Magnolia Network Reviews

My complaint centers around the shows where properties are either purchased and then renovated or the property owners hire designers and contractors to perform renovations. I especially reference beachfront and lakefront properties.

I have never heard the property owners, Magnolia Network executives, or real estate agents talk about the following very important issues:

A.

What are the current property taxes and how much will they be after renovations are complete? As an example, if a $100,000 property receives $100,000 in renovations, the local and/or state taxing authorities may come calling.

B. I have never seen anyone post a building/construction permit on the property.

C. What about homeowners insurance, especially in Florida.

The average yearly cost I found on the internet is approximately $8,700 for all of Florida ranging from $2,300 in the panhandle of Florida to $31,000 in West Palm. I can assure you that owning a home along the ocean is a time bomb. Prospective buyers are never briefed on the perils of owning beach/lake front properties.

D. I have not seen/heard any discussion about sediment and erosion controls.

Some shows have a lot of excavation with no silt fences installed, no temporary sediment ponds, no inspections by the local authorities to determine if sediment and erosion controls are installed and functioning.

E. I see plenty of OSHA violations from roofers not properly tied off, scaffolding without fall protection, workers in shorts, improper footwear, no head/eye/hearing protection, no trench boxes to reduce cave-ins, etc.

F. Children on construction sites. This should never be permitted under any circumstances.

G.

Construction sites not marked with flagging or stakes, no-one keeping a record of visitors, no-one instructing visitors about safety equipment required to enter the worksite; to name a few.

H.

Finally, I never see licensed Professional Engineers providing qualified guidance/drawings/inspections in their respective engineering disciplines such as Civil, Geotechnical, Electrical, Mechanical engineering, etc.

You are doing your viewers a grave disservice in not telling the whole story about buying/building/renovating properties. I suggest you evaluate your presentations and include a brief discussion at the beginning of each show about all the above issues and how important they are.

Thank you.

I find the luxury home show is not really for clients. It seams that all the people looking to buy the homes are more like real estate employees and not the typical clients looking for a home.

The interaction between the couples is not real and very cold if they even acknowledge each other.

I believe the show is not real as advertised. I think it is just to advertise homes for sale.

I know other show have actors or real-estate people acting or even just everyday people put together as couples and this seems to be the same.

Like other losing interest in this channel. Nothing new all about the Gains that really don't do much other then showing up a few minutes on the show.

I was flicking around and saw Maine Cabin Masters that i used to watch. 6 minutes of show, 4 minutes of commercial, 5 minutes of show, 4 minutes of the same commercials...

sometimes duplicates in the 4 minute segment, 5 minutes of show, another 4 minutes of commercial. And this repetition filled an hour. So frustrating. I used to like Maine Cabin Masters, the Galveston show and a couple others...

but since they are in the Magnolia group it's awful. Obviously they can't get new sponsors because it's mostly ads for other Magnolia products with one or two real products over and over.

Going right down the drain. And let's be clear, it's getting harder and harder to watch any show with commercials once you get used to clicking thru them!

I have some problems with all of the home buying/improvement/selling on the shows on Magnolia Network. As follows

A.

There are never any discussions about taxes. Take a $100,000 home and make $100,000 in improvements and the local taxing authority may want to talk to you.

B. Never any discussions about building permits.

C. Never any discussion about stormwater management controls.

D.

Never any discussion about homeowners insurance, especially for homes along the ocean (especially those homes along Florida beaches where the average homeowners insurance is currently around $9,000).

E. Never any discussions about ordinance fees.

In other words it is time to address these costs for viewers who get the impression that driving to some location and buying a second home is all milk and honey.

You are doing your viewers a disservice. May be some "reality" television would actual serve a purpose for once.