These shows are all the same. Someone above said "they always stay". What shows are you watching?! I have never seen one that ended with the couple staying. I have watch 5 episodes and they all list. Why? Always because Hillary is give to little Oney to cover the underlying structural problems of the home invariably found during every renovation. Then the budget to buy is so much larger that it becomes ammo brainer. I will not comment on Hillary and David's personalities. The show is so formulaic that even the often uncomfortable tension between the couples is extremely predictable. How many times are we going to watch a renovation gone wrong which forces the "winner" of the two to decide to sell after benefitting from whatever Hillary was able to get done? HGTV: if you are just showing us your collected episodes and then it's done, fine. But if you're taping more episodes, you need to change the ground rules. 1. Give the renovations a larger budget relative to the purchase budget. 2. F Try to find some homes (maybe newer?) that aren't as likely to need major structural repairs. 3. Coach your couples to not come off as ignorant selfish a-holes with unrealistic expectations. 4. Restrict David to staying I the neighborhood they request, if not possible, expand it off camera so at least the competition appears to be fair.
Actually there seem to be an equal number of folks who stay and who list it. I was disappointed to see that this show has been renewed, was hoping the Powers that Be were reading the message boards. We don't want to watch this kind of bickering behavior.
Originally posted by Riverdog64: These shows are all the same. Someone above said "they always stay". What shows are you watching?! I have never seen one that ended with the couple staying. I have watch 5 episodes and they all list. Why? Always because Hillary is give to little Oney to cover the underlying structural problems of the home invariably found during every renovation. Then the budget to buy is so much larger that it becomes ammo brainer. I will not comment on Hillary and David's personalities. The show is so formulaic that even the often uncomfortable tension between the couples is extremely predictable. How many times are we going to watch a renovation gone wrong which forces the "winner" of the two to decide to sell after benefitting from whatever Hillary was able to get done? HGTV: if you are just showing us your collected episodes and then it's done, fine. But if you're taping more episodes, you need to change the ground rules. 1. Give the renovations a larger budget relative to the purchase budget. 2. F Try to find some homes (maybe newer?) that aren't as likely to need major structural repairs. 3. Coach your couples to not come off as ignorant selfish a-holes with unrealistic expectations. 4. Restrict David to staying I the neighborhood they request, if not possible, expand it off camera so at least the competition appears to be fair.
I have a couple major problems with this show with the first being that after the couple gives Hillary a list of what they want done, why isn't there a discussion between them as to what can be done for the budget they have been given and why are they not included as to decisions being made on things like "extra bathroom vs. expand rooms in basement" for example? I realize that there is often no decision between options because finances will not allow one vs. another but the decision process is far-fetched as I don't know of any couple I can think of that would say "Here's $50K, do as much as you can on this list" and then walk away.
My biggest gripe is what I'm watching at the moment. Hillary was given a $70K budget for renovations. A decent budget on the surface but with walls being knocked down, homeowners often forget about structural issues and the cost they play during renovation. This couple, (Matthews-Rooney) gave David a budget of $850k and their so-called dream home he found for them is priced at $910K!! He calls it slightly over budget? I don't know anyone who thinks of $60k as a slight adjustment! I've seen many couples who won't or can't spend an additional $10k on their renovation, jump at properties that are $50k to $100k over budget. Talk about not fair to Hillary. She'd be able to accomplish miracles if she was able to do what David does with the budget she's given and expand it as needed. I love the fact that they decided to "Love IT" because he was so sure they would sell it because his home was brand new, had everything they wanted and wasn't that much, LOL, over budget.
Originally posted by BabyDollBundy: The renovations Hillary does are ugly.Who wouldn't list? This one of the worst shows on HGTV right now.
Everybody is certainly entitled to their own opinion regarding shows and design. However, I think Hillary often does a beautiful job given the small budgets she has to work with, especially when she gets a kitchen done on $35k.
Gosh was I surprised when Hillary ran into a major problem that ate up a big portion of her budget and then another surprise--the third house David showed was the best one. How do you people come up with these really stupid ideas that you have used over and over again, ad nauseum. Also, the homeowners give a small amount of money and then can't understand why all the renovations cannot be done. Also, David is an obnoxious a**. I can hardly stand to look at him. Now I just watch the first and last ten minutes of the show or rarely watch it.
Originally posted by cindy8w: Actually there seem to be an equal number of folks who stay and who list it. I was disappointed to see that this show has been renewed, was hoping the Powers that Be were reading the message boards. We don't want to watch this kind of bickering behavior.
I think the Powers might be listening. Today was Andrew and Kyra. They did not talk in the monotone, angry voices that we had been hearing. Hilary was worried they were going to cry when she had bad news. Tears, not attitude, people. Wow. It was a quite pleasant episode.
I find it hard to believe that the money actually comes from the homeowners. (Why not use that money for a down payment on a new home?)
I also laugh when he shows them the paper saying what their house is worth. Completely bogus in today's housing market. A house is only worth what it can sell for.
They make it seem like the house they finally choose to buy is a done deal. No negotiations, no battle with other buyers, just, yep that's the house we are moving in to. Unrealistic as well.
I would like to see a follow up section in the last 2 minutes of the show stating that they did actually move into the house they wanted and how much they actually sold their house for.
Not needed for the ones that decide to love it, unless they change their mind and list it a month later.
Are all the new curtains and furniture and junk part of the money spent for the renovation? What a waste. Just fix the bathroom, I'll pick out my own towels thank you very much.
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