Designed to Sell
What exactly are you supposed to do on a real estate show if the guest is not thinking of selling the house for another year or longer? HGTV has it all sorted out. For the show, the network would hold a staged open house and ask several friends and family members to pose as potential buyers. It is so weird to hear that this is what actually happens on the show. The producers also film a couple of endings for different scenarios. On top of that, the repairs have been done so sloppily that they need to conceal it with the help of the cameras.
American Pickers
Haggling is the name of the game here! Unfortunately, there is nothing real since the prices have been predetermined beforehand. We usually see rundown locations that have all kinds of amazing deals. It turns out that the producers had representatives check out the places around a month before the actual filming. On top of that, Jack Sophir or “Hobo Jack” is not a hobo at all. He happens to be a successful collector with several buildings to his name. The only time he is called by this moniker is on the show.