My name is Sarah and I was addicted to HGTV. Any show focused on searching for a home, renovating a home, decorating a home (pretty much every show) - I watched. It was like crossing the Sahara and arriving at the only watering hole - I drank every ounce of it.
According to the blog, Hooked on Houses, the show is completely staged.
During this period of addiction, my DVR recorded every version of House Hunters - House Hunters USA, House Hunters International. (Probably would have watched House Hunters Antarctica if there was such a thing.)
If you haven't seen the show, it follows people around as they look at 3 different houses. Details about each house are also shared like price, # of bedrooms, sq. footage, etc. One house wins at the end and everyone lives happily ever after.
My husband has a strange talent for guessing which house will win. There is even a Bingo game! I love it because you get a glimpse of the housing market in different areas.
After 100 hours of watching the show, dreams of being on it started to creep into my mind. We would get to see 3 houses and live happily ever after, right? Not quite - it is still Hollywood.
According to the blog, Hooked on Houses, the show is completely staged.
"... $500 for four full days if filming. Furthermore, it isn’t just sometimes fake – it is ALWAYS fake. I’ve just gone through this process. They won’t even consider you for the show unless you already have a purchase agreement signed, and have access to both your new home and your former home for the duration of the filming period."
I was floored. My experience with having a purchase contract (more on that later), is the last thing you want to do is look at other houses. Your heart already belongs to another! This shocking discovery lowered the amount of time I spent watching the show - which was for the best.
While my dreams of being a house hunting TV star dwindled, the journey of looking for a home became our reality.
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