[Danknee]

If you want to see it, the full clip of the Flood House episode is on the A&E website here.

Scott was interviewed last week on a radio show about Flipping Vegas here.

I have only seen the Flood House episode, but I thought it was interesting and comparable to other HGTV reality shows in terms of fakeness. If the episodes didn't air once every two weeks I'd probably catch more of them.

[MountainBiking]

Reality TV = reading scripts.

[Jesseyluvspurple]

Did anyone catch the neighbor saying that the people that lived there before was a man with 3 wives and 15 children? I wonder if it was the Brown family of Sister Wives.... Hmmm. It would be a huge coincidence if there was another polygamist family in Las Vegas.

[Cyborgt800]

Why was it called the flood house? I would be concerned about any house that suffered water damage that had an insurance claim because of it. The insurance companies keep track of water damage and share that info...any water claim on a house makes subsequent insurance tougher to get.

[Danknee]

Originally Posted by Cyborgt800

Why was it called the flood house? I would be concerned about any house that suffered water damage that had an insurance claim because of it. The insurance companies keep track of water damage and share that info...any water claim on a house makes subsequent insurance tougher to get.

Upstairs toilet feed line leaked for over a week. Whole house water damage, mold, the whole deal. They had to gut the kitchen and most of the sheetrock.

[lvoc]

Originally Posted by Danknee

Upstairs toilet feed line leaked for over a week. Whole house water damage, mold, the whole deal. They had to gut the kitchen and most of the sheetrock.

Guy is advertising on talk radio for clients to go flipping. Says big profits without any real work or investment using his system.

[Willy702]

All the home shows are generally staged. I have a client who is a lead cameraman and associate producer for a number of HGTV and Food Network shows and he told me a lot of the "secrets", but he said results are all figured out beforehand and then producers work the scenarios to come up with the most TV-friendly script to go over. He mentioned House Hunters, he said the buyers go out and find a home usually with another realtor. Then HH team comes in and uses the realtor of choice who gives "consideration" to the production (he wouldn't even hint how much) and the realtor chooses 2 other properties to make for the 3 choices. He said in the early days when they scripted less and produced quickly, the realtors would want to show current listings so they could market them. Now its done with almost a year's lead time and the numbers are fudged every single time to make it seem like a more even decision. In fact he said there have been cases where the buyers were openly remorseful after seeing one of the other properties, but the deals are already done at that point.

So when I watch a show like Flipping Vegas I can totally see through all the dollar amounts being thrown out there. And I have heard from realtors about those "sight unseen" deals which really are sort of I'll buy it at this price provided nothing more than what you disclose is there. So if you go back and find that much mold damage which wasn't obvious then you go back to the back and negotiate a discount or you walk from the deal.

[NoMoreRJ]

Originally Posted by lvoc

Guy is advertising on talk radio for clients to go flipping. Says big profits without any real work or investment using his system.

When you can't make money doing flips, you sell your reputation or Hype in many cases.

Originally Posted by Willy702

All the home shows are generally staged. I have a client who is a lead cameraman and associate producer for a number of HGTV and Food Network shows and he told me a lot of the "secrets", but he said results are all figured out beforehand and then producers work the scenarios to come up with the most TV-friendly script to go over. He mentioned House Hunters, he said the buyers go out and find a home usually with another realtor. Then HH team comes in and uses the realtor of choice who gives "consideration" to the production (he wouldn't even hint how much) and the realtor chooses 2 other properties to make for the 3 choices. He said in the early days when they scripted less and produced quickly, the realtors would want to show current listings so they could market them. Now its done with almost a year's lead time and the numbers are fudged every single time to make it seem like a more even decision. In fact he said there have been cases where the buyers were openly remorseful after seeing one of the other properties, but the deals are already done at that point.

So when I watch a show like Flipping Vegas I can totally see through all the dollar amounts being thrown out there. And I have heard from realtors about those "sight unseen" deals which really are sort of I'll buy it at this price provided nothing more than what you disclose is there. So if you go back and find that much mold damage which wasn't obvious then you go back to the back and negotiate a discount or you walk from the deal.

Some of the homes being "listed" are not even on the market. One couple used their friends home as one of the 3 to get an idea of what the homes looked like. Imagine what the friendship is like now, when on the show they had to point out the bad things in the house to justify not buying that one. AWKWARD!

[avtuvy]

I am in the business of flipping in New Jersey, I might be doing something wrong or maybe costs are much higher in NJ but I was never able to renovate a kitchen for less than $10k and a bathroom for less than $4k. A typical house has one kitchen and two baths and on top of that there is flooring, painting and exterior renovations. How are they able to renovate a house for $30k is beyond me.

[MSchu]

Originally Posted by avtuvy

I am in the business of flipping in New Jersey, I might be doing something wrong or maybe costs are much higher in NJ but I was never able to renovate a kitchen for less than $10k and a bathroom for less than $4k. A typical house has one kitchen and two baths and on top of that there is flooring, painting and exterior renovations. How are they able to renovate a house for $30k is beyond me.

I think you are more realistic in your assertions... I never trust anything I see on TV without doing independent research, specially that of reality TV