Do the producers cover the entire cost of the renovation or do the homeowners have to chip in, and if so how much?
They also often buy houses and fix them up and sell them on the market for a profit to help fund the show.
I believe Bob Vila was actually sued by a hollywood star who bought a ‘smart home’ that they built for a project on TV and then claimed that the hardware and software was full of bugs. It was someone like Conrad Bain or something…