Comments on: New Jersey ‘Extreme Makeover Home Edition’ Home Put On Market For a Day

By: Eric Sefton

Eric Sefton — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:16:57 +0000

I love the show but have always wondered why they dont build homes a little smaller and more appropriate. The people they build these houses for dont need to go from some little crap box to a mega house. Meet their needs and dont go to such an extravigance.

By: sharon travis

sharon travis — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 13:47:36 +0000

I’d heard of a house in AZ being built and then the quality of the workmanship on the house was so poor it is now falling apart.

By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:07:46 +0000

From what I remember this was near Camden and the people did not own a home, they were renting and Extreme Makeover found someone to donate the lot for them to build the home on. Way to spit on your neighbors and community. If you cant afford the upkeep on a free home then how are you going to afford to pay rent/mortgage in another home after you burn through the $$ you made on this house.

The show is great and heartwarming but pisses me off at the same time. Some of these people have some real sad stories and deserve everything they get and more. However there are others that are just idiots and in their situation because of stupitity. There was an epsisode that they were showing a familys shower and the corners were Duct Taped and looked real bad and TY was like oh this is terribe but any moron with a 9th grade education can see that a roll of Duct Tape costs $4.99 or a tube of caulk $1.98, a caulk gun 99 cents and 5 minutes fixes it properly. Another episode where the family bought a house for like $100,000 less then everything else in the neighborhood and then find out the house has termite damage, what do you think you are getting if the house is $100,000 less. Guess what a $50.00 inspection would have told you that.

A lot of times the houses are so crummy because the people did not take care of them and many times when TY walks through the old house it is a freakin pig sty. Way to take someone who doesnt take care of their house, has crummy money management or business skills. Give a man a fish he eats for a day, Teach a man to fish he eats forever. Next time instead of Disney or a Cruise make them sit down with Suze Orman or Bill Cramer for a 1/2 the week and Bob Vila the other half of the week.

By: john anderson

john anderson — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:47:21 +0000

I have always wondered how all these houses built in one week hold up- do they build them in one week, and then spend a year going back and fixing everything built too fast? I guess they don’t need to follow all those directions for placing concrete, tile, paint, etc like the rest of us doing construction. The premanufactured houses in the shows look like the best ones as quality control in a factory, and not a zillion workers on top of each other. Has anybody read on article going back and reviewing all these houses built, who owns them, how they held up, etc?

By: Hitting the Links | Redfin Boston Sweet Digs

Hitting the Links | Redfin Boston Sweet Digs — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:05:31 +0000

[...] This is nice… Some guy who won a home makeover from Extreme Home Makeover put the home on up for sale. The family couldn’t afford to care for the home after they blew through the donated expense fund. [The Real Estate Bloggers] [...]

By: Rebecca Levinson

Rebecca Levinson — Fri, 09 May 2008 18:32:11 +0000

That is sad. I have wondered before having watched the show, if the maintenance fees for these houses would end up being too much for these families to handle in the end. $60,000 cash is tempting spending money for most- not just those living on the edge, but middle class America too.