno - I've never even been to Texas - but i hope you take the plunge and become Texans - good luck to you wherever you choose to live. Thanks for posting this one.
The fireplace has a insert in it. You still use it the same way but it helps to keep the heat from just going up the chimney plus they usually have automatic dampers and blowers built in.
I grew up with horses, one in particular, and I love Heartland too. You definitely need a riding mower -lol!
Love your videos man, we will love to have yall here in America
The house you liked the best is about 20 minutes from where I live. It's a nice community with good school.
Howdy from Texas!!! There are Barn House's here also.
Born and raised just west of Fort Worth. You guys would absolutely LOVE it here. And all of us would make you feel right at Home.
Hey there are more places to move to in USA than just Texas just saying but wherever you go welcome to America
Take in account the bigger the house the more money to maintain and electric bills are high. You can have a shower and your Mrs can have the tub. If you do get in the bath shower first. Some houses have mud rooms to shower before entering the home.
A half bath is a toilet and a sink, a full bath will have that and a tub/shower (sometimes the master bath will have both a dedicated shower and tub)
Most houses have 8 ft ceilings. Plenty tall for most people.
I ran into a bunch of South Africans having a braai on the beach in Port Aransas, TX. They were on contracts to ranches and farms around the state and seemed highly knowledgeable and hard working. You’ll fit in perfectly once you buy a truck. Come on over!!
I have land 25 miles from Crockett Texas. This is the beautiful Piney Woods of East Texas. Crockett is the County seat of Houston County Texas and has about 5000 people.
Just from hearing to speak and converse with your daughter you are the kind of people we want in this amazing Country. I live in NW Florida but we have similar values as Texans.
Come live here....we need you!
If you can dream it you can do it, we'd love to have y'all here in Texas come on down!!!
Subscribed for your marvelous relationship with your family.
They also have a thing in Texas called a barndominium they come in all shapes and sizes give that a look!
I love Heartland! One of my favorite shows!
If you want lots of trees, focus your search east of Dallas and north of Houston. There is about 150 square miles of forested countryside in this part of the state.
You see a lot of wood paneling in the countryside because there are not many sheetrock hangers outside the city .
This was fun! I really enjoyed this. As a Texan I can say Y'all need to live in Texas. You said you like the heat =) But on the Really HOT days we have GOOD Air conditioning too. 👍👍
I moved to the Arkansas Ozarks 10 years ago and bought a three-bedroom house with a separate shop, and garage on 5 acres of land with woods out in the country, I have deer and wild turkeys along with many other types of critters, I harvest two or three deer a year for meat, I can’t see another house from my house. I bought my house built in 1995 for $117,000, it’s worth about 175,000 now.😊
Go check the property when it is pouring rain, snowing or even during the luxurious August summer heat.
There are many States with great deals in rural areas.
Bathrooms in US:
Bathroom= Toilet + Sink + Bathtub (typically Tub w/ shower head)
3/4 Bathroom = Toilet + Sink + Shower
1/2 Bathroom = Toilet + Sink
These are minimums - some bathrooms have multiple sinks, some have a separate bathtub and shower.
I just bought a 120 year old farm house on 3 acres. 2400 sq ft home with 4 bedrooms of good size, 2 bathrooms, Living room dining room, kitchen and full basement with concrete floors. A 2 car block garage with a 2 bedroom full bath living room and eat in kitchen. A 50' by 20' shop and paid 112,000. 3 ponds bordering, deer and turkey abound. takes me 6 hours to cut the grass on a tractor...