Ahh yes.
So this house didn't make it to this mysterious wholesale list at a deep discount when it originally went to the MLS in a pre-renovation condition, but made it later after renovation? And then Glenn won the house as the top bidder in what should have been a huge bidding war of cash buyers looking for flips?
Interestingly, before it started I made note that the only way the flip house would benefit Glenn (within his deadline) is if he miraculously found a CASH buyer to avoid the 30 day close -- and that most cash buyers are investors who want to buy renovations for flipping purposes, not post-renovated move-in ready homes.
And sure enough, like a lifeboat drifting in the Pacific Ocean for a drowning man, it happens. To avoid the standard 30 day closing time on a house (hence making Glenn miss his reality TV deadline) Glenn miraculously finds a CASH buyer that is willing to close in just days. And that an "investor" still wants to buy a house that essentially has been already renovated. And that there is enough profit in the margin for all this to go down, as if Glenn purchased this home for pennies on the dollar, all while outbidding other investors (CASH BUYERS without a fake name, fake credit, and a fake SSN) ...
Sorry not buying it.
While people might think I'm just "hating" or being a negative nelly, I'm not.
A sociological experiment is invalid if doesn't fit reality or truth.
If I cheat to prove my scientific experiment, or introduce factors that aren't normal for the environment, am I really proving anything?
I'm not. And IMO, Glenn isn't either.
And that saddens me for those folks who are watching and do believe the dream IS dead. In short, it succeeds as an interesting business show with good business tidbits, but it is failing the sociological aspect.
Obviously there are TWO camps of viewers for this show... entrepreneurs who are looking at it for the business and operational aspect (most folks on this forum) and regular folks who are looking at it for the sociological and economic implications of the experiment.
I guess the disconnect is I'm critiquing this show from the LATTER camp (the sociological and experimental aspect as someone who might be broke), not the FORMER (the entrepreneurial / business aspect). It explains why I am, and will continue to be, the minority opinion.
I don't know, I guess it would depend on if YOU owned the tires and lost $1,500 because someone stole them from YOUR property. And who determines what is classified as "abandoned?" Your perspective? Or the owner of the land where the property resides? I own land that has frequent trespassers on it -- they're not entitled to anything on it, even the trash. And they're certainly not entitled to interpret what's on my property as abandoned because they feel it so.
Well if you're talking about Season 8, then I'm in full agreement.
Don't you have your own thread for this blasphemy?
In all honesty, I don't think anyone here believes this show is a 100 percent perfect experiment. It certainly isn't the reason I like it so much. Like I said before, there were just simply unavoidable circumstances that go into making a SHOW that wouldn't go into a blog or book or whatever. Like the camera crew you pointed out.
I understand that you are holding the sanctity of the experiment in higher regard than the procedural gold he is spewing. I on the other hand like the gold. I also don't really care if it it a perfectly lock tight experiment. I still believe it can be done with the right fortitude, leadership abilities and plan.
We even have @ChrisV, an actual scientist, liking it for what it is.
Personally, I would have just discussed a private label arrangement with the breweries and looked into bottling and distributing them to grocery stores or other big box retailers. Get the sweat equity to sell sell sell.
For some reason, this show just triggers people. To those people I say try to chill out and just enjoy it for what it is... An educational Discovery channel show like Deadliest Catch, Dirty Jobs or Survivorman. Fun, imperfect, educational and valuable.
All of this said, while I am in Erie for 24 hours I am going to start a million dollar business. Glenn who?
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