Comments on: House Flipping Reality TV Shows: Good or Bad for Newbie Investors and Flippers? http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2007/10/03/house-flipping-reality-tv-shows-good-or-bad-for-newbie-investors-and-flippers/ Learn, Network, Invest Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:18:45 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Josh Schoenly http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2007/10/03/house-flipping-reality-tv-shows-good-or-bad-for-newbie-investors-and-flippers/comment-page-1/#comment-72968 Josh Schoenly Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:13:31 +0000 http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2007/10/03/house-flipping-reality-tv-shows-good-or-bad-for-newbie-investors-and-flippers/#comment-72968 It's quite interesting I think. These shows used to simply glamorize flipping houses, but now many of them pretty much have legal disclaimers about the business. I also think it is very helpful that they now show how long it has taken a property to sell etc. I think the most instructional ones are those that focus on house flippers who are experienced and does this as their profession. I think "Flip This House" is probably the best. The ones that show the weekend flipper can be a little deceiving and potentially negative depending on the viewer. .-= Josh Schoenly´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.flippinghousestraining.com/flipping-houses/success-story-on-flipping-houses" rel="nofollow">Success Story on Flipping Houses</a> =-. It’s quite interesting I think. These shows used to simply glamorize flipping houses, but now many of them pretty much have legal disclaimers about the business. I also think it is very helpful that they now show how long it has taken a property to sell etc.

I think the most instructional ones are those that focus on house flippers who are experienced and does this as their profession. I think “Flip This House” is probably the best. The ones that show the weekend flipper can be a little deceiving and potentially negative depending on the viewer.
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]]> By: Flipping Houses – The Most Important Piece | Flipping Houses Training http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2007/10/03/house-flipping-reality-tv-shows-good-or-bad-for-newbie-investors-and-flippers/comment-page-1/#comment-72354 Flipping Houses – The Most Important Piece | Flipping Houses Training Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:18:48 +0000 http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2007/10/03/house-flipping-reality-tv-shows-good-or-bad-for-newbie-investors-and-flippers/#comment-72354 [...] House Flipping Reality TV Shows Good or Bad for Newbie Investors . – Flip this House, Flip that House, Property Ladder, Flipping Out , etc. These shows, I believe, have both positive and negative implications for those watching them. Potential flippers are inspired to get up and get involved in the real estate investing business. [...] [...] House Flipping Reality TV Shows Good or Bad for Newbie Investors . – Flip this House, Flip that House, Property Ladder, Flipping Out , etc. These shows, I believe, have both positive and negative implications for those watching them. Potential flippers are inspired to get up and get involved in the real estate investing business. [...]

]]> By: DH http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2007/10/03/house-flipping-reality-tv-shows-good-or-bad-for-newbie-investors-and-flippers/comment-page-1/#comment-67953 DH Sat, 22 Aug 2009 05:03:17 +0000 http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2007/10/03/house-flipping-reality-tv-shows-good-or-bad-for-newbie-investors-and-flippers/#comment-67953 Take it from someone who has tried, flipping houses might be a great rush and a really fun project when it goes well, but it can turn disastrous very quickly. You can't believe these shows depict the real world of real estate anymore than entourage depicts the real world of acting. Take it from someone who has tried, flipping houses might be a great rush and a really fun project when it goes well, but it can turn disastrous very quickly. You can’t believe these shows depict the real world of real estate anymore than entourage depicts the real world of acting.

]]> By: BaselineBuilders.net http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2007/10/03/house-flipping-reality-tv-shows-good-or-bad-for-newbie-investors-and-flippers/comment-page-1/#comment-60724 BaselineBuilders.net Sat, 18 Oct 2008 23:05:47 +0000 http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2007/10/03/house-flipping-reality-tv-shows-good-or-bad-for-newbie-investors-and-flippers/#comment-60724 From an experienced renovation company standpoint, what we find most often is the hesitancy on the part of the flipper to go the extra mile and facelift the property for a few extra thousand which on the backend make a huge difference in movability. Sure, we go in and fix windows, doors, drywall, flooring, and make sure the place is painted while we try to give it that "new home" aroma. But facelifting the friont entry- or adding an outside entertainment area in the rear of the home- we have found- really create peak interest. Our advice on this subject, focus on kitchens, baths, front entry and entertainment areas- to bump your peroperty to the front of the sellers market. From an experienced renovation company standpoint, what we find most often is the hesitancy on the part of the flipper to go the extra mile and facelift the property for a few extra thousand which on the backend make a huge difference in movability. Sure, we go in and fix windows, doors, drywall, flooring, and make sure the place is painted while we try to give it that “new home” aroma. But facelifting the friont entry- or adding an outside entertainment area in the rear of the home- we have found- really create peak interest. Our advice on this subject, focus on kitchens, baths, front entry and entertainment areas- to bump your peroperty to the front of the sellers market.

]]> By: Bob http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2007/10/03/house-flipping-reality-tv-shows-good-or-bad-for-newbie-investors-and-flippers/comment-page-1/#comment-60292 Bob Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:55:12 +0000 http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2007/10/03/house-flipping-reality-tv-shows-good-or-bad-for-newbie-investors-and-flippers/#comment-60292 I watch these shows just hoping to see huge failures. That's the entertainment for me. I love when they get some family friend to pretend they are going to buy the house. On one show they even got the same person to say they were going to buy the project house on two separate episodes. It was the contractor who worked on the job too! Laughable. I watch these shows just hoping to see huge failures. That’s the entertainment for me. I love when they get some family friend to pretend they are going to buy the house. On one show they even got the same person to say they were going to buy the project house on two separate episodes. It was the contractor who worked on the job too! Laughable.

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]]> By: Real Estate Investment: December 15/07 Articles « Canadian Mortgage Advisors Network http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2007/10/03/house-flipping-reality-tv-shows-good-or-bad-for-newbie-investors-and-flippers/comment-page-1/#comment-58121 Real Estate Investment: December 15/07 Articles « Canadian Mortgage Advisors Network Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:26:35 +0000 http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2007/10/03/house-flipping-reality-tv-shows-good-or-bad-for-newbie-investors-and-flippers/#comment-58121 [...] Dorkin presents House Flipping Reality TV Shows: Good or Bad for Newbie Investors and Flippers? posted at Real Estate Investing For Real. Gavin R. Putland presents Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore [...] [...] Dorkin presents House Flipping Reality TV Shows: Good or Bad for Newbie Investors and Flippers? posted at Real Estate Investing For Real. Gavin R. Putland presents Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore [...]

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