have you ever noticed on HGTV House Hunters.... (flooring, townhouse, laminate)
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What always get me is the standard find something positive then trash the rest of the house on all three but the one they " choose" suddenly is absolutely perfect and couldn't live without in the follow up. No wonder!
The thing that gets irritating is the ad nauseum "I must have stainless steel appliances, granite counters, and hardwood floors". Seriously, are people sheep or something?
You only have to read this very forum for about 10 or 15 minutes to discover that the answer to your question, sadly, is "Yes".
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the fact that it is scripted should give them the leeway to make the dialogue more interesting, don't you think?
One would think.
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Originally Posted by Pitt Chick
Natural light = lots of windows and sunshine.... as opposed to lamps and light fixtures.
And right there is the "duh" factor: What other kind of light do windows allow into the home?
If you've watched 100 of them, well ok, maybe 1000 in my case!, then they are all the same. But despite the fakery, I think there are some first time buyers out there who do think along the lines that they are going to get everything they want for the price they want to pay. So I think it may be helpful for people to see that the reality always involves compromising on some factors, whether it's the specifics of the property, or if you and your partner have wildly divergent tastes, you will need to compromise there as well.
I wonder how long before HGTV changes the script to "Quartz counters"? It's already started on a couple of shows.....Property Brothers and Buying & Selling......they are using a lot of quartz vs. granite. Same on Flip or Flop...they are about half & half on using granite & quartz in their flips.
When the buyers on HH start asking for quartz, you'll know that granite is on the downward trend! That is, if you care about the trends.
that some of the absolute pickiest buyers are the ones with the smallest budget???
They MUST have:
granite counters
SS appliances
hardwood floors
master retreat to rival a 5 star hotel
awesome curb appeal
large backyard with privacy
great school district
and their budget is like, $120k, for a suburb of DC. Yeah, good luck with that!
This show is so goofy and scripted. I still watch because I enjoy seeing house decor/style/prices in other parts of the country. But I really like the Property Virgins show with the host named Egypt. It's a little more realistic and gets into the details of making the offer, etc. And sometimes the buyers totally back out and decide to put their house hunt on hold. Much more realistic, IMO.
THAT is to promote the suburbs where it is cheap enough for them to get that. BUT what they don't say is how what they saved on the house, they'll pay in gas to get there from work back and forth, depleting themselves of vacation money etc.
I don't spend any time during the day in the master bedroom...like not even 10 minutes. The fact that they always want these massive masters is ridiculous...
I started watching Property Virgins from the first episode, and guess what, in the last 3 years they both started making those comments that "ohh, this won't stay on the market long enough" etc., to stress buyers out, and force them into a purchase they might otherwise not make.
I know it's scripted but still find myself watching for lolz.
The thing that gets irritating is the ad nauseum "I must have stainless steel appliances, granite counters, and hardwood floors". Seriously, are people sheep or something? Please don't tell me that everyone, or mostly everyone, must have all three of those things. I see nothing wrong with other types of appliances, hardwood floors were never a dealbreaker for me, and I do not like granite countertops.
So, because you don't want these 3 things, people are sheep? Obviously, there are a lot of people out there who like these 3 things. Heck, go into a new construction home and chances are, they will have all 3 of these things. Why? Because this is what majority of the people shopping for a home want. If everyone wanted carpet, white appliances and butcher block countertops, then this is what you would see in shows, in your home improvement stores, and for sale.
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