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Are they only working with foreclosures or what?

posted 8 years ago by shan0605
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I hope I can convey this thought. So it seems they always seem to find the 3 houses to show. Listed by Magnolia? A random realtor? All they houses seem clean, just dated. The couple settles on one. They get it at list price (maybe a discount?) and seem all to happy to dump $40-$60-$100k in this house. So either the house was listed wayyyyyy neighborhood market value under or they just don't mind having the most expensive house in the neighborhood (which is an extreme no no as far as we've always been taught about buying a home?)
And if they are financing, no financier would loan 125% for example?
And then-with some episodes- there's always $10-$20-$50 in instant equity? Again how is this possible if the house was listed at a decent price to begin with?

[–] tomkaren1994 7 years ago

The entire thing is fake. The "buyers" submit their already-purchased home to the show's producers prior to them even being chosen. If they are, then two other homes are lined up as "options" to fill time and add fake drama. Isn't it amazing how they always come up with some positive equity? Aaaaaa...mazing.

Now that they have lent their name to a whole line of home products, they'll get even richer. Ahhhh, the joys of being a celebrity... and having cute kids to keep the ladies watching the show.

One thing you gotta say, though. The producers of this show are brilliant. They've turned a struggling family into millionaires and have dominated the "fake home improvement" TV market for several years.

[–] LadyMarysHat 7 years ago

Imo many of the homes are over built/reno'd for the area and are perhaps upside down on the mortgages. which might be why some of the homeowners are renting out their properties instead if selling. If they can make a profit on rent, over time they will be able to pay down the loans.

[–] ScrystaLz 7 years ago

From numerous reports I've read...it seems the main reason why many of the homeowners are renting out their new homes is because of all the attention and fame that came with their new homes. Ever since they moved into their new homes, many of the homeowners had received alot of attention on their homes from many fans of the show. Based on statements from the homeowners, alot of random people would recognize the homes from the show and take photos and fans would often ask to come into the homes to see the interiors and basically just disrupt their private lives. So all the unwanted public attention and fame that came with their new houses eventually became too much for alot of the homeowners to handle, hence many of them decided to rent them out and moved to other houses. Which is totally understandable.