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And you should see the real mansions in Atlanta, because those houses under 500k aren't the mega mansions. Those go for a million or two or three and are much larger and more detailed than the under 500k houses.
The person buying the place in Brooklyn for 1.5 million would cry a lot of tears to see the estate they could get in Atlanta.
Oh, is the purpose of the show not to mock the buyers? Huh. Well, I completely misinterpreted that then! I still have fun watching it. It'd actually make a great drinking game.
From the time I was big enough to push a lawn mower I have been mowing. We never lived in houses with small yards. Now I live in the country and I am still mowing away. Yes, we have a tractor, but I choose to mow with a walk behind mower. It is great exercise.
I cannot imagine living in one of the housing developments with postage stamp lawns. Inevitably I will probably move back to the city when I am older. I will be limited in my housing choices because I will still be looking for a large yard. I will get yard service for things I can't or don't want to do.
Are you REALLY surprised that every script has the exact same talking points and promotes exactly the same set of products, that are different every couple years?
Right. And they probably use the same "staging" warehouse too. If I see that oversized iron-looking wall "clock", compass rose, or giant letters one more time...
What was cherry wood cabinetry became grey painted cabinetry which is now sterile white cabinetry. You could go snow-blind while standing in their latest kitchens if you take your sunglasses off.
The most common thing I see is that it is a MUST to remove at least one wall, maybe more for a more open space. Also, lets paint some brick. Lets hide the lost art of brick work with hideous white or gray paint.
I used to watch these shows all the time. The reason? I LOVE looking at houses-always have. I remember as a kid, I used to talk my parents into going to open houses-JUST to look at the house-not to buy. (Maybe I was a real estate agent in a former life).
Those people on those shows just drive me crazy. "Oh, I really wanted stainless steel appliances." HELLO!!!! You can always BUY new appliances. Also, with those fixer-upper shows, they always insist on tearing down walls which also drive me crazy. And at the beginning of them where they show them something they can't afford-haven't they seen the show before? Don't they know that the first place they show them they can't afford?
Now, I don't watch those shows but I go to Realty.com A LOT! For no other reason than just to look. I really like looking at the "bargains"-AKA fixer-uppers. But, I really have to be VERY careful because it can be dangerous for me. I found a house in Puerto Rico-when we weren't looking but at the time it did serve a purpose. (Long story.) And I found THIS house that we are living in now. We were not in the market for a new house. I found it, and fell in love with it, and here we are.
I have yet to see a couple who won't be "entertaining" all their friends and relatives on this show. What's really funny is seeing a family with three young kids or a woman who's pregnant with her first looking at these houses and talking about entertaining. Really? After buying and moving into a new house and doing all those changes you want and then having your baby, you're going to do that much entertaining? Pull the other one, it's got bells on it.
You know most of the banter isn't sincere, right? Since the guests already have contracts in place before they roll tape, the guests have to have something to say. Usually negative. It's pretty much fake.
I always assumed they were scripted but didn't think that they might be totally made up after the fact. Makes sense.
I don't watch these shows with the exception of island destination buyers on Travel channel. The other day this couple was looking at $400k homes in Honduras and going room to room nitpicking the slightest imperfection. I'm thinking, you're in a 3rd world country, if you're concerned with stuff like the cabinet handles "clash" with the light fixtures and there's a bit of corrosion on the exterior doorknob, you are **really** going to be miserable there.
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