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Originally Posted by Winnisquamer
Before anyone questions whether or not it was bait and switch I hope everyone knows these shows are full out staged.
I have a friend who did the same show up in VT, he was already finishing moving in/ living in his house when the show producers approached his realtor and him (his episode will be the last one of this season in a few weeks), they also asked him to lie about his listing price and his budget and then paraded him around to 2 other properties pretending to look at them. I believe you have to be in the process of closing if not already closed to be on the show. Still pretty cool to just be on it, I forgot to ask him how they compensate you for being on the show and how much it is.
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I too have a friend who was on "House Hunter International" which is similar in format. It was done after they had already selected an apartment. The show removed all their furniture from their own apartment and put it in the hall for the filming. They were shown 2 new listings and their own.
If you enjoy watching these shows (as we do!) look for these clues next time...
1. One of the houses may come "furnished"... Hmmm... and "It's just our style hon!"
2. Notice when they end the show, (and fast forwarding to "two months later...") somehow the season hasn't changed... We saw a Lakefront Bargain Hunt episode in Upstate NY recently. When they were shopping for the house it was fall, the leaves had turned and most had fallen. Then "two months later..." guess what? Same leaves, same trees. They should have been ice skating "two months later..."!
3. It's amazing that the kids will be wearing the same clothes "two months later..."as they had on when their 'rents shopped for the house! I guess even with the cost of a "Bargain" house there's no money left for new clothes for Junior!
Nothing like good old "reality" TV!
--Steve