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Posted: 5/26/2019 1:20:58 PM EDT
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I'm assuming they do all that off camera, like the inspections, loans, and 40 other houses they looked at.
I'm always amazed at what is missed on the buy it then fix it up shows though. Electrical panel is fucked, termite damage, roof is falling apart, etc. |
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Posted: 5/26/2019 1:27:47 PM EDT
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Pretty sure it was. I think Mike Holmes is Canadian. I always liked how he pointed out the short cuts and other things that his crew had to fix. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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All of those shows were garbage. But I loved Holmes on Homes. He did check the electrical panel. |
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Posted: 5/26/2019 1:33:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: And showing that on TV would appeal to their target audience? |
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Posted: 5/26/2019 1:36:23 PM EDT
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I promise you they do. They don't on camera but they do. They know everything about the property minus the unknowns. You can run a tub for 5 minutes to check for drainage but its the 7th minute that gets you. You can flush a toilet 15 times but the 20th is the one where you figure out that the sanitary sewer is clogged or not even hooked up to the main city sewer. That goes for the flippers or buy and hold investors but maybe not the "my dream home" crowd. Ask me how I know.. |
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Posted: 5/26/2019 2:01:32 PM EDT
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Why are the renovators always surprised to find something major wrong that the home inspector should have caught doing the inspection?
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Posted: 5/26/2019 2:02:53 PM EDT
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Quoted: Is the house in the flight path to the nearest airport? We are not directly in the flight line and are sufficiently far away it is not a noise problem. When I hear that rotary engine rumble or the rumble and beat of multiple rotary engines, I fly out the door with binoculars in hand. |
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Posted: 5/26/2019 2:27:36 PM EDT
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Snip... Real estate agents are specifically instructed to avoid discussions of crime because that can very quickly lead into discussions on demographics which are absolutely verboten. How can it be illegal to talk about data collected and published by fed state and local govts? |
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Posted: 5/26/2019 2:54:58 PM EDT
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The funniest one I ever saw was a lady that didn’t like the house because the bedroom tv that came with the house was too small. The realtor had to explain she could just buy a bigger tv  
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Posted: 5/26/2019 2:57:35 PM EDT
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Many shows showing a couple looking at three homes have already purchased. They already bought one of the three. The other two are just filler for the show... |
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Posted: 5/26/2019 2:59:11 PM EDT
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It’s a “reality” show. Stop making sense
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Posted: 5/26/2019 3:13:26 PM EDT
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House Hunters and the other "reality" shows on HGTV fake? Next, you will try to tell me the WWE is fake too!!
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Posted: 5/26/2019 3:17:28 PM EDT
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Do they have HOAs in MS? Or commodes??? 
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Posted: 5/26/2019 3:28:23 PM EDT
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Those shows use local realtors to weed out the unacceptable houses. By the time filming starts they are down to the final few houses and all of those questions have already been answered.
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Posted: 5/26/2019 4:03:48 PM EDT
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It's "Reality TV" so there's nothing real about it. Pure entertainment. My SIL was a real estate agent on one of these shows told me it's a script and staged nothing "real" at all 
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Posted: 5/26/2019 6:38:51 PM EDT
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Good points, but 2-5 and 8-9 should be known before deciding to look at a house, with many of them contained in the listing.
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Posted: 5/26/2019 7:14:41 PM EDT
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Reality show /= Reality
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Posted: 5/26/2019 7:16:55 PM EDT
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Those questions are boring and usually don't make for good TV. They can ask them, but there's no need to spend air time on them. So that's why you rarely see them.
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Posted: 5/26/2019 8:28:49 PM EDT
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I personally know 2 sets of people that appeared on those shows. One was having their house renovated with no intentions of looking for another and the other had moved into the "new" house they "chose" a couple years prior.
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Posted: 5/26/2019 8:41:16 PM EDT
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My wife and I were on an episode of House Hunters.
