The Home Front

Extreme Makeover Homes for Sale!

By Luke Mullins

Posted: May 27, 2008

Turns out that some of the cash-strapped families that were given their dream homes on ABC's hit show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition have put the properties on the market.

"Some are for sale because the owners can't afford the upkeep and taxes (kind of hard going from an 800-square-foot home to a 3,500-square-foot home) and others because of changes to the family," according to Zillow Blog.

Interested in purchasing one of these homes—thereby putting yourself in the driver's seat to star in the still-unsigned TV series Extreme Makeover: Tossing Families to t he Wolves Edition? You're in luck; Zillow.com has links to some of the homes.

Atlanta, GA (Harper Family) - For Sale: $950,000. Listed by RE/MAX

Sandpoint, ID (Hebert Family) - For Sale: $529,000. Listed by Tomlinson Sandpoint Sotheby's International Realty

Pennsauken, NJ (Marrero Family) - For Sale: $499,900. Listed by ZipRealty. Reports are unclear, but this home might be off the market since it's owned by Urban Promise Ministries, which donated the land for the house.

irresponsible show

Seems irresponsible to help a family start a new home and then to only have to sell it. How sad. Maybe Extreme Makeover should find someone to help the families budget their income, find ways to keep their homes and maybe, maybe even pay off their mortgages. How very sad to see families that have been given hope have it stripped away sending them back to lives of silent desperation. Could Extreme makeover build smaller homes that are just as nice so the taxes and utilities aren't so high??

georgie of WI @ Nov 13, 2009 19:20:48 PM

me in washington

if extreme makeover decided to build three homes on the same budget, I would be happier. I mean, who needs four plasma screens in one house. I think those families deserve what they receive. But, ABC could do three times the good with the same budget. I'm sure the people who get these houses would be just as happy and greatfull with their houses completely remodeled and the mortgage paid.

that's all

me of WA @ Oct 15, 2009 03:17:57 AM

Reality

I think it's a great thing that Extreme Home Makeover does every week for those families, but something I don't think America realizes is that those families have to pay property tax on the new house, extremely high utilities bills on the new house (because they are so big the bill can range from $400-$700/month) and sometimes the old mortgage on the house that was destroyed (because the mortgage wasn't destroyed along with it). I've read where a few families have foreclosed on their beautiful new homes because they couldn't afford to live there. So I can understand where one family would sell the new house. Medical bills, mortgages, existing bills don't go away just because they're on TV and because Ty Pennington decided they deserved a brand new house (which they do deserve and honestly alot more). Again, I think it's a wonderful thing, what the show is doing, but I can also understand if a family needs to sell the house in order to continue to take of their family.

D Chelle of TX @ Oct 10, 2009 10:35:52 AM

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