i bought an old house without seeing it!!

a dream come true!!!!!!!

☞ My name is Ariel and I’m a Canadian writer, poet, and YouTuber. I organize my shelves by genre and then colour and my favourite book is Animal Farm. I've been making bookish content online for over 8 years and love spreading a love of reading through videos, panels, articles, and more! Think we could make something cool together? Send me an email!

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[rileydoolittle]

I love rewatching this because at 17:01 you opened the mirror and said no secret but you just discovered a secret room behind your mirror. Oh the foreshadowing! 😂😅

[christiebolden]

I’m 45 yrs old, a widow and live in my mom’s basement. I’ve always rented and never owned my own home. My husband and I were in the process of buying our own home (looking at properties only at that point) when he got sick. So if anyone has hateful things or negative things about this amazing life moment you are them to stick it! I’m am so proud of you not only for taking the huge step of buying a house, unseen at that, and fixing it up but sharing it with all of us! Congratulations! Enjoy every second as your dream unfolds around you! God bless!

[Avotts]

If an older woman could make a huge suggestion....DONT DO ANY TEARING OUT OR RENOVATING You 1st need to get an electrician in and make sure the electricity is SAFE. I probably has not been updated since it was built....especially with a large addition. You can live with the kitchen as it is for the 1st year. I see all the fireplaces are sealed off...that means not usable or reusable. Just forget about them. Get a plumber as soon as the electrician finishes, and get all your water and septic system fixed because that is a health issue. There is probably an old well somewhere on the property. Locate it and have water tested for safety. Locate the septic system to be sure it is in working condition. I really dont mean to sound bossy or preachy, but I am concerned that with you being so young, you could make a mis step and cost you everything. After all that ..and getting a new roof...get a structural engineer out to check the addition. There has to be a reason why they quit and left. It may not be safe at all. or they could have got hurt or too old or too sick or even have died...you just need to know. If there were blueprints ...maybe you could find them. Best of luck and I wish you much happiness. It really is a beautiful and intriguing older home.

[itsadancepartyy]

Arielle, idk what possessed me but I decided to rewatch this and PLEASE watch at 16:55 where you open the medicine cabinet in your bathroom and say “no secrets” lol it was the biggest secret!!!

[dunnejos]

I would absolutely NOT complain if you became a house youtuber or made a second channel about working on your house

[delfinamoyanopicca]

The unlikes are from the houses she didn’t buy

[teresah.]

I love hearing Canadians say "HOUSE" and "OUT".

[StudioKato]

Sometimes when I have YouTube on for some background noise, this video starts on autoplay and the "I bought a House! I bought a house I bought a house! I bought a House!" just instantly makes me so happy and excited and I drop whatever I'm doing to rewatch this. And you know, Ariel, it's really weird trying to explain to people why this video - this video about a random Canadian woman, who reads books, purchasing an (at that stage questionable) house - is my favorite video on the internet.

[StoriesForCoffee]

I played this for my dad on our TV and now he’s invested in your home improvement journey! I’m SO excited for this series and so proud of this huge accomplishment 🤍🤍

[Hillary]

This house is dying for a secret passage bookcase door 🚪📚🤫
*I hope u know what I mean*

[graceaxisa]

That is absolutely incredible 🤩 With land too!!!! Your house is beautiful. Congratulations 👏

[jessykapop]

She has soul. You can see it in her bones. Congratulations on your beautiful home

[ACommonSpring]

Dying over the fact the kitchen and bathroom have carpet but the kitchens have like linoleum. Oh man. I love this house, she's got a story.

[charlimarieTV]

YOU OWN A HOUSE!!! So incredibly proud of you Ariel.

[madisonanderson]

Personally, with experience in fixing houses and renovations. I would start with any area which has pluming. Figure that out first that can become expensive and cause damage to other areas in the house. Just a tip!!!! And have someone look at all the wiring in the house!!!
Also you got such a good deal, from looking at the outside! I’m so jelly!
Only spending that much on it is crazy! You could flip it around and sell it later for over $200, 000 for the size and land it’s on❤️

[JacklynCunningham]

"housing right now is crazy and people my age are completely locked out of the market"
Seriously I'm at the same point where I don't know how to get creative and I love that you're showing it! Thank you

[emlish]

I don't know what I love more, the fact that you moved to my home province, the fact that your family is so tight, or the fact that you are helping to break down the barriers for people in our generation to become home owners - heck, a lot of our grandparents built their own homes, why can't we renovate ours from the ground up?

[TMMx]

You can buy a house east of Quebec for a box of TimBits.

[alexpardey]

The comment about how the upstairs bathroom mirror cabinet has no secrets has aged hilariously.

[marwaslibrary]

"I knew I needed to compromise so I was like 'sure, I can learn how to drive a boat!'"
cracks me up every time