We already knew the answer to those questions because we had already done the research and purchased the house. Our realtor was contacted by HGTV and asked if she had clients that would be willing to do an audition tape. We sent ours in and were selected. We met with the producers and were given our “reason for moving”. You walk through 2 homes that are currently in the market and also the home you already purchased. |
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Posted: 5/26/2019 9:02:12 PM EDT
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Verboten by realtor association rules, fair housing act, what? How can it be illegal to talk about data collected and published by fed state and local govts? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Snip... Real estate agents are specifically instructed to avoid discussions of crime because that can very quickly lead into discussions on demographics which are absolutely verboten. How can it be illegal to talk about data collected and published by fed state and local govts? Agents are warned not to address questions from clients asking about crime statistics and instead told to refer them to a number of websites that keep track of such things and leave it at that. Since demographics are so closely tied to crime, you can very easily be drawn into a conversation discussing demographics. Supposedly, it is illegal to help a client purchase a home in a neighborhood using race as a preference. If you read the fair housing act closely, it really doesn't address this scenario specifically. You are excluding other races by preferring not to live near them and instead in a homogenized neighborhood. Seems like it's applying unwritten standards to the law, but it is what it is. It's not specifically outlawed but someone could make a case of it in this day and age. Best stay well clear of trouble, keep your livelihood and license. |
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Posted: 5/26/2019 9:04:51 PM EDT
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Do they have HOAs in MS? |
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Posted: 5/26/2019 9:16:03 PM EDT
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The shows are staged, same as the homes.
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Posted: 5/26/2019 9:29:16 PM EDT
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Drama Queen hosts, Especially the property sisters.
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Posted: 5/26/2019 9:31:21 PM EDT
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This. Completely scripted “reality”...essentially a fake show. In reality they looked at a lot more than three homes and bought one. The other two on the show were found by producers long after they bought their real home. The bottom line is that ALL of these shows are about as real as Keeping up With the Kardashians. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Many shows showing a couple looking at three homes have already purchased. They already bought one of the three. The other two are just filler for the show... The bottom line is that ALL of these shows are about as real as Keeping up With the Kardashians. He got in all kinds of trouble for faking a bunch of things and bilking investors. |
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Posted: 5/26/2019 9:36:22 PM EDT
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Saw one where they didn't like the ceiling fan. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The funniest one I ever saw was a lady that didn’t like the house because the bedroom tv that came with the house was too small. The realtor had to explain she could just buy a bigger tv Most people can't. It can get pricey fast to change a fan out. Not that that's a good reason, but... Personally, I think the more telling situation is when you see the wrong fan somewhere, i.e. a 40" fan in a 20x20 room. If they cheaped out on putting in the right size fan and spending another $40 or $50 on the right size, what else is done halfway right? |
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Posted: 5/26/2019 9:41:59 PM EDT
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Do you know how to change a ceiling fan? Most people can't. It can get pricey fast to change a fan out. Not that that's a good reason, but... Personally, I think the more telling situation is when you see the wrong fan somewhere, i.e. a 40" fan in a 20x20 room. If they cheaped out on putting in the right size fan and spending another $40 or $50 on the right size, what else is done halfway right? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The funniest one I ever saw was a lady that didn't like the house because the bedroom tv that came with the house was too small. The realtor had to explain she could just buy a bigger tv Most people can't. It can get pricey fast to change a fan out. Not that that's a good reason, but... Personally, I think the more telling situation is when you see the wrong fan somewhere, i.e. a 40" fan in a 20x20 room. If they cheaped out on putting in the right size fan and spending another $40 or $50 on the right size, what else is done halfway right? |
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Posted: 5/26/2019 9:49:32 PM EDT
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My wife and I were on an episode of House Hunters. We already knew the answer to those questions because we had already done the research and purchased the house. Our realtor was contacted by HGTV and asked if she had clients that would be willing to do an audition tape. We sent ours in and were selected. We met with the producers and were given our “reason for moving”. You walk through 2 homes that are currently in the market and also the home you already purchased. 
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Posted: 5/29/2019 11:13:31 AM EDT
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Or tubs??? Or commodes??? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Do they have HOAs in MS? Or commodes??? Hoes on the other hand, we've got plenty of. Tubs and commodes . . . most folks in Mississippi got indoor plumbing after LBJ created our Great Society. And we thank y'all. 
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Posted: 5/29/2019 11:21:00 AM EDT
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If you are in the room when your wife/GF is watching HGTV and the folks are shopping for a house, what are some things that the buyers never seem to check, but should? Off the top of my head: 1. They don't flush commodes and run water in the tub to see if they drain properly. 2. They don't ask what school district the house is in (if they have, or plan to have, kids). 3. How much are the real estate taxes? 4. Is there a mandatory Homeowners' Association (HOA)? 5. Are there any HOA fees, and if so, how much are they? 6. What are the HOA covenants, if any? 7. Who are the neighbors, and how many kids, dogs, loud trucks, go karts, etc., do they have? 8. What is the crime rate in the area? 9. Is the house in the flight path to the nearest airport? |
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Posted: 5/29/2019 12:48:57 PM EDT
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Many shows showing a couple looking at three homes have already purchased. They already bought one of the three. The other two are just filler for the show... |
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