Kinda surprised, it’s not like they were young property owners.

Actually keeping a house clean and not destroying anything is the responsibility of the renters. The landlords needs to make sure it is safe and that everything works it is supposed to, also the landlord is responsible for the upkeep of the outside.

That was way more that just normal renter wear and tear!

Very true. Most tenants do take care of the property. Major maintenance of the house is the owner's responsibility.

But renters get upset when landlords want to do check ins on their property. So how are they supposed to know how the property is being maintained over the years?

This is just outside Seattle Washington. It's location and the land. The land is worth a fortune here. What I find upsetting is these two as landlords let the house get to that condition. They could easily have put into the rental agreement that the place had to be inspected once a year or so for livability and to do any repairs. They are slum lords pure and simple.

It's a TV show, next you are going to complain Dr. House MD is not real?

They knew what they were doing. I'm sure they had done their research on how they could get someone to renovate for them without costing them a penny. I guarantee you they reached out to every renovation show for their area. I was disappointed L& L took the job.

@Elaine-lr6kl It's possible that Ted and Theresa have not been living nearby for many years. They seemed very hands-off about this house after moving on. They likely left Everett as young marrieds, and the rental and maintenance of the property was passed to a property management company. The old story is - the tenants petition the agent for upkeep or repairs. And the owner responds - "not at the moment, I have two mortgages to pay and no spare money right now". And so the years pass by! But you are correct. Comfortably out-of-sight for the owners, unconcerned about the standard of home provided in exchange for rent.

@kharrell8356 It's possible that the roof has been redone or replaced in the last twenty five years. They likely also repainted in between the two longterm tenancies. Just a guess...

I can. They allowed desperate renters to live in that. They knew but didn't care. Probably charged high rent as well. Just gross.

@melissabugg5579 I expect Ted and Theresa were relying on the excess demand for property in Everett to be able to sell this house dirty, with dry rot, and unrenovated! It's possible they had given it directly to an agent to sell without even inspecting the condition. Husband didn't seem to know about the purple paint and the irregular kitchen floorboards 😧

They have no pride of ownership

​@@comealongcomealong4480whatever, they knew the state of the property. You just saw his reaction he and his wife practiced the day before. Soo fake. Lol

Exactly….how are you asking over 400K for a house in that condition, you had to have known why it didn’t sell for months, I think this is just editing for “drama”

They knew what they were doing by asking L& L to do all the work. Like they didn't have the money to upkeep their property. They just didn't care. They didn't have to live there. Probably never gotten their hands dirty a day in their life.

I bet there was no room to open it in the kitchen.😊

Yeah, someone came and fixed his mess. Who wouldn't like that?

Of course he was. He got on tv and made a ton of money even though he was a deplorable entitled douche landlord. Even showed his daughters at the end on how to make others do all the work.

As sad as this sounds, it’s because they don’t own it! 😢

The last apartment I rented, I put so much work and money into it that the landlord raised the price $150 a month after I left

Definitely not a deserving couple. They had the means to renovate themselves. Just chose not to.

Some do, most don't is my experience.

The house sold for $608,000 so they each got $64,000.

It needed too much work. That's where their money went, I bet.

@irislessa6251 See the figures @9:30. As the final sale price was $608,000 - first the sisters get repaid the $70,000 renovation cost they put in with their own money. (And pay their contractors and suppliers.) That leaves $538,000 of the sucesssful sale price. The deal they make with the owners is based on the original list price - in this case $410,000. So $538,000 minus $410,000 = $128,000 of clear profit as a result of their renovations. The deal they make is to split the extra profit their work generates 50/50. So the sisters close with $64,000 from their investment of time, labour and design work. The couple, Ted and Theresa, walk away with $474,000 from the house sale. They have a mortgage to pay out. Whatever is left is used for their daughters' college fund.

@@comealongcomealong4480 The owners probably owned it mortgage-free or almost free so they ended up with a huge chunk of money to pay for their kids' college expenses.