#3 I Bought a House in Sweden & Everything Went Wrong

As you might know, I moved from Germany to Sweden in early 2023. In this video, I share why I stopped uploading to YouTube and everything that went wrong after buying my abandoned house in Sweden.

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00:00 Intro
00:22 Buying the House
01:43 Budget & Renovation
03:06 Why I stopped
04:16 Winter came...
06:39 What's next

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[BRaff-hlip]

It takes a brave man to openly admit his mistakes. This will make you stronger going forward.

[simonthomas]

Winter in Sweden with no heating. And you stayed. You are a legend sir!

[razielgw]

You look like a genuinely good person, I wish you all the best

[KarinPewe]

I have huge respect for people who renovate old houses.

[mycide]

Not everything went wrong, you are fixing up a solid house and you now live in Sweden, could be a lot worse. Good luck with the renovation!

[jorgenklockars]

My father bought that house in -87 and rented it out. He sold it in -92 if I remember correctly. So nice to see that someone is taking care of it 🙂 The teacher who lived there is said to have spent pretty much her entire salary on plants for her quite impressive garden!

[dodsjanne]

You still made it. You deserve respect man. Many would just give up, but you didn't!

[_thenyounoticeyourethinking]

I saw a guy on norwegian TV who had to make a small room inside the barn to keep warm in the winter while working on the house. It turned into a very successful home. It is possible! Hang in there!

[evawolf]

thanks for sharing..i am renovating my dream house in egypt since two years...actually crying today because everything goes so wrong and its difficult taking care of my teenage son, my old mother and 7 rescue dogs and cats and the mostly unskilled workers who do renovation jobs..its my dream location but today i wished to just move to a full furnited appartement...

[RoaldvdM]

I am restoring a 150-year old sandstone house in Czech Republic, also thought it would be easy, also ending up replacing the roof. New electrics, water, heating system, all floors replaced because they were rotten (ground level, first floor, attic - about 170m2). This is the 3rd year, made big progress the first 1.5 years, then had a break (while living there) and now i have started again, next to my regular day job. The purchase price was about 100.000 euros, the restoration costs are probably close to that sum as well - and likely to go up. Last winter the lowest bedroom temperature was 3 degrees. Did a fair bit of insulation, so now it should be more pleasant inside. These projects take a mental toll. Don't give up! And the best it's done, I'll probably sell the house. Dreaming of a house in France now :-)

[theenglishprofessor]

Great post!

My late father’s parents both immigrated to the U.S. from Sweden 🇸🇪 in the 1920s and his mother’s childhood home is still standing today in Arvika over 100 years later. It’s now used as a rest area for cross country skiers.

Someday I hope to make the trip there…

[McTobe]

Disregarding the bad stuff, the potential with this place is incredible! Sure it will work out in the end for you. Welcome to Sweden and good luck, will be following your updates!

[Egnach-gvij]

Great work David, keep documenting the journey, as a 23 year old Swedish dev who has lived in central Stockholm all my life i really love what you are doing! Im so tired of all the noise, people and rushing and my dream is to get a remote job and move to the county side! Kämpa på!

[Jawwseus]

thank you. stories like this are very important because of the amount of content only showing the positive side about doing things like this

[cherylking]

The area is beautiful. Good luck with all the stuff. It is a very big task to take on.

[tudor]

I love the way you tell the story and dont make it longer than it should. Honestly I think if you start being more consistent with your uploads the channel can take off.

[drucshlook]

Everything went according to life's plans. You got yourself a beautiful house far from the madness. Congratulations.

[grizzmax]

Great for hanging in there. We learn as we go. Always leave room for the unexpected. Expect the unexpected.

[suginami]

Quite the opposite from the gleeful happy renovation videos I have watched. I’m impressed by your ingenuity. Well done.

[hfzhao]

I really love this house with the trees surrounding and lovely neighbors.