Why does nobody ever buy a house?
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Escape to the country, A place in the sun, Homes by the sea.
Why is is that (with the exception of Location, location, location) the "Housebuyers" on these programmes almost never buy a house?
And not only that, they often aren't even in a position to buy one.
A property expert shows them several hand picked gems which they ohh and ahh over and then when it comes to the crunch, they find some lame excuse not to pile in.
Do they just want and get a free holiday or tour of the county because if so I might apply.
I'm thinking of buying a 5 bed house in Pacific Heights, San Francisco. My budget is $5 million. Please fly me there, show me around and let me waste your time when you discover, having thought about it for ten years I now want to think about it some more.
Muppets!
Why is is that (with the exception of Location, location, location) the "Housebuyers" on these programmes almost never buy a house?
And not only that, they often aren't even in a position to buy one.
A property expert shows them several hand picked gems which they ohh and ahh over and then when it comes to the crunch, they find some lame excuse not to pile in.
Do they just want and get a free holiday or tour of the county because if so I might apply.
I'm thinking of buying a 5 bed house in Pacific Heights, San Francisco. My budget is $5 million. Please fly me there, show me around and let me waste your time when you discover, having thought about it for ten years I now want to think about it some more.
Muppets!
Cheap TV!
I would like to think the prospective customers have to 'prove' they are worthy of their budget - yet the format always seems to be ......
Mr & Mrs Smith have a budget of £750k ..... they want 6 bedrooms, a tennis court, a paddock for six horses and enough lawn to warrant Mr Smith to use a ride on lawn mower.
They were shown one property at £850K.
It had 10 bedrooms, an orchard that a was impossible to use a ride on lawn mower in, no paddock or tennis court and it was £100k over budget.
They were shown another at £950k.
It had a paddock for 10 horses, 2 tennis courts, enough lawn to keep a sit on lawn mower busy for 3 days, but it only had 4 bedrooms and was £200k over budget
The third they were shown was just 10k over budget.
It wasn't in the area they wanted to move to - although it did have a paddock.
But in the space that could have been a tennis court there was a swimming pool and it only had 2 bedrooms.
Mr & Mrs Smith are still looking for a property that meets their size and need requirements, in the area they want to move to, within a budget they can afford!
I would like to think the prospective customers have to 'prove' they are worthy of their budget - yet the format always seems to be ......
Mr & Mrs Smith have a budget of £750k ..... they want 6 bedrooms, a tennis court, a paddock for six horses and enough lawn to warrant Mr Smith to use a ride on lawn mower.
They were shown one property at £850K.
It had 10 bedrooms, an orchard that a was impossible to use a ride on lawn mower in, no paddock or tennis court and it was £100k over budget.
They were shown another at £950k.
It had a paddock for 10 horses, 2 tennis courts, enough lawn to keep a sit on lawn mower busy for 3 days, but it only had 4 bedrooms and was £200k over budget
The third they were shown was just 10k over budget.
It wasn't in the area they wanted to move to - although it did have a paddock.
But in the space that could have been a tennis court there was a swimming pool and it only had 2 bedrooms.
Mr & Mrs Smith are still looking for a property that meets their size and need requirements, in the area they want to move to, within a budget they can afford!
marcosgt said:
...because they only go on the show to be on TV and/or get a free holiday.
Simple!
M.
Bingo. They aren't actually in the market for a property just pretending to be in exchange for a stylish free gift and a ten minute opportunity to pretend to their friends that they are wealthier than they actually are. Simple!
M.
All this type of TV is wholly fabricated. It doesn't work if they have to wait and investigate to find real cases. You make the cases and film them and sell the show ASAP.
I thought all the people on Escape to the Country were fellow PH'ers. Meet Mike, a 28 year old motor vehicle technician and his wife, Susan, a 25 year old hair stylist. They are after their 2nd property and have a budget of £1.3 million...
I went to Krakow a few years back for a 40th birthday and we were sitting in the main square soaking up the sun and the local beer when we noticed Amanda Lamb standing right next to us filming an episode. There were a few stag do's and boozed up Brits abroad in the area and she copped a load of sexual innuendo and wolf whistles. I felt really sorry for the poor woman trying to do her job. I watched the episode some months later and the whole main square filming had been cut.
I went to Krakow a few years back for a 40th birthday and we were sitting in the main square soaking up the sun and the local beer when we noticed Amanda Lamb standing right next to us filming an episode. There were a few stag do's and boozed up Brits abroad in the area and she copped a load of sexual innuendo and wolf whistles. I felt really sorry for the poor woman trying to do her job. I watched the episode some months later and the whole main square filming had been cut.
irocfan said:
I do enjoy the programmes - only problem for me and Mrs I is that we can seriously see ourselves moving to some of the areas mentioned (the Florida ones are always eye opening and making us question current lifestyle)
Most of the time when the stuff looks good value, it means you need to squint at the bit in the closing titles where they tell you how long ago it was filmed. It's not been so bad recently, but I remember talking to a guy in work about one that had been on the night before in the Lake District, but had been filmed about three years earlier.Gassing Station | TV, Film, Video Streaming & Radio | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff