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MiddyMum

I watch quite a lot of property programmes at the moment, but I seem to be watching Homes Under The Hammer more frequently. Although, I get really tired with the over enthusiastic way Lucy talks about derelict properties and the cheesy music etc but I still can't believe how much profit some people make for just 3 months work!

kabayiri

What's worse than a property program on prime time telly?

A property program which is 4 years out of date!!

Seriously, why do they think I want to know how much a renovated barn went for in 2009/10 ? They don't rerun Watchdog episodes showing us how much gas was in 1991.

chewmylegoff

MiddyMum wrote: »

I watch quite a lot of property programmes at the moment, but I seem to be watching Homes Under The Hammer more frequently. Although, I get really tired with the over enthusiastic way Lucy talks about derelict properties and the cheesy music etc but I still can't believe how much profit some people make for just 3 months work!

i quite like it as well - but the way that they seem to calculate "profit" is by getting an estate agent to come around and say that it is worth "X" and then deducting the original cost, plus whatever the person says they spent on doing it up, "forgetting" to factor in finance costs and just ignoring any selling costs.

there are obviously some people on there who make loads of money but i suspect they're established professional landlords who are buying properties to rent out. i prefer seeing some idiot who hasn't got a clue over-committing themselves and spending four times their budget, then getting angry with the estate agent's valuation when it turns out that they might just about break even if they are lucky. but hey, that's just me.

chewmylegoff

kabayiri wrote: »

What's worse than a property program on prime time telly?

A property program which is 4 years out of date!!

Seriously, why do they think I want to know how much a renovated barn went for in 2009/10 ? They don't rerun Watchdog episodes showing us how much gas was in 1991.

try watching australian TV - all they show is four year old property !!!!!! (although neighbours is up to date and their news is much funnier).

Mr._Pricklepants

Jennifer_Jane wrote: »

I'm sad to confess that I only like "Come Dine with Me" and watch it avidly every evening

I loved the "Come Dine with Me" episode with Hamish, devon and foxy.
Day 1, all of them in kilts, Hamish served haggis and the finest scotch whisky.
Day 2 was a bit of a downer when devon only served sour grapes and tap water
Day 3 it all went t*ts up when foxy blew a fuse because nobody liked his stew, started threatening Hamish and had to be carried off in a straitjacket.
A classic.

Davesnave

Mr._Pricklepants wrote: »

I loved the "Come Dine with Me" episode with Hamish, devon and foxy.
Day 1, all of them in kilts, Hamish served haggis and the finest scotch whisky.
Day 2 was a bit of a downer when devon only served sour grapes and tap water
Day 3 it all went t*ts up when foxy blew a fuse because nobody liked his stew, started threatening Hamish and had to be carried off in a straitjacket.
A classic.

I preferred the episode where no one turned up at all, because they were all someone else's sock puppet.

MiddyMum

chewmylegoff wrote: »

there are obviously some people on there who make loads of money but i suspect they're established professional landlords who are buying properties to rent out. i prefer seeing some idiot who hasn't got a clue over-committing themselves and spending four times their budget, then getting angry with the estate agent's valuation when it turns out that they might just about break even if they are lucky. but hey, that's just me.

This literally made me lol, I like these ones too...

Percy1983

I think it was location, location, location where at the end of it he said something along the lines of "I won't bother just yet house prices appear to be coming down so I will wait a little longer.

It was comedy gold.

ess0two

Mr._Pricklepants wrote: »

I loved the "Come Dine with Me" episode with Hamish, devon and foxy.
Day 1, all of them in kilts, Hamish served haggis and the finest scotch whisky.
Day 2 was a bit of a downer when devon only served sour grapes and tap water
Day 3 it all went t*ts up when foxy blew a fuse because nobody liked his stew, started threatening Hamish and had to be carried off in a straitjacket.
A classic.

pmsl..................

nollag2006

Percy1983 wrote: »

I think it was location, location, location where at the end of it he said something along the lines of "I won't bother just yet house prices appear to be coming down so I will wait a little longer.

It was comedy gold.

Did they call tenants losers, though? Or was that you?