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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They 100% do NOT pay for labor, which is what, 50%-75% of what a regular person like you or I would actually pay?  Plus a lot of companies are comping them products to place on the show.  Property Brothers I think actually buys and leaves the furnishings and decor in the houses.  I know that on Fixer Upper, they just stage the houses, so the homeowners don't keep any of the furniture or decor afterwards.[/quote]

Caveat.  They do not pay for standard labor.  The "design team" comes in with a crew of people who do the majority of the work.  However, when they have to subcontract, those fees get charged to the reno budget.  An example is when they have to pay for an outside electrician to come in to rewire the whole house because the wiring is so old, it isn't up to code, or can't handle the load of the new appliances, or yada  yada, they subcontract an electrician to come and do the work and charge the contestants.  There have been several cases where the homeowners suggest using another electrician/plumber/roofer/etc who they know and get a price quote.  If they can get a better deal than the show hosts can, then they do so, if not they go with the show hosts sub.

But basic labor from the show staff is done gratis.  So the labor costs vary between nothing and small.  And since labor costs are typically more than half of the costs of big reno projects, those cost savings are huge.  I tend to like when shows (like Love It or List It) that show the show staff working on the property.  I dislike when shows (like Property Brothers) hide the fact that they have a huge staff working on the house and make it look like the one guy (Jonathan) is doing all the work.[/quote]

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