Useful + Enjoyable, but re-runs of older episodes should be banned!
As a part-time property developer myself, I love watching property shows like this. It is very easy for people to criticise them, and point out their obvious shortcomings. The fact that almost everyone appearing on the show comes away with a profit is to some degree a reflection of the property price boom we have been enjoying over the past few years. Financial aspects asides however, and what you have here is a great little insight into how professional and amateur developers alike, go about their business. There are some very useful lessons to be observed and learned here if you pay attention to their individual tips and tricks of the trade. Just try not to become blinkered by the property valuations they have at the end.
It will be very interesting to see if shows like this continue to be made as our housing prices currently slide into decline. I expect they will slowly disappear from our screens, especially if we end up in another recession. One thing for sure though, and that is TV channels should be banned from re-running older episodes where market prices were significantly different to those of today. It will only serve to feed the minds of people lacking the necessary common sense, to think that there is still a profit to be made from giving a derelict building a quick lick of paint!...