These Homeowners Found a SECRET Note From the Past—and It's Melting Hearts on TikTok
Homeowners on TikTok are falling in love with the sweet surprise a couple received when moving into their new home. TikTok user @madisonelizabethgrace posted a now-viral video of the sentimental gift her and her husband, David, were given by their home's previous owners. Included was a note and the photographic history of their newly purchased residence.
"The prior owner (who owned the house since it was originally built 30+ years ago) left us the sweetest surprise - a note saying 'this is your house…from the beginning' along with Polaroids that she took of the home construction & build," Madison wrote in the caption of her TikTok post.
Selling a home is a process often filled with emotion, and it often includes leaving behind a place you loved and hoping someone else will care for it the same way you did. Passing along the stories of memories made in that house to the next owners is a way to help keep the history alive, and Madison's former homeowners aren't the only ones doing it.
"Our previous owner did a few sweet things like this and now I still text her about updates we make or questions etc, even told her we made their spare bedroom into a nursery," commented TikTok user WinnyTheAussie.
Comments flooded Madison's TikTok with adoration for the transparent thoughtfulness of the photos and the feelings they evoked, leaving many viewers in love with the idea and fellow homeowners chiming in with their own similar experiences.
"Our home came with a binder. Pictures, permits, anything they changed over the years. My favorite is that on our wall is a photo of the original homeowners on the front porch. Over 100 years later and that photo has been passed down from one homeowner to the next..." read a comment from TikTok user kaymfka.
Numerous responses to the video of people sharing their own stories proved the idea of gifting the next owners the story of your former home is becoming an ongoing trend, and we're here for this incredible gesture. Whether you've recently moved into a new place, or are updating the house you've called home for years, consider taking photos of any changes you make and documenting the history over time. Not only will future owners enjoy learning about the evolution of their house, but you'll have memories to share with your family, photos to hang on the wall, and stories to reminisce on for years to come.
Madison has continued to chronicle the transformation of her new house, this time in video form. She posts TikToks of her and David sprucing up their new abode, tackling the unexpected tasks of homeownership, and prepping a nursery for their baby, due later this summer. Needless to say, they're continuing the history of love and heart in their beloved new (old) home.
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